The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-26
THE sTRANoER,s NorE NOOK.
Of Politics In General and Politicians In
Particular An Irish CItizen's EetimRte
Of Grnnt. Mickhnm. X ely. md Oihcra.

ParticuInr-An Irish Citizen's Estimatc
Of Grnnt, wickham. Kelly, and Others.
The other day, having 10 go up to Madi-
son avenue, | took the Fourth avenue car at the
door a. The sUN once. The Journey being
long one, and the day very bright, | 1T cigar
and went on the front platform. The driver,
ioily-looking Canadian lrishman, seemed to he
In particularly laxative mood. Noticing that
1 examined his picturesque face aud attire
pretty closely, he asked me;
"why do ycu look at me like that2 I am sure
that It is my shirt you are looking at5"
Eyes and a fine blue shr It Is but judging
from the way It Ia bUttoncd, believe you have
put It on inside out"
"Yes, sir, very nne shirt II is-all wool; and
It serves me from Sunday 10 Sunday. wenr II
half the week one side and half tho other. It's
my girl who taught me that fashion. There Il
nothing like women TO teach YOU these little
THINGS. Aud what darlings some OF them are.
Lnok at these" and he pointed to several heads
looking out ~ the windows, 90 all OF whom he
bowed, smiling and showing two rows Of
healthy though chocolatc-colorod teeth. "You
are "A politician, guess2"
"No, am not. what madc you think was."
Bekasc II YOU had not been a politician. YOU
had no business TO be at largo at this hour Of the
day. Just dropped fellow like YOU my
down trip. An Alderman Of the Nineteenth
Ward he IL, and he tried all tho time TO doctor
me-"
What do You mean by doctorlng you p
"well. of course, he wanted to make me vote
for the Tammany ticket saying that 1t was as
sure to 20 through as live"
"And did he persuade your"
mot bit " It. l made him talk only for
lark, to see what he had to say. As No me, am
all the same, going 20 vote the Republican ticket
right through, aud no scratching. | have had
quite enough OF all the Democrats. They are a
set of thieves, and pack OF fools besides.
was Democrat since am a citizen here, and
that's twelve wears ago. But sec no good In
them. It's thin that lowered our wages. And
never could you make out who IL ehe guilty
party. wlckham's friends says IT'S Kelly, and
Kelly's friends SAYS It's wickhlm."
A rather antiquated person standing on the
platform interfered at this juncture by saving,
Both sides are right. wlckhaln did It, and
Kelly ordered him to-"
"Thats exactly what thought meself," put
In the Irshman.
$50. II YOU are for the Republicans, you are
also for President Grants reflection" VEN
tured I.
"Oh. no. He won't got my vote, whatever the
rest OF the ticket might be. Besides, that's all
bosh about his wanting TO run for a third term
lie wouldn't behave "a he does II he intended
to run again. ANY man who wants a situat ion
has to behave himself. I think he IL a good
general, but he never did do for "A President,
and never will no. That's NV oolnion OF him"
"Who do you think, then, Is likely To be the
next President Of the United states7 Is II
nlden or who Is itI'
"Ahl That's what couldn't tell"
For the sake OF fun asked him whether he
l1r,ff lfv.L . Iaf - CfsN Ia
name-would be a good clnddhte."
"Charcy Dana, YOU mean 2 He is nrst- class
fellow. But he won't run. He can make twice
again as much money on The Sun as they would
give him In Washington. Bekase he would
have To put up with the sallry only, and do no
stealing. for he mas written too much against It,"
The antiqucted party interfered here again. by
saying, "Neither Charley Dana nor Jim Bennett
can have any chance, for they are both newspa-
per men. and there must be precedent to every
tuing. Now, there ia no precedent that news
paper man ever succeeded IN running for
President. Greeley tried it,
"That's what Think, too, said the car driver.
"sure II Is though that tho next man who
comes has got to be a workinVman's man. That
European plan OF long work and small pay
won't do any more. People have made up their
minds to II. We we're told a while ago that
wickham and Kelly were the best men we could
get, and now II turns out that they are just as
bad any OF the lot. There Ia nothing but
| lying and thleving all round, and our labor to
| pay for H."
ala It then really so that you can't nnd any
honest men at all for public ONCE p
"Of course YOU can't, bckase honest men won't
have anything to do with politics. They all live
In their families, or 60 to Europe and ind Ilge
in dneries, and al that sort Of thing. The best
/ -
let other people steal, and don't say word
about IT, "A to reducing the workingman's
wales, all Of them, the good ones ns well IA the
bad, are very fond of It. I always saws that to
my mind the only good man Is johnny Nor
| rissey. Though, OF course, he Is rather rough
| chap, ana It would not do to put him In a very
| high position. hut he IL honest, and he wont
do the worNngmen never no harm. Another
good, square dc iling man, they SAYS, "a Roscoe
! Conklug But / don't like him meself. lie
t.lks too wildly, and puts too many airs on
heard lin speak once or twice, but could never
make out what ne was talking aoout. Methink,
no would do nrst rate for tragellan. That's
my opinion Of hlm."
81 am surry," sid I, on reachinr nv destlnl-
| tion. " for the gloomy view you take about the
state Of political affairs"
"Never mind, sir. when wei get better
to these matters, and Wen turn up then tn,
right sort Of men from among ourselves. That,
my opinion ot it,
"Well, wish you good luck then. Good by
"Good-hy sir. You did not get the best o.
me, did your cried the fellow, rs got dowi
from the platform He was evidently sim con
yinced that l was an Alderman OF the Nineteenth
Ward.
Reply to =. ~. II.
To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-ST, VIII yol
allow me TO make few comments the nine lamcn
taons of s Il. H., Which appeared in OF %
inst2 As 80 called non-taxpl yng voter, according
the Qualification OF s. II. H., | am constrained to DE-
this, rather than to allow unjust series of accuse
| lions To 10 UNDECIDED.
II Is awell.estaDllshed fact that every person VIII
resides out OF the poorhouse taxpayer, eitner d.
recty or indirectly, also that Tie rich but
lectors Of taxes, ana they fan to charge Hmpl
commission for this du which they perform. fail &