The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-28
REVELATIONS BY AN EX-MAY0R

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hut politics or nothing but business TIN racs
atsa tss f tn,a ne Im fhes s
oifsfinh iGo much fDr mo 10 refuse, so I'm
sS,ss sS!t %SIls hsys some remnants q
oiee ii o Whiisy some one fellow viii ase.
aentaliy make lis honest strike II Polit sss
rIs cane I'M o Sut nnIs f pa pet their wealth dh
W fss Tin. &. sseisS a ;si
i boys u set iii. . NV eel from city
s ssy 81 eSSE .s s lselssas
expehssa ali piit bssass an, t EN- ,, 3,
heid hat dozen likfy salarled Offices ln That
time, didn't want 70 FUN for a " I, n X
we'll Strested by the party.1 and that I ought
10 Do something show my g la 80
and that noTtrara Il stilI doing business
ase 81 ss Sons EYE tic street
oss finger but MT ' Ras psint i
as nag ips 3 strasSt
Bit tho gamG Is getting TOO fierce, for me- ne
lows ~ noi,nt Is IA o,1t and I'M going back
@ the drugstore agalt,!: !"
I HANDED hin J t III cigar and said ',
Alderman. 3 how ala YOU como 70 breakS
Int gGlltss am, IA long tine
ago. L mad a drugstore on q good corner iat
good residence d tsas trade maa
Ny, store was d sort Of ioafing place and 4
sct neary evefyboay the. rS sss
ssa an d v sske an anS aftn
n a ppe1it iii & tfe Mayor and alderman Tor
Tho extension Of d cross.town street car iine
f. o and asked IA Il woua hss
lis a,i Ssa plu on lie PETITION Thsn
around ana i GOT more signatures. Well. IN
,fe end 81 got about every voter there was
IN TSseh ioSk d' ,is est 10
and he i Turned III us u down SO when no came
I'M, nSer
on movement Fnso mo a local reputation.
and when tho next scrap came ~ e ynters e
i,nitteennn: and II hustled around and carried
,ne prmabrI k g q
was a fierce Eight on for control N ot me
party organization found myself popular y lar
.s's"I landed With the winners and was Of
The cts, x h dna bI ssr slnfs
But But had 10 give Up ny early "
out has the biggest drugstore In that part q
tho city and owns real estate all aro tn!i
II. have nm Office that costs me more tnaiH
II got out OF IT. and my home - q
Yet AM Gale "a successful
nothing to it--if, you honest. 81. y. u. 4
DO successful politician. ~ w sy gtH
play every day q ne az,
You may be tin horn plker., q 3
boss - all the Same ou GO s.op q
minute. "a Il successful man IN Y po!s.ss re- e.
got to BIO. a. friend nat t'a ny
got to be doing something lor soNnengyu1sa ~
tho time It's expected OF MN. tio Satsa III
10 get railrOn passes nall Stato IN.
Jail pardons, tax rebates lIee .HChc.s -
theatres prlzc tights ana oAae. oati ~ LII
special o. all hnus. JOE ~
women and CHI! ana ger men IN i Ss
stations, ours from the dog pound ana sdo =
c' got to make good n a, ne yMas 20
pay for SOME OF sthe Things .siu
whore the expense Gomez N ana ~. eats LP
about all the politician gsts on OF ne pns.
ness: The poll ana may Innhe
q good deal OF money one way anu stlosnss 8
but he has 70 divide y. up among % many
people in 30 many different -Hna1S ~. ~
tho end he's y ne Is
good Thats.a part of ne game; Ing s Thsrs
used to be rhyme thai e ran ABOUT 5th "
way: iS sg ~ 5F
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Big fleax have little flea 3! - 81 NJ
} pom their pa cks Sto DIE ~ X, ~
5s These ilttle fleas hhaYe Lesser lleaa
a nd 50 on ad Z, =, ,,S
the Dis ponticlah - tnc pas
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Only q few days ago Secretary Elmer & Do y q