The Morning herald., 1878-09-09
OFF THE RAGGED EDGE.

GUILTY IN GREENBACK CIRCLES - AS
CROOKED AS A CoRK-sCREw AND NOT
30 CRooRED AS A RAINBOw-THB LIB
ERAL LEAGUE GANG ADMINISTER THE
PILL AND THE POsT-oFFICE GANG swAL-
LOWS IT, AFTER WHICH THEY BOTH
UNITE. na
A rolling stone gathers no moss, and two
GreenDack parties, one led by the Liberal
League and the other bs the great mail mo-
nopoly of the U. s. pulling against each
other are apt to pull till the rope breaks,
unless something is done to turn one Of
them around in the same direction as the
other. And this clever movement was ex-
ecuted Saturday night at the meeting Of
the post office band in McClary's building.
The members Of the Fourth street, Cor
Liberal League band) had gone up to the
meeting feeling that a bird of this kind In
the bush was worse than half dozen min>
listers denouncing then, and had mentally
concluded to either capture 1t or get cap
tured themselves. ai' -g
Mr.. Cooper presided, (by the way his
patriarchal beard and Caesar like nose looks
for all the world like the venerable Peter of
the same name) and around the room was
q fair representation of the two different
parties.
After the meeting had been called to order
Mr.. Leary OF the Fourth street menagerie,
showed his hand and opened the little game
which in the end enabled him and Dr.Welch
to cry "Euchre p He declared he had
nothing to do with the insult the fiery Mr..
Nc ore had offered them on Thursday night.
We have committee of three here to COM
fer with q similar committee of your men.
We don't know where we stand but want to
know. "' r4g, ..s.-a LE
The cloven foot which shortly after re-
vealed itself now began to appear indistinct-
ly in the form of sundry mysterious efforts
on the part Of Mr.. John Smith, the chair,
and several Others to oppose conference.
"There is something at the bottom Of
all this" said Mr.. Leary, his C-sharp voice
expressing much concern: '.something that
none of Fourth-streeters know. Now tell
us all" --~ g,e9 r.7 77..v n"
"I'll tell you" said Mr.. Lewes, "you
are all afraid to take the bull by the horns"
The chair said he had made q full expla-
nation last Thursday night, and Mr.. Leary
requested him to repeat It as he had, not
heard 1t yet. The chair was about to pro-
ceed withoan explanation when Mr. Lewis
arose to his feet. The crisis was coming.
The cloven foot was about to show itself,
and everybody held their breath - ~ Il "
"I'll tell you whet's the matter with this
club, said Mr.. Lewis. It's because they
don't want to associate with the Liberal
LeagueW ."E. ~ f'-
Mr. Leary--I thauk you very much, sir.
II your National Labor Party intend TO
choose who are to be members you will not
succeed. Keep Q man out on account Of
his religious Views and you will not suc-
ceed, .., ..
A sad faced youth, member of the
Fourth street faction, said he was mem
Der of the Liberal League and asked why he
was thus insulted,
President Coopsr here said he was very
sorry that Mr.. Lewis had made the expla-
nation he did because there is not where the
trouble exists. Months ago Greenback
club was organized and was the President.
In my absence smother club was organized
and the members of this club went to It.
joined 1t also and went to work In good
faith until that night when Mr.. Murphey
was nominated. That night I found that of
the five or six members of the old club not
one had vote when the roll was called
This piece Of mean, contemplate and dis
picable crookedness struck me and stuck
me too. We made up our minds that If
you could act so low we would not stay
with you. There Is room enough In the
city for two Greenback clubs.
| DR.. Welch, who had entered the room
while Mr.. Leary was talking about the Lib
eral League, here arose and replied: Mr..
Chairman, what is before the meeting"
The chair-Nothing. ,...,,.
| Welch-What kind of meeting is its
| The ch If, (hesitatingly)-I guess Its
Greenback meeting.
| Welch-Oh, I thought 1t was religious
meeting of some kind or other, and then
after looking suspiciously around he put
his hand In his pistol pocket and went on In
this style: Gentlemen, we are actually
making ourselves the laughing stock of the
community. I came here, not as leader,
neither as q member of any sect. There
NAV have been SONS irregularity In the way
i we voted at the Fourth street hal, but 1t
was necessary for cur preservation. The
papers call the Fourth street club the LIB
eral League club, and this club the Post
office club. We musn't blame the papers
II they have been sarcastic we deserve It,
lOr bl6y nave tTchbcu 10 uOutseiy nuu Juoeiy
There are five hundred men in Wilmington
looking for us to do something. five are
to continue arguing, let us 60 up to the
Foundry and join the temperance people.
have waited sixteen years for such party
as this and come among you representing
no party, creed, or nationality.
Mr.. Bullock moved that com mittee oi
three be appointed to confer with the COM
fer with the committee Of three appointed
by tho Fourth streeters.
The chair-We have no time to lose, ant
If the cause is worth working for let us &
to work, for Gods sake.
A scene Of some little excitement occurred
at this point when Mr.. Smith arose, mad
q motion that the two pal ties should 20 tt
work then and there without committee
and name place for holding county con
vention, which he said ought to satisfy an.
sensible man.
Mr.. Bullock held that his motion had
claim to be acted upon and denounced Mr.
Smith for trying to suppress 1t. moon,
Mr.. Leary was of the same opinion.