New-York tribune., 1911-02-26

when everybody was broke. When every
body was hard up. Peter among the oal-
ance OF US was also hard UP.
1T was the most trying time OF his life.
Peters wife was sick-sick unto death
and he did not have dollar at home; no
money to pay the doctor nor any money TO
buy medicine: no money to furnish fuel TO
keep the home warm. Finally he came to
me. and related his circumstances.
II secured an appointment for him. out
OF which he received fair salary, with
which no was able TO take care OF his sick
wife and give to her such nourishment as
she required during those long. painfuI
days, and finally to give her a decent
burial. He had gone TO all his friends. He
had called on all his Democratic leaders
for help but he called in vain.
when he came to me l was fortunate
enough to be able to help him, and from
that day to this the gratitude Of Peter F.
Galligan has made him almost my slave
There is nothing in the world within the
bounds Of decency. there is no honorapie
thing that he might do that ] would ask
him TO do that he would not do with the
greatest OF pleasure.
.'The day that was elected TO the House
Of Representatives in Springfield wheh
was brought out to addi ess that body ana
lust before l went on the speakers stand'
was met by Peter Galligan, with the
, tears streaming down his cheeks, tears Oh
10y, tears OF great pleasure, tears OF grau-
tude for an opportunity that had been
afforded him to pay back what he thouSht
was great obligation, but which 10 me
amounted to nothing at all.
"It, Mr.. President, was that sort OF thing
that made Peter Galligan my friend. IL
was that act that made him my deVoted
friend, and / know there is no man In liii-
nois-and I care not TO what party re DC
longs--for whom Peter Galligan would go
so far OF make so many sacrihces tor OF
would give up so mich for as he would LOT
me- When he cast his vote he did not THINK
he was making sacrifice. When the roll
was called Republicans and Democrats had
stated upon that floor that the Democrats
who voted for ne would live 10 rue the
day. that they would be ostracised and
driven out of the party; when his name
was called he said:
"Mr. Sneaker / do not agree with the
statements made here. ! will not be ostra-
cized from my party: I will not rue the day
when | vote for Lorimer. When the people
from my district will know that ] am re-
turning after my vote cast they Will meet
me at the depot with brass band and say:
Here comes our hero"
Peter Galligan is now a.member Of the
General Assembly-re-elected after his vote
cast for me- and reelected by an over
whelming majority.
"Nuch has been said of Emanuel a.
Abrahams-'Manny' Abrahams, they say,
and that was what we called him when he
was q boy. The 'bellwether' kept ringing
all through the speech of the Senator from
New York: How about Nanny Abra-
| hams?
when I was about twenty years OF age
| was running a streetcar on South Halsted
street, In Chicago. In those days, early In
! the mornings the loads were all carried
downtown, and coming back We had very
few passengers. About that time the Jews
were moving over into the neighborhood OF
| Halsted and 18th streets-only a few; but
AS time went on the numbers increased
"They were all industrious men. They
came 10 Halsted and 18th streets TO ride
/ TO take a car to go out to the suburbs with
their big packs of goods. and work their
wav home. disposing Of their wares during
/ the day.
"Jn thos., days we had a rule which per-
n1itted the conductor TO either take or re.
ject passengers with large packages. Then
the prejudice against that people In that
neighborhood was very strong and very