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Show : "WHO WAS (HARIES S. The Martin Engel association of "De Ate" met Sunday afterncon on the second sec-ond floor of Silver- Dollar Smith's hotel ho-tel in Essex street, say the New York Sun, ostensibly for the purpose of celebrating- th great victory achieved by the organization last Tuesday in carrying carry-ing a Democratic district for the first time in six years. Before the meeting adjourned, however, its main purpose was lost sight of in an enthusiastic demonstration in favor of Mr. Croker's plan to pay off the mortgage on the Parnell homestead in County Wicklow, Ireland, by calling on each of the Tammany Tam-many district organizations to subscribe sub-scribe $300, or $10,000 in all for the purpose. pur-pose. It was agreed at the Tammany executive committee meeting at which Mr. Croker announced his plan that the money should be secured from the districts by popular subscription at -3 cents a head, and one cf the most enthusiastic en-thusiastic advocates, of this method of procuring the money was Martin Engel. "If Croker stiys it's right," announced Engel, "it goes in my district. There ain't a bloke there as wouldn't reach into a pocket to help along such a wor-thv wor-thv object." Half Dollar Smith, son of Silver Dollar Dol-lar Smith, was the presiding officer at yesterday's jubilation meeting in "De Ate when tne suoscriptions were caned can-ed for there. Silver Dollar himself sat directly behind his son. "Boys," announced an-nounced Half Dollar, when the meeting meet-ing -was called to order, "we won a great victory. Youse guys done well. There was only fifteen of our gang arrested by McCullagh's deputies, and every one of them was pulled out hock with a good bondsmsn. It wnl be all right downtown. Every bloke will be let go. My old man says so, and he knows what he is talking about." At this moment young Smith1 was tapped lightly on the calf of his right leg by a cane In the hands of his father. There was a pin sticking in the end of his cane. Young Smith's speech-making stopped suddenly, and he began to rub the affected part. Rosey the Lawyer Law-yer arose in an awkward ailence. "Gentlemen," he said, "I have been instructed to .lay before you a proposition. proposi-tion. In explanation I will express the sentiment that there -is not one among us who does not sympathize with Ireland Ire-land in her past grand struggles for liberty. (Hear! Hear! Hear! shouted the crowd). Are wo not friends of the Irish? If we wasn't, why would the Jews let .Tim- Sullivan rule this district dis-trict from the Bowery to Fourteenth street? Gentlemen, c'ach one of you is asked to chip In 25 cents in aid of the fund. It is Mr. Croker's wish. The money is to be used to pay off the mortgages on the Parnell estate in Ireland." Ire-land." . . "Who vas Parnell?" asked Fiddles Finkelstein excitedly. "I vould like r know vat district he vas in?" "I haf a mortgage on mine fish store in Hester street," interje ed Ike Lip-sehitz. Lip-sehitz. "Vy- don't der Mardin Engel association pay a dot off?- 1 neffer knew Darnell, budt he vasn't a bedder Democrat dan I half already been. Bay off mine mortgage, den I vill chip in ter helb oud Barnell." During Lipschritz's and Fingelstein's speeches, Pat Connolly, mayor of Poverty Pov-erty Hollow, gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. When Lipschitz's sat down Connolly jumped up. "Be hivins. O'im ashamed of yez!" he shouted. "Yez ask who was Parnell. I ask yez who was Moses? Who was Israel? Who' was Rothschild? Who is Guggenheimer? Who is Ike Fromme? Who is ther whole lot of yez? Yez schtand here in an intilligint aujuance and ask who Farnell is. O'ill bet ivery wan of yes knows who Croker is. Ivery wan of yez km'ws who Pat Scully is. Yez all take off yer hats ter Tim Sullivan. Sul-livan. Begorra, yez all ought ter be taught that the Jews can't make any j game cf the Oirlsh. Th' Oirish and ther Jews make a good combination, but ther Jews made th' Olrish more thin th' Oirish made ther Jews." "Vould ther chentleman mit red flannel flan-nel in his mouth vat chust speeched tell me vere der Jewe. vanted der Oirish on election day py dis district?" asked Joe Cohen of the Allen street Literary club. "That's enough, that's enough," interrupted inter-rupted Silver Dollar Smith, as he pulled the president's chair out from under his son, and assumed the chairmanship Of the meeting. "When Croker orders a thing it's got to go. "Sou're all asked to chip in 25 cente. You know what for. Tammany hall wants to get a hold in Wicklow, and after that it is going to buy up the lakes of Killarney. We own New York now, but we want to reach'out. Perhaps before many years we may be able to buy the whole of Ireland. It's only a question of money. Some of youse fellers ought 4 read up on history. Parnell was a good friend of Tammany Hall, and Tammany HaP. was a good friend of his. If we get the lakes of Killarney Max Hochstein will open up a concert hall on the banks; .he'll send over a lot cf East Side Hebrew actors, and the Irish for miles around will fall over each other to go and see them. Gentlemen, -we believe be-lieve in expansion of this sort. If Hochstein gets h.!s concert hall planted over there youse fellers will be able to j pull off jobs. Some of youse feHers will be such curiosities in Ireland that the Prince of Wales would throw $5 tips at vouse." "Hurrah for Tammany Hall and Killarney," Kil-larney," shouted Long Reach Reagan as Silver Dollar paused for breath, and the cheers were given with a will. ' "Now, boys." continued Smith, "all cf youse chip in on this movement. This district has got to raise $300. It won't do to make Engel pay it. because U would hurt his feelings. It will only cit you 2G cents apiece, and Croker will be pleased at your patriotism if he knows that the money is the individual expression of your regard for our Irish friends." "Yell. I don't mindt a. qvarter for Irelandt," said i'-'ete the Barber, "but for vy should I bay it. Dere is only four Irishmens in dis street, undt dree of dem ged shaved by der Italian in Ludlow street" "You're lucky to get one of them." interrupted Smith. "Now, boys, it all rests wit you whether or- not we endorse en-dorse this glorious project. All those in favor will say '?...' " There "was a unanimous acquiesence, and on the motion of Fiddles finkelstein finkel-stein three. cheers were givero for Ireland. Ire-land. Croker and Parnell. Finally, on the mution of Silver. Dollar Smith, a committee to receive subscriptions was appointed, to consist of the following loyal friends .of Erin: Fiddles Finkelstein, Finkel-stein, Bottles Bottlestone, Ike Llp-schitz. Llp-schitz. Lazarus Cohen, Jacob Levy, Ellas Rosenthal," Solomon Chinchinsky, Isaac Wolf. Joseph Cohen. Israel Le-vinsky, Le-vinsky, Henry J. Goldsmith, Max Bro-dowsky Bro-dowsky and Isidor Silverstein. Then the meeting- adjourned until Tuesday night, when the committee will report 'progress in collections. |