Evening journal., 1895-04-12

Haste
Scene -.Oflce of Receiver of Taxes John T.
Dlckey Time-m idnight Dramatis Per-
son@-The Ringsters, Roosters and Ruff
oalIshan-"well, boys, we've got a
Democratic governor.
Montgomery-"Yes, and one who is
under obligations to no one but Divine
Providence and the attending physicians
of Governor Marvil
Dickey $50 much the worse for us
We cannot go to Watson, slap him on
the back, and say, Billy, old boy, didat
we pull you through In fine shape2 II
was hard tussle, bat by the grace OF
our superior knowledge of polltlcsl
tactics we landed you in the guberna-
torial chair ."
Gibbons-"No. that gag has worked
very well up to this tins. but unless you
can prove that you had pull on Divine
Providence you II have to take different
tack this time John, I've come to the
conclusion that our star OF destiny is on
the Wsne We're in bad company and
the best thing we can do Is to shake
Callahan. Montgomery. Nesry aud those
other fellows and get in out of the wet
by coming out as political reformsrs. and
thereby deludlng WATSON into the belief
that we are not Of the men who are respon
sible for the present deplorsble condition
of the Democratic party in New Castle
county We might also try TO swing ia
with Ri Harrington and make him the
connecting link between us aud the man
we want to control and uss Il will
require considerable diplomacy ard
a good deal of strsight-fscsd lying but
that won't come hard Here comes
1oLn L 4
wants Hello willard, old man. snake
where have you been keeping yourself2'
Saulsbury-"Just got up from George
town. Been down there defending ex
Governor Ponder, sn uncle Of mine, from
an unwarranted damage suit brought
agsinst him by au irresponsible indlvid.
US. named Nsilor "
C4llahsn Anybody associated with
yon9"
Ssulsbury-"No, not exsctly; | have
two or three fellows there TO hand me my
papers and open the law books for me, but
I'm afraid to trust the case to anyone but
myself How's everything?7
Dickey-"Bad Terribly bad We've
got a Democstic governor and have no
string to him An unheard of calamity &"
Salisbury Maybe can help You. "
Dickey- What, you'll II you want to
help us you can do it by letting on that
you have cut us dead and don't want
anything more to do with u.s. In short,
that you never even heard of US Do
you suppose that Watson has forgotten
how uncessing you were In your efforts
to prevent him from being elected
speaker2 What sort Of a memory do you
suppose our new governor hasl"
Saulsbury-"I didn't do anything
ntalau Asra1l hat 20 9fr H. -
tell It to us, nor to Watson for we know
better. How about that little conference
you had with three senators? Did you
urge upon them the avAliabilityiof Wat.
sonf Did you tell them that be was the
right man for the Office of speaker Did
you fall on your knees and pray TO them
to eink self-interest and elect the Milford
man to the highest Office in the gift Of
the Senator"
sRulsbury-"No,I IL didn't exactly get on
my knees, but"
Dickey But you told them that they
should get together and elect one Of their
number speaker, and that one was Sens
tor Records, Of Laurel Records Ia a
good man and a safe man, but you ought
TO have been sure that you could land
him before you placed yourself on record
And why did you fight Watson? Was it
because he was not good man? Not
much. I'll tell you why. Il was all on
account OF your ID old rail way and his
attitude toward 1t two years ago You
couldn't pull him then. ana you can't
pull him now; and from what [ can
understand, you can't pull anybody
You've lost your political grip, and sac
ri6ced the prospects OF Dlcksy, Neary,
Salisbury aud Company for those of Lea.
Aanla hnru and Ennanunu That's haf
you've done"
Ssulsbury-"Let me tell you one
thing. Dickey. You can't talk to me in
that manner. I'm not used TO it. and
won't stand It. l may have hurt the
ring, but you and Pat have brought the
party In this county to such q low level
that it's about sixty feet below tide
water. Your trickery and unscrupulous
methods have brought the party into
disrepute You are not in politics from
any high motive You're in 1t as a
business-for the money you can get out
of it p"
Diekey-"You'd better not tell Pat
anything like that, or you'll get hurt
Ssulsbury-"I'll tell him Just as
quickly as tell you. I'm not bunting for
trouble, but II It comes my way I'm will
ing to take my share OF -"
Oallshan-"Ah here's Pat. Now say
1t TO his face, Willard
saulsbury-"Howdy Pat Howdy
was jnst remsrklng that you were one OF
the most sstute politicians on the At
lsntic slope But what's the matter
You seem excitsd
Neary--"Ohl base ineratitudel Oh
mans inhumanity to man I'm -"
Callahan = 'Cort, get him a glass oil
wafer. I'm afraid he'll fsint
Montgomery Here. Pat. drink this
That's right. Nov take od your hai
until battle your forehead. My, hoW
fevered you are Do you feel bsttef29
Neary-' Betterl Gods, man, do yor
think that water can cure the hurt thai
have sustained No, sir The knife
ard sntiseptics alone csn do it Didn'
nominate Sam Bancroft for ConeressY
Callahan-"You did
Neary -''Dida't l manipulate th6
primaries for him9'
Montgomery "Yo on did, for fact
Wary 'Didn't nesrly run the leg
of myself for him2"
Oallahen-''Thst's what you did