The herald., 1898-12-22

recently TO secure f0f i ne Ilerdiu III iiitcr
view with that eminent member OF the San
Francisco literati, Mr.. ''Blinker' Murphy,
who has spent several weeks in this section
of the country lately. Mr.. Murphy is EN-
ployed, it will be remembered, by the South
ern Pacific Railroad company to keep the
people Of California informed on political
matters, through the columns of the Ex-
aminer.
After the introduction and few prelim-
mary remarks, during the course OF which
Mr. Murphy lighted cigar which emitted
strong campaign flavor, / said: us it
true, Mr.. Murphy, that you have come to
this part of the state for the purpose OF as
certaining the wisheV of the public in re-
gard to a United States senator so as to
aid your company in making its selec-
tion?'
Mr.. Murphy exhaled volume of smoke
which, shortly after, gave rise to the report
around town that the oil district was on
fire again, and replied: "Aw, wot kind
OF a game are ye givin' me now! Youse
geesers down here amt got the sense re-
auired to run tomale wagin. Wot's me
an Herrin an Uncle got to do with the
public? Amt we got savey enough to
know who we wants for senator without
a-asking the public? Wot's the public got
to do with this affair, anyhow? Some Of
these here wise gees thinks I'm tryin' to
get next to the public because I'm seen
talkin confidential to Johnnie Gaffey and
Walter Moore. comes down here tor me
health-that's all. Herrin says If Ill come
down here for while mebbe the change of
climate an bartenders might do me good.
Say, wy don't you go interview this South
en Californy lobster what l hears is a.
looking for job at Sacramento durin' the
comm session.
(Which one do you refer to, MIR. Muir
phy!" l asked, assuming confidential
tone. 81 have heard there are two or three
] people in this part of the state who will
be looking for a position of some sort at
! Sacramento-public spirited citizens, you
understand, who will be glad to assist in
any capacity, for the small amount there
may be in it."
There is, Ell? Say, I'm a-thinkin' its
time fer me to be a-givin Herrin steer
4 on youse peoples down here. l says to
J him when he tells me that Uncle has de-
cided to give Southern California the gov
ner, l says, there's a-goin' to be trouble
with those one-lungers next. They gifts
the swell-head every time we notices of
'em, l says. But Uncle's got the notion
into his loft that Hennery is smooth gee
because he had sense enough to know
where to come to find out if he could land
the nomination, an so has to git in an
see that he gifts nominated an elected.
Here's the result of that sort of pipe
dreamin'. The more we tries to help youse
! l, <k,
''It has been generally understood, Mr..
Murphy" said l, "that the Southern Pa
cifc is practically out of politics, now. Per
haps if you would make a statement to that
effect for publication, coming as it would
from one so close to Mr.. Huntington him.
self, the public"
Great Collis" exclaimed Mr.. Murphy,
interrupting me at this point. There you
/ is a-luggin in the public again The public
is white chip-see? Didn't Uncle give it
out straight before the recent election that
the Espee don't even know the meanin' ov
the word, but that personally he is inter
! ested in seein' good men get into office?
Me an Herrin gets orders to keep tab on
the effect of that noble an patriotical state
ment, an if there seems to be any tendency
to doubt it, after the election, for to git
in an spring General Harry an Col. Dan
an John Dough into the senatorial arena
all in a bunch an let the spectators have
opportunity of seein' de shader of Uncle,
who is out of politics, a-stalkn' around in
the dust they kicks up. If the public don't
want to be believe Jim Meredith or Johnnie
Wray when they says the Espee is out of
politics, the public kin watch those able
fa.1 hat fbinyc fho1r hoe ho rs
Uncle Coils an is a-goin' to go to Wash
ington to help make the laws for the peo-
pie, which Uncle Coils is one Of"
| SIS it true, Mr.. Murphy" asked, chat
Mr. Huntington has said that if the gov
ernment builds the Nicaragua canal he will
build canal himself, out of his own pocket,
from Chicago to San Francisco and back?"
Say, I'll tell youse guys down here wot
you got to do-you got to stop listenin' to
Guy Barham, he's the Chauncey NJ. Depew
wots afllin' you up with all them balloon
ascensions. Whenever you kin bring evil
dence to prove that Uncle Coils is a-build-
in anythin' out of his own pocket, you
send fer me, will ye? I'll see that he's put
away where he can't do himself any more
harm, if l finds out that he's a-makin' any
such talk as that" Mr.. Murphy emitted
another volume of smoke at this juncture,
and l was kept busy for some minutes pre-
venting people from turning in an alarm.
| Resuming the interview, | asked: "Do
the people up your way seem to hold such
deep and abiding love for the great phil
anthropist as we do down here, Mr. Muir
phy:"
Me an Herrin' thinks he's all right,
all right" replied he, ''but Millsey amt
got much use fer him no more. He's been
a-givin' Millsey the overlook lately"
''But l mean the public, generally-the
whole people"
"Say, youse got to be decent er youse
don't get no more talk out of me-see?
Wot's the use of alludin' to the public?
Amt l told you that the public is out of
the runnin' with us? Say guess you bet
ter go an interview Hennery's private Sec
retary; they tells me he's deaf and dumb,
an has poor memory fer names an faces.
Trot along now; I've got to go over an ask
Hennery how things is a-comin', myself,
pretty soon"
''Just one one more question and then we
! will close" l said, at the same time hand.
| ing him real cigar. as it true that you
draw a larger salary from the Southern
Pacific than the president of the road, him
self"
Nav, 'taint," Mr.. Murphy replied
"Wot ye take me fer? Me name don't ap-
pear on the salary list atall, atall. When
wants nun | jest steps quietly into the
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