New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-05
MIR. OMEAGHER TALKS.
HIS VIEWS ARE TRANSLATED BY THE HON
MIR. SMOOTH.
THEY RELATE TO TIE CHARGES AGAINST WET
PENNY, MuLuGAN, TO THE PERFORMANCES
OF THE REV. DIR. sMAsIrER AND TO Mr..
o'MEAGuER's OWN AND TRAN
SCENDENr VIRTUES

OF THE REV DR. SMASITER AND TO MR..
o'MEAGHERs OWN AND TRAN
scENpEXr VIRTUES.
When the Hon Doyle O'Meagher arrived at his
Office in Tarmany Hall In the morning. "e iouhd
a considerable number OF persons '"o'e VI less
consequential awaiting him. They were cohsre-
gated in the outer of two rooms. the inner being
an apartment where no one dared TO penetrate I'M
less upon Mr. O'Meagher's especial ihv'a''oh' OF
with the sure knowledge OF his gracious consent
For Mr. O'Meagher had an ugly way ABOUT MN
when any on. in,ruded upon his secluson, and few
were rash enough to seek an experience OF !"
Election Day being close at hand MI - .'easner
was busy The Boss of Tammany Hail mas not
indeed, many idle moments at any seas'" Vi 'he
wear and during the hot and rapid movement OF
political campaign he Is really haru-"o'h'hs
man. But MIR O'Meagher didn't OBJECT W ''a''
He liked 1t. He took the same nerce pe"'e u"
the arduous labors of election that IN MS ear
l!er DAYS he had taken I'm the encounter III
prize-rng 1t was much the same kind Oh excite
noent Indeed he recently remarked TO Major
Turf and Assemblyman Smooth his devoteu a''ehu-
ants that not since he knocked out 'he Sa"ais'e
Bantam and Billy the Beat both in the same nisn'
down at old Tug Boyles place at Cohey is'a"u
had he had much fun as during the 'as' e'eo'
ton.
Marve,ous were the changes that had occurred
in Mr. O'Meagher's fortunes since those puss'ic
days. Fate had never wrought, nor the i"".' Vi
a romancist conceived. a career more '
binary than his. Here was he, AT hl'y years VI
age in this nineteenth century of Christian CIVIL
cation in this land Of liberty and law, an alien by
BIRTH the graduate of other schoo IMAM d GIN
mill and a prize-rng, studied in no pro!essioh'
trained to no business. and known 10 no other
society than that of the streets and puphc p'aces-
here he was the supreme, unhind"reu ai"oS. VIZ
advised ruler of the first American CITY, hou'',s
subject to his single will nearly 2oeoooo OF peop'e
and spending annually vaster treasure '"'" WV"
Louis the Magnificent had required!
And as he walked brisky through the throhs
which, so humbly patient had been waiting lot
him, bestowng only brusque anu genera "I
in return for their low bowlngs and fittings OF
hats IL seemed as If he quite appreciated HIS
Mace in the order OF things. az no less ala the9'
In the further room to which. giving no heed 10
efforts to catch his attention. he at once proceeded
he found the ever-faithful Turf and the unctuous
Smooth. They left off the conversatio" ti'e! "au
been holding together. Smooth 1eil INTO inc "'"
tude of servng-man which constantly PosSe'Seu
him when Mr. OMeasher was by while Iu'i' 70
whom the graces or Social Ihah"ei N'N NV "rr'
sat down al window
"yyho's out yonder?" said the Boss, motioning
toward the room he had just come through.
"a lot of EN-" replied smooth. "More'n twenty.
There's Colonel Bellows and Congressman--
whats Bellows want?
ole SAYS he's short and"
-
quick. We can't run campaigns o' eNe'' WV
else" ,,, ,.
.srbe Mayor was in but he said he couldn't walt.
He had to attend meet
"Couldnt wait eh? You send him word 10 come
hack here right on Sandy has growed ten foot
- -. o, 10 waltzin' around with them Crowned
rIaads and took to writin' fer the magazines
mos. I'VE lust simply got to put the moccasins Oh
him.. -. 49,, ,,,,o
~ see YOU soon's you came in. Asked me 10 TEL
ephone.'
whats it about?'
..He didn't say but | guess he wants 10 Know
u,ho,s TO he done about them independent nominal
,ions for the Assembly. There's eighteen Oh EN-
heen filed before the Board. The law says 'hat
official ballots must be printed for them.
..ue ought to know what TO do without comm
N me It's plain enough. Where IL VIII "e'p
,r,mmanv for them to run. why print the tickets.
of course. Where IL IL hu''' ""'' ~
- ct the law says
Mr. OMeagher swung around in his char WIN
look at Smooth which caused thai excellent person
n turn the remark ne had started 10 make i"'o
an apologize cough ,.,
Glow long is the law" said the BOSS sha'P''
.uo,v long, oh. there's pages or IL.
..vcau ,hen it's sure to say enough. Tnere never
v,as q law more n ten lines long That didh say
ANYTHING you wanted it to. See! lou can ''"'
that there election law and make IL tel you ~ u'
a canal through broadway from the ba''e.S
pa,r IN Harlem Send word to Sweeny that he
,,, aad IN consult me about them nominations.
= ~ hin, consult the law and see to 1t that ne
nrnts tickets where it helps Tammany ana 'u'hs
'em down where II don't. What else'
assistant Distrct-Attorney Gloss Is outside. lie
aants 10 know whether he's to nave the 'ranu
Jury tring in a presentment concerning inc "e'"
DDS of the Rev. Dr. Smasher.
..What's he been up to now!
boon
ONT q list of saloons open last sunday
list of disorderly houses. another list OF sa"'o"s
n,aces and about 200 afiidavits showing now "'uo"
they nav for police protection files printed d Gil
cular saving that the pool rooms used 10 put up
about soooso a year till you went into racing ana
then you shut EN- up pee"u'e ivy
at the tracks"
Mr. O'Meagher sent an eruption Oh feo-"o' o
into the air and growled savaseiy.
..rbat man Smasher has got to be silenced Dye
hoar Turf? He's worse n snakes There's got 10
no some way of shutting him of. what dye
think. Turf g., ,.o.
rocket and pinched the end OH H. i doh l never
do no thinkin" he said. looking carelessly out Vi
tho windows But l always obeys orders.
"unmpb," remarked Mr.. O'Meagher Smooth
fol, Gloss to 20 ahead with the presentmeh'. Let
tho Grand Jury say that such men as Smasher Is
a-a-well. a damn nuisance Is what meah
Smooth.
".A menace to the peace or the community
os,od smooth How would that do?'
"That's all right but want lot OF 1t. > pose II
van write out something. Smooth. and let me see
q Make IL stiff. Tell Gloss I'll send the District
Attorney a copy of what the Grand Jury is 10
say
".vetPenny' Muligan is out there" continued
cmoo,b Hes kind of sick about Tine Newly
Trumpet's' exposure of the colonization In his dis
trct."
"He ought to be SICK" replied the Boss. In a
tone of disgust Hes made an ass OF himseh'
He's too fresh. Why, he's registered more voters
,n two davs this year than registered last year
in four.
.I give him a hint that he was overdoin' H. re-
marked Turf. pausng in the task he had set NM
seIf of blowing smoke circles against the cei"s.
IL sez seq ]. Pete, SEE l. there's seen Il INNS
COZ l. as don' dern WELL In my districK
never colonies moren twenty men 10 every iec-
ton dstrick."