Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-12-03

carrying of everything in the way OF
agitation and revolt, from a secret So
ciety for the assassination of crowned
heads and tyrants, down to an agita-
ton against an unpopular landlord, a
political meeting, or a strike. Do l
make myself understood?"
Perfectly"
"You have perhaps, however, sur
missed that, although we fully approve
the patriotic and commendable senti-
ments which inspire so many thou
sands in England and America to SUBJ
scribe their money for the carrying
on of the work, we ourselves are not
inclined to give our services entirely
gratuitously?"
He paused and looked curiously at
the new councillor, who nodded his
entire consent and hearty approval of
this statement of the case.
In fact, you will not be surprised to
learn that-like statesmen and patri-
OTIS, who devote their time to the pub
lie service because they find that by
doing so they can best forward their
private interests; like clergymen and
ministers, who so long as people are
willing to pay for religion are quite
ready to preach it; and, in short, like
every one else who is not absolutely
fool-our first consideration, in the
conduct of whatever business the pub
lie think fit to entrust to us, is, not
to put too fine point upon it, to
feather our own nests. 1t is quite true
that there are many men and women
working in connection with these as
sociations and societies who, there is
no denying, are honest and dsinter-
ested; and very good decoy ducks they
are too, to bring the money in. But
such men and women, though they do
not suspect it, are simply our tools
We are not, OF course, such fools as
to spoil our own game by killing the
goose that lays the golden eggs. But
in our case the game is a very easy
one to play. If an attempt-success-
full or MISUNDERSTANDING the life OF
some hated monarch or unpopular
statesman, the blowing up of palace
or prison, or similar demonstration,
did not occur every now and then, our
they were getting nothing for their
money, and supplies would cease But
though much of the enormous power
which is given to us by the complete
control of all these societies, leagues,
associations and unions is used by us
for political purposes, we do not hesi-
tate to use this same power III the
interests of our own pockets. For in
stance, if we heard that large sums
of money or other valuables were be-
ing conveyed from one place to an
other, or were secreted in any partic-
ular building, and we could avail our
selves of the power which we have
at our control to secure that sum of
money for ourselves, we should not
hesitate about putting the machinery
into motion. Do you remember the
mysterious robbery at the duchess Of
Doncasters?"
why, yes!" gasped Number Seven,
for once genuinely surprised. Zone
hundred thousand pounds in jewels
and hard cash disappeared, no one
knew where"
Precisely" said the chairman cool
ly. 'They did not realize so much as
that, however. although, owing to the
fact that we have agents in most Of
the continental cities, we have ex-
ceptional facilities for the disposal of
valuables.
THAT now, as a case in point, could
never have been negotiated success
fully but for the intricate machinery
which we have it in our power to set in
motion. No ordinary 'conveyor'-if /
may use the term-could nave carried
that bit of business through to sue
cessful issue, even with the assist
ance OF ski'lful confederates.'