The Portland daily press., 1896-02-26
FOR THE PROMOTION OF HOPEFUL
NESS.

We observe that from now until election
day-exoluding Sunday when ne will
probably attend service before the Civic
LeaQue-the Hon. George E. Bird will
make speeches to the various wards. The
announcement has been received with
great joy by his political brethren. Being
a member of the wing of the Democracy
known as the "kid gloved" Mr.. Bird has
been looked at somewhat askance by the
cold toed boys who don't fight Demo-
cratic campaigns purely for patriotism
and who think sometimes of something
besides good government. or course DR..
Gordon's testimony that he had known
Mr.. Bird from boyhood, and Col. Nc
OUTLAWS certificate that his weight was
all right had a partly reassuring
effect, but still there was an aching void
in the hearts of the cold toed which moth
ing but personal communion with their
candidate could fill up. So Mr.. Bird has
been prevailed upon, with much difficulty
no doubt, to make tour of his oonstitu-
ents throughout the city. There was a
preliminary trial at the rooms of
the Young Mems Democratic club on
Monday evening to test the stuff the can-
didate WAS made Of He was fired off to
an Argus reporter, with the understand
ing that il the impression was favorable,
he should start Immediately upon his
tour. The test appears to have been sat
isfactory, inasmuch as the reporter testl-
fed that ''his remarks were full of hope
fulness, as well as inspiring to actual,
effective work Oh the part of all present. "
Accordingly he will begin to night at
inspiring" each ward with hopeful
ness.'' To make these shows more at
traotive, and to please the boys who don't
wax enthusiastic over elegant oratory of
the Bird variety, 1t is proposed to intro
duce the saeTeopticon ana throw some
striking incidents of the last Democratic
administration upon the screen. The
first picture will be of the large group of
cold toed boys who stood around the cor
ridors of the City Hall for some weeks
to be called upon to help reform the city
government. The next will be picture
of the city liquor agency after it had
been reformed by Mr.. Ingraham. The third
will be representation of the screen
door erected between tho Mayors office
and that of the city clerk in order to en-
able the Mayor to have private converse
ton with his friends. The next will be
general station delivery under the aus
pices of Mr.. Ingraham's city marshal.
The piece de resistance, however, will
be election day in ward one, with the
Democratic warden and ballot clerk
classifying the count in the interest of re-
form. This will be followed by mag
niticent representation of the last re-
formed Democratic mayor rejecting the
crown after it had been taken away from
him by complete evidence that the count
had been falsifed. There will be run.
ming comment upon these interesting
scenes, and the inference will be drawn
from them, that in order to purify the city
government, it will be necessary to elect
another Democratic mayor. The tour is
expected to occupy the remainder of the
week and by the time it is finished it is
believed every man in the community
will have been convinced that our only
hope of salvation rests in the election OF
MIR. Bird and a Democratic city govern
ment.