The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-16
HAVING SOME FUN WITH
THE EDITOR IN PASsAlC.

Seeing oursel's as others see US" is
not always fiattering. but with such a
kindly reflector as the Paterson Call.
one must learn while he laughs. The
Paterson Call humorist, Harry Harris,
is no stranger to Passaie, and the way
he hits off local affairs is worthy of
Mark Twain or Bill Nye. In making
fun of the editor of the Herald's notif-
cation of John O'Leary for Mayor, MIR.
Harris in this mornings Call says.
Editor Bob Bremner is at 1t again
down in Passaic. Someone had to tell
John J.. O'Leary he had received the
Democratic nomination for Mayor in hat
city, and Bob was sicked on the job.
The ceremony occurred on Monday
evening, while the sky was still illumi-
mated with the red IRE and skyroekets OF
COMMITTEES composed of John f. Wynne.
Freebooter Anton l. Petersen, Aaron
Wittee and Edward j. Levendusky chased
Mr.. O'Leary to his lair and, after he had
been coerced into assuming a statesman
like attitude, Editor Bob took the floor
and remarked: 'Hoot Mon then seeing a
panied look, he switched off from Erse
and told Mr.. O'Leary that he was the one
best bet In the following outburst;
ITO n great extent. this notifica-
ton is perfunctory and Unnecessary,
and yet it is well to maintain,
especially In these heretical and
iconoelastic times. by some degree
OF fOffnall1y, Inal TeSpecllul ODSeIN-
ance due to expression of the will
of the people.
That's gong some, but when Bob
said that Mr.. O'Leary was like Oliver
Wendell Holiness friend, who was A
selfmade man who is not yet proud of
his maker Johnny Wynne said it was
pretty hot stuff. Spurred on by this COM
mendation MIR. Bremner told a funny story
about a travelling chiropodist who wrote
a book entitled, The Progress of Pill
erim's Bunyons, Mr.. Petersen broke in
and said a close study of Norwegian litera-
ture led him to believe that Bob" was
mistaken. He said the story had been
written by Bjorn Bjornson. at Christiania,
but Bob said he was mistaken.
'Mr. Bremner then plunged into an eX-
position Of political methods in the First
Ward. Talked about q Syrian named Sen
uacherib who padded election returns.
LAWYER Welsh, who knows the First
Ward like a book, was added about Sen
nacherib last evening. He said Bob had
the wrong dope. There might be a Syrian
by tina name In the Fourth Ward. but
'nothin' dom in the First Ward.
Bob then threw caution to the winds
and ably discussed Herodotns, Of whom he
knows more than any living man. The
speech hasn't been reported, but Aaron
White. who once tool a correspondence
course in elocution, said Bob's' efforts
brought tears to the eyes Of those present
Bob told of Herodotus's early life
about the time when he and Postmaster
Mahony used to run the Passaic Daily
/ News; those we're the happy days when
It was a home I,,.t ewspape Tr nov M Her9ao anus
then his voice broke as he spoke of the
memorable campaign when Herodotns ran
for chief of the fire, department and was
defeated. Bob said Herodotus was an
angel, and assuming Delsarte attitude No
II, concluded: And the humble and des,
pissed Democratic party may be the angeI
naughty political syndicate, especially
since we have named a man who. VII
devote his energies, his talents and his life
unselfshly to the promotion OF Passalc
mir. o'Leary was so overcome, by
'Bob's' eloauence that he said he Wouldn't
try to reply; Hf,d write r q lfSteT S 81 ae.
day. and Mr.. O'Leary states he'll be 1t.
Now let the campaign rage"
Now comes that classic Addison of thu
weekly press, Eugene x. Bird, or tht
Hackensack Republican. and has fun Will
us in the following:
when the Passaic Herald hits the trail
Of mythology, mixes it up with Greeks
Romans, Huns, Norsmen, Goths, Vanoals
the Heroes of Asgard, and the
reader is, In for a dish of classical chow
der from which there Is no more escape
than from the Ancient Mariner. 1t Is {
joy to the intellectual sense, and int
platter is licked clean by the happy NOR
tai fortunate enough to be served. INT
Herald has been making another dePar-
ture from the mon 1tony OF J~ournaiist
routine, the new topic bearing upon me
relation of a common steel or iron table
knife to the Advancement of the human
race in the occult catholicism OF castro
Monies of the Lucullan epoch. 1t Is ad'
mitted that fingers were made befor'
knives and are especially handy in I
railroad restaurant. but he who uses Z
knife blade to pass food from a dish e
his mouth is guilty of a crime for whicl
no adequate penalty has been prescribed
with this conclusion the editor of the
Hackensack Republican evidently DIN
| cides.