St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-09-21
BATTLE OF THE BOSSES.

Tomorrow will be the battle OF the
bosses. Ii will be the machine pitteu
against the machine. And fearful Strug-
ole if promises to be. a careful review OF
the situation, as it appears on the day be-
fore the battle. gives favorable aspect to
Boss MCGuL's chances for victory. 1t
looks to be within easy reach. and yet there
is a possibility that it may elude his grasp.
He * in position to draw upon himself the
concentrated ire of the opposition, and
unless he is strong enough to clear the held
at the first charge he may be endorsed and
his lines broken and an irretrievable defeat
overtake him. The present array of his
columns is calculated to give the impression
that he occupies an impregnable position.
His lines are well formed and his troops
annarently in the best Of condition.
Their lack Of enthusiasm is supplied
by their devotion to the Spots
system which their leader represents.
The wings of the MCGILL corps are well
protected-on the one side by the State
House battery and on the other by the In
surance artillery companies. There IS
bountiful supply of ammunition, made up
from the of1icehOlders' assessments. His
army is well differed. His lieutenants are
veteran spOilsmen, who know the value OF
holding on to what they have got, and the
last one of them will die with his boots on
before surrendering his Office.
The opposition will be led by Bosses
GTBBs and GILMAN, both of them capable
and experienced bosses. Their forces do
not exhibit the same dress parade appear
ance that is visible in the MCGILL ranks.
There is marked absence of brass bands
and siIken banners There is also per-
ceptible lack of drill and discipline, which
is in part compensated for By manifesto
tion of earnestness and eagerness. They
are hungry gang and will fight with the
desperation Of starving men as long as the
offices are in sight. Boss GIBBS is
at the head of the most respectable
following of all the leaders, but it is lnslg-
nificant in respect to numbers. The Boss
doesn't support Louis NAPOLEON i'm
perial mustache but he does carry hay
seeds in his hair and greaSeS his boots with
tallow. 1t is Boss GILMAN, however, who
will lead the daisy brigade OF the whole
battle. The Boss is a guerilla leader from
away pack. and his recruits are all bush
whackers. He fights Indian fashion, and
that is why he is such a bother to the
MCGILL regulars. They never know where
to look for him. and can't tell from what
direction his assaults are to be expected.
He will be the COMMANDMENTS chief OF the
allied opposition, and will give out the plans
of the battle. In strategetic skill and all the
finer qualities of superior generalship he is
more than a match for Boss MCGILL, but
the latter possesses an advantage in the
ability of his subordinates and the dis
cipline of his army.
1t is bound to be d fearful struggle
Both sides are nerved up to the pitch
of desperation. All the late eXiled bosses
conflict WINDOW will be there and
DUNNELL will be there. each with his
armur on and lance in place. RAMSEY
and DAVIS will frown upon each other
from opposite galleries while the death
harvest goes Oh below. PILLsBURY will
stand upon an eminence with bow and
string in hand waiting the opportunity to
speed the fatal shaft that will make MCGILL
bite the dust, while LANGDoN will be
dexterouSly inserting the scalping knife
under Guerilla GILMAN's raven locks.
FLETCHER and WILSON, NELSON and
LOVELY. LIND and GrLFILLAN. CASTLE
and MERRIAM the big bosses and the little
bosses. the old bosses and the young Bosses
the state house gang bosses, the sub bosses,
all will be there. 1t will be scene where
Bosses with bosses mkt confusedly die,
And lost in one promscuous carnage lie.