The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-08-04

posed to underestimate me at
first. He began to talk on the
money question. The Senator
was one of the greatest authori-
ties on the currency in Congress,
and in order to prove his grasp
of the problem, he offered to de-
termipe experimentally how
many one-hundred-dollar bills
my coat pocket would hold. l re-
sented such a crude estimate of
my political Importance, and in
dignantly reminded the Senator
that I was business man.
"Oh, I see!" exclaimed Sena-
tor Shark as he squeezed his ex-
perimental wad back into his own
pocket. I'm that event your
price is probably higher. But,
as / am a business man myself.
Colonel Lumpkin, l should be
pleased to have your views on the
business situation.
my view is this, Senator"
said l. 'The State of Winneba-
go is getting too big for one man
F! to own it any longer. You need
a junior partner, and l happen to
be the man you need. What do
you say to organizing the firm of
Shark & Lumpkin?" The Sena-
tors eyes blazed. d..ffs9lG;rfg f9lG; Afgg M 'ffn my
nfso,,ntenance, fs, their light gradual.
- softened down into a glow OF u
amusement. Sir said ne aiter
q short pause. I perceive that
/ uo,, are either a great man or
fool. / am not surprised that
Won found so little interest IN the
preenback question. But, au
hitting for the sake OF argume1
that I do need a partner, how q
YOU figure it out that Colone
:, Timothy Lumpkin is the rlgh
, man?' -, .ho w;nnt
. bago Pacific Railroad IS no lons i
. er the only political feed-troug s
= N the state. A number OF yol
u nid a. followers are beginning
t. find nourishment IN WesIpt pt
~ franchises. You are tlye voI
!, short of a bare majority no
H. Il Senator. You are fifteen she
-, ~. If a safe control, and If you
ur cbeck up your lost sheep you
IN find that most OF them m aa
= q learned to get their turnlps lr' IF
20 me Now / think it's good p
Il" tics and good business to ke
Gov the The flock together. But the o
ioI vu msv too to do it is to keep both fe
'" tronghs in the same corral.
,o, "That sounds reasonable,
oU, oo Senator Shark. It's enough
av s,,St dream over for one night.
lus' o now. suppose we 60 down-st
eISd e% and and get a prairie-chicken al
cold bottle ,o,.o ,
otS ~ ness that evening, except TO
&C q Temporary protocol pendi
N " settlement of the final tern
x knIf of the treaty. We decided to
~ - NIT the Legislature to con
o;fo on the following day as presc
acl;iI ni in the state constitution, Dl
innai ,cr,a limited its program to gam
dohel u me- drop the handkerchief ant
= : Inn I or innocent diversions. on
'f 'tu ny up ballot I voted my men Tor
u Ths ny eral Canister. and up to tn'
!. .Ias lie enteenth ballot the dead-loc
Was cnmniete. But on the eight
uOWH tIii4 +o ovarvhody'S sur
{ ee!enI aer NV men stampeded. 6
: ,,o,,ld ov Canister, in a brilliantt 8
W WGu,I hai- withdrew in favor OF )
NJ n,s Va. shark. And that great
= ;, oti otas man triumphantly entere
thot 7 his fourth term in the Sc,
,,.a . and the United States. Snort
prs anu The deadlock, traded
,y.ni,n Of GAS and traction shar,
,ua No az ~ block of 'Winnebago Pacli
ore had Sad I was even prevailed upo'
!, t;ans naa come one of the directors
laoa lacao'isi st GREAT corporation" :,
:nSt me- he q. "But, Colonel Lumpk
XII IgssS;on o claimed Barlow, wn
Sc seS5,oe those bought those shares was
III luas u,.o in an investment in Winner
c;er and cific?' , no
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