Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-17

looked up. he was strengthened in hi
final resolve by the look on the presi
dents face.
"Yes. sir; I'm willing to testify ii
the case" he replied.
"Are you? Then will 60 with YOU
said the president quietly.
you 60 with me-" exclaimed Ed
ward slowly.
"Yes. Why not? Are these young
men in peril not my young men? Ii
1t not the duty Of the citizen to do his
part in the republic in times of peace
and lawlessness as well as In times
Of physical war? What have asked
you to do is nothing more than what
the law expects every good citizen to
do. According to the ordinance. If !
remember 1t rightly. all that the law
requires is that an eyewitness of the
gambling testify to the use of the
gambling device. know enough
about the condition of local politics in
Raynor to feel convinced that appeals
to the authorities will do very little
good. Preaching and praying and
teaching have got to be supplemented
with some kind Of action that the peo-
pie Of Raynor will respect. We need
an old fashioned revival Of righteous
ness in Raynor.'
Edward listened in establishment.
and yet his admiration for the presi.
| dent increased as he went on. He had
respect for that kind of courage and
began to think less of his own possible
losses and more of the probable
amount of criticism that the president
would suffer for such course.
when do YOU think we had better
60. Blake?" the president asked after
q short silence.
"One time Is as good as another"
said Edward.
Say this evening then. I'll start
with you from the newspaper office"
Edward Blake will mover forget that
little experience with President Royce
that evening. When the time came.
they went up the stairs and entered
the room together.
1t was. as usual. pretty well filled.
although there was much larger
crowd present later in the evening.
Their entrance provoked no especial
notice at first. Several boys and young
men were at the tables and number
were trying the new device that Ed
ward had seen Willis try. So they had
time enough to take note Of details and
had started to 60 out again when the
proprietor Of the place. who had seen
the president when he came in, rose
and went over to the door.
state your business here you" ne
said. planting himself in front of the
president
state yours. sir. first" replied the
president. standing up with an athletic |
strength that made the man recoil. |
The president and Edward walked to. |
gethcr to the door. and the man backed |
away from it. The crowd in the room |
nearest them had turned to see what |
was going on, but before anything else
was said the proprietor had turned
back. The president and Edward went
out and down the stairs unmolested.
They at once went to the authorities
and swore out a complaint under the
ordinance. and that evening the place
was raidcd by the police, who arrested
the proprietor in the very act of re.
moving his apparatus, having a sls.
picion of what was coming. 10 relate
briefly the results of all this action on
The presidents and Edwards part, aft
n many delays of the law and much
technical skirmishing on the part of
The attorneys for the accused, the pro.
)rietor was convicted and sentenced
The conviction frightened all the other
gamblers in Raynor and closed every
len IN the city, for time at least.
The owner Of the building was also
'uilty under the ordinance, but an at
empt to convict him failed owing to
lis social influence and the use of his
means, and nothing ever came of the
lttempt. And yet 1t Is said that the
'oor man as we'll as the rich man has
quail Justice shown him in our courts.
)oes any one In America today dare
leny that wealth and social position
ave 1t In their power to defeat justice
our courts? If they do not have
hat power. how does 1t happen that
o.often wealthy offenders escape the
enalty Of the law they have violated?
The entire affair caused a great stir
Raynor. There was good deal Of
riticism Of President Royce's course.
'ood citizens who were very indignant
ways when mention was made of
lwlessness In the city and wanted to
now over their coffee and morning
aper why something was not done by
to prevent such lawlessness
aid that President Royce had done a
hing unbecoming president of col
'ge. So undignified and-and-well-
D lacking-in the-the-best Judgment,
tut the ordinance expressly provided
or testimony to convict. The law of
ne state plainly said that it was the
uty Of every good citizen to inform
lie authorities Of breach Of the law.
he president was a citizen, like other
len, and he had simply done his duty.
That was there wrong about that?
'ell-it was very undignified thing
act as a spy-to enter such an in.
lmous place-to contaminate himself
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