Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-01-02

"n0SAS. ~ vas Vuo vASpAu0 ia AcNA VIVA
and unfortunate ambition.
II he did we'll by the famous London bank,
It also did we'll BY him. It gave him pres
tige; it Endorsed to the full all the favor
able reports that hal been circulated in re-
gard to his f1rst-class business qualifica-
lions; it gave color to the prediction Of jour-
nalistic gossip that he would one day be
elevated to the position Of her majesty's
chancellor of the exchequar. There was,
however, one great barrier to his political
advancement. Not alone his religion, but
his known pledges to the Catholic party, his
championship of what was then known a.
The Irish Brigade"
But Mr.. John Needham was not the man
to allow any tri te OF this kind to stand In
his way. When q certain parliamentary
whip asked him if the distinctly Protestant
government Of the day could count upon
his undivided support and service az Junior
lord Of the treasury, Mr.. Needham found it
perfectly easy to transfer his allegiance from
the Catholic party and Cardinal Wiseman
to the ultra-P Protestant premier.
To some men life is q mere game, in which
every move is open to them, and in which
they neither acknowledge the check Of prin-
ciple nor sympathy.
my constituents will taunt me" he sail,
with what may Seem to them a desertion
of principle, a disaffection, q revolt; but I
shall tell them, and 1t Is true, that my pc.
litical hostility was against Lord John
Russell, not against the governm mt, and
that Lord John being no longer at the
head of ths government, the situation ID
changed"
"Inat is So" said the party whip charged
with the bribe of office, ''though l gu aston
if your constituents will accept oven so
plausible an explanatioa-for your appoint
ment. Vacate your seat, and it is possible
that they may refuse to re-elect you"
81 think they will" said Mr. Nesdham;
''let them. l will contest the Place which
the death of Mr.. Patrlc1 Smith leaves open
to us. Did you note his decease in this
mornings Chroniclef'
II Ibid"
'.Ihen with all respect to lord Aber-
deem, and my duty to him and nv thanks
say he may count upon my patriotic service
to his government. 10 the throne and to the
country"
The constituents of his native borough
did reject Mr.. John Needham, emphasizing
their rejection with rotten @ g IS and u dead
cat; but he contested the seat in which Mr..
Patrick Smith had sat with honor for twenty
years, and he won it.
His enemies charged him with bribery,
and declared that the third candidate, whf
carried off a lot Of ''plumpers" from Noel.
hams real rival, was a confederate of tn
junior lord of the treasury. But the victo,
was content H. cared nothing for tto
opinion of the defeated, nor Tor their evil
reports.
1t was May day in London when he rs-
turned to town triumphant, a lord of the
treasury, and with all the influential re-
sponsibilities OF what seemed to the outer
world a great and undimmsd future Lefore
HIM.
But how little that "outer world" knows
of anything and anybody 1t thinks it
knows, says IL knows, and believes it
knows. Mr.. John N ,edbam coull hav, as.
ton,shed that outer world very muol in re
gard 20 his treasury appointmeat 1T, if.h, had
held forth on the subject Nobody c.u.d
have dreamed Of how great al Importance
his elevation was IN his own e,timation. He
hardly dared confess to himself tho truth
of his position; nor did il seem necessary
since Fortune, in this matter, appeared to
smile so b%enignaatly upon him. He was
quito ~satisfiel with himself. con tentsd, hap.
by, AMI If ther, were obstacles in tn, in "a
tEno tureatened his peace, he did not fear
them; thcv vera shalo ws that his ris.n /,
sun would speedily dissipat,. At .lsast So
he Thought, and he calculated his chances
with astuteness ald experience.
\ SHINING pair of chestnut horses champed
their silver bits at the arrival platform OF
the Great Western station. They were ap
pointed in tho best tas.e, and on the box o.
tie handsome brougham sat two smart ser
wants. who were conscious OF tn, impo tanc
attuchsd to their service by the attendance
of several railway officials, who had be I
ordered To receive the new lord Of thu
treasury. MIR. Neeiham accepted the com
plimant with an easy and satisfied air
tipped the guard who carried his wriS n.
case, and slipped a guinea into thu haul o
the platform Inspector
The spring sun ,hine seemed to follow hin
with especial favor as his horses flew alon,
the streets 10 Portland plaza. 1t fla ,hst
gayly on the silver harness OF his faultles
steeds; it brought ont the golden bars Of hi
c~oat-of-a arms on The door panel of his faui0
less brougham; and tho first breezes OF sum
mer waited about him, as he stepped upoI
the pavement, the perfume CT tea thousan,
hyacinths from the ted, of R,genys parl,
There was, however, surely che delightful
touch missing; the chronicler OF this history
feels its absence, though possibly the new
lord Of tie treasury did not No wife no
child vel o!ned home the victor. Tie Hon
John Needhnm, NJ. p, was a bachelor.