The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-25

speech, and de lads chases off wit Haligan.
and loses him. Den de McGraft steerers
waltzes in wit him, and 1 repeats me song
and dance. Kel," 1 says, "we lis not par
tvs and dis time, and we must play tag so
dat we will be It."
Say, OATS what we done. Duchess was
croisy for to be in on de game, for she.
being form, of course, she wouldn't let me
and Kel, being Americans. run de poll
tics our own way.
Well, we tells Duchess, and Maggie de
housemaid, to come down to de hall, and
oblige wild stunts on de musical end of de
programme. Maggies sings barber shop
chord songs to put your eye out; but, my,
my! de hit dat Duchess makes wit her
caffy shanty! Say, dose lads would car
ried her round de hall. only dat just den
de steering committee chases in wit Hail.
gan.
1t was a cinch. I'd staked out half de
lads to play me straight, and de odder half
to copper until near de end Dey was never
to get togedder on any proposition except
Halligan. He was to be give de glad hand
till he taught dat wit a little more argu-
ment Of de kind dat de finance committee
likes, he would be a winner in walk
amt so woisS at politics. Eli?
So begins me speech: "Felly gents, and
RoseIeafers," 1 says, I'VE has wit us to-
night distinguished cite who stands for
de trute, de right, de left. de Bowery, and
all dose tings dat he stands for says.
Wit dat Halligan bows. Duchess truns
him kiss. and some of de lads yells Hi
yi" and some says, "Boo!'
Dose OF you what cries boo," / says,
"cries it to me as well as to Mr.. Halligan;
to de principles we love; and to de patriotic
loidies who is here in de interest of de prin-
ciple," / says. Dare any man say dat
under desc boining conditions de voters
best fren is not de man what lays his hand
on his heart, and says ANY fren of my
fren-here's to you.''
Dat got cheer from a little more dan
half, and boos from de rest: and Halligan,
who was getting excited leans to me and
says. Good woik. Chimmie. Let EN- have 1t
like dat. and you has put Billy Jerome out
of business as speechmaker."
/ wink at Kel, and goes on: Never"
says, 'in de history of Manhattan and de
Bronx, has dere been time when de prin-
ciples Mr.. Halligan represents has come
to de fore front of liberty with such strides
of odium and parting Of de ways between
duty and integrity; nobier." I says, land
more fitting at dist crises dan when de
palladium of progress marches to de en-
plres where de sun never sits on de flag
let who will haul it down. Need say dat
/ refers to dat ornament and steadfast fren
of de woiking man; dat upholder of de prin-
ciples we swears at: dat liberal beanfactor
of de downtrod, preferred and common
Michael Halligan!''
Wit dat Duchess and Maggie jumps on
chairs and leads de yell, and nearly all de
boys joins in: while Halligan stands dere
hopping his face. 1t was de proudest mo-
ment of his life. He shakes hands wit me-
and leaves fifty in me palm. and whis-
pers, ''Dere's a hundred if you can make It
unan nous at de next meeting. Dis is de
most intellectual club / has visited
'Dey is boids," | says.
al must have en- solid" he SAYS.
Some of EN- Is hard to knock I says,
"but I'll keep hammefing"
Never quit he says. Have you paid
desc lovely song boids?' he says. giving
Duchess and Maggie de vote-getters eye
NO." says Duchess butting in quick when
she hears de lay of de long green.
Would ten each be about right?" he
SAYS, digging his jeans.
"Oh. m'sieu.' says Duchess. and Maggie
looks like she would melt in cold storage.
He passes de soils saw-buck each. and
de committee had just got him out OF sight
when de McGraft push. skates in wit him,
smiling like de- bull pup when little Miss
Fannie asks him does he like lamb chop
Well. I TOMS lie same trick over again:
and saw NcGraft well. Won couldn't hold
in his chest wit hay baler! After he was
steered out into de wide, wide void. we
has BIT OF conversatyong. Wit keg and