Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1893-11-18


deficit will grow less from now until the
first of the month when other large pay
ments have to be made.
An Irishman Relates His Experience
With the Democratic Rooster.
MIsTHER HERALD: l niver in me
life, in the ould country, saw such a
turnin round as has been in America
since lasht fall. How we'll do | re-
member thin at the rally marched in
line wild the worricking min, and very
proud / was, too, to think, as we had
been tould, how we would be behould-
in the fall O. the rich and the rise O.
the poour. Och, that is what the Sim
ator and the speech makers tould us
was "a mint of victory and it was
no wonder that we shouted and cheer
ed for "Claveland and Reform, and
stepped to the music wild hearts
as light and happy as the robin, and
wild faces all radiant wild smiles, and
that we wore big roosthers on the
top O our hats.
They tould us such wonderful stho-
ries about the Robber Barons wild their
riches and comforts, and that we was
gittin none of the profits and would
niver have share if we kape up the
tariff which was burthenin the MINI
and l shouted and cheered, and me
heart bate as high as the waves of
ould ocean. | thought of the land
lords and Ould Ireland, and sed to me
self, ''for once will get aven wild you,
me honeys. and l will vote, as sure as
me name is Pat, for Grover and fer
ninst the bastely barons, phat is grow
in fat on protection, and thin at the
ratification l will wear a great big
roosther on the top O me hat" Well,
I done it, and bad luck to the hour,
and wouldn't I recall that same vote
if could, and be proud to-day to be
sthandin wild the worrickmin, sure,
of New Yorrick, Ohio, Massachusetts,
Iowa, Pennsylvania, and Ould Jarsey,
too, that l might hope once again to
hear the ould bell ringing as of yore,
calm of me to worrick whin the times
were good, and the orld shops were
not closed for three wakes in the
month, and me wife and childer were
not hungry for bread ? The boss, he
voted the same way, but his pay goes
on. l wonder does he liver think of
the poour divils as they sthand round
and look at the closed doors of the
ould shop, and SO gloomy, too, they
look at that.
Whin l sthand in me own door or
look out me winder, and think OF me-
self, me wife, me childer, all hungry
and could, of Grover, and all the Con-
gressrnin and Sinators who draw big
salaries, dress fine, and look so sleek
and fat, It's thin think over the vic
tory, and me share of the glory which
consists of the ould batthered rooster
wore on the top O. me now weather.
beaten, batthered ould hat.
The other day l made bould and
spoke to the boss, and asked how
much work we would have, and how
long we would be idle. Says he, EIGHT
days, perhaps. in November can tell
after that" what" says l, only
eight days, siventy-two hours i'll the
month, and winter comm on; me
clothes all rags, me wife and childer
hungry too, no coal in the cellar to
kape us warm in the wintry blast;
can't you see this loafin is telling on
me with not a cent comm in?" He
gave me swate comfort. me lads, whin
he tould me the Companys bizness
was crippled, and its credit was poor,
"but," SEE he, "if yez, and yer wife
and childer gifts hungry, yez know yez
can ate the ould roosther yez wore on
yer hat"
There, now, me byes, is the whole
sthory, and Grover, nor Sinators,
nor Congressman can deny that we
made mistake lasht fall in defeatin
the party that gave us protection,
work, good money and plenty at that.
In 1896, Sinators, Congressman, ward
heelers, and hangers-on may have
meetins and rallies, make speeches,
argify, talk and talk till they grow as
gray as an ould rat, but the divil of
an ould Democratic roosther will yez
fver see again in the top o me hat
Truly an Irish-American,
PAT'K O'DoNOvAN,
From, tte Comfy Cnrt- Ireland