The herald., 1896-03-02

"De colonel is acomin' home dis week.
remarked lie deputy ztniero as he care
fully counted his Febi uary salary in The
treasurer Office of The hall the other day.
"An' when de old man gets home de
spielin' fer my fren Mckinley II begin, so
dat dere'll be no longer any mistak Ike bout
de scrappin'. De county committee is to he
called togedder right quick now soon to
program fer de convention which IL play
overture preparin' to line tings mp right fer
protection. De colonel has affixed his
fences to lead de procession dis rip, but
we an Herv Lndley an de 'ministration
III ag ain euchre his eycellency, as we done
four years ago. De old man in dose days
put on his war paint right after school wa,
let out, an abolted Ben Harrison by farm.
in out de control of de only Republican
paper in dis town to a man of
brains. as is Col. Blanton Duncan.
Colonel Duncan give. to De Hoodoo
some standin'. which it never had
before nor since. by wr,in' betwixt the
lines DAT Grover Cleveland wuz the biggest
man on de cart de real colonel hisself
mixed up in de deal. Now. de ting is like
dis: Me an de rest of the push is all of
us for Mckinley, an the colonel a-ri lin
in our trolley. of course stacks de cards
where 'ceptin' de state of Ohio. Mckinley
to win has got to pail his fren' the colonel
clean through de mill, which are a harder
job for anybody dis side OF he'll to do in
desc parts, where de colonel don't cut no
ice like he do back in Washington and out
in de Cahuenga valley, cause de ice in dis
here climate don't grow natural. see?
Herv Iindley an de administration and
Cap'n Osborne III warm de colonei's hide
again dis summer, an den | freezes quick
like when thinks of what's to follow. De
colonel III buck again clean over de
are my brainy fren, Colonel
blanton Duncan. III again have to be called
on to do de edtin' fer de party straight.
Dis mex time Herv. Liudley III go to con-
eress sure an dis feiler Carlisle, as never
takes off to de 'socation nor any odder
place. III be de king pin of all de country
dis side de Tenatch'pis. It's goin' ter be a
cold summer fer some of us good people
round here, an l hopes as de colonel
bought hisself a lambs wool overcoat back
east an one as III and de shearin' proper
which aire to he his lot twxt now an de
time de band begins 10 play in st. Louis
in July"
"De 'sociaton has a.cut loose entire
from RAIDER an filles as is a-gettin' fat
round dis here hall. We haln't been
treated jes right nor proper. Dey shaved
Elmo Meserve fer us. but Walter Moore is
still a-drawin' Sl7o twelve times every
365 days. DE chief is a good
man in his job, but so wuz me an de bal
ance of de hot people an de folks in Perry
Howard $ city corral an de ice an all de
rest OF us as wuz met by de cash fund an
had to become hisn. So wuz Meserve
proper in his job, but he fell outen de ba-
loon. an Moore oughten 10 be his runnin'
mate right swift or dere III be more trouble
a comm up. We uns is fer Willie Ien-
doza to keep cases on Ed Smith, an we're
for Stockweli an de rest of de councimen
as is next, to 'sasnate Matthew iced.
De old mans too good for his JOB an is a
playin' seven-up wild all of us H. BIS. He
sassed back so dat de whole town aheard
him when he got de letter of tanks sent to
him by de 'visory board. which is contrary
to article ", section 499 of rule one of de
constitution an de bylaws. l advised agin
sendin' dat little reminder to Teed, but
some fellers as thinks dey knows de pri-
mary laws better nor me. voted me out,
an now dey's weepin' in all de councils
cause some of de jackasses left der ears
home in de bureau drawers afore dey come
TO de meetin'.
"Dere is a romance adancin' round here
dat dis new feller Carey as stepped into
Meserve's shoes is Democrat. De col
onel started dat campaign yarn to hurt de
| administration. Carey is a free trader
when it comes to buyin' gravel for de new
boulevard. an he didn't wear out any shoe
leather marchin' in de parades + Morris
M. Estee. but none of de 'socciation WEI
fer de Napa winery in de last fight on
principle. George Pessell's certificate
gives TO Democrat clean bill of health
in off years, but dis season de 'socciation
is atakin' in washin' on its own hook.
George done a good job to run his man
through iD de handicap. but after awhile,
when de Irish is again doin' business in
desc parts. Jeffersonian simplicity won't
bon 10 atyf II ~
"De fur III fly brisk in December,
when de 'sociation has de only real Ameri-
can ticket in de field. I'm agon' to cut
loose from Walter Parker, Billy Dunn an
Col. Teed, an am preparin' to do little
programmin' on my own hook. All of de
all de other Angeles overheard. De
deal is made fer sure. an win me OF
lose me dere amt no backin' out now any
more. Governor e osper an Cap Cressy
is to shake de dice to see which 'em is
to play the part of Moses fer our side, op-
posin' RAIDER. Me an Munson is akeepin'
leedle SHY in de game, waitin' to play
bot ends from de middle.
,"Maginnis has again throwed us, it be-
gins to look like, W dat franchise we give
to a feller by de name of l.. L. Scott last
summer. Mac was de real boss in dat leetle
play. as he is in all de best cards
as is dealt out round here. Scott
his bid wuzn't no where de highest. OF
course de city got Gle worst end of de
string. 1t always does for two years past
IAN more. Maginnis was slick enough
when he fixed de music to sing for lghtin'
de hall for twenty-five years. Dat was
smoot' enough to work at Sacramento,
where eyeteeth as amt cut is give away
wild every pack of cigarettes sold in de
capitol we'll. Ef de board of public works
wuzn't on, den dey is all three worms like
Story rs works in de cellar. Mac will
soon be gettin' hisself disliked aworkin'
his frien's round here like he's been
adoin' lately.
"Donnegan is acomin' up here to kick to-
day, against de awarding of de garbage
franchise to Alexander an Franklin. He
might jis so well save lung power an shoe
leather. His name is agin him in dis me-
nagerie, an he can't bite hard enough to
make us let go. We're alookin' after our
frens when dey has de low bid, an we
can't help it even if 'Dolph Ramish, Martin
Marsh an Doc Steddom sometimes lands
Alright in de show.'
"Ef de head works case aire really Billy
Dunn's strong suit, we'll give him anodder
trick succeedin' Charley McFarlan', an
later, we'll groom him proper to succeed
Judge Fitzgerald, but Billy has got to quit
furnishin' so much brain power for de adj
ministration, cause Waller Parker is
agettin' jealous.
''Good bye. I must see about de music
which aire to play See De Conquering
Hero Acoming,' fer de colonel who is due
home in q day or two. So long. iii zee
you again"