The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-12
RODE FOR N'KlNLEY
THE BowERr BoY CANNOT Ex-
DURE THE ~RorTES- PLATFORM.

DURE THE ~R0rTEx- PLATFORM.
yew fsrk. He Says, VIII Go 100000
fer sound MsAey-Not Another
Democratic President for Tw>ny
Years. for the Party Must De Me-
orsanised-A Rough Life Re-
spIe.aert with Good Deeds
TAnzrnany IS going to vote this rear for
Mckinley" said Steve Brcdie. last zEgsg.
rs he settled back In one OF the Dsg leather
cna--s n The Office q me Eaiaier-Srsrd
actss. Mr.. Steve Bxcdze, brsdge jumper.
yEss.rAcian. rssilaGahrcph1s. ami actor. is
one OF the unique figures Of the AEseican
stage Different chapters IN his life have
nliesd columns o. newspaper space. AMI no
end Of good <corses are told about the
King OF the Eowsry-
Steve Brodss does not occupy the same
sort OF niche in the walls surrounding
nEds expression. as that OF the e-Stwhsse
champion pssgii.st, John L Sullivan. as TIA
latter star" actor had very little 10 say
and sad that little badly E-odae. on the
other hand. has mach 70 say. and does not
attsmp, 10 say it in any other way than
Steve B-cSdie would say x. The actors
are contemporary, however. and the inter
est attaching 20 a production in wascia
either may appear IS that of the individual
and not OF the Play Sullivan gsoried in
being a dead hard man." and his tours
WIRE ensangulned BY MS frequent riots
with hotel men and railroad people
Brodae' on the contrary. revess in the fact
that ne is a Bovery character. but un-
DERIVING the manne-isms of that stored
environment there IS strain Of serious
ness and earnessnsss OF purpose that has
lifted him above his surroundings and
made il possible for him TO wie.d TIE
nencous power among che people OF lower
New York
MI. Brodfe's Diamond H0rseshOe.
M B-odie sat in the big leather chair
with blaze OF Light that daxxled the eyes
and upset the understanding. bursting
from cleaning shirt bosom. When ore
became accustomed TO the glory Of Mr.
brodte's expansive front IL looked as
though some horse with diamonds on its
noofs and kicked him in the breast bone
and left the diamonds there, ard a grea.
doueae horse shoe. OF the pgrest white
stones, cleaned out in srsdescent. dancing
Wight. Illuminating Mr. B-odie and the big
dark leather chair In which ne sat Then
and a huge. perfectly cut. five-cara, dia-
mond shot out thousand rays of co,ored,
.nfiame<i air
Tannaany Is going TO vote this year for
Mckinley" repeated Mr.. Brcsiie o-aeu-
sariy. Il have bet So co on Mckinley" as
though 10 add impressiveness 70 the state
ment that Tsnmany is going TO vote this
year for Nc kinney. "I,'s a deal between
Hanna. Sheehan and Plat OF course ve
are split. His is out, but the deal thai il
on now Is good one. and Sheehan and
Plat viii have the handling OF the federal
patronage: there won't be no cabinet posi-
lions. OF course. but there is plenty Of
c,Aer good places. Mckinley viii carry
New York by 10000; don't let them
spring that 10000 sag on you because /,
isn't right. but 1910 goes.
He VIII Vote for Mckinley.
This will be he first time I ever voted
the Republican ticket, but am not the
only Democrat who is gong TO vote for
Mckinley. would vote for Palmer but
II votes thrown away. II the vote had
been taken after the Chicago nominations
Bryan would have been elected by hell
OF balloo," and Mr.. Brodie s.roked his
ch-n meditariyeiy, while the air was trer,-
ulous with prismatic tints from the aurora
about the little finger of his left hand. Il
met Bryan In Lincoln, Neb. a year ago
and he was making the nominating$speech
for the man who was elected rnsyc~
Bryan talked TO me on the silver question
then. and toll me how much better things
would be IL this Is 10 business should be
go He is man with much magnetism
and makes friends. Ike him first rate,
but, ! can't vote for that rotten platform
tina; he is standing on
A New Democratic Party.
II got campaign button or something
Of the kind from New York few DAYS
ago. ! wouia Ike TO show ii 10 YOU but
it's IN the trunk and me valet has the
keys II showed how big lo-cent piece
would be IL free silver carried II showed
what would happen. TOO. If free silver car
ried; disaster ruin Bankruptcy and all
those things" and Mr.. Brodie laughed.
It's peach" he said. My impressions
IS that there Will be free coinage some
day. but not al Is 10 l. After the election
there is going 10 be new Democratic
party organized that viii be made out az
geli Democrats and others who believe
that way. IL VIII be twenty years before
there VIII be another Democratic presl-
dent; II viii take that long 10 organize the
party"
Then Mr.. Brodie spoke az a previous
yisit 10 Seattle six years ago. and OF The
improvement since the FIRE.
How do l Like the show business Out
OF sight ! have made a fortune in IL /
am worth 1865 90 and Mr.. Brod,s islrne-
d.ately added .nnancier'- 20 his other
titles. II have new play that IS going 10
be winner Ii Is called Night in
Chinatown and VIII show that part OF
New York NO Just The same a. this piece
/ am IN shows mp the Bowery."
Mr. Brodsc walked away toward the Of
fee counter. while the atmosphere SHIN
mered and glinted with The refulget1ce OF
his diamonds
From Nevshoy to Bridge Jumper.
Charles Barton. Brodie's manager. con-
;ribused some of the good stories of his
stars life. among which, with his record
were the follow Ing.
Sieve Brodie was horn on tie Bowery.
New York. not far from Ehe spos where
his 2resenl saloon Is foca ted. He is OF
irish origin. his parents being born In
Traiee. County Kerry. IreAa-d His faith
er eieR before has hlTtA Ills mother was
very poor. az9 az very early age Sieve
became a ne@So0y On the Bowery. As Ne.
gro~ older he mixed In all kinds OF asE1-
letts sports. and soon came into public
notice.
Els record as a bridge Jumper and
sw .aer. not including great many
lesser fsafs, is follows.
jumped High bridge July Is, 1856. 10
fees.
Jauspei Brooklyn bridge Jely u. isss.
rs feet
JaTroea Cevingtoa bridge May :. 1Ss7.
10 feet
Jumped PittsbarS bridge July 4. 1857. 100
feet.
s@am from Albany 10 New York. "a
miles, IN days hour. June - 20 June
Jumped Tcuxhkeepsis bridge November
g MS. - feet:
Swan from High ors7<e 30 Battery in
hours u mlrsates Aprtl ~, lsss.
Jumped Passsic falls May =. 1883. 10
Iumpet Hira bridge. Cleveland July 4.
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