The Washington critic., 1885-06-04
THEY SEE THE PRESIDENT.
Steve Huggard's story of His Washing
ton Experience.

ton Experience.
cts back agn | am at tn ould bust
ness, sorr, and it's heartily glad am to be
able to put in a days work at it," said
Stephen Huggard to reporter of the New
York Sun, driving his cotton hook into an
awning post on South street, and chip
ping Off big slivers of wood. "But, sorr
it's moighty sight more profitable, if not
so conJanyal, as following round Presi-
dent Cleveland in Washington, asking
after the Shipping Commissioners job
Oh, sorr but it's the sore heart and a hole
in the pocket, that same jobs left me.
The little money had laid up in the Emf
grant Savings Bank agin me buryin' and
the silver in the ould woman's stocking
it's all gone, and all I've got for it is to
find out that the Office should seek the
man, not the man the Office. It's long
way back from Washington, sorr, dade it
is.
"But didn't Jerry Hartigan nor Fatty
Walsh tell We nothin?
OTIS a pair of desavers they are. Fatty
goes up to the President and says he, Mr.,
President, I'm come on in the name of the
County DEMOCRATS of the second district.
Sure, We knows well as | do that it was
tn County Dimocrats of New York that
put We up for tn office We now have, and
thin same County Dimocrats that elected
We and put We roight in this big building,
and divil wan o us but believes if il
hadn't been for the County Dimocrats
yed be up in the backwoods STILL wild
rural scenery
"At this up steps Jerry Hartigan hic-
coughing like s if his liquord gone
wrong.
"'Yis, Mr.. President says he, it's de-
loightcd we are to meet We down here in
this big palace, Jerry says it's something
loile the wan me father has fur hisself
and his childer outside Limerick town.
But that's naythur here nor there, MIR.
President. What we're after, sorr, is to
know whittier ii is in yer intintions to
have the second district properly ripri-
sinted in the prsint Administration. We
ask no favors, sorr, only what is our
roights.
We in the second district asked Mr., Claye-
land.
1.-TWO thousand and twenty-eight, not
countin in Chinese Eye-talians on the big
poipes and in Italy, and twenty-seven
already holdin' offices it would pay them
to give up Jerry said,
"'Just the exact number of vacancies |
have before me- says the President.
Jerry looked at Fatty and said: It's
rale glad the County Dimocrats of the
second district will be wild yer offer, Mr..
President, but it's too much to iXpict for
thin. Well throw oil the odd tWinty,
eight Offices and much obliged to We.
There's nothing more we have to ask for
the district, but here's an ould frind,
stephen IIuggard has job of his own
that he'll be after askin' We for
"'Yis, Mr.. President, spoke up, Il was
thinking of akin after the Shippin Com
missoner's job, if it was in yer power to
be after giYin' ii me-
"a little fellow that Fatty says saw
Colonel Lamont came in and spoke up to
Cleveland he was wanted in at Cab
met meeting. Mr.. Cleveland said he'd
see us later, Fatty and Jerry didn't wait
to see him later whatever the reason for
it was | don't know. ] stayed month,
but diyil wan O me could come at
Cleveland, at all. Twas because Fatty
and Jerry went home full ay offices and
forgettin' Stephen"
Jerry and Fatty Walsh was asked about
Mr.. Huggards story Of their visit to Mr..
Cleveland.
Its the big mouth that Stayvin has
on 'im,h said Jerry, land it amt until
this late day am widout tellin' him, too.
/ sometimes believe in me heart he's in
wild the inimy and that he's bound to
bust us in the second district, Mkt tonne
We see Stayyin, Alderman, tell him if he
keeps Crane the COWS IL ate i'm"