Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-10-11
SAYINGS OF THE STREET.
= Dialogue Listened TO by a Times
Reporter.

Bro. Paulus Democratic Postmaster)
to Attorney Frank A. Cady.
PAULus-"Say, Cady, what do you
think of the Democratic nominees on
the county ticket"
CADY-"Now, Bro. Paulus, I'll tell
you, the Irish always get to the front
In Wood County. Let's see who you
fellows nominated anyway. There's
Peter McCamley for County Treasurer
Wheelan for Clerk of the Court; Rourke
(thats 1rish) for County Clerk; Goggins
for District Attorney; Hamlin for
County perintendent of Schools; Billy
Corcoran for County Surveyor; and
then you know the trade on Gerwing
which was Carey of Centralia for Under
Sheriff, and Welsch of Babcock and
Pete kraus of Marshfeld for deputies,
all Irish. l tell you, Adam, the Irish
are in it,
Say, Adam, what's the matter with
the Germans, Poles and Bohemians in
the county? The only reason 1 can see
why straight out and out Irish ticket
was not nominated by you fellows is
because Larry and Tom must have run
out of Irishmen. Adam, the only
Democratic Irishman in the county who
is not after, or who does not hold an
office already, is Uncle Billy Whalen of
Hewitt, and Uncle Billy must have
been lost in the shuttle some way OH
convention day. l rell you, Adam,
Larry Nash is a slick one; he knows
how to run the machine. You know,
Adam, Larry is irish too; it takes Larry
to put up ticket for the Democrats to
vote for. Larry and Tom always want
to control nominations for County Clerk
and County Treasurer-why is this,
Adam? SO as to control the County
money, did you say? Well, yes,
perhaps so. At any rate there must be
some reason and it surely is not the
honor that Larry and Tom are looking
for, for if it was they would run for
these offices themselves. Now Adam,
there is nothing like having these
offices of treasurer and clerk all in the
family. You know, Peter McCamley,
Rourke and Billy Corcoran all used to
clerk in Larry's hardware store in
Centralia. Wheelan probably had to
get right down and beg for Larry's
support for clerk of the court, didn't
hop SnY,,n T +oJ
to turn Wheelan down and nominate a
young Polander from Sigel for clerk of
the court, but didn't dare do it for fear
of offending the Irish vote in the county
which, you know, is very strong. The
young Polander is evidently now Won
dering where he is at, and Just how he
came to get left.
1 wonder how the Germans, Poles
and Bohemians like to be turned down
every time by Larry, Tom and Billy
Jones. You know, Adam, Billy Jones
has been so long with Larry and Tom
and under their control, that he is
Irish now to the backbone. Adam,
am proud of the Irish blood in me, but
sOmeWay Democratic Irishmen seem to
be luckier than Republican Irishmen,
but just watch all the Republican boys
run this fall. The people Of Wood
county are sick and tired of bossism,
ring-rule, defalcation and crooked poll
tics 1t is 'in the air. someway this fall,
Adam; Larry, Tom and Billy may fool
the people for q while, but not forever
Well Adam, so long; but by the way
why do you not say something in the
News about Beaver and Sam Young's
defalcations? You ought to smooth this
out some way to the voters.
PAULUs.-Say, Frank, let's 90 hunting
until after election.
CADY.-Now, Adam, you Democrats
have too much money for any Repub-
lican to go hunting with you. I could
not begin to buy as much game as you
woul9-what's the use, let's wait until
after election, then take Mike Griffin
and bank along and the game will
come. Let's wait for return of
prosperity before we 60 hunting.
PAULUs.-"Oh now, come off" And
the reporter walked on in silent medi-
tation over Larry, Tom and Billy Jones,
and the general talk about who got the
worst and who the best of the nomina-
tions. .-Marshfeld Times.