The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1882-10-27
OUR PHILADELPHIA LETTER.

DEAR MCPIKE-My letter this week is en-
tlrely devoted to the rehearsinp Of a coIIOduv
l heard this morning between Mr.. Timothy
" Leary and Mr.. Paerick McAtammana. -
ted Mr.. McAtammana thus
'GOod mOrnin', Pat -
-, "Ah ! Tim, me boy, is that you7 How's
the world thratin' you ?''
'Purty fairly, thanks be to GodF An, how
Is it wild yerself, Pat?''
"Bravely bravelyl What ways the Tic
tion goin' Tim ?''
''Troth. Pat, an it's little call 1 have to
dolttics; so don't be akin me aggravatln'
.'7''Why, Tim, thought you was red hot
politician
'Tndade an was once, but dive know.
Pat. that them politicians OF office-seekers
is the biggest thaves alive. an sold out pol
tiles tuck the pledge, an am dacent man
agin'
''Well, troth, behave We, Tim. It's little
an Irishman makes be thin politicians in the
long run"
Makes, is it? He makes ruination an
disgrace, loss av time, loss av character, an
sometimes loss av sOwl.''
But We don't name to say, Tim, that all
politicians is alike"
'By no manner av names, Pat, for some
av 'em may be vartuous and upright: but
it's little call US moor Irish BOYS has to the
likes av 'em. The dirty workers kane ap-
pailin' TO us as Irishmen an not as American
citizens, thus maxim us kind av distinct
party, Just as If we didn't love the country
and its institutions every bit as much as any
av 'em an then it's hard work they give us
for dOin' their biddin' Z"
''For all the world, Tim, like knockin'
man down and kickin him for falIn'"
"Just so, Pat. An what say now is that
us irish BOYS hasn't any call to he mindin'
their meetin's or f1atherv it's ONLY ladin' us
asthrav. If an Irishman has got vote let
him'make use av it to the best av his thinkin'
and lave the rest av it TO the off1ce-sakers.-
It'll save himself q dale av thrnuhla an his
country dale av disgrace. The kind nv
ITishmen we sometimes see on lection tick
cts Is no credit, the Lord knows, tn any coun-
thrv-min wiGOut edication, breedn' or prin-
ciple-nothin', indaGe to recommend 'em
but the name which, afther all, is onIya thrap
to catch Irish votes for office-sakerS on the
same ticket Only look at MickV Donovan
the ass he is.makin' avihimself sittin''himself
up as Assissor. Why, it's not long since he
druv a coal cart. But thin office. .sakers. in
hopes to catch Irish votes, kept putin him
on chairs in cOmmattees an calm him Es-
quire till he's got so big that a whole web av
cloth won't make him pair Of britches, an
so law he won't work barTin' You give him
six hours out av every FIVE To rist himself -
"Wen Tim, take any boy widout larnin',
that's been born an bred 10 slavery, an put
him red-hot among these politicians. to be
hathered an made mucn av, an its enough
to turn his head"
"Thrue for We. Pat; but when Irishmen
see themselves made tools av-made sthep-
ladders av-why don't they quit an not lave
1t in the power av dacnt min to find fault
wild 'em. WHAT'S all their meddlin' for p
Shure the biggest place an Irishman gits from
'em is pOliShman, an to cit that he must
dhrink, an talk, an fight, an lose his reli-
gion, an widOut that he a mans no more
than haste. Half these politicians is inf
de!s, an the lad that takes up wild 'em is
very soon but little bether."
"Talkin' av that Tim. shure Corney Dom
avan's on the polish"
as it big Corney, Pat %
''Sorra word av lie about it, an small
blame to him whn he gifts a big salary lust
for pathrolin' block wild badge on his bus
sum. like the Juke av Leinsther'
We'll, it's always mighty fine, Pat. 'as long
as the wages last but do Ye-think Cornev's
got laSe av his place for life or that he'll
he tit for anything when his times up? No
fax, not he. mechanic or a laborin' man
Pat, who idles about for few wears. schmo-
kim here an dhrinkin' there, an meddlin'
and miXin' wild bad characters won't he will
lin to tackle hard work agin His hands is
soft. his joints is stiff, an his mind IS law
He's nothin' left but politics. an thin mavhe
IT'S will o. the wisp' he'll be fOllowin' for
the rest ,av his DAYS. Just look at me, Pat,
the sthate I was left in by that tarin' villain,
that thavin' robher, Cannon" "
81 niver heard av that, Tim,-at laste I
nlver heard the rights av It, Come tell me
how 1t was, Tim"
1
see this tarin' villain an thavin' rObber Gam
mon, know'd had influence in the facthorv.
an was purity well acquainted i'm the ward
so he KEN to me an suffered me TO canvass
for him, as he said the run was goin' to be
hard one. an if the other fellow 0ot IL, no
Irishman could live'in the counthrv. Sosbe
gev me ten dollar bill to thrate the bows an
mint that If he was elected nv fortune was
made, an that I could hev pick and choosin'
Lor myself. Well, see l was fathered, and
worked hard tOr Cannon. On the dav ay
the lection / bawled myself hoarse, got two
black eyes, an dhrank as much bad LIQUOR as
would burn the bowels out of an ostrich but
that's all ! got barTin murtherin' headache
an, hein' out OF work for two mortal months,
an them's the months Cannon KEEP me run
min afther him putin his finger i'm nv eve
for posiSh."
q wonder, Tim, We didn't keep clear av
him after that"
''Well, ye see, Pat, work was slack and
times WAS hard. an me brains was turned
hearIn' av Paddy this an Tim that pittin'
hne corporation places where there was big
pay an little work. so one afternoon as KEN
up Chestnut street, who should | meet hut
Magistrate Cannon. Mr. OIL I,earv sez he
PUTIN his hand ont and shakin' mine as if
was his aunt OF fOsther mother how are ve2'
seq ne. on! but your loOkin' 5ravelv-
Inc dav IS dusty, sez he; won't you come
in an take a dhrnk? p There's no use in
THROWN good offer over ones shoulder
SeZ 1, an SO IN we went into one av the most
beautifulest ister' cellars I ever laid nv ewes
on;Iooktn' glass from fiure 10 cornish, an all
glided over with goold. 'What'U We take
Mr.. O'Leary?' seZ Cannon Punch. sir.
SEE }. 'as I'm not partickar.' Punch it is,
Then sez he, slappin' me on the back 'Mr.
" LeaTY SeZ he, what has betaken We this
long Jlme | had great place entirely for
We, but didn't know where to find We Well
MagiSthrate,' SEE !, when We wanted me to
help y6 was 1t an alsy matter for We 20 find
me z Wid that he began coughin' mighty
hard, as if the punch was goin' aCin him
NlVer mind, seq he, 'p'r'aps I'll make it all
right afore long More power to We. sur
says L, the sooner the bether' For time we
dlscoorsed aisy an pleasant as possible, until
we were on the fourth tumbIer ard Cettiu'
mighty thick, when Cannon seq: 'NIr. o.
Leary, there's some talk av me runnin' agin
and want ye in the nominating commattee
which can be done if you re'agreaable.' 'I'm
agreeable seZ L. Now, to tell the honest
truth, Pat, know'd no more what a noni-
natlng committee meant than a COW knows
about a holiday, more than that il was some
thing big in politics. But I didn't want
Cannon to know that l didn't understand
WEat this big thing was that politicians use;
SO looKln mighty wise, | gev the table big
tnuihp, spillln half me punch, an ont I KEN.
Magistrate, SeZ |, the ward knows its iutv
an what concerns man as is a man is no
ones business, av he is thrue to the commat-
Tee, Sez L. On, no = seZ Cannon with a
concated grin, 1 see you're an old practi-
toner, and with tfat | gev wink, as much
as 70 sGY I'm at it since [ was baby. Stick
10 me- lin, wild your whole SOwl.' SeZ Gam
mon, an your fortunes made Magistrate
deaT, sez l, riSin' me voice an me fist, for
Ihe Ilquor was in me, ye understand, We
Know me, Magistrate How'd yer whist
there an make less noise sez the chap at
the bar. But there's no use goin' over all
our discoorse. l made an ass av meseIf anv-
how / woke up next mOruin' in the station