Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-11-10
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S0AE POLITICAL MUSINGS and IUTTERIHGS
AFTER THE BALL" AT THE COUNTY
ELECTION-A LITTLE CONFAB Be
TWEEN TWO ATLANTIC CITY POLITIC-
All, there /! Central. Hello!

All, there Central. Hello!
Central-Well, who is this and
what will you have. Is that you,
Mr.. Long?
Long-Yes, this is me. | would
like to be hitched up to Mays Land
ing, | want to talk to Lew" Scott.
Scott-Hello George, how do you
feel after the Knockout we give to
Kelley. Didn't we slaughter him
beautifully
Long-ScOtty you are an angel.
Your suggestion of keeping the little
scheme quiet ''set up by our enemies
worked like a charm. Why bless
you twenty minutes before the con-
ventiOn was called to order l told
Kelley that under no circumstances
would have the craftsmanship but
then you know | just merely said
that for a purpose to throw him off.
and didn't it do it?
ScOtt-George, / wouldn't have
believed it could be done so nicely;
but then you know we are noted for
our bravery on this line.
LOng-ScOtty tell me what the
result will be if they keep faith with
us as they did with Kelley last fall.
You know Levi made Kelley believe
that he could not be elected chairman
of the convention then without help,
although his fight was won in spite OF
all his enemies could do to pre-
the result was Barrett's defeat for
Sheriff. This year they come and
ask us to help knock out Kelley.
Now what / want to know is this.
What has become of the promises
they made to Kelley last year? In
stead of helping him last spring they
did all In their power to defeat him.
If they are as loyal to us as they
were to Kelley where will we come in?
Scott-LOngy, my boy. don't be
come disheartened. Cheer up and
rely on that old adage so often
quoted from the good book: "What-
sOever a man sOweth that, also,
shall he reap"
Long-I do not see how that
saying applies to us.
ScOtt-That is q wise saying
George and many a fellow like us has
mistaken it; but we are in an
enemy's land, and time, it is said, will
settle all things, and dare say that
we will both be wiser men in the
future than we are now when at the
expiration of our terms we find our
selves to be out of politics.
LOng-YOu astOund me Scott. Is
that your definition of that saying,
and the final result of our IDEAL ?"
Scott-No. It's hardly a definition
but it is what some people term fate.
Il
BILE. They are a revelation to me:
but when l stop to consider their
wisdom and cast my eyes back to
the list of back numbers that have
been slowed away by our new
associates, / can realize the truth
fulness of your statement. There is
Bob Stroud as good a fellow as ever
lived but he fell by the wayside. There
was Barrett who had performed
valiant service to the powers even to
the sacrificing of the interests OF his
own town, but alas, he too was LED
to the slaughter house and butchered
by his so-called friends. There, too
was poor Sam Rose BY the merest
accident in the world it was discOv-
cred his so-called friends were antag
onizing him, and he barely escaped
defeat. Then came a close call fOl
your humble servant who alsC
escaped defeat at their hands. Then
your own nomination was fought by
them bitterly, but your friends
managed to pull you through and
now Kelley gets a sledge hammer
blow with our assistance. Now,
would like to know how we are
going to escape the same fate as Oul
comrades,
ScOtt-Well George, that would
seem to be on the surface a very
hard nut to crack. But let me give
you some information not generally
understood. After my election and
sweeping majority, l realized that
was somebody, that there was just 8
possibility of my being mistaken il
my past associations. An agency
hove in sight whereby l could be
come useful to my new associates
and since then / have been trimming
accordingly. The hardships of filling
the office OF County Clerk are sucf
that aspirants to it are very few
For instance it is very incOnvenien1
to be compelled to arise SO early il
the morning to make the train an(
return SO late in the evening
Especially is this SO in mid-winter
Taking all things into consideration
don't see, really. how so valuable {
parsonage, as myself, could be dis
pensed with. By the way, George
some very interesting news hai
leaked out. | have heard accident
ally that we would all hav,
been whipped out of our boots if Bar
rett had agreed to a compromise. 4
proposition was made to withdraw
both assembly candidates and settl
on new man. The first move thel
was to select Kelley as Chairman
and rush the other nomination
through with flying cOlOrs. Blu
Barrett, as usual, would not agre
and consequently was defeated OF
every move. This shows how easil.
even the "bread and butter brigade,
as the Pleasantville Press cor
respondent terms them could hav
been swept out of sight. Their
wouldn't have been enough of us lef
to make dish rag. 1t almost take
my breath to realize the close call W
had. However, these are days O
| trials and tribulations and nOthin,
but time will tell our final ending.
will see you soon and hope to b
able to - Wedge Ol
thin, e.