The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-10-01

Neither said II tcOrd.
no change will he made. My dear, you
do not know Tommy Randall nor ap-
preciatc his power. | do to my cost
In the morning Gordon and Miss An
drcws went over TO the site OF the ten
cmcnt, accompanied by Ford, Miss
Hammond aud nearly all the workers.
The m&sous had begun their days
work. In answer TO questions they said
they had received no orders to change
anything.
ITS easy to say. | told you so"' Miss
Andrews calmly spoke as the little COM
pany slowly went back to the house.
"Of course. pending the decision Of the
case IN the court of appeals, Tommy
will go on with the building. because he
feels sure the decision there will re-
verse Chambers decision"
"Then l don't see as we can do any
thing" said Gordon dejectedly.
Yes, you've done something to get
Tommy Randall convicted in any court
at all"
But I don't see that the conviction
hurts him any. He ought to be in Jail
Instead of that, he's going right on
with his lawlessness just the same us
If he hadn't been found guilty at all
said one OF The young women.
Gordon looked at Miss Andrews. She
smiled sadly.
", q, r,,,1i,l it, 10,
question, unless Judge julius Chain
bers can scotch this viper more Scri-
ously than this anticipate nothing en-
cept endless delay of the case III the
court of appeals. There is Il case there
now that was appealed by Tommy
three years ago. 1t is a case of laws
delay, ana we seem pOwcrlcSs 10 do
anything
Somehow | have hope in Chambers.
Did you see the account in the Index
this morning? That sounded like him."
Il saw that" Ford spoke up brightly.
1T gave Tommy great roast, tell
you
The article referred to in the morning
Index was conspicuous column ac-
count of the conviction of Tommy Ran
dali in public court on II charge sworn
out by the Hope House people. 1t was
scathing article. written by some one
who had dipped his pen In something
, more than hired reporters ink bottle.
There was u scorching vigor to it that
drove the fact deep home to the reader
that Tommy Randall was numbering
little children in Ward IS by his con-
structiOn contrary TO law Of tencmeuts
like the one that made possible the re-
cent tenement house tragedy. The arti.
Gle concluded with these words:
Will the people endure this sort OF thing
much longer? Tommy Randall is not an
abstraction. He is 2OO pounds of coarse
flesh and bad blood. which spits on the
law and says to the people. You mind
your own business" For thirty years
Tommy Randall has ruled Waterside dis
trict like tyrant He has no office in
the service of the people. He works at no
trade. He Is not elected to any position
in the city. Yet he has grown rich from
his blackmail OF saloons. gambling dens,
houses of vice and business firms in the
/
| No slave driver ever employed more art
full means to trap his victims or more
| brutality in riveting on their manacles.
and the horror OF the whole affair is in
| tensifed by the fact that this creature
/ who Is after all the tool of the machine
/ that created him has actually persuaded
/ the miserable wretches who nourish him
that he is their best friend There will
| be no release from this slavery until the
machine that made Tommy Randall what
/ he is has been broken in pieces by, the
| people so that IL can neither turn out any
more product like him or keep In power
what has already been brought into ex-
/ istence. We say, Smash the machine.
The people are able to do it. viii they
/ do it?
The Review also contained a good
account of TOmmy's case in the police
court and in addition cited in full the
blue print incident and boldly de-
nounced the lawyer and the boss for
attempt at conspiracy to deceive the
court. Three other papers had more or
less extended notice Of the event, and
all Of them were unfavorable to Tom
my. This was the more significant as