Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-01

l ttuliOi.
When the Democratic speakers
were at Spring creek Barry finally
found an opportunity to assert him
self. The others had gotten through
and 1t being early Barry was called
| to occupy the time; he had noted that
| the audience had remained mute as
convicts and felt that something must
be done to enthuse them or they prob
ably would not vote at all. He first
referred to the national Democratic
party, eulogizing President Buchanan
| and then telling them how naturally
he had drifted into the Democratic
party, being an Irishman. He said:
You can generally depend on an
Irishman being against the govern
ment. My colleagues here have bar-
rangued you about the smelter; that
is not the issue at all"
John-You're a
Barry-Hold on; have the floor.
My friends, | have all along urged
my friends to inject n little life into
this campaign. The real issue of this
campaign is whether Durango shall be
an open town or not, and | know If
this matter were left with this and
ience to settle, 1t would not take you
long. have seen many of the coun-
try people in town after the midnight
closing hour looking for some place
to sleep; not a saloon open where n
man could sit down and sleep and
save a quarter and get up at will and
buy n drink when he wanted 1t and
treat his friends. On Sunday all day
the country people have to wander
about the street, the street lined with
empty beer kegs and the benches oc-
cupid by loafers who never do any
thing but vote when election rolls
round. I tell you my friends. this
is matter which sould appeal to
YOU when you go to cast your vote.
One of my friends there has lost $50
month for a year or more by max
ing Durango a closed town.
Willis-Aw, tend to your own bust
ness, you're maxim a h of a speech.
And this'll be your last
Barry (continuing) - You never
mind. you fellows have made n
monkey of me long enough; you
didn't hire me and you can't
fire me. My friends, these fellows
don't know which side their bread is
buttered on. The smelter is good
thing and an open town is n good
thing. Let posterity pay the taxes. |
believe in having n ripping good time
while we are on earth; we are sure
"a long time dead" The smelter en-
ploys a great many people; many of
them have been my clients, and II
they didn't work at the smelter, where
would they get the money to pay an
attorney or anybody else, I'd like to
know. But to the real issue: You all
know anybody can have a better time
| in an open town than in closed one
My friend there has gotten sour on
his job because he has made no money
out OF 1t, and now he is willing to
keep the job spoiled so nobody else
can get anything out of II. by making
this foolish smelter issue. How does
he know but what somebody else will
want to run for city attorney some
time; and you all know the office will
be no good as long as Durango is
closed town. My friends. the Demo
cratic ticket stands Tor an open town
more than anything else just at pres
ent. and II anybody tells you any diff.
ferent send him to me. I'll fix him
John-Barry, you are making the
people tired. you'll lose hundred
votes right here
Barry-You all tried to can me mp
in town to keep me from getting ac-
quainted with the people-I'm glad I
came out here my friends, for those
fellows would never let you know
what the issues Of the campaign are.
| am glad to get acquainted with the
people, may be candidate myself
sometime. and when am. depend
on it--you will know Just where
stand. These fellows have been try
Ing To deceive you--