Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-08-03
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.ost.,, conto,,nd busInesai Attend 70
4. ,.I,t ,,,,i,,aod d, ,,al,es a ,lave Of Won,
,.aiac, 4, and ,,,a an avenoing Nemesis,
s~.. :, ,,o,,r haal.p
.s,,, ~...A u.vn.- Nth .
-, t. c.,.,on ss 70 he were reluo-
t.ntiv asmittin0 n propoeition which
~ va ,o,,rd 30 he ali 100 true. "Tbe
,,oli,Ical esId nnva better: for. what II
,hey 40 Mitch into Won. the opposition
mos. mean. Won draw your ducats
roo,larIv 40 long as vou're In Office. and
az i.,s 90, do 10 deserve a. the better
vour chances are OF being appreciated by
tbe puhIic Oa,ce-holdinq Is n soft bust
n.ss o. man ian, n fanatic on duty
and i,no,ya how 10 look out for number
one, and quess we can trust you for
hat North"
ooh YES, that has ALWAYS been a very
,r,nortsnt Ao,re with me. and daresny
n will continue Ia he. And WHY should
a not prnv? A man IN the natural
Guardian Of his own interests, and II ho
ne0lects them they are apt TO suffer; no
mo clse viii look out for them. But,
ON the other hand. there's an almost
universal ,impulse 10 help the man that
helms himself"
"provided he doesn't helm himself ut
thu dear public's expense." suQQested
Warmer drvly. N hon mot nj which
both he and North laughed indulQcntly,
and the latter added;
"n,, even then NV dear Warner.
Won shonld recalled that there are
,,sra,Iy rooues enorgh In authority IN
conniye at his escape, unless they hap
pen 10 be 40 deeply concerned In his
transactions that their only way 10
save themselves Is To sacrifice him and
make him the huge scapegoat of the
rncc.'"
"Now you've hit II" declared War
ner, turning sharply TO North. "Wild
horses couldn't drag the admission from
Clipper, but I've always believcd-nnd
said Il, too, all In the family-that this
was about the size Of that cutlery
AGAINST Damon. Why he should have
been bounded out OF Office by set OF
rogues, who had probably been fleeing
the taxpayers ever since they went into
politics, don't sec. It's on the princi-
pie, I suppose, Of Furnishing the starv-
ing wretch that steals loaf Of bread
and letting the shrewd scoundrcl that
swindlcs whole communities go scot
free! or course, there's no reasonable
doubt that Damon was crooked, but
who imagines that he was any worse
than Brown or Jones, for instanccP
lie was unfortunate enough 10 get
found out; they were shrewd enough
not TO. That's the way figure II out "
Warner spoke with considerable
warmth, and as u he were certain OF
North's sympathy.
IL WINS with blank dismny that North
perceiyed To what definite suspicions
ayuinst persons quite unknown TO him
no was supposed TO have committed
himself Inv his innocently nbstract re-
marie. lie hastcned 10 take refuge be.
hind a convenient brcastwork of eau.
tion
,.Noyy sec here. Warner" he said
with an mir OF spcnlting I'm the most
sacred confidence. "it will never do Ia
saw ,hia Won know. and really. aid
moi wish Won 10 understand me quite ms
yo,, did don't consider a oxnedicn,
10 make any definite charges against
anyone, whatever my private opinion
NAV be. !"
,.o,s 4. H., 1.
on, VI uoulso' ~ "He " o'ins ~ W
hsrl sit, The whale hu.Incss Tint,
nc u hlit inc Whoie pusihcss' lhhV
what told clipper AL, along, as M
argument for opposing Ilalleck's nomi
nation: hut he said, We've rot 10 civ,
them the treasurer, OF It will cost NJ
the other Offices, like enough And S,
IL would, suppose. II we had made