The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-28
TO DOWN JOSIAH QUINCY
WHY JOHN l.. SULLIVAN is A CANDI.
DATE FOR MAYOR OF BOSTON.
Wants Revenge ON the Present Execu-
tive of the Hub Because He refused
to Shake the Pugilist's Hand.

NEW YORK, Sept. 26.-"Yes I'm going
to run for mayor of Boston. And / won't
get it, see! It's million to one shot. a
horse to a horsehair 1 won't be elected
But I'll turn down Josiah Quincy. and I'm
out to do him."
1t was John L. Sullivan who did the
talking. The big ex-champion was found
at Willimantic where his show was bille1
for this evening
What was the trouble between you and
Quincy?" was asked
HE threw me down." replied Sullivan
lat Fanyul Hall. the night of the Ten
Eyck reception. l sticks out my hand but
Quincy don't see it. He thought it would
be good chance to make a little reputd-
ton off me. | heard a Quincy make a
speech that night, and say. on the level
was sorry for the sucker. For a man
who's the head of a big city and let's on
he's way-up intellectual man, it was a
bum speech.
If was as big fool with my hands as
Quincy is with his head he'd never got the
chance to omit to shake hands with me for
prize fightin' No, he's dead weak He's no
mental heavy weight.
But I'm goin' to do him." went on Sui
Ivan. THE towns close; 5000 either wav.
and you can buy pool John LIS got
friends enough in Boston to give Quincy a
long layoff.
Are you Democrat?" was asked.
Il vote for the best man." retorted Suln-
Van and l don't care q for parties
I've had more, favors from Republicans
than ever had from Democrats and don I
though"
DO you believe in making the national
issues questions in the local campaign
was asked.
What's the bloody USE" replied Sulli-
van They've got nothtn' to do with the
play. They amt in it. Take New York. for
instance. There's a town that's dead sick
clear through of reform. 1t turns in in "a
and elects lot of marks Tor reform and
it's got it in the neck. There's the Raines
law; it ups and throws a mob OF poor
skates out OF business; ruins the poor suck
ers, that's what 1t does. And there's Chap
man out pinchin' those trails in the Tender
loin. Say! He was off to do a thing like
that. That's not right There's plenty of
local issues; what do you want to go drag
mug?"
Il see you have views on city govern
Yes" retorted Sullivan. I'm dead
against monoplies and givin' away fran
chises to companies. L think city ought
eaten up by street railway companies. New
York's had better luck. But the corpora
tons have got Boston by the neck all right,
all right. A city ought to own them things
itself, and not go givin them away to cor
porations for nothin'. see! It's like givin'
a lot of mugs a rope to hang you with
You make those corp rations strong by CIV
ing them things, and the first thing you
know they jump and do you.
Now, this mornin l was readin' in the
papers where the judges fixed bail at Sc 900
FOR that sheriff and his mob who shot down
these Hungarians IN Pennsylvania. Now.
on the level, was that right?"
Il tell you" and Sullivan shook his head
and spoke with much hoarSe solemnity. Il
tell you, we won't live to see-you and me
distinctly won't be In it-but the days COM
in when hells goin' to pop in this country.
Therel be a revolution Look at all these
British comm over here and coppin off our
industries. Those English mugs own bill
lions of dollars worth In this country. Do
it? We won't see 1t. but a day will come
when there'll be revolution and the cor
porations and foreign landlords won't get a
thing but the chase"
well, TO come back to New York city
politics. who do you think will VIM"
''Tammany," replied Sullivan, confident
ly. "Tammany will win hands down."
ITO change the subject. as you travel
about Go You see any signs of this pros
perity the Republicans tell US has Gomez?
Yes. people seem to be better off,, said
Sullivan. There's more of the dough 60
ing about But it won't do the Republicans
much good
We'll | can saw. then. that you will be in
the race for the mayoralty OF Boston?'
You can put ii In big type" replied Sui
Ivan. when l get through with Quincy
he'll shake hands with every prize fighter
he sees. I've had better men than Quincy
the same counter he got his brains at paid
the same price. too: the sucker ought to
recollect that. And I'll bet him. besides my
hands haven't done half the dirty work his
have; haven't been in on any such crooked
plays as his But wait until after election;
I'll be even"