The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-01-14
BUMPS AND JINKS.
They Discourse Again on the Political


situation.
few evenings later our reporter found
his old friends again engaged in discus
sing politics. links was asking about
the prospects OF the election and on what
points the different parties were divided
Turning to Bumps he said, Chow is it
that one party is having open meetings
IN the wards, an is calling all hands to
come to them, an the other is so secret?
I thought that folks that is working for
the good Nv the people alwus had meet
ings in publick ?"
''Well, links" said Bumps, "I'll tell
you how it is. The people that believes
IN decent government calls themselves
the Reform party. They are the folks
who Strengthened out things here two
years ago, an has been navigatin' the
ship ever since. This crew is made up
w people from different countries: from
Ameriky, England, Germany and other
places, besides good many OF the ma
tives. Nv course they don't all think
alike an some doesn't prove Nv all thets
been done, but they wants to see things
done fair an above board. They's the
folks thets been havin' their meetin's in
puhick, and shows their colors. The
other folks isn't a party 'zactly, though
they calls themselves the opposition, but
Is all kinds Nv people who wants differ
eut things. Mos NV 'em wants to have
a. ngs as they was before; but they don't
D ter say so. They haven't got no
c5lors Nv their own, only what they's
borrowed.
But, l say, Bumps said links, az
heeud one teller telling about Me-
chanics Onion that was agin the Chinese,
but was in favor Of good COVER ment.
An about a 'Hewey karolaina' (or
something Nv tibet sort) that was agin
good COVER ment, but favored Chinese !;
what's become Nv them@'
4 wuz jest goin' ter tell yer bout
that, Jinks," said Bumps. "It's a
'markable thing these folks thet calls
themselves the opposition is made up
Nv what's left Nv them mechanics and
kar0lainos. The heft NV Their real me-
chanics left the oniOn-either mutinied
outright or deserted-'causet they couldn't
stummick what the others wuz up ter,
an the karolsinas was weak an hadn't
no organization, an neither they nor
what vas LEFT uv ther onion knew how
10 make up a ticket, an some tellers
VINO had axes to grind an who didn't
care Ter Their principles uv either party
brot EN- together.
An then they got into a peck o trou-
ble. tber trouble waz ter git pussons to
60 on their ticket who w0d represent
their principles. You see Their CONSOLE
dated concern he'd no principles, What
the onion he'd started in ter an what
Their Uewey wanted wouldn't mix emmy
more then lie and water, Nv course
they couldn't bev public meetings under
them circumstances, they had ter cover
thiueS Up Sa' see what could be done,N
"lSGt, 4 SAY BOnps,N said linGS, Wits
seems they has made Gp a Ucke, tthey'Ne
80 MeeaermSn, MSclArlaOo, Walker,
Crab CGmml0S, Phillips, p0a, Muller
an Mccarthy Tor Noh)eSS an Bush,
CUmmjuS, Marques, Lucas an Wilcox
~ Representatives,
sNoS.' Sinks, vVAel'S gho gang that's
AsN,ipl Ter al In, theys mostly nomm,
A "a tboirSclVeS - ter speak an thinks
sNsey is great an e>Na me0, RNt IT'S
NcyN fanny 6jEj0jS,N
WAY Geco'S MjacmapN, he's hcll
o.6co> 81 The WAY nom acoStrjc6 road
SuNovVjSoy % lc,3Sc NV the 'Spromc
GSavt an Cabinet Winston, bat he's a
<or3hc, OuSSy(N party, Hes Ike some
Wv them iycwOrSS what shoots ono way
shcn Suothoy, an tiS an squirt, an ycv
can't TEL were Jhey'S 'goln' ter light,
Or ike some guns tRejS Jess as likely toy
shoot the seller that's got hold NV 1t as
the teller It's Slmea at"
''An' there's Walker, well, what shall
I compare Inn ter, some folks says he 5
something Ike ono 0V them Jelly fish
s2acezc an an he'll take mos any
KINDER shape, ter sun,
An MSciSvlSne-Che concern he's
conDecteS with was 80 mixed up with
Cav 'ment bond lscSets an dooties on
lickey, an things, thet ats hand ter be-
Sevc he's helm consumed with the fires
uV patriotism,
~'An' there's McCarihy-whyh he's ther
Sclle- that blaEed up glorious ON ther
Chinese question thet time when Wilder
an schmidt was runnin', tibet tole yer
about las year. Red hot agin Chiner-
men. an cum ont with a proclamation
IN the paper, an when the Guv'mint
wouldn't prosecute Wilcox ter be hung,
b1t changed IL ter 'spiracy, he jess billed
right over with holy 'dignation, an re-
sisnei irOm the army, an all that, an
nov they've put him on the ticket with
;ellsrS in favor Nv Chinese, an with that
sane Wilcox
AM I might 20 on an tell yer bout
ther nest Nv 'em. But it's 'nough ter
turn yer siummick. Yer see they tried
m tined ter GIT men that the communi-
- would support ter 90 on ther ticket,
an finally used fine comb, SO ter
speak, an got what they could.
But 1 mus 90, Jinks. Ez | tole yer
before there's no two things as democrat
Izes men more'n Ticker an politics.
Good night, ole man, I'll see yer agin,
an tel yer more, maybe"