Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-09-17

= WIN piNiane emphasis
Wen you can't brighten him of
replied DR., Jackson.
Nor beat him, apparently" added
Na. said Judge Belknap. the real
boss of the county. we've cot =
TAKE care of him. Being a business
man gives him standing that i
hard to knock I've been thinking
that 1t would be a good scheme 10
nave Dustin appoint him commission.
er II public works"
/ Heavens" exclaimed the major.
that's too good a job. It's worth
$500 a year in salary and five times
mat in graft in ordinary years. and
THIS year 20 times as much with the
new water works to be built"
That's just it." replied the other
quietly. I've studied the man. He
won't take a cheap Office. We've got
10 sacrifice something 10 get him
and I'm convinced he can't be depend-
ed on after we get him. Hes too am
bilious. He'll take the commission
ership. He needs the money. Then
Wen see to it that he is offered
enough on the water works Job TO
tempt HIM and then we'll raise a row.
have an investigation and pose as
purists and reformers and he'll be
eliminated from politics forever even
If he escapes the PEN
"But it is a blanked shame to let 20
that water works graft after an the
work we have done 70 get it framed
up"
He accepted the appointment and
plunged into the added work with
enthusiasm,
Then came the great temptation.
When the bids for the new water
works came up he was delicately
shown where he could clean up s5O.-
o00 hy favoriug a certain contracting
concern in a way that apparently no
hint o. crooked work could leak out.
Then indeed did Duncan wrestle
with the evil one The price was SO
high, his necessity SO great and his
desire 10 achieve some sort of indie
pendence so he could marry Alice and
begin career apart from the bust
ness he despised so heartily that he
was swept of bis feet. After a long
wrestle with his conscience wherein
he succeeded in downing the trouble
some member, he went 10 call on
Alice. OF course he said nothing nf
the matter 10 her but when he left
the house he was all at sea again. |
The conversation 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 10 learn OF his refusal Of the
)ffer. The situation then became des- !
oerate. because the construction COM /
oany played an important part in the
,lans Of the party leaders, that if the
contract went elsewhere their hold
IN party workers would be weak
ned 70 an extent that their suprem-
.cy would be weakened and even
,arty success imperiled. Another
ard must be played and played
uick. So the mayor was again
allied in and Taylor was summoned
O his office and informed that the
ontract must 90 to this company in
rider 70 keep things together Dun
an was told that whispers Of the dis
raceful offer made him reached the
xecutiye and he was complimented
n his integrity. The bid now to be
made. however, was to be absolutely N
on the square" the mayor had been
lformed, and must be accepted for
olitical reasons. And his honor
ointed out that Duncan's political
ntnre was identified with that Of the !
administration and limited at high
ouors ahead for the young man if /
e were ''wise." II
But when Duncan thought II over [
g decided that he would not be [
artv to the deal and would run his I
,vn office. So he informed the mayor \
a note in answer 70 which he re- :
lived prompt request for his resig b
alton. This aroused his fighting q
lood and he promptly published the $
in the newspapers, a
,gether with a statement of the case o
nd his determination 10 retain the a
flee until the water works were d
uilt. unless he was removed. This a
ok the underpinning from the o
rang" for they knew the council
ould never dare approve Of
lanpe under the circumstances.
Wen, that's about all there Is to IL. I
he water works were honestly built. I
he powers behind the construction {,
,mpanv threatened the overthrow !,
the party and the dominant fac I
on were so impressed that they "
AIDED the nomination. Duncan saw !,
$ opportunity. went after the nom :
alton and got it easily. as the =,
rang" saw an easy way to eliminate :
m from politics through the defeat :,