The sun., 1898-06-13
We AD oPES,'
BUT Oh NOW
We Will Sink into the Slough
Of Despond and Die in
Despair.
The BRINK OF DESTRUCTION
The ''Git Together" Club On Its
Last Legs.
Bach & Co. Will EndeavOr to
Save the Boat but the Would.
be Political Trolley
Dodgers are Bound
To Die.

| That "faithfur' band of political "dis-
organizers" better known as the "Git-
Together" alias the "Git-Out," alias the
Lincoln Club, held meeting on Satur-
day evening in their barren looking
headquarters at No. 90S King street,
this city, for the purpose of looking over
the "brilliant" prospect that cOnfrOnts
them.
Fred. Eden Bach, Esq, occupied the
chair whilst among the numerous"
members present could be seen the we'll
known faces OF Harry Billany, Assistant
Office Clerk James Crippen, Letter Car
Carrier J. Albert Oliver and few others,
who are more than anxious to secure a
government position, no matter how
small the pay.
Fred called the meeting to order and a
minute later he announced that the OBJ
ject of the gathering was to ascertain
whether or no the "Git-Together" Club
should select registration and election
officers in opposition to those named by
the reunited Union and Regular Republi-
can forces.
A vote was taken on the question and
it was decided to select a separate list
and send them to Governor tbe W. Tun-
nell with the compliments of the Cit
Out" Club.
Only one gentleman present had the
nerve to say that that was about all it
would amount to, and when Eden2 raised
his sonorous voice in righteous indigna-
tion at the protest, that one took quiet
sneak by his nesomeness and was seen
no more about the building.
After his departure Mr.. Bach glanced
anXiously around the room, but all in
vain, for Mayor H. G. McIear and Dr.
Evan &. Sholtlidge were consI icuous by
their absence. Have they, too, deserted
us, was the question put by one OF the
'trolley-dodgers" present, but no one
answered the query and the meeting
then took on a lugubrious aspect.
About this time City Treasurer William
II. Curry appeared on the stage and his
presence appeared to partially dispel the
gloom existing, and few minutes later,
after going over wouId-be political plans
for the future, the meeting adjourned
without electing permanent officers, a
matter OF importance that is three weeks
overdue.
ave ad opes," remarked one Of the
small political office holders after the
meeting, 'but it now looks as if we uns
will die in despair" he concluded.
His companion nodded silent assent
and mechanically added "Where are we
at"
81 don't know" replied his more COM
municative companion, " but this much
| do KNOW he continued "and that is
that we have already sank in the slough
of dependency and we will soon be an
organization of the past.
"Such appears to be the opinion of
others, and Bach 4 Co., apparently are
helpless to prevent the calamity that it
gradually overtaking the 'Ciit- out
club continued his companion.
1--WE all have our ups and downs and
we at present are going downward with
a rapidity that astonishes me-" said the
first speaker, and that concluded the
conversation.
This is the present status OF the "tiit-
Together" club and not even a crumb Of
comfort is given Fred 4 Company, by
their fellow members in misery.
\ few weeks ago the prospects of the
club was t.e brightest, now it is the
darkest, and that touching piece, the
dead march, will he played within a
short time and Fred 4 Company will no
longer be- a power in politics or be COM
pelled to dance to the tunes Of "IAfter
the Ball. or 'Johnnie Git Your Gun"
but, instead, will hear the sweet refrain
Of ''Club me mother, club me mother,
club me on the other side, my mother
dear"
Mother may club but it will be with
bedpost and then all that is mortal of the
"Git.Out" club will sink into the insight !
fcance from which is raised its ''proud'
head and never wakcn even at the
resurrection.