The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-17

many and how impregnable are the
barriers which present themselves. To
get along without any trouble with
the representatives OF all these differ
ent natlonalities was not hard task,
provided you looked at mankind as
being all lineal descendants of Adam,
and not different in what they wanted,
but only different in the way they
went at II. The sanguine races ges-
ticulated, grew eloquent, rapt, even
poetical in asking for some small ia.
vor. The taciturn races expressed
themselves briefly, and devoid Of en-
thuslasm.
Racial politics concerned itself care
fully as to the selection OF the vari-
GUS ward halls In which to hold the
meetings, the hiring OF bands. the en-
ployment Of printers, the distribution
OF ward patronage" and all the in
tricacies OF municipal politics. Whats
in name?" Well. you can bet your ul-
innate sesterce that there was near
ly everything in a name when It came
to sorting out the petty jobs in a
ward. Why. an astute ward superin.
tendent (supposlng he were an Irish.
American) would turn down" with
cold disdain the request TO put on an.
other man of his nationality on job,
II there already had been sufficient
representation of the race on the job.
II made heap OF difference what a
mans name began or ended with in
municipal politics
OF course everyone cannot be salts
fed, but favors must be distributed as
near evenly as possible to keep a
ward organization or a party ma
chine" In good running order. And
weren't these handy boys" on the
lookout to see that there was no un-
due favoritism practiced? | should
say. And they could tell you Just how
things stood in the ward. and they
were 'johnny-on-the.spot" II any
coarse work. was attempted.
When an approaching election was
coming on the leaders Of the party,
Of as many races as there we're colors
in Joseph's coat. would assemble to
consider the personnel of the ticket
Not that ever heard them use the
word personnel These meetings
might take place In hotel or party
headquarters, or II II was a straight
ward meeting of leaders in the ward
II might take place in a, say. school
house.
Then and there the various quallf
cations OF the different prospective
candidates would be discussed and
4 argued, and "a slate" as II is called
I would be agreed upon. Sometimes
these States" went through on con
vention day without slip. Sometimes
there were battles In the convention
and compromises effected.
was present at one of these eau
cuses" Of leaders, when there wai
merely talk about the prospective
ticket, but no settlement OF the ticket
II was an informal gathering. acci
dental, but an earnest meeting never
theless. The main office was Spoken
of. prominent German-Amerlcar
was suggested He was approved by
all present. Another Office was named
II was assigned TO well-known Irish
American A third Once came mp
After little wrangling popular
Scandinavian WIS selected. A fourth
Office was mentioned. An Influential
Pole was the fayorlte, A fifth ofiic'
became the topic Of conversation ant
the name of bohemian citizen wal
proposed and a Hebrew who had beer
active in the party. Finally durini
the wrangle an Irish.American poll
tician said heatedly:. "Well, whats
the matter with giving Il to a gooC
American? | know just the man. ant
he's corker" The leader Of thu
group looked at him disgustedly ant
said: do you mean that?" Sure,
mean It." was the reply. The leade
laid his heavy hand down with a quie
force that made the glasses tilt as h
I SAID. THE II -Du5Tri r--S r-v - r-wur ---
distinctly understood that I'm In ia
yor of no id experiments" Tha
settled II. ERNEST M'GAFFEY.
Copyright 1905. by Jossph b. Bowles.