The Saint Paul globe., 1900-02-18
Mn. DooJeQ ss Politics OF KenfuekY
B r. F..
~--copyhghtd rooo Robert
Rr r. F.. DUNNE.

''If th' presidint doesn't step in an in
terfere" said Mr.. Hennessy, they'll be
bloodshed in Kentucky"
What business is it iv Mack 50" Mr..
DooIey protested 9TH wars in this
country, man alivel If twas in Boof-
gahrla or Chiny or on tn head waters
iv tn Bozoon river In tn sooitynate w.
iv-I dinnaw what-thln 'twud be tn joo-
ty iv our COVER mint FIR to resolve that
tn interests iv humanity an civilization
an tn advancement iv tn human, kind
required that we shud step In an put
head on wan or both iv tn parties. But
they'se no reason now, me boy, f'r Us to
do anything, FIR these are our own peo-
pie an It's wan iv their rights undhef
tn martial law that's tn foundation Nv
our institutions to bate each other to
death whiniver an WHEREVER they piaze-
'Twud be all fright f'r tn Emperor VIII
hum to come in an take a hand, but
Gawd help him If he did. or tn prisfdint
Iv TIL Fr-rench or tn imperor iv emmy.
'Twud be all fright FIR thin. An though
We might meet thin at tn dure an
hand thin wan FIR their impydince, We'd
he In tb' wrong. 'Twud be a good JOB
f'r Ageynaldoo, too. If he cud find him.
silf an had th' time 1t must be clear
to him be what news he hears whin tn
other pilgrim father, Sinitor Hoar, calls
on him in tn three where he makes his
home, that what Kentucky needs now
is wan an on'y- wan stable cover mint
an little public peace. He might re-
store peace at home an abroad be cut
tin in, but tn poor la-ad has other
things to think iv. I'd like to see MIN.
1t must be near a year since he had
shave or a hair cut, barrin' ridges macs
be bullets as he cleared tn fences. ea-
'sIt looks to me as though tn Raypub-
ucan was wr-rong," said Mr. Hennessy,
with the judicial manner of a man with
out prejudices.
"Tv coorse he's wrong" said Mr.. Doc
lev. "He starts wrong. An tn Dimmy-
Gratis ARE fright. They're always
Fright Tis their position. Tn Dimmy-
Gratis ar-re Fright an tn Raypuplcans
has th' Jobs 1t all come up because our
vinerated party, Hinnissy, amt quick at
tn count Man an boy I've taken an
Interest in politics all me life, an
find tn on'y way to win an llctloh IS 10
begin fr TO count tn ninyit we've COM
pleted tn preliminaries iv closin tn
polls an killin' tn other judges an clerks.
9Th Dimmycrats counted but tn count
came too late. Be tn time tn apparent
an hidjous majority iv tn Raypup1cans
was raiooced to nawthin' an good lib
eral, substantial, legal an riotous Dim
mycratic majority put in its place be
ordher iv tn coorts, tn commonwealth
~ kentucky an Jack Chinn, tn Raypub-
lican has been so long in tn job an
has become so welded to it that ye cud
dent shake him out with can fv Joynt
powdher. 1t seems to him that there
niver was a time whin he wasn't gov nor.
9TH Dimmycrats get together an call
on that learned an incorruptible 1oo-
dishary that's done SO much to tlivate tn
party into high office an whin tn dure ~
TIL saloon is locked they say, Bill. they
say. were beLn' robbed iV our suffrage,
says they 'Th' hated emmy has stofen
III ballot an thrampled on tn r-rights Nv
til citizens, says they, in tn southern
part iv th' state faster thin we cud undo
their hellsh wurruk in our own coun-
ties they says. They now hol tn jobs
they say, an if they stay in they'se no
more chanst iv iver ilictin a Dtmmy-
crat again thin there wud be iv ilictin' a
Raypublican IL we got it. they say.
g Do ye mix us up repleyy writ an
well go over an haul tn chair firm
undher thim,' they say. So tn judge
passes out a replevy writ by vartue Nv
tn thrust that's been reposed In him be
TIL comfy an gives it to Col Jack Chinn
wan iv tn leaders iv tn Kentucky bar,
f'r to. sarve. An Col. Jack Chinn arms
himself as becomes a rlprisintative iv a
gr-reat cecrt goin' to sarve sacred writ
iv replevy on tn usurper to tn loftiest,
or wan iv tn loftiest jobs that tn people
iy q gloryous state can donate to a cit
izen He sthraps on three Gatlin' guns.
four revolvers, two swords, q rifle, shot
gun, a baseball bat, a hand grenade (to
be used on'y In case of thirst, pair ~
handouts, brass knuckles. sandbag.
piece of lead pipe in a stockin, rabbits
foot f'r luck, a stove lid an can iv din
nyn1ite, an with siveral iv his cellybrat-
ed knives behind his ears, in his hair, be-
tween his teeth an gleamin IF m his
pockets he sallies forth on his sacred
mission, an gives tn writ to a clerk to
sarve an stays in town himsilf, where
he successfully resists all charges iV tn
bartinder TIL clerk goes up to th' state
house where tn gov'nor is ixicutin tn
high thrust reposed in him be himsNf,
behind breastworks an guarded be some
of tn most desp'rate an pathrlotic ruff
fyans in tn state. What have ye there?'
says his-4xcillincy, with his hand on tn
stirring iv a dinnymite gun. "A writ firm
TIL coort bouncin ye firm ye'er high Of
fee says tn clerk. AS a Iaw-abidin' cit
izen. say his fxcillincy, an an official
entrusted be tn people iv this glad
state with tn ixicution iv tn statutes. I
bow to tn law he says. But he says,
III be hanged if I'll bow to tn decree
w amy low-browed. pusillanimous DIM
mycratlc coort.' he says.
.Sojers, he says seize this disturber
iv tn peace an stick him In tn cellar.
Jawn. he says, 'ar-rm ye'ersilf an pro-
ceed to tn Republican timple iv justice
in gIogan's saloon an have tn stanch
an upright Judge Blood prepare some
good honist wrdts iv tn party iv Lincoln
an Grant, he says.
in tn manetime as tn CONSTRUCTION
Gas lost its sights an tn cylinder don't
revolve, he says. I suspind it an pro
claim martial law he says.
L want law, he says. that meslf