Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-07-30
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VI tne iflOuuci NEW YORK Inc excise
OH VIII probably pass the assembly to-
morrow morning Three commissioners
VIII be appointed under IL, one a Repub-
lican, The bill win materially helm the
Republican party, giving Republican
saloon'kcepersm the city the protection
TO which they are entitled, and will pre-
vent the use of the department against us
politically. SnxppAS SnooK
! The man who found the dispatch was
evidently Mugwump, for Instead otsend-
ing II 10 Its owner he put It in stamped
envelope and sent II TO Il. H. Godkin OF
the Evening Post. That apostle Of Mug
wumpory printed 1t without consulting
MIR. Reid, and ever since that time the
anu-Blaine journals have been ringing the
changes ON It, Their comments have
given Shed Shook, as his friends call him,
national fame. llarper's Weekly has
printed his picture and classed him with
Mike Cregau, Jake Hess, Barney Biglin
John j. O'Brien, and others Of the boys
who run the Republican machine. The
classification Is not quite correct He Is
superior 60 any Of them, although not
quite so conspicuous. Shock applies busi-
moss methods 10 politics. lilo remains
under cover sometimes for years, watch
Ing the situation like Wall street specu.
lator. When he does come to the front he
usually wins. lie backs his Judgment
with his money, and has won large sums
In election wagors, lie always keeps his.
No tidal.wave OF enthusiasm ever carries
him IRON his feet. lie rarely opens his
mouth, and when he does open IL, opens
= II only TO tried aud intimate friends. lie
has Ideas Of his own, and frequently Inn
presses them upon the party organization
without reference TO the plans OF puta,iye
leaders. IN making political deals he
equale Thurlow Weed He makes no
mistake In his men, and no IL never
: cheated. He has held ofllce twice, once
as supervisor and again as collector OF in
: ternal revenue In the richest district IN
h the United States. From this he was
. ousted through tho Vaccinations OF
' Joshua h, Bailey, II pharRsaical retormer,
: who succeeded him, Within year after.
1 ward Bailey hed to Brazil, defaultor 10
4 the extent Of nearly 100000 This was
y under Grants administration Shook
8 has long memory, and he never forgets
v his friends. He turned up Ia Chicago IN
1880 dead against the third-term men, and
the defeat OF Grant was partly due to his
efforts.
! when IN the city, Shed, as his friends
& call him, puts up nv che Morton house
/. The Union Square theater, which
!. he built and which he retains,
Y is In the same building, In summer nc
i spends most Of his time on magnificent
}. farm near Undertook. lie manages the
d farm himself, and Is as good farmer as
a u politician His farm is the gem OF Col
n umbia county. Ills business interests
a frequently call hun TO the city, At such
d times he may be seen ut night seated at
,. little table In the barroom OF his hotel
"a surrounded by friends. All talk but
Ia tslNh ,tt, A.N
squarely planted on his head, and answers
In monoayllables. Occasionally he smiles,
" but never laughs outright. He IL bald
IN headed, aud he wears II heavy black mus.
~ tarhe. His portly figure aud keen black
=, !, eyes would attract attention almost any
where. He is even more deliberate In
70 movement than he Is In speech. His
10 friends idolI2e him, and no implicitly
10 trusts them. How he repOses
y his trus, In a business way was
i shown recently. For fifteen years
l. he has been partner Of one OF the
y largest brewers In the city His percen-
2 tnge Of the profits was sent 90 blu regu-
II larry every month, Repeatedly his part
y ner urged him TO visit the establish
y ment, but he never found time, The other
3 day, however, he was out driving with a
y friend. Their cigars went out. Neither
y Of them had match. Shook looked up
o They were passing his brewery
" "Wait u moment" he said, handing
the reins to his companion, "pll 80 In and
= get one.h
lie stalked into the Office and went be-
hind the railing. The old Scotch clerk,
N, who had kept The books for years, was
', dumbfounded.
~ al want match" Shed said, In quiet
IL tone,
IS "Weel, dom IL, mon, 50 90 grocery
p and get one" was the indignant reply
D, "and clear out OF here, or IN call the po-
Ie lice. never saw such assur nce.n
T. Shed never changed muscle. lie qui-
e city said; "I'm Mr.. Shook and the
% Scoichman nearly fell from his seat In
W terror. lio supplied him with matches
" and profuse apologies, and asked him
r whether he would not like TO be shown
h over the brewery.
20 "Not now" was the answer. ~
r haven't time" And he lighted his cigar
" and reioined his friend.
10 John Morrlssey greatly appreciated
a. Shocks friendship aud sound Judgment.
" One night Shed, IN talking with him, re-
IN ferred 10 his brewing business
n "What do yOu know about your bnsi-
% ness2n John asked. "l'll bet YOU has.
m ket OF wine that You can't tell me where
e. your brewery stands"
"The bet X tikcn,n Shook replied 10 a
~ quiet tone, "fhe brewery 10 on the cor
le ner Of Nineteenth and Greenwich streets
c. Open the basket, John,n
"IIold ON said Morrssey. "Whaps
the street NUMBER"
Shed was nonplnssed. lie confessed his
p ignorance without smiling, and ordered
81 the wine for all present, Yet he had re-
CT ceiyed fully half a million profit from that
re- same brewery
~ in the political deals this fall Shocks
IN hama Will probably be felt. His brain II
u. especially active NJ critical political per
al iods, and there will be full scope Tor II be
~ fore the No, ember election, ii there Is d
rs chance 10 elect a Republican mayor or Sc
c. cure any choice crumbs that may fall from
ID the Democratic table, Shed viii certainly
ID improve II. Meantime the Democracy II
ID hiltrnd by a cnrlnnA rnnLnr II IA now