New-York tribune., 1876-10-17
"LIKE 4 BESOlb.r -

"LIKE 4 BESON."
1t is to be feared that Gen. Francis b. Sp-
nOla is of too sanguine temperament. II" Is
liable to get his expectations pitched too l'Sh.
Liable also to communicate his enthusiasm and
confidence to the masses of the Democratic
party who march with torches and banners
behind his oridammc, and are conveniently
near whenever it occurs to him to PROFOUND
the cork drawing conundrum, "WeI, boys,
"what'll il be !" 1t was only last week that
Gen. Spinola in an able oratorical effort, fired
the Tammany heart with prediction which
it is not too much to say gives now no prom
ise of fulfllment II was on one OF those IN
tcrcsting occasions of which we have had 80
many recently, when the statesmen oi lam
many had assembled in Iammany lI"U and
appointed Il committee To wait upon the Anti
Tammany statesmen assembled in Irving Hall,
TO concert measures for uniting tho>c two great
and patriotic political organization upon
the basis of fair division OF pun
lie plumber The committee on the
part of Tammany had been appointed
and had gone out on their mission OF peace
and plumber, and during their absence Tam
many sat in great silence every patriot so
absorbed in the importance OF the occasion
and so intent upon the contry's future that
not one went out even for Il drink. Suddenly
sprang up ycarning for orat0ry, and
"Spinoan was the cry. Then rose up to
them large expansc of collar; cleaning,
cffulgent much as though winning yacht had
rounded to- with every stitch of generous can
vas SET Slowly climbed the General mp from
within the white incl0surc, till, resting his chin
upon the edge, he wildly waved his horny
hand, and burst ont into large discourse. Ah!
how they listened to him. and swclcd with
enthusiasm, and klndlcd with patriotism, and
fairly leaned forward with t.c excitement OF
expectation, as they thought of the things to he
divided when the great Reform comes in. Rut
the peroratiOn That just fairly tool, them off
their feet. That was prophecy; nigh and I'M
presSiye, confident and courageous. 1t was 80
received. For Tammany knew that the mantle
of prophecy had fallen on SDinola-though
whence or whose they did not kn0w-and that
he had had it made into a shirt collar. 30
when he prophcsied they listened profoundly.
And this was his prophecy. " We will put
" Augustus Scbell in the Mayoralty chair and
sweep tins city like bc,om.' With which
he lifted Up his chin from where il rested on
the collars edge, and bran fishing his arm
three times above, as ,hougI he waved the
brand Excalibur slid s,owy down within his
linen. Like "a bcsom,' the patriots cried IN
responsive echo. For if there is anything these
patriots want. il is to sweep this city like a
" bcsom." Like a Bosom" is good. Posi-
bIv they do not know what Il bcsom is. and
very likely they do not care. 1t is enough for
them that il means something sweeping and
-. a 4 -,i.,-
besom means such sweeping as the city en-
loved under that other Democratic leader, the
bosom friend of Gen. Spinola, if not also of Mr..
Schcll, who is coming back To us so slowly now
from NigO. There was not a patriot of all those
who watched the. coming up of Spinola above
his collar, listened with npt interest 10 his
oratory and saw him disappear again behind
the white cxpansc, who did not feel willing in
the enthusiasm of the moment to he a bcSOm
himself and have personal and abl1nS IN
tcrest in the sweeping. Doubtless many Oi
them did during the day, warm mp under the
inspiration of the occasion and imagine them
selves besoms for the patriotic purpose of
sweeping Were it not late in the cam
paign we should confidently look for the or-
ganizatiOn of Bosom clubs whose object it
should be to "swccp the city, or the city
treasury, as soon as hlr. Augustus Schcll gets
into the "Mayoralty chair
But alas for prophecy and for prophets, for
Spinola, and for Schcl, and for bcsoms; pres
cnt appearances do not indicate the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Schcll for the "MayOralty chair"
IT is said that he has no chance; that hc will
he withdrawn; in short, that Mr.. John Kelly
is looking for another man 10 put in said
chair It is sad to think That Spiuola's prediction
is likely 10 fail Of fufllmcnt, and that the
patriots who cheercd it 80 enthusiastically
may not be able to sweep the city like
besom. But let us be comf0rted. 1t was
GOOD speech And it must have stirred the
blood of the audience. And perhaps they
will have some other chance in the besom
business. We may be certain OF one thing mt
any rate; 4; that wherever and whenever they
do get IL chance, these patriots will sweep it
ike a bcsOm-wiateycr they may understand
hv bcsom. They're beSOms, every one, when
there's any plundcr to be swept up.
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