River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-07-20
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE

asked for his check book. O'Brien
handed it to him, and he filled out a
check. saying: You may have saved up
little money, but you will find that
when. you are laid off on the sick list it
will go pretty fast; so take this with
you. for you'll need it,
Il thanked him, supposing that he
was giving me a check for about 500.
When looked atthe paper, however, it
was made out for $500. Seeing my looR
of establishment. and half-uttered pro-
test, the ma or smiled, and said: That's
all right, Charlie. You'll need it soon
enough. When that is exhausted, let
me know
well, | left Canton that morning,
came to Washington, then went to the
seashore, and rested up for two months.
But after we got to the white house my
health gave way again. in the same
manner, and so | am filling an easier
position. ! think you will find, if you
inquire. that every man who has ever
worked for Mckinley has some story to
tell of the majors kindness and appre-
citation of those who have worked for
him. Therefore it is that every man
whom he has ever employed is always
shouting for the major and whooping
it up for him among the boys in cam
paign times"
This story was repeated by the writer
to Fred Haig, the popular young law
yer, and he said: ''Of course, if Cooper
says it's so. it's so. But under ordinary
circumstances / should pronounce that
| to be fairy story. ] have been some
thing of private secretary myself. |
worked in the offices of railroad presi-
/ dents and superintendents for num-
4 Der of years, and not one of them ever
gave me cent that ] didn't earn.
was private secretary to Senator John
| j. ingalls, for seven years. and he never
gave me a red cent that did not earn,
and he never gave me any kind words
that were not necessitated by circum-
stances.
Moreover. worked for Senator VOL
/ colt for about year. and he even un-
1 dertook 10 underrate the value of my
4 services. | never heard of any private
| secretary. however faithful, being re-
warded for his skill. his fidelity and his
| loyalty. Consequently | say this case
of Cooper's is so out of the ordinary
that nothing but Cooper's well-known
reputation for veracity enables me TO
/ believe it.
! Look at some of the private secre-
1 taries that You and have known. Take
George Gilliland. for instance He
/ looked after all of Senator Briee's polit-
Zeal interests. attended TO all OF his
executive department work. wrote his
letters for him. signed them. and
nailed them Gilliland was the whole
I'll ng' and did the senatorial business
completely. When Brice left the senate
he left Giniland without job; and
when Briee died his viii contained no
mention of his able and astute private
secretary
~Then there was brilliant Mccarthy,
who left the Cincinnati Enquirer to be-
come private secretary 10 Millionaire
Leland Stanford. the California senator.
Mccarthy wrote speeches which made
Stanforsl's utterances in the senate re
spectacle He attended 70 ali IT his
senatorial business 50 that the people
of California were as well served as
though they had real senator with
brains fer craftsmanship. But when
Stanford died he left not a penny and
not even word If thanks Tor roof
Mccarthy.