Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1897-12-25
MR.. LANIGAN'S
GREAT PULL!
How the Political Machine Controlled
the Conduct of the Paper.



complained of - drHrth ~ news, but
wave ot virtue --emrd to have rngulird
the town. and fof n week the polic" had
been inert and Rr..iry's heroic rnhraNut-
to obtain news hal been Intellectual.
Reilly tolled n cigarette with n grace
torn of long experience and, having
lishtei II, gaL"d thoughttully into his
desk. Uttered with choice collection Of
pipes, hali..moked cigarette, copy paper
AMI newspaper clippings, aud with plg
-ou holes gotg,Si with bric.a hrGc Clear.
ly, Rrill, waS not nNthOdlcAl
The cigarette hurnei steadily ~ Reilly
gave his thoughts tO the task ~ evolving
out ~ nothing n gOUd story !uE the Times
Of the next morning. Wilson, ~ho GOV
cred the up town beat, cAms In and ~Gt
down nj the dys,k next to krilly'-
"l.anigAn's music hail Il getting too
tough Tor this town" he ali. ~ hr
loaded his pipe. Il was In there to night,
aud Of all u" joints In town. H. the
worst II ought to be- shut up"
Two ~ thrs" reporters gathered about
Wilson ~ hr vent On With description
Ot IA. orgies h. had witnessed al lAni
gsh's. hut Reilly never stirred The only
indication that hp WA listening WA the
gradual II .-"ulug u the glow AT the eni
oi his garelt- aud it- rrapp-arancr III
hl- keen gray r,r-.
suddenly Reilly fsV' from his chair
threw the rrun, ant ut his cigarette into
= corner. aud siAlkrd luto the cliy rllt.
nf- room.
What struck Reilly - A-kei " tlson.
interrupted b. his -uid'n eIit.
An Idea" replied brennan, "Ile al.
WAYS go-- uff like that when he gets hold
II go,i thing"
WILSON" called the city editor, pres.
entity; AMI that worthy disappeared he.
hInd the city editors door The three
reporters went ~ their de,k.
FELL ns what you -aw nj I.Anigan's =
plac" tonight" said the city editor ~
Nilaon entered the room Reilly was
standing by a window and gazing into
| the street below. Wilson described
briefly the scsnes st the music hall.
Write two columns. descriptive, aud
make susppy. bat write nothing but
what We c.n prove. Reilly, you may Ia.
! 'efylsw Chief Burton. the mayor Kew.
Df. Grant aud any police commissioner
you can run across" w,r" the city edit.
Or- orders. Its good stun. aud We need
IT,"
ii think" yentured Wilson, that Ian
igan runs thirty line al In the Amusr.
ment column"
The city siitor held rrlrt cOllOQuy
with the business office through the
speaking tube It's all right h, -Aid,
As he dropp,.d the tube. "thr Ad'- been
out for THREE w-eks."
Readers 0f the Times next morning
were greeted with s-yrn story. tfipple
column head on the Arsi page, iollow-t
by tSe columns devoted 10 Tim LAM
gans music hall.
within the shallow east by the taper
ing spirs ot rTiuily church. aud hut /,
block away from the Central police sta
tion exist. u p--t hole where vile Ofgle'
are h.ld nightly. and where young mel
are ruinri tn -pul and bOiy." Thus rsi
the Op-ning lines ot the s-nssli ma
story which Het the town 10 talking
rhs mayor, Ia Reillys interview
expressed surprise that the 20
lice permitted such n place a. run
the chief of police VA non -committal
hut PROMISED \" i,ok INTO the matter tn
Reverend Dr. Grant held up his hands
hgurAtiSsly in holy horror At the ns.r
mention Of such 3 place. aud took sfvan
tAge oi the opportunity 20 deliver
lengthy discourse on ihs sin Of llcrnsinI
concert halls. which Reilly hal iist-ne'
. ~ with rapt attention and aitsrwHrd con
, densed into tw0 -tiek-iui, Ia order tina
the interview with the mayor might b
used verbatim vii spn'- description a
. the concert hall va highly realistic, an
= the little tOuch-- Ot Imagination her
!, aud there but served " season al alreai
spicy story H~llly VA ths hApplr-t ina
/, la the Ofiicr l.AnigAn had Ono- refuse
him . paaa, ant h. felt that he vaa 'krI
ting square" with that gentleman
Alderman GAffney ws q pond.rou
representative Of the mAj j'.-ty Of civlc go'
. ernmsnt, and his exerIlOnH In climhln
the stairs " the editorial rooms {
the Times were the cause Of th
proiuss p-rpirGtion In which hi
rosy face w1 bAthed ~ he Fl
y tered the city editors room on the thir
Tor Of the Tim-- building,
!, ",iOod evening" said the ali.rmAI
q mopping his face with his hsndtrrchir
u 'Good sysaing, aidsrmsn." r--poni.
= the city editor, dumping a pile oi ri
" change from chair and Offering Il
Il his visitor. The alderman aAt down hea'
lily.
= What's got you down on I.anigAn
auked Alderman GAifn.y, after hs had z,
4 covered his breath,
what DO you m-anT asked Ihe eli
!, siitOr. cycling the shiny UsAge OF b
@ questioner
e well. YOU give him = good roast
Il this mornings paper. an oAlled Aroun
70 tind out what was the trouble b~twee
you and LAnigAn."
a. Il have nothing AgAIns, l.sniEan, sAI
the city editor. -And, 20 far ~ kno'