Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-11-30

Alice. Charlie, tell papa about the H.
censes."
Eyes, Judge, there's the question OF
licenses. It's a fearful abuse. Every
thing Is licensed. You can't sell pint
OF chestnuts on the street without q
license. To keep In with the butchers
Jackson has passed law that no coun-
tryman can bring meat into the city
and offer It for sale till 10 u. m. with
out license The poor cracker boy
who shoots deer In the hills cannot
bring his venison to town and sell II
till 10 o'clock. It's outrageous. BY
and by there will be a tax on windows,
as IN France"
II admit the grievance" said the
Judge with evident enjoyment, "but
you can't down Jackson with licenses"
"All right, can tell abuses all
night"
Eyes, indeed, papa, II you care to
listen" said Miss Alice. The clock In
the hall had just struck TO-
"1'll mention only the great ones"
said Lawton, catching the hint "The
worst Of all Is that Jackson has run the
town horribly In debt trying to make
n city of 1t. Look ut thGs white ele
phnnt, the new city hall Why, 1t cost
$4,000, and the town had to issue
bonds to pay for It, aud Jackson has to
levy a tax on everything to pay the In
terest on those bonds, And what good
is the city hall2"
"Oh, Charlie, we have lovely cotll-
Ions therev" demonstrated Miss Alice.
"Yes, and strawberry suppers and
church falrs!" exclaimed Lawton, with
as much scorn AS he dared,
"But only two obstacles are In my
path, judge" he continued, 1.-THE sa.
loon element and the negro vote and
Jackson carries the former on his nn-
ger and the latter In his pocket, If
could only divide the negro vote with
Jackson should be mayor Of Oak
Vile"
"Why can't you divide it2"
"T'll tell you why, Judge" said Law
ton drawing up his chair. "Do you
know Lucullus Williams, the negro tin.
ner?"
Eyes"
"Wel, he holds the mayorship of
oakvllle In the palm of his hand, and
It's burning shame. Lucullus is the
political boss of all the negroes In Oak
Vile. They look up to Lucullus as
their chief citizen, and they vote just
as he tells them. On election day Luz
cullus has them MI rounded up like a
flock of sheep"
But where does Jackson come NJ"
asked the Judge, Il little porplexed
"Nhy, jackson has bought Lucullusw
said l.awton In an intense whisper.
"Just think how dlsgruecful. papa"
exclaimed Miss Alice. "Oh, Charlie, II
you could only have bought him tirstw
That's unfortunate. hut hope you
may wln," said the Judge. However,
don't set your heart on the office Char.
lie Jackson Is Il most expert pollti-
clan, and he will he hard 10 defeat.
Don't give any more time to the edu.
Gated voters and devote all your ntten-
ton to the negroes With respectable
minority of the colored vote your cleo
ton is assured"
Lawton rose to go. The moon was
climbing above the magnolins. and the
young man had TO admit that the old
Judge had sat him out. Hurrledly
making an engagement TO play tennis
at o'clock next day. he started home
ward
The moonlight had flooded the tree
tops and CLEANED like silver on the
dew.wet leaves. Az Lnwton walked
by one old fashioned flower garden aft.
or another the night airs waited to him
n succession of perfumes, The balm
OF roses, magnolias, honeysuckles. myr.
ties, jasmines and mimosas floated by
him In bewildering sweetness, but none
of them could make him forget the
breath OF the lilies that Alice Law
renee had worn at her throat
Yes. Alice was all the world to him.