The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-05-09
BLOKEY MIKE
TELLS THE REPORTERS WHAT MAY
HAPPEN At NEWPORT.
He Knows All About Politics and All
About How to Run Newspaper, and
Talks Freely.

''Sa--ay, youse fellers as wot writes fer
de newspapers don't know nothin' bout
politics. can give yer more pointers in
five minutes than youse ken pick up in n
week-Seer' and Blokey Mike waved
his beer glass in the air with a flourish
that silenced reply.
The stale tobacco smoke hung In bazy
clouds midway between the sawdust
covered floor and gaudily painted cell
ing OF Blokey's saloon, and in the midst
OF IL. like a lantern in a fog. loomed up
Blokey Mixes red head. bent forward,
awaiting a reply. Ranged up along The
bar that swaam with the overflow OF
countless beers, were the usual nun Der
of loafers, worKmen and sports, while
seated about the single table-and look
ing uncomfortable ana very much out
of place-were several newspaper men.
They had been discussing the present
political tangle when interrupted by the
Bloke.
III youse chumps would come ter me
fer yer stuff yer wouldn't he hevin' de
whole town laffin' at yer. I'd give yer
a straight tip, no huff game either.
Amt got no axe ter grind same as dem
fellers in de state house. Oh but youse
il easy meat Ger Brayton. and Owen aud
| McNally and de rest OF dem chaps. Why
when dey stuff yer full OF bluff steers as
is goin' to help dem. youse Is giliies
enough to print 'em, an den dsy laff at
yer. :.
either Don't 1t stand to reason dat O
Teller like me as wot has ris from nuthin
and has de hull Tinth and l'ird ward
votes in my hand knows more about poli-
| tics dan such blokes as dem NJ never did
| no ward heelin'. Did dey ever vote lor
| five dead men In one mornin Did dey
| ever have ders saloons chuck full OF
| chumps who was goin to vote the Repub'
| lican ticket but as wot changed dere
mine when dey heard me?
II guess not. Dey Amt one OF 'em as
wat can keep up tes me.
put ia yer papers-and remember dat
aint goin to hav my name used either.
I'm good Democrat as don't want no
Office or clerkship in de house."
So saying Blokey comtor tably seated
hi nself beside the newspaper men and
ordering another all around began:
"in de first pace de Democrats will
have de house. Den as soon as dey get
comfortable in Newport dey'll fire out
all OF der Repubs, an dey can do IL, too,
I'll he dere to help 'em. Dere is some
Repubs as wot say dat is revol utiouary;
but wot of il? l wus readin' book de
oder day In which some feller named
Il
bus, said dat n revolution was comm
anyway, and let FER come. says he, and so
SAYS all Of der boys. 1t was u revolution
as wot made dis country wen Columbus
left 1t, aud its revolution as wot'll
make dis state wot 1t had oughter be.
'Den the house will get inter de senate
and make dose fellers from de dead slow
country towns just jump-Me and my
gangs got 1t all arranged. Den well
elect Baker and all dem fellers aldough
lots OF the fellers is kickin' about Char
lie Bennett. Dey say he's good teller
and oughter be Democrat, and some of
de committee is goin' ter see him and get
him to join US.
"Youse fellers ken laff, but dats
straight-see We're agoin' TO do II.
When we get all der Democrats electe |
we'll come up ter Providence and den
der boys'll get der Offices. Pun goin' ter
run fer der postoffice- Hold on fell
lers. / ain't halt trough. Youse don't
know when YOU'RE gettin' straight
tip"
But the scribes were gone out into the
night.