The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1903-07-10

pendence so he could marry Alice ana
begin career apart from the busi
ness he despised so heartily that he
was swept off his feet. After long
wrestle with his conscience wherein
he succeeded in downing the trouble
some member, he went to: call or
Alice. OF course he said nothing of
the matter to her. but when he left
the house he was all at sea again.
The conversat ton had turned on eth
les and the high stand she took and
the glimpse she gave him OF her
great soul brought it home to him
that he never could lay down to her
the spoils of corruption.
The next day the gang" was as
tonished to learn of his refusal of the
offer The situation then became des-
perate. because the construction COM
pany played an important part in the
plans of the party leaders, that if the
contract went elsewhere their hold
on party workers would be weak
ened to an extent that their suprem-
acy would be weakened and even
card must be played and played
quick. SO the mayor was again
called in and Taylor was summoned
to his office and informed that the
contract must go to this company in
order to keep things together" Dun
can was told that whispers of the dis
graceful offer made him reached the
Ln II; +al
on his integrity. The bid now to be
made however, was to be absolutely
ION the square" the mayor had been
informed. and must be accepted for
political reasons. And his honor
pointed out that Duncan's political
future was identified with that of the
administration and limited at high
he were wise"
Its Just as well this way" re-
marked the mayor in talking it over.
eve will get the dough and throw
the blame on him."
But when Duncan thought it over
he decided that he would not be
party to the deal and would run his
own office. So he informed the mayor
in q note in answer T., which he re-
ceived a prompt request for his resig-
nation. This aroused his fighting
blood and he promptly published the
correspondence in the newspapers,
together with statement of the case
and his determination to retain the
office until the water works were
built, unless he was removed. This
took the underpinning from the
gang" for they knew the council
would never dare approve of
change under the circumsta
Well, that's about all there is to it,
The water works were honestly built.
company threatened the overthrow
of the party and The dominant fac
ton were so impressed that they
evaded the nomination. Duncan saw
his opportunity, went after the nom
ination and got it easily, as the
gang" saw an easy way to eliminate
him from politics through the defeat
that they SHE'D at. But they reck-
oned without the people and Dun |
can S Level neaQ. lie was elected ana
on the reputation and notoriety ac-
quired during the events here mar
rated and the record he made as
mayor captured the nomination as
governor two years later, cleaning
out "the organization" In the mean
time he had sold the business most |
favorably and adjusted his fathers
estate so the family was in comfort
able circumstances. And shortly af-
ter his election as governor there |
was a wedding at the capital in which |
the entire state took interest, and |
Duncan had always near him the |
and conscience which had |
saved him from degradation and ruin
and who shone in the new career to |
which she came as she did in the yet |
higher one to which Duncan after |
ward took her at the national cap
ital.
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