The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-04-03


| step on the road to it. The secretary ship u
| the treasury would naturally com. easily
| and soon to man Of his ability. The patron
! age and emoluments Of this Office would
| have teen turned to quick and profits bic ae'
! count; and think Of the vast wealth that Z
chancellor Of the exclequer, operating d'-
rectly or indirectly in the city, could realize
''with simple stroke Of the penn
Fortunately for the country, some OF Mr.
Needhams commercial and financial undes-
.aldngs began to be seriously troub esonfe
t. him last when his political fortunes were
, most smiling Indeed be was SO pressed Tor
funds, almost Immediately after his APP
pointmeut, that he commenced to franc
financially with his official knowledge be-
;cre be had properly guarded his ontpos:s
from the active enemies xhici' his political
'reachery had created.
Financial reputation is a sensitive plant.
1t will slrvel even at a rulnor; while tue
mere suggestion Of doubt upon the financial
honesty oil \ member OF the: government
would flight the most flo,rishing career.
You may say that minister Is politically
dishonest; you may even charge hlm WITT
sacrificing the hest interests OF humanity
for tho sake OF Office: you may go 80 far a.
to say that he is IL, league with the enemies
Of his country in the furttsrauce OF a
wicked and n,,.rtlerous foreign pulley, and
yos, hall not hurt HIM; but say tie las com
n,.ttsd shady commercial transaction.
show that he has used his pow-:' c. specu~
late in the funds, convict hiu Ut some
.aouey tra,, sactiou that is not consistent
with his honor as a minister OF the crown.
and You hurl him from office and blast his
name forever.
Fate did not give Mr.. Needha III time to
grow into first-class ministerial fraud; 1T
nippei him III the yeriest bud. A whisper
from the Stock Exchange killed his treasury
,otdship almost in aday. IAN animation,
to quote the careful words OF thu journal
istic chronicler, from the right honorable
gentleman who i, responsible for tho treas
ury business, backed by the approval of tbs
noble earl who led ths, obinst, that her
majesty would be gracioustv pleased to dis
,cnse with his further services resulted in
hi> resignation
Then began his downfall Ha had looked
up at the other heights in the range Of his
ambition with the confidence Of the Al pine
climber. VINO only sees in them new tri-
un,>i,S. But liz had reached the top Of bis
mountain wi,,n the spring sunshine gilded
It's APEX on that May day Of our previous
chapter: Heuceiorth the path wa, down
"ar,i. and far more ,ari;Ols than the as
.rn:.
is It 'ru. that Needhsm i.sr. resiretIt'
;,>.<nl one cit, man OF another
''Ye-."
What has yone wroagF
HIS many otaer engagements the a5-
sorbing 'latire OF his private occupations"
laid the .: her with q G.; n;cai smile
And down vent thu share: IN every cDm-
pany with wh'ch he Was prominently asso-
ciated
Why has he resi@ne;!:' asked !, poi
tician at the club
"Becauso they hav, found him out, an
swered his enemy, AS did in Ireland
Does a man Of his character. with the bali
at his feet throw mp che game IF his owl,
free will! He is ,win,ie,, sir politically
and financially
Strong language" remarked the ques-
toner, land especially so when applied to a
mi!lionaire: we call pettifoggers by those
names, not chairmen Of great banks and
corporations" said the other
Wait exclaimed the ene,lly. who felt
he had Needham by the throat; wait and
watch; you will see his lnillio,a Tres hin in
queer street before many days are over"
Multiply these takers by ten, and calcu-
late the volume Of the whispers and runlors
and explanations they would create in fonr
and twenty hours. Ii they had been false
they would have seriously affected Mr.
Needhams credit. Being true, they crushed
him. The city firm with which he had
done business began to examine the securi-
ties he had placed i'll their hands; the banks
required payment of overdrafts. and his
margins i'll res poet of current operations in
stocks were suddenly closed He was asked
to retire from the craftsmanship of the
English aud County Banking corporation.
and he did so, fighting desperately to keep
back the dreadful exposure which for over
o period of five years he had had reason to
dread and fear. Tempted to meet reverses
III speculation by forgery, he had gone on
Saving OF tho inevitable in the same way.
hoping for some great stroke OF fortune to
pull him through. 1t came, when it was
TOO late. But for the necessity of using his
official influence while it was vet green. he
might have lived to convert the secretary.
ship to the treasury into means Of
but the ministerial brib,
ci office had not come in time for the use he
meant to make of it: and with the first blush
Of his honors thick upon him came disaster.
financial downfall and exposure. He fought
however, to the last-fo1ght on with a des-
le;ate GOODNESS; fought. forged, lied and
nela up his head. The drafts of the Need
ham Irish bank had been dishonored at a
.eading London Tank. He went to the CITY
writer's for the press and requested them not
TO refer to the report that he was in difficult |
ties. He assured them that his embarrass-
ments were ct q temporary character The
sinking man did not merely catch at stra WIS.
lie seemed to be swimming vigorously. His
auiacity secured him some little aid: but
,stiiag assistance was no good to him The
Jank which had refused to pay the Need
nam joint stock drafts without remittance,
Dut him into the most serious straits. He
appealed TO a great financial firm Byles.
irant & Byles) who had often advanced
arge sums or his securities. His proposals.
20 them on this last occasion were SO very
nsnS1ss~ L.