The herald., 1896-04-06

lay de wine proper fer de right people
an w. r. Burke an de federal brigade,
to be shut out of transportation fer de
Democratic convention in June, an
Gunst is takin' de trip to de land of sun
shine fer his healt' to see dat only Dan
Burns an de railroads frien's goes to
Sacramento in May"
We have about laid down on Tom
Reed Ter de California delegation to de
Mississippi river delegation in July.
He's a-helpin us noble on de harbor
tight, but de fundin' scheme is too much
like Theodore Bauer for him to swallow
de cud.
Allison of Iowa is our best girl now.
and we're for 16 to to split both parties
wide open Harry Patton an de Demo-
Gratis as wears no socks aire on dat side
of de fence. an we're pattin i'm (no
copyright on dis joke on de back to go
in an VIM"
1T haint true dat John w. Mitchell
voted hissef an General Last in de
Democratic committee, cause George
Baker, who is de head of the C. S.
p A.. bossed him to do it, wild de idee
dat Buckley an de 'socciation was one
an de same ting. Dis 'socciation Is de
latest ting in pure politics It's de
push as always totes square on cock
tails an tings, an it haint got nothin'
to do wild the odder 'socciation of which
| has de honor to be de backbone. l
has reference to de A. p. A."
DE colonel got a tip de odder day.
1t come straight from Mckinley an
it come leetle late, but de colonel is
now a-doin' as he's been bid. an he
might be of some use yet De labor
unions. yuse IL remember. writ on to
Ohio bout two weeks ago notifyin'
Mckinley dat dey an de colonel don't
play in de same back yard, an ef de
phat dat is doin' all de talkin' fer pro-
lection round here just now wasn't
took out'en de colonel's overcoat Nc
Kinley stock would soon be as dead as
de money me an Huntington owes to
de government. The Ohio candidate
has responded to de colonel to come off
de perch an let Debs alone till after
November. cause labor votes aire jes
as good as dem in de chamber of COM
merce. an deere damned site more
numerous, an easy to corral It was
purity hard on de colonel to put pad
lock on de jaws of de eagle. but we has
won. an when / says de word de pro-
lection mornin' paper IL come out a
favorin all kinds of unions de walk
in delegates job II be a swift puddin'."
De word has been passed around
not to pay no attention to de romances
bout de gold mine we has down in
de Colorado Maduro district between
de Tenderloin an de Surloin. We allus
wins dem skirmishes by sawin' wood.
George Arnold an Doc Campbell. who
wild Bob Wirsching aire on de police
board from Boyle Heights. is wild
Skimpy Long a-standin' pat in dat
leetle game of freeze-out. We lariatted
Guy Barham into dat deal cause we
ltnowed he's goodnatured, an he ANT
in need of bettin on de races fer what's
in it. only fer fun Besides Guys a
Democrat an we wanted de two Demo-
Gratis on de board to stand in, in case
dere might be a showdown, which dere
wasn't. De mayor is kind of tumbling
to de profits dem as don't like us says
is in de trust, an he's agin' doin'
business where no books Is kept.
Somethin' is preparin' to drop there
soon, an when it comes up Skimpy
Long II think he didn't get his money
on de last barrel of pickles he sold"
Goodbye. I've got to cable to Jim
McLachlan to be on de lookout, as de
colonel wants his seat on de capitol
steps. to be at dat S3,000000 Santa
Monica appropriation next season. I'll
see yuSe again"