Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1903-10-26

road to de 'sylums. De Roseleafers is
most OF de time. Derefore, Micky," I
says IN deal out hot air to em--no
candidates"
P'chee. had to frame up de situation
TO him dat way for l didn't know what
candidates he was plugging for.
When l goes to let Kel know how dc
movement was going, he gives one yell
of murder, and he shuts his eyes.
Whats happened you?" | says. Has
McGraft got cold feet?" 1 says.
Talk politely. Chlmmie. talk polite
ly." gurgles kel. "or youll kill me be-
fore l has time to come to life again. L
has invite McGraft for to swing around
de circle. and come to de same Rose-
leaf meeting on de same night, and for
de same poipose!"
oh, de nignt is long. and de game Is
easy" / says. We'll appoint a not
fcation committee for each mug. Hal
ligan's steerers will fetch him foist: I'll
make me speech. and de lads chases Off
wit Hanigan. and loses him. Den de
McCiraft steerers waltZes in wit him.
and l repeats me song and dance. kel.
l says, we is not partys and dis time.
and we must play tag so dat we Will be
1t"
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 KelI us being Americans,
run de politics our own way.
Well, we tells Duchess, and Maggie
de housemaid, to come down to de hall,
and oblige wit stunts on de musical end
OF de programme. Maggie sings barber
shop chord songs to put yoIr eye out;
but. my, my! de hit dat Duchess makes
wit her cafy shanty! Say. dose lads
would carried her round de hall. onlY
dat just den de steering committee
chases in Wit Halligan.
1t was a cinch. I'd staked oIt half
de lads to play me straight. and de Cd
der 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 argument of de
kind dat de finance committee likes he
would be a winner in a. walk. | amt
so woice at politics. Eh?
so begins me speech: "Fe!ly gents.
and Roscleafers." ! says. we has wit
W tonight a distinguished citizen who
STANDS for &c trute, de right de left
De BOwery. ana all dose tings dat he
stands for" l says.
wit cat Halligan bows. Duchess
truns him a kiss. and some of de lads
ye'le. Hi VII" and some says. Boot
Dose of yous what cries boo / says,
cries il to me as well as to Mr.. Halli-
gan: to de principles we love: and to
de patriotic loidies who is here in de
interest Of de principle l 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 Gays Any fren Of my fren-here's
TO you.
Dat got a cheer from a little more
dan half and boos from de rest; and
HalIlgan. who was getting excited leans
to me and says. Good woik. Chimmie.
Let EN- have it like dat, and you has put
Billy Jerome out of business as n
speech maker"
/ winks at Kel, and goes on: "Nev-
er," Gays, lin de history of Manhattar
and de Bronx, has dere been a time
when he principles Mr.. Halligan rep
resents las come to de front of liberty
with such strides of oGium and parting
of de ways between duty and integrity,
nobler," | says, and more fitting at dis
crises ddb NEen ut ptiIdhuLl Oh prog
ress marches TO De empires where de
sun reVer sits on de hag-let who will
haul It down. Need | say dat l refers
to dat ornament and steadfast fren Of
de woiking man; dat upholder OF de
principles we swears at; dat liberal
benefactor 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 II was
de DToudest moment of his life. He
shakes hands wit me, and leaves fifty
in me palm. and whispers. "Dere's a
hundred if you can make it IMAM nous
at de next meeting. Dis is de most in
tellecrual club l has visited"
"Dey is holds" l saws.
Il must have EN- solid" he savs.
Some of EN- IS hard to knock 1
says. but I'll keep hammering."
Never quit" he says. Have yoI