Evening star., 1896-07-25
DOOLEY ON ORATORY.
He Indulges In Some Local Reminis-
cences.

He InduIges In Some Local Reminis-
cences.
Peter Dunn in the Chicago Post.
Dye know" said Mr.. Dooey. that his
thrv repeats itself, as tn good book says.
An tn more hear iv tn young man Bry
an tn more l wish he was BORN q dumby.
though if he had been he'd We wore his
ARMS down to a stump befure now thryin'
to make himsllf undherstud.
II mind tn first time Wilum ]. O'Broyn
r-run FIR office, tn republicans an tn
indypindants an tn socialists an tn pro-
hibitionist (hes dead now. his name was
Larkin) nommynated a young man be tn
name iv Dorgan that was IN tn law busi-
ness in Halsted sthreet, near Cologne, to
r-run again him. Smith O'Broyn Dorgan
was his name an he was wan iv tn mos
loquint young lads that liver made
speakin' thrumpet iv his face. He cud
holler like tn empire iv a base ball game,
an whin he delivered tn Sintimints iv his
hear-rt ye'd think he was thryin' to con-
fide thin to a man on top iv tn Auditorium
tower. He was president in tn Hthry club
at tn church, an Father Kelly toll me
that tn day afther he won tn debate on
TIL pin an tn soord in favor iv tn pin
they had to hire carpenter to mend the
windows. they'd sagged so. They called
him tn boy or-rator iv Healeys slough.
He planned tn campaign himsilf. IN
not resort says he. to tn ordin ry meth
ods.' he says. -Th' thing to do he says.
Is to prisint tn issues iv tin day to tn
voters he says. I'll burn up ivry precint
In tn wa-ard with me eloquence.' he says.
An he bought long, black coat an wint
out to spread tn light.
He talked ivrywhere- TIL people I'm
med Finucane's Hall an he toll thin tn
time had come f'r tn masses to r-rise.
b'r.' he says. 'Raymimber Demosthens an
Cicero an Oak Park he says. 'Raymim-
Der tn Traditions iv yeer fathers, iv
Washington an Jefferson an Andrew
'Ye shall not. Billy O'Broyn.' he says. cru
city tn voters Nv tn sixth wa-ard on tn
double cross, he says He spoke to a
wuruds. He had tn sthreet car stopped
while he coughed up Remarks about tn
Constitution until tn BARN boss sint down
an threatened to discharge Mike Dwyer,
that was dhrivin wan hundred an eight
In thin days. though thransferred to
Wfntworth avnoo later on. He made
speeches to polismin in tn squad room an
to good la-ads hoistin' mud out iv tn
dhraw at tn red bridge People'd be sit
tin quite in tn back room playin' forty-five
whin Smith O'Broyn Dorgan'd burst in an
address thin On tn issues Nv tn day.
Now, all this time Bill O'Broyn was
campaignir' in his own way. He niver
med wan speech. No wan knew whether
he was fr a tariff again wan. or wheth-
er he shtud be Jefferson or was knockin'
nIlfi, OF WNeIner ne Nau IN lnCnr6SlS " IN
toilin' masses at hear-rt or whether he
wint 10 mass at all. at all. But he got tn
superintndint iv tn rolin' mills with him,
an he put three or four good families to
wurruk in tn gashCuSe, where he knew tn
main guy. an he made regular calls on tn
BARN boss iv tn sthreetca-ars. He wint
to tn p:cn!cS an hired tn or-cheSthry f'r
tn dances. an voted himsilf tn most pop
lar man at tn church fair at an expinse iv
at laste five hundred dollars. No wan that
come near him wanted fr money. He had
headquartherS in ivry saloon fr' m wan ind
iv tn wa-ard to tn other. All tn pa-apers
printed his picture an shtud by him as tn
frind iv tn poor.
well. people liked to hear Dorgan at
hrst, but afther few months they got on
aisy. He had a way iv breakin' into festive
He delayed wan prize fight two hours en-
oourasins tn voters prisint to stand be
their principles. while tn principals sat
shiyeriE' IN their CORNERS until the polls
r-rLn him out 1t got so that mend bound
into alleys whin he come up tn sthreet
People in Ia liquor business refused to let
him come into their places. His family ct
in tn coalshed rr fear iv his speeches at
supper. He w1nt on talkin. and Willum ].
O'Broyn wint on handin' out tn dough
that he got firm tn gas company an con-
cillatin' tn masses, an whin ELECTION day
come tn tdges an clerks was all fr
OBroyn. an Dorgan didn't get votes
enough to wad a guc. He cat up near all
night In his long coat maxim speeches to
himself. tut tord mornin he come over to
my place. where OBroyn sat with his la
ads Well says OBroyn. how does it
suit ye% he says It's sthrange.' says
Dorgan. Not sthranse at ALL. says Will
1um j. O'Broyn. 'Whin yeve been in poll
tics as long as I have yell know he SAYS
that tn roly-boly is tn gr-reatest ora tor
on earth he says. The American nation
in tn sixth wa-ard is a fine people, he
says They love tn eagle he says. on tn
back iv a dollar he says. Well says
ov,tb
I med as NANNY three thousan' speech
es.' he says. Well says Willum j. O'Rroyn
that was my majority he says. Have a
dhrink, he says"