Show MEDiTATIONS OF MR DOOLEY On the Wisdom of Hanging Aldermen Alder-men Chicago Journal Chicago Is always on the point of hanging some one and quartering him and boUng him in hot pitch and assuring as-suring him that he ha lost the respect of all honorable men Rumors of a characteristic agitation had come faintly UD Archey road and Mr Hen nessy had heard or i I hear theyre g ln to hang th aId hermen he said 1 hear replied i Mr Dooley there is7h ye say what th paapers d calla call-a movement on fut fr to decrte Chrismas threes with aldhermen antis an-tis wan that ought to be encouraged Nawthin cud be hDyer as Hogan says thin th thought iv ciybratn th season be strlnsln up some Iv th lathers lath-ers iv th city where th clldhur cud see thim But Im afraid Hinlssy that you an me wont see i Ts harrd to hans an adherman anny how Yed have to susind most iv thim be th waist Man al boy Ive been in this town forty year an more an dlyvle th aldhermal have r see hanged yet though Ie sthrilnd th eyes out iv me head watchin fIr wan iv thlm to be histed anny pleasant mornln Theyve been g in to hang thlm wan week an vreslmin thim with a dlmon star th next Ive1 since th year Iv th big wind an theres jus as manny iv thlm an jus as big robber a Iver they 3An why shud they hang thim lila nissy Why shud they Im an honest man mesUf as men go Ye might lave yeer watch if ye had wan on tat bar fr a yea an ld nlver touch i It wuddent be worth me Willie Im an honest man I pay me taxes whln Tim Ryan isnt asessor with Grogs boon bo-on th books I do me jooty al I believe be-lieve In the pols foorce though not In polsmen hats dlfret But honest hon-est as I am between you an me if I was an aldherman I wuddent say be wa hivlnsI think Id stand firm but I well if some wan come to me an sad Dooley heres fifty thou san dollars fr yeer vote to betraY th sacred In thrests iv Chicago Id go to Father Kelly an ask thO prayers iv th congregation congre-gation Tis not Hinnlsy that this man Yerkuss goes up to an aldheran an says out sthraight Here Bill take this bundle an be an infamous scoun 1ls dhreI Tnacs tn wa tn man II Michigan avnoo sees It but Us not straight Dye mind Dochley that was wanst aldherma here Ye dont Well I do He rran a little con thractn business down be Halsted sthreet Twas him built th big shed fr th Ice compny He was a fine man an a sthrong wan He began hIs political career be lcldn a plasthrer be th name iy Egan a man that had thO County Claire thrip an was thought to be thO ael Iv anny man in town From that he grow cd till he bate near ivr man he knew an become very poplar so that he was sint to th council Now Dochney was an honest an sober man whin he wlnt In but wan day a man come up to him an says he Ye know that ordhnance Schwartz Inthrajooced I do says Dochney nn Im again It Tie a swindle he says Well says the laad theyse dye thou sin In it fr ye he says They lad to pry Dochney off iv him Th non day a man he knowed well come to Dochney an says he Thats a fine ordhnance Iv Schwartz I is like hell says Dochney Tis a plain swindle he says Tis a good thing fr th compnles says this man but look what theys done fr the city he says an think he sayS Iv the wlddle and orphans he says that has their harrd earned coin invested he says An a tear role down his cheek Im an orphan meslf says Dochney a as fr th widdies anny healthy widdy with sthreet car stock ought to be ashamed iv herslf if shes a wlddy long he says An the man went away Now Dochney thought hed put t fIve thousan out of his mind but he hadnt Hed ony laid It by an iv time he cosed his eyes he thought Iv it Twas a shame to give th comp flies what they wanted but five thou san was a lot Iy money Twud lift a mortgage Twud dane up th notes on th new conthract Twud buy anew a-new dress fr Mrs Dochney He begn to feel sorrowful fr th lddies an orphans Poor thinS he says to him sUf says he Poor things how they must suffer he says an I need th money Th sthreet ca compnie is robbers he says but ts thre theyve built up th city he says an the moneyd come In handy he says No wand be hurted anyhow he says an sure it aint a bribe fr to take money fr doin something ye want to do annyhow he Says Five thousa widde an orphans he say a he wlnt to sleep That was th way he felt whin he wl1t down to see 01 Simpson to renew his notes an Simpson settled It Dochne he saTs r isht yed Day up he says I ned th money he ays Im afraid th council wont pass th Schwartz ordhnace he Bays an it manes much to me he says Be th way he says howre ye goia to vote On that ordhance he says I dlnnaw says Dochne Well say Simpson Dochey tor me this I himlf whin yO Ibid out com a I L e me about th notes he says A r t Dochney wlnt to th meetn a whin his name was called he hollered Aye so loud a chunk Iv piasther fell out Iv th celn an stove in th head iv a rayform aldherma Did they hang him asked Mr Hennessy Faith they did not sad Mr Dooley He began mlssin his jooty at wast Aldhermen always do that after th frt few weeks Ye gotoeer money says Father Kelly a much good may It do ye he says Well sayl Dochnfy Id be a long time pray in melf into five thousan he says An he become a leader in th council Th la ordhnanc he inthrojooced was wan establshin a license fr churches a compeln thim to keep their frrnt dur closed a the blinds drawn on Sundah He was expelled frm th Saint Vincent de Pauls an lcted a director Iv a bank th same day dayNow Now Hlnnlssy that there man niver Imowed he was bribedth first time Th second time he knew He tme tme ast fr i An I wuddent hag Dohney I wuddent i I was sthrong enough But some day Im goln to let me temper rrn away wh me a get a comity together a go out an hang ivr dam widdy an orphan between tween th roln mills a thO foundlns home I it want fr thim raypechl ous crathers theyd be no boodle anny where Well dont forget Simpson sad Mr Hennes I wont said Mr Dooley I wont |