The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-12
DINxIs DELANEY AGAIN.
Seattle, tune the tinth

Seattle. june the tlntn.
misfur Edituf.
The sinth ward Is soiid fur munyshipal
ownership. At first meself an . lot
more av the bhoys wus aSin ii. but
whin We saw sich noble PATRIOTS as
dochter titus and UgAne Whey In line.
an heard thin grand spach<s at the
armory. we cum round all right.
II wus q moighty foine matein' we had
about II In the tinth last mite. We had
the big room over Dolan's salune, an
twas pretty full. So wus the bhoys.
OHooifhan an me amt been spalin'
since the last prtmarys, whin he run In
his hull gang av dirty eyetalians on the
railroad an downed me. But In that
me frind. the Kurnei. wud call the lang
wtdge nv the immortal bard: '.in toimes
loiks these IL IL not mate that livery
noice offinse shud bare its commit" an
10 I made II up Wild O'Hoolihan. an
nominated him fur presidint av the
matein'. The hhoys Elected him wid q
whoop. livery vote wus In his favor. bar
nm some twinty or more av the kid giuv
crowd from the hill. who kim down fur
to brake up the matein'. O'Hooiihan TUX
the cheer. an thin he whit fur that Kid
gluv crowd. BY the iuks av thin. all
punched together to the back av the
room. II luked as II there wus more av
thin than av US: but O'Hcolihan sed
that the matein' represented the plane.
common people av the ward. an he had
his xarious doubts II some av thin at
the back av the room wus citisens. an
that Wild the consint av the matein' he
wud appint q sargint at arrums to kape
order an put out all as didn't belong
there. The matein' howled Its consint--
all OHoolihan's eyetalians wus there an
well driiied-an he appinted big daso
sargint at arrums. who soon cleared out
the Kid gluv crowd.
hA In
II wus meself what introduced a risolu-
shun that II wus the sinse av the voters
an taxpayers av the tinth ward there
assimbled that the city own an operate
free lido ye moind that. free?) me strate
cyars. 1t was sekunded by wan av the
dagos. an O'Hoolihan wus list agoin' to
put II to vote whin Dolan moved as an
amindmint. that. as Their wus crate dan
ger to tn, banys bekase av bad milk. the
city run all the dayries to-
/ aksepttd the amindmint
Thin Teller what looked as II he
hadn't had clane shirt In SIX munths
moved another amindmint, that the city
run all the landrys. an wash all cloes
free.
I akseptid that amindmint.
Thin wan av the dagos sed that to
charge labortn' man tin cints fur q
shave wus an outrage in a free country
an thin he muved an amindmint, that
the city run the barbershops free. This
brought Patsey Casey. who Is a mimber
av the BARRIERS unyun. up wild q jerk
He wanted to know II the matein' wus
agfn organized labor. an muved as an
amindmint to the dago's amindmint that
the city run all barbershops an charge
foive cints shave an tin cints a hair
cut, and pay all unyun BARRIERS tree dol
lars day fur oight hours work.
I wus agoin' to aksept this amindmint
whin a putty-faced Teller stuck his he'd
In the dure an sed. unles we paved fur
the room he wud turn out the lights
Wild that O'Hoolihan sed he fur wan
wud niver submit to the tyranny av
landlords. an he thin declared livery wan
av the amindmints an me risolushun to
boot as carried unanimously. an that
the matein' wus adorned.
Thin Dolan, an O'HooMhan, an Casey
an some more av thin. set UP In Dolan's
saiune. an some av the bhoys niver got
home till marnin'
But tell We the tinth ward In solid for
the munyshipal ownership av puhlik
utilitiss--All the single-t takers an double
crossers are fur tan ye do no good a
buckin' It In yer paper. Your an before.
buckin' II In yer paper. Yours az before,
DINNIS DELANEY.
av the tinth ward.