The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-27
Alice "charlie, tell papa about the II

: Aiice. Oharhe, tel papa ABOUT the L
censes."
Eyes, judge, there's the question o
! licenses. It's fearful abuse. Every
thing is licensed. You can't sell a pin
! of cbestnuts ON the street without I
license. To keep in with the butcher,
) Jackson has passed law that no coun
tryman can bring meat into the city
and offer it for sale till 10 a. m. with
out license. The poor cracker boy
who shoots a deer in the hills cannot
bring his venison to town and sell IL
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"
Yes, indeed, papa, if you care to
listen," said Miss Alice The clock in
the hall had just struck 10.
"Tll 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
city of it. Look at that white ele-
plant, the new city hail. Why, it cost
$4,000, and the town had to issue
bonds to pay for it, and Jackson has to
levy tax on everything to pay the in
terest on those bonds. And what good
is the city hallT'
"Oh, Charlie, we have lovely cotil-
Ions there! demonstrated Miss Alice.
Yes, and strawberry suppers and
church fairsw exclaimed Lawton. with
as much scorn as he dared.
But only two obstacles are In my
path, judge" he continued, "the sa-
loon element and the negro vote. and
Jackson carries the former on his fin
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 it?"
IN tell you why, Judge" said Law
ton, drawing up his chair. do YOU
know Lucullus Williams, the negro til;
nerY
Eyes"
We'll, he holds the mayorship of
Oakyille in the palm of his hand, ars
It's burning shame. LucuIlus Is the
pohtical boss of all the negroes in Oak.
vile They look up to Lucullus as
their chief citizen, and they vote Just
as ne tells them. On election day In
cullus has them all rounded up like a
flock of sheep"
But where does Jackson come in?n
asked the judge, little perplexed.
why, Jackson has bought I.ucullusr,
SAID l-awton in an intense whisper
Just think how disgraeeful, papar,
exclaimed Miss Alice. ''Oh, Charlie. If
you could only have bought him firstl''
That's unfortunate, but hope YOU
may win,' said the Judge However.
uon't set your heart on the office. Char
iie jackson is most expert politi-
clan, and he will be hard to defeat
DON'T give any more time to the edu-
Gated voters and devote all your atten-
ton to the negroes. With a respectable
minority of the colored vote your cleo
ton is assured"
Lawton rose to go. The moon was
above the magnolias, and the
young man had to admit that the old
Judge had sat him out. Hur1iedly
making an engagement to play tennis
IL O'Clock next day. he started home
ward. .
The moonlight had flooded the tree
ops and cleaned like silver on the
iew-wet leaves. AS Lawton walked ,
" one old fashioned flower garden aft ,
T another the night airs waited to him
succession of perfumes. The balm
u roses, magnolias. honeysuckles, myr- :
les, jasmines and mimosas fioated Inv
'im in bewildering sweetness. but none /,
u them could make him forget the !
'reath OF the lilies that Alice Law I
ence had worn at her throat
Aes, Alice was all the world to him. T
lie sighed. How he hated this polit- n
al tight! He loved the law, his pro :
ession, and he almost regretted bay- j
lg entered the contest for the mavor- :
mp. lie would drop out now but for b
ne thing. =
Lawton had loved Alice Lawrence Il
" Two years, but he had not yet ask
her to marry him. He could not 90 8.
the old judge and demand the hand Il
his only daughter until he had an
isured income. His practice was in
easing, but that alone would not en- II
Die him to keep a wife. However h,
lth the addition of the mayors sal n
y 1t would be ample. If he did not ~
Z the office he could not perhaps mar If
for two years, and two years to a
an in love sometimes seem an etcr- ",
ty. p"
so he determined to fight It out and Vi,
n the mayors office If possible by mr.
Y means that were not dishonorable 10,
II Alice's sake he would wade do
rough political mire. If II were only
re that would wash of. a..
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