Evening journal., 1892-01-19
TAs MAKING OF A MAYOR.


viz HAotADt Af0 TIC Acktuu -VuI 1EaEQ6I.
written beneath the portrait OF a donkey.
:. Enter teacher. seeing it.
found me out2
! thonght 70 these young dough-brains
A very solomon. . Grasses portraiD
mere y y gone-aAd with these ready
III hammer him that made it. They are
bright.
These scholars. but III dupe thsir daddies
| u still aspire, until am the head
81 3 great high school, and before die.
III pc the mayor Of the metropolis Of this
ciescher rings bell. nntsr scholars snail
Teacher aside, see what bad teeth these
And when tho boys are grown they'll have
20 chew with their osre gums. All, ha !
III start a factory for making teeth:u
er echolars) "0rde ~
.fom Jones. you have a bloody mouth
rom trrflngl =" Aee; sir. Jack Walton with q
- great big stone knocked out my teeth.n
eactner-gIac ci walton, III see you directly
,'Y99u, May smith, are eating candy Speak.
Where you obtained it.n
Mary At the little store across theroad."
Teacher-"C Come. give II up to ma
| cannot have such actions in my schooI.u
tAslnel What forbid they're ever sure to
Ard eating candy fas, destroys the tsethl''
AM I'm not quite the donkey that they
(Teaoher hears various classes and dis
misses school. Jack Walton comes up
trembling Tor mis- promised interview }
JACK; Why, ST., II was a slip
AZ an old COW, and struck
Teaeher-"Tou struck him We'll
No, dc not tremb e So
Yoa are = likely tsllpw Throw more stones,
Al other cows; but JACK be very sure
| 70 break more teeth, tia splendid exercise
TO break out teeth. III give you extra
In al your reeitations. You may go" tBxit.
(Teacher walks 70 window. sees store-keeper
passing and calls him in.)
feachsr-'D 0 you sell candy to my scholars
here?n
Store keeper-"Yes. sirsemetinos, and :.
times when they come
For Q, her things give them small piece
| OF this sweet stuff for nothing
Teacher-"O most kind.
Teeth are bad things to be in eh ems
Candy wIllrot the teeth. o, neighbor good.
Hiye thsm more candy. and at yeur good
I'll buy the pens and paper FOR the school,"
Teacher and store-keeper clasp hands fer
Teacher sll de,-.Ah-s am not the donkey
Curtain falls.l
ACT II
soENB FIRST "a commodious eflice,decorated
wits charts illustrating the manufac
artificial teeth
Candidate for mayor Seated in an eaay
chair. alone, ssliloquizes)
ft4ohg years ago In that old country school
How well | planned my future. have been
Inc high Schools' principal and here
| A very king OF artificial teeth
And, what Is better. on tha broad highway
Which leads me TO the honored place OF
mayor Of Wilmingtonl
And now all day | siB and promise hungry
voters offices II they Will vote for me.
I've pledged my word to make police of Irish
Jews and Peles. and even Of Italians!
theirsvotes.
Their votes I love and must have them 100
/ But heaven preserve me fron the Niger
on whom must depend to reach my goal.
i fney have not seen me yet to ask 8 place in
exchange fer their votes.
1 They are too dull, to ignorant; truet TO know
For DO hate them worse than all the rest.
For this one thing, whe living ever saw
i A niger with false teethf'
/ knocking at She aoorl
| Whose there? Come in"
tkntsr q delegation Of colored citizsns)
| Why, welcome, gentlemaR, / am most glad
| To have you honor nae by calling In.
ASIDE loundsl how hate them, how 1t puff
than up
To have no civil to them-how they smile
With those great ssetA that grew there wher
they shinel"
60 caliersl !. What is itI can do for you, nj
Colored Citizen" we'vacun In here. sab. I,
/ inform yOu dat you kin git de hole eHlled
vote by maEin' sum culled cops wher
Cand.- Why, certainly, I love the colored
man,
/ And IL does MI my honest breast with pride
/ To do him service. Why had | nv will
/ Two-thiras OF all my country's Offices
The eo'ored man would fill. He's made to
And when in uniform helookr kingl
/ Oh. friends. II You but give to me your votes
III make u all policemen. Fare you well.
] EXIT cOlored citt1en5)
Cand airing Gus his office and washing
Foul dogs, as black as Satan
They shall see
Who votes for me III pay but these black
May Heaven blast me II 'mong my police
There Is a mis- ger, I'm not quite the ass
| MY scholars painted yet.
Curtain falls)
ACT H.
SCENE FIRsr tmavor's ofioe)- Mayor, center
ing and seating himself at his desk)
/ i've got IL all, prouder. better mayor
there never lived than I. and yet my state
Is nurdened some with cares.
OF his own growing which should be Knocked
ont.
slcnltl > lipN an p itnbf anu huAU pAbfOA
Il Wagon will Kill me yet, for now 1 must
Appoint three more police TO pay for Votes
| Han, what is this picks up COPY Of TNf.
light and reads
"Heaven blast them.
Throws down this paper)
rwilightl The shades Of Sheol would be a
name.
Far more BETTING. Make two black policel
Aud if don't, then AL the blacks will vote
Next time the straightout Democratic ticket
Vile ingretes 1et,alas II must be done.
/ HO, secretsry center secretary
Secretary: Yes. sir i am here.N
1 Mayor Gene, fiji me up appointments for
two hounds
/ Police in our fair city,
| Secretary fills up blanks and brings them 70
be signedl
| Secretary: Here, sir. They're ready
Mayor, stay, stay awhile, my hands IN
steady atayl
| I'm sick at heart; / loathe the dirty dogs
i'll but dared I'd knock the nasty teeth
Down every nigger's throat
ConfOund myself Confounu them all
I've proved at last the ass,
Those scholars painted tSwoons.)
Curtain falls.)