Chicago eagle., 1904-04-30

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"Rcmcinhcr your or course. | re-.
member you. Men IN politics who keep
their WORT are So scarce that when |
| find one do not forget him.
These words were spoken by Roscoe
| Conkiing of New York to Mr.. Hanna
when they met In n national conven- |
tion. The explanation was very
good index to the success that had at
| tended the junior Ohio Senator in all
his work-buincss. social and political.
lie had always kept his word.
COnkling's remark brought to Mr..
Itanna's mint their last previous meet.
ing ten years before out In Ohio dur
ing the Garfield campaign. Gen. Gar
Held was then at Mentor. Il little town
some thirty miles from Cleveland. Mr..
Hanna. who was even then somewhat
of II figure in state politics. was very
,lcsirous of bringing about an intcry lew
between the candidate and Conkling.
II am afraid I'll not have time" said
Conkling. as they stood in the Clcvc-
land station. II must Dc back here ut
q o'clock to catch the New York train"
"l'll bring YOU back here at g." said
Mr.. Hanna.
Very much against Conkling's bet
ter Judgment. they took the little nc.
comnodntion train that made its irreg-
ulnr way at Irregular intervals to Men
tor The matter that Mr.. Hanna was
50 solicitous about was satisfactorily
adjusted. and they got back to the
| <,t n
ut about 3:i5 o'clock. The train was
due In five minutes. but as it was Il
slow one. there seemed the very great
est likelihood In the world that 1t
would never get back TO Cleveland in
time to allow the senator to make the
New York connection. Mr.. Hanna.
however, was not ut all put out. and.
In spite of the fretting Of the New
York Senator. preserved his good ma.
iurc ana hopcfulness. AS soon as the
trnin drew in--on time. for u wonder
Mr.. Hanna ran up to the locomotive
and jumped into the cab. Slipping a
bill of goodly size into the engineers =
hand. he exclaimed: "l1crc. we've got
To get into Cleveland before q o'clock.
: II you don't do It I'll throw you into
: the lake"
The engineer was not thrown into
. Lake Erie. senator Conkling had plcn-
ty Of time to catch his train for New
York. and for ten years thereafter pre-.
: served u warm corner In his heart for
the determined Ohioan.
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4 story which ro.u lls niS1nn IIuftn
ana his round tower Is told by II CORE
spon,lent Of the New York Press. \
d Mr.. Hardy had purchased an old
J. slnughter.llouse In n New Jersey town
I with the intention of converting 1t into
d II machine shop. lie went 70 the place
!. tU make some repairs, and was there
i when a heavy storm arose.
Busy with his work on the ground
J. floor Of the building he paid little
t heed to the storm. Presently he saw a
q big rat scurry across the floor from the
II cellarway. This rat was followed by
II another and another. and then they
= came In drOves.
= Investigation revealed the fact that
q the flood waters were running into the
y cellar. and the rats were seeking
II safety.
II Suddenly the man realized that the
Il room was alive with rats. They poured
T. NJ the stairway. clambcrlng over one
r another In their attempt to escape
= from the water. and squcaling noisily.
Il Some attacked Mr.. Hardy, ana bit his
feet ana ankles.
lie seized nn iron shovel which lay
10 on the floor. ana began to lay about
y. him. IT he dcslsted, the rats returned
n TO the attack. Tired of the fight, he
# then tried to leave the house, but tC
II his dismay found the water was deel
around II.
With difficulty he beat the rats
away. and leaped to II stairway lead
)" Ing to top floor. When lie reached
" the story above he found the rats wer,
" there before him. He killed score Ol
more. and then stood ut the head Ol
" the stairway ana beat back the horde
that tried to come up.
1T was my life or theirs" said Mr.
l. Hardy. ''and l killed rats I'LL N,
"a strength was exhausted"
~ For several hours he was a prisoner
~ Then the flood rcceded somewhat witt
the tide, and he went downstairs, iaI
through the room where the rats were
still scurrying about In great numbers
Ia and got away through the water up Il
~ his waist.
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The logical way of looking ut wha
might be called domestic precedence
would be this: All officials are ser
III wants of the people; those who are no
o. officials. ana have neither desire no
III intention of becoming so, are of I'll,
III people. ana therefore masters. Hence
as Addison said, and Washington use,
often to quote:
y "rhe post OF honor Is n private sta
l. tion." II this logical idea We're adopt
ID cd, the humblest citizen would rlnl
~ with the highest, or even above tn
N most exalted official. How that wOul,
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