The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-02
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git in. Reform and lower taxes is the
cry Of the Fusionists. They don't say
we're stealin' from the public treasury.
but that we spends too much money
to run the city. First thing they does
when they gets In power-and they've
been in year now-they cuts down the
poor street laborers' wages, don't use
enough money to clean streets and Tx
EN-, don't take up garbage and ashes OIL
ten enough. and the towns lookin3 IKE
IA hogpen, and then they cries tney9Ne
lowered the taxes. they am "a, a.golh =, -
fool the people much longer. Them st3u-
sionists will git mongrel breed: their
litter won't live long.
& II amt got nothn agin' JACK Doyle
personally. Me and Inn Yves born ano
raised together lived in the same house
and went to school together I've got
boy at home named after 1m. JACK
Doyle's got the edjication. He had the
chance, / didn't But he was asin US
and we went agin' i'm He tried to
throw us down and we thrown 'lm.
Up spoke one of the party and said
the An;i-Foregn members were making
Il hard fight in the precinct.
..They're FOOLS said Bud: "all the.
members round here are Republicans and
are only creatin' Ill feeiin's and maxim
1t hard to git Demmies to vote for Re-.
Dllca1S. Ou OOu 1ieaA AioiASA
about reiigion-I knows better. l ain't
got noareliglon and amt agin none II
kin work anybody on the quiet and git
i'm my way Of votin' appears to agree
with I'm when he starts talkin' religion
TO me. If rs got any religion It's poll
tics.
What the Ant-Foreigns Is workin'
ngin' more than anybody else Is agin'
the election of Jim McGinnis for magis-
a. Uc1J bo' irish
Republican. And those Anti-Foreigns are
piuggin' agin' i'm. That's where they'll
git left Them of is religion amt sayin'
anythin'. But they votes for McG!nnis-
Republican that McGInnis is-just becaus
the Anti-Foreigns is attackin I'm on ac-
count Of his religion. 1t goes agin' the
grain OF some of them old Irish Demo-
Gratis. but they'll stand by cause they.
think it's their duty TO. | tell you 1t
keeps EN- stirred up tellin' EN- about
this play agin' their religion, It's all
done in quiet way. There amt no
hollerin' from the house-tops, but it'll
count all the more and you know 1t.
And that same things bein done all over
the city.
Just then half dozen Polish Jews
came up and asked Bud TO instruct ."em
how 10 vote. As they left nc said:
THE Pollacks Is crcepin' into this pre-
!
and peanuts primary night, and climbed
up to their rooms to git the men out to
vote Went into one room. Dirty's no
name. Dozen kids sprawin' on floor
Somcthin' in pot cookin for supper. Aw-
ful Felt sick at stomick. Couldn't git
man at once. 'Zit down and lets talk
about IT, said ne. sec | was up agin'
it, Said ] to myself: Now, Bud. just
Imagine you've swallowed a lead paper
weight and swallows. j finally got
my men and took 'em down.
At this point young fellow slouchcd
up. and accostins Bud, said:
Say, Bud, amt you goin' TO the front
for 'Bllnkey and cit i'm out OF the work.
house,
mo, won't touch i'm, he's no good.
He's thief and bum. lie won't work.
He's brcnkin his poor mothers heart.
He'll land In the penitcntiary next
But sou got 'Curley' and Red out"
That's different, Them boys was lay
in bricks on Murphy's new buldln' next
TO Schmitt's saloon. When the rain
comes they had to quit workin', and went
into the saloon for shelter untll it'd
let up. They had their wages with EN-.
| They got to drinkin' and shakin' dice
| with Schmitt, When night comes the
Dutchman had all their money, woub'n't
| give 'em any more drink, turned 'en out,
| and locked up. Later on they got in
| through back door Schmltt forgot To
| lcck. and were hepin' themselves to the
| whisky when they were plnchcd. They're
! all right now. Quit drinkln', workin
/ steady Had a good lesson. amt got
nothin agln' dr!nkn'. | drinks. Was
never drunk in my life. knows how tG
drink, When has just so much ! won't
touch anythin' more"
/ Bud started across the street, saying
There's old Morrisey. See II can't
| git i'm to vote for our Sheriff. The Ole
man Is rock-rbbed, and is stu yotn' FOL
Andy Jackson!'f
When bud finally came back, he said
! 1.-The old man was hard TO move, but
got i'm at last. Told I'm II was 'breat
and butter TO me- and / git better
r job II we'd elect our sheriff. Said he
'shure then OIL vote for him for yez,''
Say Bud" came from one OF III,
crowd, "the boys In The other precincts
are making fun of your bread and hut
ter racket and some: are calling yo,
Bread and Butter Bud
Them,s "A few enemies of Minis Non,
! Of EN- holds down their precincks like
does ours, We ain'tt losin' notnin' here
They're Jealous Of me because | makes
] better shown. They don't work like
DO. ! knows every house and pretty nea
every room In this precinck. and who
$ Twin there Knows az soon rs. peop
y moves In and moves out, Makes 1t IN,
I business To git acquainted with every
J. body. Keeps seem EN- the year round
:. Every favor ! kin do ! does Why
only the other day the trustees OF one o