The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-25

readers at the moment when he rem. uAeu
to his hearel . that if he submitted to SUI
gross imposition, he would soon be ruined
community.
He had scarcely finished the tale, when
Fuss-and- Feathers waddlad ia. The party
was now complete, and the bail was set IN
motion. There was a peculiarly "eIolng,
going, gone !" expression upon the face OF
the fussy and feathery old gentleman.
He took O seat in the center OF the ieft
hand side of the hall next his associate and
companion in crankism, Ed Mclaughlin.
Unannounced, as usual, after emphatically
sitting on the end of his chair for some
minutes. Fuss and Feathers strutted up to
1.-THE speakers desk and pulling down his vest
VERY much in the style in which he went
Through the same formula at that ''priyate
meeting in Taylor's Hotel, proceeded to
"whooD her up" He began by telling his
handful of auditors that he had lived to
survive MANY defeats in his efforts to secure
q nomination for some any-kind OF an
office. Then told how the Democratic party
Sof the nation had cufferad defeat for up
ward of twenty years.
sUntil at last" he added, I'VE took q
certain Grover Cleveland from the back
woods and hoisted him into the Presidency
of this great nation; while L have been
lRQOEtQs t6ll JOu, BOntACtilS-A oA~~~
citizens. do not intend to be ignored any
longer
Then he told how he had met . proml-
went gentleman on the street, whose name
he had forgotten, who congratulated him
.on,lis prospects and predicted his election
by a large majority. 1t would seem that 1t
fought got to be very difficult matter for
tthe fussy and feathery old gentleman to
rramember Martin Wards name.
'"NShy shouldn't you gentlemen vote for
mes Haven't taken you to the inaugura-
ton attended by brass band-of four
Democ.y atse governors"
AZ I'll q remark there was smirk OF
laughter q. ,resd over the features OF the IN
attentive lis. Neners.
"And again." he continued, "nether
party has hone silly nominated its candl
date They laugh at the idea OF me ge.tlne
any Republican otes. p1e ils uoiiat 10 ~. =.
cents poll more Republican votes tnan
Mr.. Wanser. Yes, ge. sasmen, nave iauea mah bs
up my mind that I >6aA DO sepeer W
ignored"
Following right on the h'eels OF tho state
ment that he had been tota tty Ignored tRe
fussy and feathery old gentleman seaa
:" Ever since / have resided mere ! Has'
been sought to accept nominations. How,
some people say, Why didn't lac come ou
before?' That's ray business, and u Is
privilege which every man has to act wnen
he is ready"
Fuss and Feathers, in his own mino
poses 10 this campaign as the Savior or tne
democratic party, for he said, "sSome CIVIC
weaks AGO was asked by several repfesen-
tative men in this County (Martiu Ward
M. Ward, Mr.. Ward, Ward, Shylock ward.
ex-policeman Ward and three or four more
Wards to be heard from) to save the re-
spectability of the Democratic party, ano
how could / do otherwise than march for
ward and respond, in hopes that ON Novem
Der Sd would reap my re-wardr"
To ward off the suspicion that ne wa
hankering after the emoluments OF In
office. the now thoroughly excited OH
Gentleman exclaimed 81 don't want tn
Office except to aid me in rendering servic'
to my fellow citizens. This is not the oni.
Mace have sought Office (wiplng the tear
from his eyes,. My native place is Phila
delphia. If anybody here IS acquainte'
with the vicinity of Second street, between
Greene and Post streets, Philadelphia, n
Knows what kin of place was born In.
Then he went on to tell all he knew aoou
philadelphia, and how a handful OF kicker
i'm that city about half century ago %
sought him to accept the nomination 70
The Mavorality of that city but he SAID T
tham. For Heavens sake don't menuo
INV name in connection With the office, fe