New Britain herald., 1928-10-17
'BOSSY' G|LLIS !
MOST OPTIMISTIC
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er asked him how he liked jail life.
You know" he chuckled. this
amt the first time I've been In here.
| Maybe you remember that time
about three years ago when ] sock.
ed one Of our former mayors in the
nose. ! did three months here after
that, but it was worth It.
Food Good
| 1T was kinda monotonous at first
but now that I'm workin' in the
laundry it amt so bad. The foods
pretty good. I've gained q couple
OF pounds and I ought to be fit ~
a fiddle when get back on the
| job"
What's the first thing you're CO.
| ing to do when you get out. ?" the
| mayor was asked.
Arrange for a retaliation of
property on High street." was his
prompt response. ''All my enemies
! live on High street" he explained,
and after the retaliation, their
taxes will 60 up plenty"
His Honor intimated that this
wasn't all he planned to do, and he
gave the unmistakable impression
that his enemies" are in for
tough winter.
There's just handful against
me. anyway" he connded. and
understand that right now they're
having a helluva squabble AMONGST
themselves over the question Of
who's to pay the lawyers bills for
getting me put in Jail"
"Bossy" chuckled boyishly ~ he
speculated as to the outcome OF this
turning OF the worm.
Would Vote For Smith
Although Mayor Gillis probably
will be barred" from exercising his
franchise on November 6. he IL
keenly interested In the national Do
litlcal situation, and he fosters
faint hope Of being paroled In time
to cast his ballot for Governor
Smith.
You betcha I'll vote for Al II I'm
out here by election day." he de-
clared. I'VE don't want King George
running this country yet. The re.
publicans pulled an awful boner
when they picked Hoover. II they'd
picked Dawes they could have beat
Smith. but Dawes was shelved."
Nor has his imprisonment robbed
the inimitable "Bossy" Of those high
political ambitions which he fostered
before his unauthorized nlling sta
ton got him into jail.
I'll be governor Of Massachusetts,
some day. Wait and see. All you
need to be governor Is executive abii-
ity and plenty Of publicity and I've
got both. Id be sure Of the Legion
vote and know a lot Of women
would vote for me.
Gosh. You'd ought to see the
mash notes I've got since / came
here. Every day I've received
dozen or more letters from all parts
Of the country. and there hasn't
been bum one amongst 'em. You'd
expect to get at least one letter say
ing it's a damned good place for
YOU but there's been nothing like
that 80 far"
Having finished reading "The Life
mayor professed to see many things
in common between himself and tho
Great Emancipation.
"Lincoln's case was Z good deal
like mine" he said. IF you've got
the stamina and endurance you can
beat 'em. The best part Of me u
that l keep my everyday friends.
Live and let live-that's my phil
osophy. These people that want to
keep other people back, let them 10
out in the Jungle country. You
can't get anything by eneroach.
ment"
At the end Of his sentence,
"Bossy' may 60 on q lecture tour.
speaking on some subject like MY
Two Months In Jail" He said he
would demand $500 per lecture. He
added that II the 5000 were not
he might be willing to
speak for $50.