The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-06-02
cURBSToNE POLITICS.

II was always Dimmycrat," said one of
pair of tramps, as he set on a curbstone driving
a tenpenny nail through the sole of his boot to
make the toe stick. Il voted the Dinmycratic
ticket since was Is years old, but if any Re-
publican was TO win, I'm glad it's Garfield. Wot
did you find in the bari yonder.,
Some pertaters. Why was yer glad about
Garficld" asked the second.
.'Gimme one. I'm glad abont Garfield eos he
amt no temperance fakir. hear he was goin'
fer to have wine at the White House dinners
The other blOkc didn't have nothing but settler
water"
That's So" responded the other "what this
yer country wants is wine at the White House
when they feeds" and the speaker bit chunk
off his potato 'We don't want SO much wetoes;
we wants wine"
al was told by Mike Caffrey, at the wake last
night, that the other fellow had vetoed the
fundin' bill. What's his name n
81 don't know rightly. Yerm him as was
just turned out to pasture' What had he to do
with itr
''Nothin' at all. lie had some lallygaggin'
about the banks, and hc says that cents apiece
fer thin bonds is too much Why don't he lave
the banks to the people. Deed we'd look after
Them
"Better than him. Here's gold gone up to
par in spite of him, and he to be honey -fooglin
wild the finance of the country when the coun-
try's prosperous. vii yer have another pertatie."
Il will. see we're ter have great time with
them telegraphers.'
''Wots the matter with them ?,
''Didn't ynu hear Casey telin' about it, They've
bought all the poles, and divil telegraph is
there left if yer wanted one"
'Wot'll they do with emf"
Glide the wan of me knows. And it's worse
with the railroads. They have 'em all showed
in so you couldn't ride on em if yOu had the
money!"
''Who did this' Was it the fellow wot's gone
out.'
Faith he had foot in it, him and his wetoes.
That's what'made the stocks go up, and that's
wot keeps us poor" and he broke of the nail
and claInped it underneath.
"Bad scran TO them all. The Dimniycrats
wouldn't have done that
mot they. Did yer hear that the Dootchmen
he'd beat the Britishers! :"
"a did not. Was il in Ireland r.
1T was and they killed Gineral Collie and
pulled the legs off his troops"
"And did they! Well, now, they was in great
luck. suppose the Britishcrs wouldn't let 'em
kape open their saloons after ~ o'clock"
Il don't know the rights of it only from Kin
mick. He says the Britishers were irving to
drive away their bears"
'lts good for thin. Haven't they enough to
do without sogering after the pigs!'
Il suppose very well they have. I'm told that
Parnell is no longer ladin' the Irish"
DOotchmen ?"
Faith and he's not. Hes ladins quiet life,
him and the rest. Are We working nowf"
I'm not How'd | work till the countrys
more settled"
''True for you. Lave us 90 and stand back of
the court house till we hear the news. Casey
has couple of dollars, and he'll set 'em up. Is
there more pertaticS in the har'lrr
"Divil wan. How many dye want You've
had four' Where did Casey get the money!
From the boss, think
(Which boss -
''The both of thin. 4 dollar apiece. Sure
Casey is politician. lie have more of it in his
head than the lot of them put together"
GLOW many VOTES was it this Casey got when
he ran agin the Dnotchman in Gowanus,"
Il don't know rightly. Ii n matter of
about 400. He may well had 5000 but the
box was too small. lie ran the same time of a
man named Tildcn, and I'm told they're both
great men. Will that shoe dor
.'lou bet it will. Pity yon haven't another
nail for yOnr coat"
And the two statesmen wandered off to the
Municipal building, to take a hand in the regu-
lation of atfairs.-HroOkiyn Eagle.