The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-05
A DOODLE ALDERMAN.
How DOchney Started Out Square
and Wound Up Crooked.
From Pnhlic Onininn

From Public Opinion.
The Chicago humorist who reports tho
''Meditations of Martin Dooley' in the
Chicago Journal recently turned his atten-
ton to the timely topic On the Wisdom of
Hanging aldermen. From Dooley's medita-
lions on this subject we take the follow
ing account of the evolution of a Doodle
alderman:
cts not, Hinnissy, that this man Yer
kuss goes up to an alderman an says
out straight: Here Bill, take this bundle
an be an INFAMOUS scoundhrel' That's
tn way tn man in Michigan avnoo sees
it, but it's not straight. Dye mind Doch-
ney, that was waust alderman here? Ye
don't. Wen, I do. He iran a little con-
thracdn' business down be HaIsted sthreet.
Twas him buff tn big shed FIR tn ice
comp'ny He was a fine man an a sthrong
wan. He begun his political career be lick
in a plasthrer be tn name iv Egan. a man
that had tn County Glare "Trip an was
thought to be tn akel iV amy man in
town. Firm that he growed till he bate
near iVry man he knew, an become very
poplar, so that he was stint 10 tn coun-
ell. Now, Dochney was an honest an So
Schwartz inthrajoOced? L do says Doch-
ney, tan I'm again it. 'Tis a swindle' he
says Well says tn la-ad, ftheyse five
thousan' in it FIR ye he says. They had to
pry Dochney off iv him. TIL mex day a
man he knowed well come to Dochnev an
says he: That's a fine ordinance iv
Schwartz! 1t is, like he'll says Dochnev.
Ills plain swindle,' he says. IT'S a good
thing fr tn com pnies, says this man.
hnf fhatr 4 ,
he says, an think he says, Iv tn wild
dies an orphans he says, that has their
har-rd-earned coin invested, he says. An
"a tear rolled down his cheek I'm an or
phan mesilf,' says Dochney, an as rr tn
widdies, amy healthy wildly with sthreet
car stock ought to be ashamed Nv hersilf
if she's wildly long,' he says An III
man wint away.
Now, Dochney thought he'd put tn five
thousan' out iv his mind, but he hadn't.
He'd on'y laid 1t by an ivry time ne
closed his eyes he thought iv il. Twas
a shame to give tn comp'nies what they
wanted, but tn five thousan' was lot iv
money. 'Twud life tn morgedge 'Twud
clane up tn notes on tn new contract.
'Twud buy new dhress FIR Mrs, Doch-
ney. He begun to feel sorrowfuI FIR tn
wddies an orphans. Poor things saws
he to himsllf, says he. Poor things how
they must SuIef, ne says, an l need tn
moeny TIL sthreet car comp MES is rob-
bers he says, but It's thrue they've built
up tn city ne says, AN the money'd
come in handy he says No wand be
hurted annhow' he says. an sure. it
amt a bribe FIR to take money FIR dom
something We want to do anyhow he
says Five thousan' widdies an or
phans,' he says. an he wint 10 sleep.
THAT was tn way he felt whin he whit
down TO see oil Simpson to renew his notes
an Simpson settled it. Dochney. he
says, I wisht ye'd pay up he says. L
need tn money he says I'm afraid tn
Council won't pass tn Schwartz ordh-
nance, he says, an it names much TO
me, he says BE tn way he SAYS.
how're We goin' to vote on that ordnance? p
he says. L dinnaw.' says Dochuey.
Well says Simpson Dochney toll me this
himsllO, whin We find out come an see
me about tn notes. he says. An Doch-