New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-15
O'MEAGHER'S HAPPY IDEA
HE CONCLUDES TO CONCILIATE PUBLIC
OPINION
HE TELLS MAJOR TUFF HOW ToOLEY M'GLoT
LOST HIS HEAD AND QUOTES SCRIPTURE
TO PROVE THAT FEW OF THE
OFFICES WOULD BETTER DE
GIVEN TO BUSINESS MEN.

OFFICES WOULD BElifh
GIVEN TO BUSINESS MEN.
There was twinkle In the eyes Of the Hon
DOYLE O'Mcachcr lie sat In his heavy nciF
carved armchair. swung hallway aroma Iro" We
desk with his legs stretched rs far as 'heS "o",u
60 and crossed easily lie was occupied ha'i' "
conversing with Major TuH the Tammany leader
OF the I'D Assembly District but incidentally III "I
tending 10 his finger nails During the progress VI
his rise from the station OF y heavyweight puelN''
through the various grades OF saloon-keeper' "u''
man. Police Commissioner and congressman W Wv
splondId altitude OF Boss Of Tammany Hail. mr.
O'Meaghcrs finger nails had grown thicH an" "''
like and the file attached TO his pocketKh'ie III
passing over them made shr llttlc soueolss when
to a nearer scnsltlvely organized must have be"n
rather wearing However. Major Turf was not sehsi-
nvcIy organized. and so 1t didn't matter
The twinkle in Mr.. O'Mcnghcr's eyes was pres
emily emphasized by slight SMILE ana CLOSELY 'o'
lowing the smile came an observation III io'hS
rs IL thc public weren't taking kindly TO my inter
vicw about business men in politics, had You no
nccd, Tun ~ no
"wcll. yes" replied The Major. carclcssly u
seen what the papers had 10 say but WHATS 'he
difference, Who minds tho papers''
"Tha,'s hard 10 tell. TUT. I wish knew. The
r,hrc is n ouccr animal Sometimes when YOU
think he's mad. ard when You Know mes eo'
right TO be- you find hims puTing around Your knees
like a Kitten. And then. again. when Won haven't
done ANYTHING much. anyhow. and when Won 'h'h"
he's perfectly tame. the crazy brute comes AZ you
with club
The smile had faded from Mr. OMcaGhcr's month
md the twinkle from his eyes. IL" raSp'i MS
finger nails sharply as II the fault somehow was
theirs.
Then he said: Just take that Interview. for
instance What did it amount to- WHY. nothInI
Nothing at all / Just simply said that We didn't
want no business holding Office. WE'LL VINO Inc
deuce s'poScd we did =
"That's So" Tuf aSSen'cl. "Of course. Bht
what was the Of saving II ~
"That's where I made n mistake" said the Eo's
There's no doubt II mistake. But how was
7 10 know the public would mind nv saving what
everybody knew already? D. them r'por'cfS
they're always getting somebody tate trouble
"Wcll / s'posc II Won hadn't said H. thev
wouldn't "a put II In the papers"
"Do You q" Mr.. o'Mcacher replied. ncreduously
and with a tone sad and bitter. " DO Won guess
YOU don't know 'em. Tun. They've get no NOR"
conscience than bat. However 7 did say II.
said we were going to I'll all the Offices with Tam
many Hall politicians. that We had enough poll
ticians 10 60 around and what the use going
ont side for a business mani said that business
men didn't know how 10 RIM the city. ana mat
politicians did tciter because thov CAV" I'll their limo
70 IT, II there IS anything ont 81 the way In item
remarks can't see it; can Won. Tui ~
.why, no." said Turf. "They'rc as true as the
mass"
"But they appear to have kicked mp III" biggest
kind OF a row You say they true Whv. ~
course they are simply statement # the plan on
which Tammany has run the citv for til" last ten
wears and IL" whole world knows IT. VINO over III
aglncd that d give an Office 10 nm, bat Innm'Iiy
man, Who ever supposed there weren't enough
Tammany men TO fiji all The salnre~ In ih" cts
Don't We politicians give our whole time 10 politics.
| Amt we In II 10 STAY Then, whats the Kick about
Mr. O'Meaghcr arose. busted the bit- OF finger nail
from hi, trousers, shut th" knife With snap. walked
over to the open CRATE fir" and stood with III, back
to the warmth. confronting Iun
| Il don't understand them Better Element people
any more than you d.. D,yle,.~ III" MAJOR replied
hopclcs,ly. L blink you'd better SIND for Dorkc
| PaIavcr. He'd explain II. lie AWAY, know, what
they mean when they 20 on this way
Il don't need Dorkc Palavcr TO tell me- what they
mcan nv dear Major. know that We'll enough.
Trey mean more gdng-.on such rs We " been having
| here Or the last four years. They want 10 brah
up the organization by working lot Of hIc co'lar'd
! club fellows into the offices. They want Iiboy
! to BE- the same kind Of MAYOR rs Toolcy No6lot
! has been. | thought TOoey would treat M
like he dll7 and Mr.. O'Mcaghcr shook his head
and murmnrcd something abou, ingra'ltud"T
lie DID use ycn pretty bad said III" Major
sym,n,hctcally seeing every thing you done for
| him.
! Pad. Well ! should say So Ead's no name for
IT, From the time Of that Worlds Fair fight. when
he appointed that committee OF mill0naires aud dudes.
with lin chairman Of II. he lost his head. II"
began 20 part lis beard In Ia" middle and 10 ride
bob-tan tro,ng horse In the Park every afternoon.
and he actually thought he was one II The Four Hun
drd He'd set around with that committee" aud
pass resolutions, and listen 10 'haunccy Dcpcw call
| him our young and handsome Mayor, I'LL lac dcn't
know whether he standing his head or MS
heels. Tou such change In man.
took notice Just after he elected that be was
| 4, uuf-
| thought he'd come ont o that In time bni hc didn't
lie got worse and worse aud the first thing knew.
! just after Of them committee meetings whom
| | handed him a batch OF namcs 10 be appointed 10
office, what do you think he said
| Il dunno said Trr. dolciully, what7'
Well sir. he took til" paper, glanced II over, and
said he'd think about to
"No." exclaimed the Major incrrdulously.
| "Thats what he did Yes. sir He aid he'd
| think about Il. And after that Centennial ball,
Won mind the time" when he led the wlat -you.may
call-t--the german, ! thnk-or some kind Of high
ink. dan c. with ::rs. Van Flicker well, sir. from
that night had no holt on him AT all. / simply
couldn't touch him. lie started in TO say i-thcr
and 'nitlcr.' and by iovc' and 'dc9h bpv ITei call
for a "a bottle Of bee an and get red In the face
when tho waiter fetched him New York Milwaukee
lager lie wanted Hasss alc-'English. you know >"
1ur shook his head sadly, and reached for the
bottle In the central compartment OF Mr.. o'Mcaghcrs
d,,l. He Inserted the bottles mouth FAR into his
own held it there long and tcnfcrly. and withdrew
Il 10 ImIrnnr, huslily. Well. now. that's too bad
Toolcy the mahngs Of good man.
Il thought 50 thought Major, and | done nv
best with him. nervous about that dancing
with Mr.. Van Ticker before It come on says TO
Toolcy that mOrninS-thc morning of the Centennial
lall-Lat didn't think he ought 10 Keep NE waiting
any longer Tor jim Banno's appointment TO b. Fir,
commits lie says, says he. waving his hand In a
Kind Of way / sort Of didn't HE says he. i.mrr
| pressing too hard about Bannell says h.: 1T II
scandallzc nv administration says he. lie
always alhGg about his administration as though
he was the boss. and didn't nave right 10 talk.
give him pretty sharp look when he said that about