Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-10-31

Was we liver In Moo York;" asked
Mr.. Dooley.
II whit through there wanst," said
MIR. Hennessy.
Well. ye're lucky twas We done tn
goin' through" said Mr.. Dooley. Ills
not tn eNpeeryence iv most iv our wes-
thren plutocrats. but it must be tn
line place f'r pollytics IT'S nanny
Years since l took an active part in
mat aSrable game beyond Stickin' up
m hthygrafts tv both this distinguished
llthygrafters that was r-runnin' FIR Of
flee IN me front window. But If 1 had
little liquor store down in Moo York
ia be in pollytics up to me chin wud
80. Out here tn ilcaters is all buns.
Down there tn hoaters ar-re all MINI
bers iv TIL club. Out here we have to
pay thin 81 apiece at important illic-
lions f'r aldermen an wan dollor whin
some minor office like prisdlnt is bein'
iltcted. Down there all they have to do
is whistle in fr-ront ~ Il rayform club.
Out here man that often changes his
shirt don't often change his pollytics.
a mans in tn same party TIL he takes
tn broad jump an sometimes afther-
ward, f'r most IN tn people in this ward
wud die before they'd be burrid be a
republican undhertaker. Down there
a man has a r-right to change his mind
IL he has mind to change 1t, dye
mind, Hinnissy.
AN tbs down there tn boys gets a
clutch on tn green. a Chicago polly
,ttcian in Moo York wud be like a short
change man from dime museem box
Office at meetin iv tn Standard lie
comply. we've seen thin out here at
tn vintions With their tail bonnets
on tn side iv their heads swallow tail
coats IVY night, BOY, a pail iv cham
pasne. Oh. tn fine men! Whin 1
r-read about thin in tn pa-apers.
think I'm In fairy land What tn div
Vie do they care FIR amy wan? Tn
to wan an slv'ral. Divry, Carroll, Tim
soolyvan. Moxy Freeman piinaia
min with money to throw at tn
bur-rds but tn game law In force
Fine, sthrong American citizens, an
Jew men, With their hand on tn pulse
Nv tn people an their free forearm
again tn wind-pipe. Glory be, why
haven't we their likes here.
An Croker. Thay'se tn boy FIR me
money, or wud be If he knew that /
had 1t. He's tn boy fr amy mans
money He knows tn game. Thcy'se
as much difference between tn hand
shakin'. Whatll-ye-h ave-b boys polly
tics an tn ralc article as there is be-
tween checkers an murdher He's lille
to his friends but he has no friends
He's consistent but he ain't obstinate.
He's out FIR TIL money an he don't care
who knows 1t If they've had a par. IN
1t thimsilvcs. He's larned In life think
In all men was as bed as himsi!f, but
experience has convinced him they
ar-re worse He's larned that men can
talk thimsilves to death an he's willin'
to let thin do 1t. He's heerd iv tn
bonds iv love am frindship an feelty
but he prefers cash forfeit. He's me
ideel statesman, so far. l won't change
TIL find wan that can keep on gettin'
II an not cut 1T up With annywan. Thin
IN turn me pitcher iv Croker to TIL
wall an paint out his minichoor that
wear over me heart
He don't stay in this country much.
an l don't blame him. H.. goes over to
ENGLAND whtniver he wants to am we
bet he aln't down In tn basemint Nv
tn ship listenin to tn F,yetalyan play
I'm ON tn accorjeen. No. sir. An whin
he gets to England. he don't sleep lin
tn park. Ye bet We. He's got TIL adj
Jinin' house to til Jock iv Cornwall
an him an tn king can be seen amy
hour iv tn Afternoon on tn verandah
Nv tn Tower iv London talkin' it over.
Well, manetime. tn people at home
they begin to have deusions about
thimsilves They begin to think they're
loose whin It's on'y that TIL chains
lenthened. Somebody tells thin about
vice an they say. by Jove let's sup
Dress It, Rayformers. Hinnissy. is in
favor Nv supprcssin' ivrything, but rale
pollyticians believes In suppressin'
nawthin' but Evidence. A meetiu' iv
TIL Assocyation i. Dealers in Roorain'
is called an TIL chairman declares that
TIL time has come TO rid TIL city iv i'll
neefaryous despot who is desthroyin'
all our liberties. But says he, tn
1nimN is sthrong an Well organized he
says. He is shrcwd an raysoorce-
ful foe. | move. he says. that tbs tn
snse Nv this meetin', he says, that we
proceed to he sthrong an we'll orEa \
ICED an a shrewd an raysoorceful foe.
too TIL ayes have it. l now propose
as our candidate FIR mayor Doctor
poocetray, professor Nv Greek an Int
in In tn university. I am informed 10
me shippin' clerk that there al.-re
NANNY Greeks an Latins in WHATEVER