New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23
REUIRDING THE U'ORKERS.
4 MIGHTY ALDERMAN LAYS DOWN THE LAW
TO HIS FOLLOWERS.

4 MIGHTY ALDERMAN LAYS DOWN THE la"
TO HIS FOLLOWERS.
-Four men sat together in couple OF the cross Se'S
In An uptown Of the elevated road. oh' was
block.cycd. with black molstache, shiny high la'
and was tolcraby full" and wore larg" dlahioh"a
in Il manner that almost at once convicted MN III
being an Alderman. The other three were well
modest looking men. one WIS baldhead'd ana si"'
tacled rs If he might be a scholar. The one VINO
SAT next 10 the s,spe, ted Alderman wa, TALL
blondi,h Roman -noScd parsonage. ana N" thlrd ad
all the air Of wclltoco quiet and agreeable lleDre"
gentleman The conversation of thi, quartet inter
c,tcd the whole ear. though the pre'en, recorder
Of Incident, sat ai hand, not word was heard
except from the genlma whose appurtenanccS anu
surroundings indicated that he was an Alderman.
Raizc that wlnd"rT he >aid soon a. She Tram
had started. The gentleman next to him, the blonh
one. and the sIr,ctaclcd scholar both leaned over
him aud succeeded in raising the window me
Alderman settled back in hi, seat. The blond ONE
whispered In his
YES yes.7 said the Alderman. laughing loudly
and long and you don't get It, do you hear? You
are with me- day and against ME another You
don't aht it. ! amt giving up Ike may be you
thought | was. see, IIeh! | am elected now for
two years. and am elected on my own record
Another whisper in his your district. Why
YOU amt got no district I'll bet YOU You amt
got no district. and anyhow II you had one you'd
cat my throat with IT one day and be for me tn"
next
Here there was whisper from the scholar in
sp.cacles
oh. yes" answered the Alderman. he's my
friend. ! want say that all the time" lie
socmnly shook hands with the tall blond one next
to him. but that's all he's going to st. I'm
elected now. you soc. and I'll see him agin. maybe
when | run agn. and then just likelys not he'll
I've aedn,i me. Done good work. Why, Of course.
All Of 'em done good work. but that's what they got
10 do I'd like to snow where party'd 80 to il ranl.
and file didn't do good worH7
Then he turned To tn" blond man.
And you rank, dye see Rank. And rank
and hle. I'm leader. Alderman. Raize that
wlndcr.T
window. which had gradually slid back to It's place
as all ear windows do. The Alderman, shiny hat
WAS somewhat ruiIcd In the performance. but 1t was
carefully rcarrangcd by rubbing on the coat sleeve
Of Of his companions. .
An you talk bout having a district. You
amt got much dog pound, you amt. ioi
can't control dozen votes.
Then the quiz" and agreeable looking Hebrew
leaned across and said 4 few words IN low tone.
Why ,,rt." answered the Alderman. Hes my
friend. shake" And again hr and the blond
>ormnly shook hand. apparently much - Ia" graft
hcaon Of the blond.
I', my friend. Of conr,e nIf he hasn't no di,
trIc. and h'd en-, my throat ON" DAY and b. friend
He brought his hand down on his knee 10 emphasize
his Mord,. Plg,r Then h" aid ,,. 49,, .o,,
can have Inn h.. ru you don't cit nothing else.
This mon"lOgu" was acc"ntuat"d with cpithetS
occasionally not be- Reproduced in print. ana these
somewhat excited an old lady who sat near the oh
.ervrr who records tho" incidents.
What IN III" world i III" natter" said She.
except that OF tn" eject is rewardng his
workers.