Evening journal., 1892-06-25
pIscuasINe fHE sITUArIoN.
Bach, STahnfy & Co. Meet In Cor
ruption Han and Exchange Political
Thought

l.ivers and Lights
Blackwell, boys. here we are again.
Cleveland and Stevenson vs.. Harrison
and Reid IL will be q pretty fight. even
II the handana has mourning hem
around q But we can only play a
minor part ia the national campaign.
Il Is our duty to look after Republican
interests ia this state ava determined
that every Republican shall have a fair
vote, II have to shed my hearts blood
TO ensure It,
John jeremiah Mahoney-"An me
too
Postmaster Stewart-"Now. Fred, /
don't like to hear you talk about shed
ding blood Blood and the talk Of
blood, always did make me feel squeam
ish. Just now have blood in the eye
! am determined 10 ascertain which of
my letter-carriers participated in that
grand duplex automatic Harrison Blaine
Harrison flop on nomination day If
there are any traitors IN the camp they
must be ferreted out and tried by block
head court martial OF course / want to
make myself solid with the administra.
tion. ! never was averse 20 second
term as postmaster think | have
made drst-class postmaster2"
John jeremiah Mahoney An me
too
Marshal Mahafy- Boys it isn't
necessary for me to introduce myself
Ny name is Mahaffy. | am the man who
stood single handed in the Levy Court
room in March and made that famous re-
mark that will pass down to posterity
Six beats five anytime if they have the
backbone to stand upto itN That was an
unfortunate remark boys, for | entirely
overlooked the chancellor
John jeremiah Mahoney- me,
too.
Stewart-"Who il that at the door2n
Francis Bradley" Franklin b. Cotton
Mahaily- Just tell him he can't come
In. This is Republican meeting. and
we don't want any man in here whOturns
down our Francis for a German Democrat
Of the Doubtful kind Has he goneY
Crying2 didn't suppose he would take
IL SO hard He is a man never did like.
think he is an anti-Higgins man at
heart
John jeremiah Mahoney-"An me,
too
City Auditor Billany-" Bradley bring
me that old coal scuttle and a hammer
and let's manufacture some campaign
thunder I'm a dandy city auditor, and
the wind blows through my moustache
and walls because it cannot blow through
my whiskers. Now. Bradley. you strike
match That's right genuine Repub
lican lightning. Now for the political
thunder. In the first place. we must
howl against John IT, Diclsey and Patrick
Neary. OF course we cannot say any
thing against them that is true. but that
is one point upon which we must bring
the little hatchet. and blight the cherry
tree by lying a little Vernon will stand
all libel suits. We must load Sperrv and
Hersey, and there our responsibility ends.
It won't do to howl TO loudly against
Toner. or we will lose q few Catholic
voters, and bcget sympathy for him.
We viii. however, tell how he took pfis
oners out and treated them. II has never
been proven but we might as well say it.
We can't say anything about Stats. lie
is a good, safe man; but we might get
up yarn that he is obstructing the work
of the Republican Levy Court and veto
ing just bills.
Bach-"And then there is Kirk. What
can we say against Kirk
Billany-"Well, we win let him go by
default That's what I think
John Jeremiah Mahoney-" An. me
too
Bach-"We must condemn the Five
Commissioners act and the registration
law as partisan measures; we must in
duce the people TO believe that man
cannot pay his tax; we must point with
pride TO the administration of county and
city affairs, and"
Stewart Hold on there, Bach. You
don't want TO point with too much pride.
AZ L. j
in the city Cotton has made an ass of him
self just ON the eve of election, and
raised the tax rate of 10 cents
on the 500 In addition to this he
viii have to report a deficit of $50 600
with no improvements to show for IL
with the exception of six new lead pen.
ellis for the clerk He has caused Repub-
lican dissatisfaction by turning down
Francis Bradley here, aud naming a man
for building inspector who is at heart
Democrat. He made enemies by putting
Palmer in as chief engineer Then here
is Billany-actually telling the Browns
that they have no place in the party.
after we had knocked them out in the
First ward. / think that was bad
break
John jeremiah Mahoney-"An' me
too
Mahafy-"And now we have Black.
burn to carry as if Swiggett ham-sand
wiches were not enough, Two Republi-
can chiefs Of police gone wrong IN less
than three years Add TO that the Levy
Courts stupidity in spending so much
money for injunction cases that the tax
rate was raised three cents, and we have
a double load. Then there win be the
Fifth ward riot-another Cotton blunder.
Solomon Hersey and | ma BE a mistake
and inaugurated the tax Office riot, an.
other blunder Hance of New Castle.
viii come i'm for his share, and the Levy
Court and our presidential candidate
viii break the camels back think.
John jeremiah Mahoney- me
too.
Collector Mitchell-"The only thing 60
do is TO carry the Fourth Commissioner
district
Bach-"You need not fear
The sheriff and coroner may go to the
ID All we want is the receiver Of
taxes and the Fourth district. All fat
goes 90 grease those candidates.
believe in fat.
John Jeremiah Mahoney-''An' me,
/ too
/ Stewart-"Well. boys. its q bad pickle
but we must hope for the best move
] that we adiourn 10 moot a0ain whom