Show A Damaging Admission I I Commercial Advertiser A Chicago I poltcana veteran In the rankswas I recently accused by a former bench man of havIng offered him a bribe or i I I 50 to do a job for him The wily I i second fiddle kept the 500 and af I terward brought It in evidence against I I his former chief While the scandal was being blown about town a ac I I quaintance of the accused met him one I day and slapping him goodnaturedly on the back said chafngly I Well John so you were going to drop 500 In Bills way were yon I The politician coloredr to speak i accurately his already florId cQmplex I Ion tOok on a purple tngeas he said by way ot explaining his agitation his original language is revIsed Now I dont give a hang for the talk about bribing himthat aint nothingbut it hurts my reputation to have my friends think I was such a clam as to give ha heeler 500 when I could have bought him with a ham I |