Kentucky Irish American., 1921-08-06

Smithy to go chase himself The
near Mayor evidently took the hint
and not a word concerning the
city's affairs comes from the May
or's office. But to our story. The
announcement of Quin's candidacy
was hoped to be real soothing syrup
| for the angry and discontented tax
payers, and the Herald, machine or
gan of the bosses, paved the way
in circus style. Voters were told
that Messrs. Searcy, Chiffon, Bur-
lingame and others who are deeply
interested in reform and good gov
ernment" were going to bring out
pure and spotless candidate, one
that would rival Ivory soap. Then
with a blare of trumpets Judge
Quin was hauled out to make his
bow as a candidate for Mayor. but
to the surprise of HIS hackers the
announcement fell fat and since
that announcement the pure and
spotless' candidate further queered
the scheme by trying to hang on to
his lob in the Court of Appeals
bench. run for Mayor, and during
his leisure moments advance his
candidacy for Governor.
Along with all of the troubles of
the Searcy1Chilton machine is the
vain effort of the bosses to dis
credit Sheriff Ross Every little
byplay or move of Ross is adver-
tised by the Republican henchmen,
who fear that Ross and his friends
NAV have a following against the
ticket in November. Because Sher-
fff Ross and his deputies tried to 60
into the Broadway Athletic Club on
their badges one of Searcy's hench-
men raised an awful hullabaloo.
and with the assistance of the Bing-
ham papers tried to make It appear
that 1t was crime for Sheriff Ross
to witness without paying the ef-
forts of some ham-and-eggs boxers.
Just consider for a moment the
growing list of enemies OF the
Searcy-Chilton machine--Ross. Kir-
wan. Holt. Denunzio. Thomas.
Vaughan, Lovett and others-and
it is no puzzle as to why the city
and county employees are slow about
Kicking in" the campaign fund.
and this also explains why Keystone
police are sneaking around the
railway company barns and Offices
to get their old jobs back.
What a knock was given the
Republican platform this week. The
platform advertised by the official
organ said louisville under the
present administration had real
police force and fire department.
Along comes the Kentucky Fire I'm
derwriters' Bureau this week and
places Louisville in the -fouifh-class
as a fire risk because of the thick"
fire department. Then to add in
suit to injury 1t was announced that
local manufacturers and employers
were organizing fire companies of
their own. and would give an exhi-
bition next month as to the ability
of the private firemen- Thus YOU
nay taxes for fire department but
do your own fire fighting. One of
the present chicks" was asked to
go up ladder of the supposed fire
school. located at Eighteenth and
Garland. Nothing doing. The boy
from the sticks told his Captain
"that back hum he fell off a step
ladder onct. and he vowed IL he
ever got on defn ladder SINCE
Yes. he is still in the FIRE depart
ment.
AS for the Keystone police Just
about the time the Board of Safety
or the machine organ tells of our
efficient department the comedy
cons go on rampage This week
a keystone policeman beat up and
assaulted John Carroll. reputable
citizen. at Seventh and Oak streets.
The same policeman shot boy
three weeks ago. A crowd of brave
(?) policemen assaulted Ed Early
in the station house Wednesday
night. At Twenty-sixth and Port
land Monday evening a Keystone
copper whom they call "Huck"
filled up on white mule" and Just
like a drunken man imagined from
his own dizzy feeling that everyone
else was staggering drunk This
Keystoner. in citizens clothes, drew
a crowd from all over the neigh
borhood. and he finally drew the
police machine to carry out his
At Fourth and Market
Monday night a Keystone copper
made a speech in which he said:
Boys. / want you all to help me
out: that darn Republican League
keeps gittin' all my money. and I'm
going to request the handbooker
boys to especially kick in with two
dollars apiece for my winter over
coat" Of course he was cheered
by the big crowd of newsboys as
sembled there. and they had the
time OF their life pounding the pud-
died Keystoner on the back. saying
Sure. We'll help you out" and the
only thing lacking 10 complete the
burlesque was for someone TO hit
the country cop with a bladder.
Wonder how Paul Burlingame can
adjust the above series of Key
stone misdemeanors and how tire
some his job must be- No wonder
Paul wanted to be Governor of
Porto Rico,