Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-27
LEGISLATIVE pICKINGs.
The Cost of GIory-Oleo in Politics-Humors
of the Law-The Amendments Election
VIII Come on in June
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VIII Come On In June.
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HARRISBURG, February 6-Representative
Burdick. Of Mexican, cast pitying glance at
the group around him and remarked: Look
at these fellows; they've all been neglecting
their business, every man of them. There's q
lot of things they could all do up home to make
money. But they all made up their minds
to go cunning for glory. and here
they are. Some friends, of course, requested
the use of their names at the primaries because
they were leading citizens, and Just to keep the
country from going to the dogs, as
it threatened to do, they unwillingly, btt patri-
otically, consented Then some other fellow
who had friends was brought out. That made
it lively, don't you see, and when there was
competition for the place. why these fellows
had to hustle round and accumulate an ex-
pense account in going about from one place to
another to see people. And then they
had to get other people to go
around for them, and that also swelled
the expense account. (Why Of course you did;
l know you all) Then when they get the
nomination they weren't going to let any DEM
ocrat beat them. They were going to get there,
you know, if their business never made another
cent for them, and when it came to keeping
brass bands and other things moving money
was no object. Now they are putting in alarge
amount Of time wondering whether the game
was worth the powder and shot, and they wish
they hadn't done it. Cost? Why I know
Democrat who spent 5000 legitimately and
wasn't elected. suppose these fellows here
will tell you he got off better than he deserved
when he got left"
"How do you likeit yourself, now thatyou're
here?"
"Me! Pm not saying word"
Why Dems Feel Sore.
Some of the Democrats are still feeling
trif1e sore because Colonel Victor Piolett aired
his political faith before the Committee on
Health and Sanitation last week. 'Wouldn't
it be just a little funny to carry oleomargarine
into politics? OF course it would. That's
what the Colonel was trying to do, however,
and he thought he was deep, dark and guileful
in making the attempt. But the old gentle
mans honesty is too deep seated for his guile
full effort to more than shade the surface, and
the Republican members of the committee
were nightly amused, while the Democrats
became very angry. One of them. who is
strongly in favor of leaving the law just the
way it stands. is very strongly tempted to vote
to repeal it now, just because Colonel Piolett
cast slurs on Cleveland and his Johnnies."
Anew Reform Measure.
Representative Macdonald, of Lackawanna,
is in favor of reform measure of importance,
and hopes to see it go through this model
Legislature. you see," he said, ''the way the
thing stands now man may be wounded in one
county, and, if he goes off into another county
and dies, the fellow who did the business for
him must be tried in the latter place. And if
he is convicted he hanged there, and the coun-
ty where the trial and hanging occur must
stand the expense. know of a case where a
murderer was acquitted just because his smart
lawyer told the jury it was rank injustice to
saddle the expense of the trial and hanging on
a county that wasn't in any way interested in
the case except to pay the bill. This made the
taxpayers on the jury mad, and the man went
free. Of course all the witnesses in such case
must be brought from the county where the
crime is committed at great inconvenience to
themselves. 1t isn't right. anyhow, and it
ought to be fixed"
Funny Things in Law.
There are some funny things in law, and
lawyers meet with some funny cases once in
a whi1e," SAID Representative Kelly, of Lacka-
wanna. "a man who is somewhat distinguished
in criminal annals as an expert pickpocket
once askeda friend of mine to take his case for
him.
"sWhere's your money! inquired my friend.
"T haven't got any, was the reply, but if
you'll promise to do the business for me I'll go
out and get watch for you in about five min
utes.'"