New-York tribune., 1902-07-21

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Fl WELL. But WATCH OUT FOR THE
EXCURSION FOR THE BOYS"
.p;g Bill" Devery sat in large easy chair on
4 . broad veranda of his summer home on the
s..sway Boulevard at Arverne all yesterday
s.roon. The big chief had his feet cooked up
n ,se railing and was doing some heavy think
Re was racking his brain for new surprises
d = the inhabitants of the IXth District, that
ular interest in his strenuous fight against
- eoodwin-Smith and Sheehan factions might
\ ,a lag
4 uo had opened three free ice stations which
I s doing rushing business. and he had scat
..-sa bushel Of small change among the small
s0vs He had also dished up copious quantities
4 . free beer but these were not enough He
n nust do something each week to keep up his
/ .rerage. Finally a brilliant idea entered his
'-ieiual brain. If he was 10 get the sympathy
!, the women of the district. the surest and
,nokest way. he argued. was to do something
4 - the babies Therefore. he decided TO appoint
.zo or three doctors in the district-they must
r. enrolled Democrats, for every vote counts-to
riuser TO the needs of the sick especially the
.ek babies In addition the big chief will to-
ssy appoint committees whose duty il will be
"a visit all the grocery and butcher stores in
ne district, and obtain from the proprietors the
rsmes Of the poor and needy. All the names
submitted TO the big chief will be duly inves-
agated. and if the persons are found to be
Emthy their wants will be attended TO-
How'll that strike Goodwin and Sheehan
hsy?" asked Devery of a Tribune reporter who
6sturbed his reyerie. Goodwin saws started
Of Ike a whirlwind and that I can't keen Nh
mis- hot pace until the primaries come aroun'
Trouble is they didn't take me seriously at the
ssrt of They thought L chuckin' large
az juicy bluf' but now they are gittin' wise
They kin see the votes a-slippin away from
their grasp, an they are wurritin' Just a leetle
BIZ They are about as active now as they ever
vas before a primary. They don't know how
70 get hustle on them. But hustlin' won't do
o good now. They're so far behind you can't
see them for the dust They'll be showed under
50 deep that they'll never be dug out. an you'll
aever hear o. Goodwin nor Sheehan no more.
We'll keep ii hot enough to suit a epicure
I'll after the primaries an then itW be gittin'
cold enough for anybody. This is the people's
fight, an they will win as sure as God made
little cherries which 1 see by the pushcarts is
gittn' ripe now. The distric' has been in
dsplorsble condition for many's the year. There
amt been nobody to look after the interest an
welfare of the people. John c. Sheehan had the
siVin' away of a good many jobs. such as fore
men tallymen, timekeepers. watchmen an men
Who don't understan' manual labor. but he has
give them to Eyetalyans. fail to find any
body in the distric' he ever done anything for
The best place to find out if a man has any
ren's is right in his own camp. Goodwin is a
lead one, an what's the use o. wastin' words
bout TUrpentine Tommy Smith?
our ice tat b1c haao
usiness. We have got a unlimited supply O.
ce to cut, an we are goin' to cut some ice at
ne primaries, an doncher let nobody throw no
9liy into you that we are dead ones This doc
r tdee came TO me like this: When / was in
ie Police Department some phiIanthropists
;ed 10 ask me 10 let 'em know whenever I came
ross some worthy person in needy circum-
ahces' Wen, o course came across lots of
servin' poor, an used to tell the philanthro-
SIS about 'em. The result was that I received
thOusan' dollar check every onct in q while
N used 10 distribute it an hand back a full bill
particulars TO the philanthropist Well when
got out Of the department an started this
ght these same people seen that I was doin'
he right thing when 1 opened the ice stations
n they came forward with the stuff Now we
an pervide free doctors for the sick babies an
ep out the other poor people in the distric'
'eA SOst the names o the doctors In a couple
days, an think it's goin' to be good thing
Suthin' was ever done for those people in that
stric' before. They've been neglected
'Oh, no, we won't get winded before the pri-
raries not if the court is acquainted with itself
We have only a few sails set now, an the Good
win push can't keep abreast with us Wait till
We get under full speed, an thereIl be somethfn'
ION. Our ladies' an gents outing is goin' to
axe place on Wednesday, July 30 to Raritan
oeach, about thirty-one miles sail down the
BAY Thatn be somethin', but the crownin'
eature o our performance is going 70 be on
september 10. II will be for the boys. an will
g 10 Netzers Grove, at College Point. Say,
heres where the fun will be. don't make no
Mistake. / can make fun for any bunch of men.
There viii be sack races, potato races, wheel
barrow races chasin' CREASED pig, half-mile
un hcldn' a football. an last, but not least,
game O baseball. which / will probably UNI
lTe myself An there won't be no kickin' at
ny decisions. Anybody which kicks viii get
1nehed. I wisht Goodwin would send up a
cam TO play agin' We wouldn't do thing
2 EN-. I have just arranged with George A
5iumenthal TO furnish good vaudeville show
T the ladies' an gents outing, TO amuse the
'eople goin' up and comm back. Usually there
INT nuthin' but fresh ozone an beer on these
reursions but besides the show everybody can
have twist as we will have two barges an a
'rng orehestry Well you'll have to excuse
ne now sport I'm off to the show down
= the Atlantic Park Casino. where they are
Isyn' Mikado'"