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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

Macy farm harness. As was one Of
The Organization steering cennszt tee in
shat fight, I naturally know a deal CT
it's inside history, and ] promise sou
il is rich III chapter that would bear
out the general title, He might have
been.
-However. there was one might-naTe-
been whose history throws light on =ths
subject Of misplaced political nesita-
ton in a way that is calculated to 81
Illuminate the path q fang young reader
who attempts TO firt with yhe proud
and prudish goddess of Delay.
Martin Moore was the lf3aehing can
didate-one OF TIE old whee1horzes Of
the organization who had b@sn marked
for pTOnCtion- J suppose United states
senators have been made out OF tiIn-
Der d deal smaller than Mart, wac was
shrewd, -resoureefu1 and shifts Old
boy with that rugged sort of hone!i-
ness Whieh is a good deal Be1tSr than
handsome looks in catching the fancy
Of the plain people. While Mart could
make q pretty fair talk be wss nc spell
binder, and his brand Of campaign eio-
Quence hadn't enough bubbles IN it TO
enthuse a public that rad been edU-
Gated on campmeeting and revival ser
mons with the real fireworks I'm tnem.
But Mart had enc strong point II adj
dition TO mis- masterful LONELINESS; As
a b&refoOted lad T., lad driven a canal
boat. We started him out as the Tow
path Candidate ana expected INA his
cry would stampede the common peo-
Pile and land him in the senate with
out any particular difficulty. ,5Cme-
times the right sort Of nickname viii
do more to catch the votes Of the
masses than genius for statesman
ship and q record without a hole IN it:
and often a. fortunate phrase as a
campaign cry VIII get a candidate a
bigger crowd Of followers thSa spot
less life and a righteous cause.
However. the reform newspapers be-
gan 10 hammer Martin and they con-
tinUed 10 pound bis t0wpath clean
through his career in the legislature
IN "a say that rather raped the ro-
nance out 90 cur campaign cry and
diverted attention from the 5arsfooJed
boy on the caBal boat 10 the maa who
rad mixed ui with a string Of legis-
lafive mea sures that had beco,ue 1c-
cidedlr tpgcnular.
To make matters worse, the best
story teller. mixer and general cam
paigner il silc state decided to cut into
the game ,ad try TO land the big prize.
We accused him Of rot having enough
dignity to keep from telling a fsnny
story ut q funeral, but somehow he
continued t. make headway an1 ssth-
er IN a stray member now AID then.
The other man in the fight so far as
our party was concerned was a highly
respectable and dignified citizen. who
had three mighty hailtiy qualifications
"a barrel. no political record. and one
OF those conservative temperaments
tina stani "a zero when making love
or crashing IN che ambition Of a life
time
For seeks and months eVerv faction
stood It's sround and fought tooth and
nail for sacn inch Of advantage. Il
ever . =Solit;cal machine svgs worked
to the iimf-s ou7s was in chat fight.
We teek eiacs, sanded the sfaek, ans
-siil' the deadlock refused 10 break. In
snort, we we're stuck
When It wes oiesr that we bad
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
BY Forrest CriSSey
Au thor of "a Country Boy"

we had read law IN the same Office as
young men and tried scores Of cases
together later on; IL he were elected I
could count on almost any appoint
ment l might ask for, and could swing
an influence that would put me way
ahead in the race I was running. And
besides all that. I felt it in my boots
that he was the only dark horse who
could really come in winner on the
home stretch.
You can just bet that. after I mad
sat for hours with my heels on the table,
hguring this situation up one side and
down the other. 7 began to wish that Z
could get behind the train that was
bringing Sundridge and do little live
iy pushing-for ] knew that every min
ute before the morning rOllcall was
precious in the sight of the Big Boss
and meant heaps o things TO me-
At 2 o'clock in the morning sun
bridge walked into the hotel and I
grabbed his grip, made a dash for the
elevator and led him away to high
place to show him the Kingdoms of the
Earth.
As he lighted a cigar I unroIIed the
situation 20 him as well as / could IN
der the limitations placed upon me.
It's plain to me-" I said. as j red
barn on a side hill that this il your
hour and you're the man for the hour.
can promise you that the minute you
show Us enough votes from the other
campus 10 elect YOU with those OF the
machine our whole strength will so to
you in a. jiffy. Well make good on the
dot. and all you've got TO do is to show
US the margin. When we used 10
thumb the same copy of Blackstone in
old Jundge Bunker's Office we didn't
dream that you'd have seat IN the
| United States senate within your reach
and that I'd be the fellow to push it
in front df you, did we2"
No he answered, lighting a fresh
cigar with the tip Of his stub. but,
Bill, YOU see this IS very sudden"
Somehow mat remark made my en-
thusiasm spiutter cut like the sizzling
cigar stub he had Just dropped into
the cuspidor
so sudden" ] replied That's what
my wife said when proposed after a
courtsnip stringing over the space of
three years. And maybe you want an
other year to consider it in. as she
did"
Not quite az long as that, Bill" he
answered, good naturedly- But the
fact is. I must sleep over il. It's a very
important step-very imp0rtant-and
YOU couldn't quite expect me TO take
most confidential advisers.
The confounded deliberation with
which he drawled this out in his sooth-
ing syrup tones riled me, and 7 was
mad in a minuse-didn't care muen, for
a minute, whether he came into the
fight or not. But later cooled down a
little and went the length Of my rope
in painting his opportunity in the ROSIE
est possible light.
or the back the thing for you to- do is
to rustic a few of the boys ont OF bed.
get them in line and then so down 70
the desk and arrange for opening your
headquarters at daybreak along with
the rest of the dark horses Do il and
your come in ugldes the wire and leave
them among the also rams
W he drauled. ''t'll see you at
breakfast and give you my decision"
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pounds He is very gallant and is the
lion Of the hour in Panama
Shaler Dehes Uncle sam.
Colonel James K. Shaler. Saperintend-
ent OF the Panama railroad. is another
man ~ knows some tricks about war
and strategy He was q colonel Ia the
confederate army. and carries himself
with the air of man born 10 COM
maud. Il is part of the agreement be-
tween the Panama railroad and the Co
lOmbian government that the railroad
shall provide free transportation for
her troops whenever Colombia demands
T. Three times lately the Emitted
States authorities have prevented the
Colombian troops from using the road.
On each occasion this seemed certain
To put the colonel iP q bad light With
the Colombian authorities, but DE car
ried it of IN fine style. He would say
20 them, now. lock here, it is part OF
my agreement with YOU that I shall
carry your men, and if YOU want 10 20
over the line the United States govern
ment nor anyone else cant prevent me
from keeping my contract. bGt. and
here the colonel would look wise and
speak iu q fatherly, confidential tone.
''if I were you 1 wouldn't make the
start. because the other side is . little
too stout for you In each INSTANCE
The general reported that Colonel Sh8-
Ter had stood ready go do his part. but
that they considered IL unwise 20 act.
Colonel Shaler is q source of constant
worry to DR. Randall. The company
physician. because ne won c screen his
house or sleep under q mosquito net-
The colonel SAWS mosquito W0n't bite
him. aud he sticks 10 this statement.
even if he is slapping them right and
left at the time.
Jose Gabriel Duque. large property
holder and owner of the star Herald.
is the second richest man I'm Panama
Mr. Duque has a socia bic disposition.
and used 60 take an occasional drink
with the boys. but ne had To swear of
altogether. He says it makes him too
liberal The last time he sot fun ne
signed an order for an iron fence 10 b-
put around the plaza. When The bin
came IN he had to fork over 81, 000. and
now he is total abstainer for fear he
might get under the influence Of liquor
and take notion to build vail
around the town.
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liz the Philippines to make the life OF
the army officers and their wives sta
TONED there much less monotonous
lhan It would otherwise have been.
Once month she gave a great bail.
and all during the time she was there.
two years, she kept up the spirits Of
the weary Americans with small dances.
teas, receptions, informal PARTIES II
all kinds.
As the first woman of The army she
has an ardUous social campaign before
her, but she gees into it with spirit,
taking comfort out Of her elm home.
which she says is a delightful place to
rest before one has 10 undertake real
housekeeping in stair-hlled dwell
Hing.
she is one Of the best dressed women
in the city. and her wardrobe has some
thing new and interesting in the way Of
Chinese and japanese fabrics. Not
very long ago she appeared in a box at
the theatre one evening, wearing over
her dinner gown a spieadid wrap OF
Chinese make. Tt was a sGtass of en-
broidery cf the heaviest and most ex-
pensive kind built on pale silk founda-
ton
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Young Meas Republican league. he's
one Of the bright and shining lights
Of the bar; the reform newspapers have
been sounding his praises ever since
he first showed his head in politics.
there amt man in the state who can
fly the oratorical kite with a stronger
string; his liIs drop sweetness on every
fellow who passes the time of day
with him. he can tell almost as good
a story as the Insurgent candidate:
his dignity would make a senatorial
toga get right off its peg with delight
at the chance to At his shoulders,
and
Look here" Interrupted the real
boss. Just save the rest for the nom
mating speech. He'll do Il he'll jump
into the fight and Snow that he can
bring IN some votes. But he's got to
show us firsi-remember that. send
for him and nave him before daylight.
If he don't get on the ground and
throw cut a skirmish line before bust
ness opens mp at the statehouse he'll
be eveTlastingIy too late-for there's
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

going to be a breakup mighty sud
dem
1 fired a telegram TO Sugar-lips tell
ing him to catch the evening train for
the capital Then / sat down and hello
little session with myself. Better
than any one else I knew that ne had
the elements Of strength which would
pull the six votes required to elect away
from the other fellows; in fact. I could
count up the very men he could De de-
pended upon TO pull into our line. On
the other hand. [ knew that two or
three other emergency candidates had
also been sent for by the Big Boss and
that the agreement among the mem
bers Of the state-naking department
to keep mum and let the dark horses
strike out and develop their own
strength must be observed to the let
ter. Not one of them was to be told
the strength or the weakness Of the
organization. and each was Simply to
be given the chance 20 strike cut and
make a showing on his own response
bility.
Sundridge was my personal friend;
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
ODE Fair Women of Washington

hotel in the preftiest part Of the cap
itai. is not only cosy, but clever as
we'll The Highlands has become an
army post, with a number of visiting
diplomats Mrs. Chaffee has at her
command as many guest chambers with
private baths as would be found In a
very large private house. a larse pri-
Vate dining room. cloak and retiring
rooms for use at receptions. and spa
cious drawing rooms. IN addition to al
this the general has den with all
office copYeniences.
Indeed. the suite is immense, and The
furnishings are Intensely interesting.
The wallis are hung with a marvellous
collection Of exceptionally fine speci-
mems of Chinese embroidery up6sl silk.
including the famous embroidery an
breilas presented 80 General Chaffee
by the high officials e. China in recog-
milton Of his prohibition of loeiinr
while in command Of the American
troops. OF course, after ne had for
hidden the army to Loot the general
had to buy all his treasures himself.
on every hand were rare and costly
Chinese p0Tcelains. richly carved and
inlaid teakwO0d tables, cabinets and
elaborate screens. many of them pres
euts from Chinese poteL tates. or officers
of foreign armies.
There are two novel bamboo chairs
with immense spreading backs manu-
featured by the inmates Of a prison
at Manila. Bolos there are in profusiol.
and splendid mahogany cabinet from
Cuba filed with rare old fans. Indian
baskets and blankets. and innumera Bile
souvenirs Of every description gathered
Up in the course of General e.ha6ees
e8lnpaigAings in tive heuisPheres.
Mrs. Chaffee SAYS they have in the
ceurse Of their married life moved 10
less than twenty-one timeS, and the
bHsakage- holds up her hands III
SORROW unutterable.
The hostess ia this unique .b0aae Is
q very charming woman. she has f0l-
lowed her husband about through his
various campaigns, and she did much
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Accidental Inventions.

lbtiSt'N frifsIc p
Row many valuable Inventions have
been the result of pure accident white.
II otner cases men have pazzied the:
brains with study for a lifetime and
brought forth nothing
il happened one night that biz
starch factory on the banks Of the LIZ
tey. rear Dublin, took fire. and great
puddles Of starch and water were lef-
outside
Some calico printers who had been
out all night. and were quite tiBsy.
came along toward morning and ore Of
them stumbled into one Of fhe pudGieS
He found il so sticky nat all his cloth q
stuck 20 him so fast chat ne ha.l 10 staE-
in bed next morning till his vile soaked
them out.
The man knew. from MS trade that
th7 starch and water had formed p very
powerful and valuable gum H went
back TO the place IF the fire and inves-
tlgated. and the result was the disco--
cry of the adhesive gum now used in
sticking postage stamps and when has
made many rich. But temperance lee
turers need not know it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
At the Drop
of the Hat
Brokenstraw Ranch. 1903

bEOkeHSLEGW tNdllEU. i#g1.
REAR NED:-Your letter saying that
the fellows who run things in the
southern end of the state have
asked for more time in which to consid-
er your proposition for a combination
OF forces that would put you in line for
the governerssip, calls for a little COM
ment. You may put it down as a safe
rule that, in politics. the man who
knows the game and IS worth tying up
with VIII do business ut the drop OF the
hat
When a good. wideawake politician
tells YOU that he wants 10 sleep over
propositiols just put it down that he's
simply playing with you for time and
intends to throw you at the finish. No
real political leader will insist upon
submitting a prospective move 10 his
camp followers. his wife and his at
tOrneys. and if ne inumates that some
thing OF this kind is necessary. make
up your mind that the fellows be pro-
poses TO consult belong to the camp Of
the enemy
You hear a whole lot Of talk TO tae
effect that the lightning deciders are
holding down heavyweight jobs IN the
pay OF big business houses and corpora
tions: but I've never noticed any OF
them who could quite touch the real
politician on the score of an instantane-
Gus exposure OF decision. His mental
shutters are ready to work at the
squeeze Of the bulb. and when they
dOn't work that way you may take
your choice between two conclusions:
he's got q better trick to play rE=aa the
one YOU offer. or else hes suffering from
a temporary attack of political spring
hats politely called conversation.
Now and thefs the readiest and snap
piest players OF the political game have
sl,asnls Of acute caution when they
crave the soothing syrup Of "consulta-
ton. But you can't take this kind of
medicine without also taking time 10
sleep of its effects-7pd time II tfe Cs-.
souce OF ali political contracts. as we'll
as mortgages. trust deeds and ct6cl Of
feusive compaCtS. A y00ng political
leader can't put i'm his spare minutes TO
better advantage than n watching him
sell 10 see that his attacks CT the cello
of conservatism don't carry him OF his
fer at the critical turus in his career.
But YOU may depend upOfs It thst when
crisis IS up TO him and he 1eeE6 20
meet it with the ready blow Of instant
decision, straight from the shoulder
he VIII feel qaivers 81 hesitation cen
tering towards the pit CO his stomach
ana his Internal economy WIFI c. cut
for the seductive prescription Of delay.
advice and sympathetic councii-ihe
poppy disdlled potion that has put
scores % good poiifiotans 80 sleep at
the moneBt when they might nave
Erssped the big prize ~ lifes ambition.
OF course, you remember the big fight
that landed Bob Macy ia the United
States senate. but you weren't 50 close
60 the center Of thiHgs that you could
see All the hands that were played be-
fore Bob finally managed 10 tire Out
the machine and make thu necessary
number o. baiky country members bas.E
up 10 bis wagon ard subfhit 10 the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31
Since He Was Nine.

General Estebsn Huertas, command
eF-in-cbief of the Panama forces. is a
gallant little fighter who entered the
service as bugle boy when he was only
9 years Of age. He was such a good
hugler that there was great rivalry
among the officers to obtain his serv-
ices. When he was L years old he was
spirited away from the command with
which ne was serving at the time and
brought TO Panama. In order TO pre-
vent his being identified and returned
70 his former place his name was
changed. He has seen much service.
He was in the trenches during the
whole Of the great battle known as the
"seven-day fight in Panama three
years ago. Under his leadership his
troops fought desperately, and at the
conclusion of the struggle there was a
pile Of 400 dead men III front of them.
General HueTtas has a great reputa-
ton as a strategist. once he was Civ
en- a detail of sixty men and ordered
to capture a battery of five pieces.
which was located near the sea shore.
He took five men and made a cautious
detOur TO the rear of the position he
wished to take Then his fifty-five
men landed in a boat within sight Of
the defenders Of the battery. AS soon
as the enemy got busy in front ne
pounced upon them from the rear with
his little squad and got their guns
without the loss of a man.
His latest exploit was the capture Of
his two superior officers during "the
biOOdless revolution" He had agreed
10 assist the secession movement and
although the time had been set for the
outbreak, he had not told his officers
o. his men. 1t seems Colombia got
wind that trouble was brewing on the
isthmus. and quietly sent out forces
TO put down the movement. Two su-
perior officers walked into the barracks
one afternoon and took Huertas I'M
awares. None of mis- subordinates
happened "a be in thRrOom when they
walked in One of them said, Are you
aware. sir. that a rebellion is about to
break out here he replied that he
knew it. Are you ready 10 resist it,
He told them he was 10 mis- last man.
Look there. he said. pointing out on
the street, and 7 Will show you how
well drilled are my men" He walked
to the door. gave IAN order. and in
moment a detail % thirty men Iiled
into fhe room. he ordered Ilis TWO su-
peri0r officers arrested, and sent word
to the rebels Ia come after their pris-
oners. It was a nervy trick and might
easily have cost him his neck Gen
eral Huertas has but one hand, having
lost the other in battle. He is barely |
five feet tall and weighs only 107 /
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-01-31

While he was snoring in the next
room 1 could hear the hOofs Of the
other dark horse candidates going up
and down the hall and the voice Of
Happy Dave the InsurEent. in the
room over NV head. was busy telling
stories to a bunch of country members.
who pounded the floor with their boots
when he made the point Of his yarns
I'd heard those stories so often could
tell which one was being told BY the
way the applause came in.
Well at breakfast Sunbridge ntbbIed
at his toast and said
I've about decided to make the
race. Bill; out there are two men I
must see before / can really jump
into the fight. i never take any big
step without consulting them, and this
is a case which demands the souudest
counsel. I'll be over 10 the state
house a little later and let you know %
III never forget the expression on
his face rs he slipped down the aisle
of sthe h0uss and stood beside my
desk The roll cali was in progress
and three Of the fellows VINO had seen
old Stid-neCE. the conservative, fell
into the Insurgent band wagon. re
member hearing their haW-haws the
last thing before I dropped asleep
about o'clock that morning
OF course the Insurgents yelled ike
q lot of Thanksgiving football rooters.
I Then came the break. a dozen mem
bers were on their feet shouting for a
chance to change their votes, and ths
tight was al in
Sugsrlips stood there. his mouth
partially open and his eyes buiging. Il
had come-ah-cone to say I'd do IT,"
he said in a 6azed way
''WelI." I answered, "after you've
slept over it and consulted your
friends. the members of your family
and a few Of Your social acquaintanceg
I'd be pleased TO introduce you to the
1 man who'll sit for the next six years in
the seat in the United States senate
that you could have had. at the drop
Of the hat, if youd just said Yep
after I'd given you the tip at $50 this
morning"
His Internal hesitancy put the whols
organizat ton out of business for four
/ years. and ali the spoles and wheels
( Of the machine we'd been ten years in
building haven't been gathered up yet.
/ it set me back eight years on the gov
ernorship and smashed the political
4 chances of a dozen Of his best friends.
But tt tsasnt him a lesson, for q big
! corporation offered him q position as
StAtGtdt t0tAAlrct a Il0ltAH t1trt~ anu Att-
snapped up the tender before the pres
/ ident could reach for his hat.
Whatever you trifle with. Ned. don't
attempt . play with the Whirligig Of
time in the same of politics. It VIII
throw You quicker'u green brnneho.
/ Remember the Scriptures and make
peace with the enemy quickly. while
You're in ihe way with him. The man
who know when to lay down three
aces viii never ask the hogs to hold
/ the game opsTi while he sleeps on the
propositio1-and Incidentally eonsults
d few disintefested friends
Yours IS ever
WILLIAM BRADLEY.
Copyright 1895. sampson-EIodses
/ Ce., Chicago.)
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Extremely Cautious.
Boston poSt.l

Senator Allison Of Iowa has the repu-
tation of being the most cautious man
in public life. He takes no chances. but
always qualities his statements. This
was never more clearly shown than
when d citizen of Dubuque made a bet
that be could force the senator 10 say
yes 10 a direct proposition Half a.
dozen friends went siong TO see the
miracle performed. They entered Al
iisons office and chatted on various
topics Presently a flock Of sheep. new
ly sheared. came by.
Those sheep have just been sbeared.
senator said the NAV who had made
The bet winxing at his companions
senator Allison gazed earnestly at
the sheep. Then he seftiy replied 1T
looks ike II on this side