The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-28
COLD DAYS IN THE SECOND DISTRICT.
Fatty Walsh and Jerry Hartigan Going tt
See the President About 1t.

Fatty Walsh and Jerry Hartigan Going to
See the President About 1t.
New York SUN.
''They do be sayin' that no we've all Of US
elected Claiveland he'll be givin' none of US
offices who wants Them said Stephen Huggard,
of So Oak street, on Saturday night, pulling his
chin whisker nervously, in Cassala Hall. me
ould woman was radin' it in the paper spake
of it. gintlemin, that we may do suthing about
it, for I'm telling We there's CRATE discomfort in
this ward"
A dozen men were on their feet in jiffy
The chairman OF the meeting. Alderman Fatty
Walsh tried TO pick out the mldest of the lot
but John J. Sligo was too much for him.
I'm kickin, am he yelled Il was for
Cleveland, but I'm going to bust up my associa-
tion You can tell that to Mr.. Cleveland for me
if you want to. | was his friend, but he's no
friend of mine. You can tell him that if you
like. What did he want to 60 and spring his
civil service on us after he got in fort Ii we'd
knOw'd that in time he'd not have got in at all. "
The Alderman was all the while trying to shut
off Sligo, but Sligo would not have it. Fatty
sent Jerry Hartigan to him.
shut up, We ongrateful divil, vel" Jerry
cried out taking the two legs from underneath
Sligo and landing him on his two knees on the
floor. ''Wud We take the bread from out of all
our mouths}
.'Tis not much have to say" said mild
faced man, ''and ont kane We long; but suthin'
rally ought to be done wild President Claiveland
sir Let the Alderman write i'm, telling him of
our CRATE made Rints are very high, and it's
been very cowld winter"
I'VE have no use for ClaivelaDd," said Paddy
Fogarty, the shoemaker of South street, IF he
has none for us. We ilcted him as our frind
TO speak me moind intillgently, jintlemin, l
think he'll have to be dumped, in the long run. "
The room was again in an uproar. The Al
derman grew red in the face pounding on the
table with cane he had borrowed from Mr..
no p1ap faka in M0tt CT
jumped up, holding out both of his hands. and
cried out:
LET We all kape yere shirts on. gintlemin.
There's a Winnebago blizzard outside. The
Alderman IL spake few words wild ye."
I'll was in to speak to President Cleveland
when | was in Washington at his inauguration"
the Alderman said, land he begged to be re-
membered kindly to you all"
Ibid he speak at all about me Pert Warden'S
jobgr asked Stephen Huggard
''Thatll come round in good time Stephen, !"
the Alderman replied.
eff 1 thought I'd get it at all, Alderman" said
Stephen, Il wudn't moind DRAWN out of the
migrant Bank there in Chambers street the $50
Washington. I'd have the better chance on the
ground. Thare's no need of me tillin' We thares
mkt to nuthing dom long shore"
The meeting received the proposition with up
roarouS applause
Johnny Bennett, the excise inspector, moved
as an amendment to Stephen Huggards offer
that the alderman and Jerry Hartigan be added
to the committee, the club to pay all their ex-
penses. A faction of the committee were at first
for not paying their expenses unless the com
mittee got them all jobs; but after good deal Of
persuasion they said they would put up the
money. The committee was instructed to start
on Tuesday morning for Washington.
I'VE ought to be afther sindin' committee to
Commissioner Squire" said Gaddy Fogarty, the
shoemaker, of South street. IA frind O. mine
wnt to see i'm about job of mason work two
asked hint DID he know how far was the sun
from the eartha Deed don't. me frind said
but if yell just put me on the pay roll I'll meas
ure it for We livery foot o the way They only
laughed at him. He told me the other day,
divil anuder vote ii he put in agin, if they put
him in prison for It,"