New-York tribune., 1905-02-22
AUTOS FOR DOWN TR0D.
ALSO FIFTEEN CENT GAS.
Some of the Bait By Which Murphy
Tries to Catch Reformers.
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CBy Pipe Line from l4th-st)
Charles F. Murphy to Thomas F. smith-Tommy.
what's all this talk 1 see about the Murphys and
Gahneys getting everything in sight?
Tommy-Oh that's just little by-play by the
newspapers. that's all They've got to have some
thing to talk about, you know.
c. F. NJ. (angrily)-Now. don't try TO jolly me- 1
don't like that OF thing, and want IL stopped
Tommy-It'll all die out before the Campaign be-
gins
C. F. M.-And they hint that get a rake-off OF
10000 that New-Hsven contract. too
C4ong pause In which Phil. Donohue. treasurer
takes chew of tobaccol
c. f. M.-Weu!
Tommy (stirring uneasily)-what Is II, ChlefF
c. F. M.-Well that's an unqualified ne-a lie
made out of whole cloth I don't make halr that
on that contract. 1 want II contradicted
Tommy-An right, Chief guess we can back
cap that all right.
c. F. M-What is Plunkitt looking for these
days? He's right where 1 fan over him whenever
/ turn around.
Phil Donohue Quitting in>-I guess he'll take it
II he can get 1t.
c. F. M.-Take what?
Phil-Anything. Sound Of people cracking sii4leS
all around the wigwamD
c. FL M-Did Grout say anything to-day4
Tommy (guardedly(-The returns are not all In
yet. He said something but We don't Kho" yet
what 1t
c. F. NJ (musingly)-And 7 lobster enough 10
stand for him when we made up the ticket ana
chipped in for that silver service that we gave MIN
at the Hoffman House.
CIRCUITS A DEAD ONE.
Tommy and Mr.. DOnohue together-GroutS
dead one! 49,.
C. F. NJ (wearily)-Tve heard you fellers say that
about hundred times this year. and he keeps on
doing business. 1901
Everything is coming around all right chiei.
C. F. M mot replying to the 'all right sugses-
JOhy1 IA
tracts?
Enter Commissioner John T Oakley
Tohr-HeIlo chief! You're looking fine!
~ = M-John how's Con. Gas to-day?
~ +urninr red and speaking low-Say fer
Heavens sake chief don't roast me before 'he gang
bereI You know that all right. You toiu 'ne
reporters So - 49, ~ -
tracts. 49,, .,,
the Mazet racket
c. F. NJ (angrily)-Do you mean 10 lhsIiIua'e
that I get cold feet" quicker than Croker did,
John-The old man wasn't in il with you chlei-
c. F. M-The papers keep on saying 1 m worth
20 0oOOo and they keep on casting up about my
country home Why didn't they pound Croker lor
everything? They didn't say thing ABOUT MIN
John-I remember their saying few things about
him. too, chief.
Toramv smith (who has just come out of the
booth)-WilIam A. Doyle wants to speak TO you on
the phone, chief
c. F. M-Who's William A. Doyle?
Tommy-Why chief. you know-Deputy Fire
Commissioner Doyle. leader in Brooklyn
c. F M-Oh. yes I'd forgotten about that fell
ler What's the latest about McCarren?
Tommy-senator McCarren is reported TO have
had an attack of heart failure.
c. F. M-same old story. Look out for him
When he gets those attacks there's something do
ing Going TO the telephone) Yes-yes; this is
Mr Murphy Say. Doyle, you don't seem to be
LJay-7 Won
got him licked? That's just what you told
before the last primaries. Oong talk at the tele-
phone ending with Mr.. Murphy returning TO his
desk)
THE HOMELIEST MAN IN BROOKLYN.
c F. NJ Cresuning)-I don't see what there is
about McCarren that makes him leader. He's the
horneliest man in Brooklyn. He never did but
thing that showed the qualities OF leadership. He
got next to the Standard Oil Company. Aside from
that and standing in with the Sugar Trust and the
Gas Trust, he's cheap one.
Tommy answering the telephone)-Chef. here's
a Citizens Union asking if for munich
pal ownership?
c. F. M.-Ten him Yes"
Tommy-He wants to know if you are for a
referendum?
c. F. MIN not sure about what that means.
but tell him I'm for it.
Tommy-He wants TO know if you for a
wide open" town?
c. F. M.-FInd out what he's for, and then tell
him I'm for what he's for.
Tommy-He wants TO know what you'll give them
II they support Mcclellan
e F. M-Who the deuce have you got the
wire, anyway? 1t amt Jerome. is it?
Tommy-Ee won't give his name. but he wants
know what you'll stan1 for if they support Nc
Clellan
c. F. M.-Ten him Is cent gas free electric lights.
an open town. open saloons Sunday free pub
lie library every block, automobiles for crpples
and the down trod, free soup for the men without
teeth, free theatre passes Sulivan's shows for
every one south Of The BFonx. old age pensions,
municipal control Of all public utilities. mutuaiza-
tion of the other fellows bank account, pipe gall
leries the elevated roads free rides for school
children, free meals for school children whose
parents go to work early in the day. the early an
nihilation OF William r Hearst Edward NJ. Grout
and
Tommy-Hold on, chief; I've told him all those
things, and hear voices in the room where the
fellows been talking.
Just then Mr.. Smith, after talking few seconds
the with some one, put up the receiver
and said:
THAT Citizens Union man on the other end
dropped dead from too much JOY"
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