The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-31
WHAT BILL DEVERY WON'T DO.
HE WON'T INITIATE THE FELLOWS
THAT AMT THE PEOPLE,
Such A. Thts Anniversary. Celebrstin'
Statue-Ereotin' Administrator. but
Eyeryuhing viii Be on the Square
"A Shot at Charlie Parkhurst.

0uVt SuA'uV ~ SAs's- W.
Big Bill Devery. a. he intimated in his
speech at Woodhaven on Friday night.
is going to do something for Queens and
other parts OF Long Island II he is elected
Mayor.
when I'm at the head Of this thrivin'
municipality OF Greater New York he said
yesterday afternoon, as he sat on the ver-
anda of his cottage at Rockaway Beach.
"law's goin' to be administered with equality
all round. There amt goin' to he none OF
your cheesy Greene sandwich stunts. The
peoples goin' to get what's comm TO EN-.
and that's what they amt gettin now
When I'm doin' business in Lows old stand
it'll he strictly on the Devery plan, good
and straight fair field and no favor.
"You won't find no leather-hings sand
witches being showed out with lager beer
around here Two-thirds of the people
won't he buncoed out Of their rights.
That's lust about the proportion, you
know, that's being bamboozed by our
present anniversary celebratin, statue
erectin' administration The other third
amt being touched, They buy Greene's
bread and meat heirlooms and never no
tice 1t, for they've got the dough Them 8
the fellows that amt the people, and the
! excise law wasn't made for EN-. But look
at the crowd Of poor people that come
over here every Sunday They bring
their lunches with EN-. They get free
dancin', and free music and free air from
God Almightys unattached generator.
They get free everything but booze. and
they're willin' to pay for that
| But they don't want no sandwiches Hilxe1!
| :,, IA with 'pIn |
said, and Gen. Greene and the rest OF the
Roody goody bunch are tryin' TO force the
coin ont Of their pockets TO pay for some
thin they don't want. Let the reform
birds he on the Level, and. If they're gong 10
enforce 1t unfornially and with equality
| II was Greene I'd close my lace and take
to the tall grass.
But the sandwich game ain the only ono
ssop Wo S9 aSan' last n GH f that ey
weren't gettin what was coming to- EN-
they're Gavin taxes for Creator New York,
and as near as can see they're being played
for greater suckers than the rest OF US:
these new towns with water, do you? No;
the water they get is controlled by stop
| cock over in Vantage, England.
| Marquis Croker Is just about the sort OF
a fellow that kills bull once year and
gives the people the hoo ana you b aSn
paid, either do you? No, they amt, you
Bet: but they all ought to be paid, and I'm
gon' to ace that they're put on the square
/ 4 get in. I'm goin' to look out for this
place over here generally. for, it's one OF
Gods own spots The Long Island people
have been paying graft for the grabbers
J long enough"
Biz Bill denied that his speech at Wood
haven was the opening gun of his cam
paign .
he said. "It's goin' to be an explosion,
and it'll come all at once. The peoples
| only waiting for me to touch her on III
do that on next election day. and. mark
nv word, he'll will be raised, and | wouldn't
be- surprised if they'd fish Charlie Murphy
out OF the ashes afterward The people is
| only waitin' for the chance, They've had
a crack at Tammany, and a crack at Reform
themselves. Will they do y good and
proper? Well, I guess yes VIII rotten
| egg hoat?"
| referring to the bouquets which tho Rev
| Dr. Parkh,irst threw at him as the minister
was calling away. the Chief said -,
| Charlie is ali right. He means vel!
But preachin' politics in the pulpit ain
the Lord Jesus Christ"