Evening journal., 1898-10-22
DOWN IN MURDERKILL.
Severe Shock Sustained BY
the White Winged Bird.
STATESMEN AIR GRIEVANCES

TIERS FEEIINGLY ALLUDED TO
AT "a MEETING OF THE GLADIA-
TORS IN THE KENT COUNTY
ARENA.
Scene-Camden. Delaware. Place-Head-
quarters Of the North Murderldll Har-
mony Club. Dramatis Personae-
Divers Regular Republicans and Ad-
dicksites Who Are In the Travail of a
Supreme Effort to Get Together Guest
OF Honor-The Wayfarer. Time-AIid-
night.
Jenkins-BOys, we have been talking
harmony for a long time The election
is almost upon us, and / think 1t is
about time to get together. have
been nominated for representative by
the only legitimate Republican organi-
zation of this district, and, bless me,
know, and you know, that 1 need
every Republican vote that I can rake
and scrape. The registration books
make a fairly creditable showing, but
Bill Allaband will have to be watched,
for he is a juggler from the word go.
|, and there are certain Democrats in the
district who would not stop at anything
i short of murder to accomplish my de-
! feat. We have within the district a
certain number of so-called Repubh-
cans who are, if anything, worse than
the Democrats. allude to that un-
known quantity known as Clark
AIensch's following. I'm surprised at
: CsarlV-I am, upon mysoul. why / can re-
member him when he was q sweet,
dark-haired little boy living near Five
: Points. He used to be one Of my Ia
L voritIs and / never dreamed that ne
: would come to this. Happily his fol
s lowing is so small that it cannot do
v much towards defeating me, as much
as the Regulars, as they style them
e selves, desire to do so.
e Slaymaker-Jabez, you know, as we'll
Il as do, that I've always been favorable
to the harmony movement. However,
when you say that you were nominated
for representative by the only legitt-
+ mate Republican organization in thie
M district you're an old fossilized falsi-
ID fer, and you know it. It is useless FOL
70 you to put on that injured look. What
re 1 say is the truth, and you know thai
ir can prove it. I'm the Legislative
nominee of the Regular Republican
a party. We are recognized by the law
Of by the Democrats; by the national RE
Us publican party and by the Mckinley ad
ne ministration- We have the name; W
". have the eagle, and we have for GU
leader that broad-minded, noble-heart
ed, long-suffering statesman and pa
n triot, Clark Mensch, whose name yo1
D. have just taken in vain. What NOR
NJ. do we need to establish our regularity
St You don't represent anybody but Ad
ng dicksa You wear his No. 151a collar
he has ho,d of the end of the chair
and when he pulls you bark. Blu
then, man who will vote for Al
St dicks ought to be treated like a dol
af- and you have the first instalment ,
CO. canine harness. All you need now Is
est closely-woven muzzle.
OF Jenkins-Do you mean to call me
has liar, you little, insignificant, Godfo
son saken-looking son of Behal? If I we
,et- not a Friend, I'd knock your block {
'SO What beautiful figure you'd cut
q, the Hall Of Representatives. I'm n
ma, a warlil1e man-Im an advocate
peace; but take my advice Friend Sla
maker, and don't crowd a well-di
posed Quaker to the wall. If you q
,ars your accident insurance company W
aph have some money to pay to your ne
yes OF kin. You've been entirely too ire
Tat for the past year or two, and, in I
re- opinion, need good calling down.
Ocal' Conwell-I trust that the gentlem
} so will respect the sanctity Of the pie
,ity. in which we are assembled, and be
lon I'M mind that 1 have left my surgi'
case at home.
Slaymalker-If Jenkins wants
It to knock my block of, all he he's to
is to wade in. I'm little, but I'm lol
poor. but I'm proud, and I'm scienc
Don't forget that JaIbez, old boy.
,-r Stevens-Boys, don't resort to v
-, lence. Consider the morning g.oriee
80. my field What an example OF pc
80 and good viii they are. They spit !
~ neither do they spat, and / trust .
> you will pay heed to the example.
o.+ except to the statement made by Y
go son Slaymaker that a man who =
!. 90 vote for ]. Edward Addicks ought tC
- treated like dog. don't see ho'
man can be a Christian and not '
for Mr.. iAddicks. He's good and gC
1ge,v man-at least Frank Alice says so,
pont he's my son-in-law and wouldn't
noon 10 tell a lie to his father-in-law. Fra
resi- pretty shrewd politician, and it
ard bounds to the credit OF Mr.. Add
led that he discovered mis- political gei
and made him chairman OF the S
shane committee. Frank amt a bit sma