The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05

But believe evn OF no man. Even
when he has been convicted, see the
mitigating circumstances"
How Thornley, did stand by met
And for no reason except that 1t was
as necessary for him to be fair and
Just as to breathe. | shall not say
he resisted the attempts to compel
him to desert me-they simply made
no impression on him. remember
when Roobuck himself, a large stock
holder in the bank, left cover far
enough personally to urge him to
throw me over, he replied stead.
| lastly:
IF Mr.. Blackjack is guilty OF cir.
culating false stories against COZ mHsR.
cial enterprises, as his enemies alIege,
| the penal code can be used to stop
him. But as long as I stay at the
head of this bank, no man shall use
it for personal vengeance 1t is a
chartered lublic institution, and all
have equal rights to its facilities.
would lend money to my worst enemy
IL he came for it with the proper Sc
L u
if he could not give security. The
funds of bank are a trust fund, and
my duty is to see that they are en-
ployed to the best advantage. II you
wish other principles to prevail here
you must get another president
That settled it. No one appreciated
more keenly than did Roebuck that
character is as indispensable in its
place as is craft where the situation
demands craft-and is far harder tc
get.
shall not relate in detail that cam.
paign against me. 1t failed not SO
much because l was strong as because
it was weak. Perhaps, if Roebuck
and Langdon could have directed il
in person, or had had the time 70
advise with their agents before and
after each move, it might have su0
ceeded. They would not have let ex
aggeration dominate it and venom
show upon it's surface; they would
not have neglected to follow up ad
vantages, would not have persisted
in lines of attack that created public
sympathy for me. They would no
have so crudely exploited my uncon
ventional marriage and my financia
relations with old Ellersly. But the!
dared not go near the battle field
they had to trust to agents whom thei
orders and suggestions reached by thu
most roundabout ways; and the.
we're buster with their enterprise
that involved immediate and grea
gain or loss of money.
When Galloway died, they learnet
that the Coal stocks with which the.
thought I was loaded down were par
of his estate They satisfied them
selves that was in fact as impreg
nable as had warned Langdon. The
reversed tactics; Roebuck tried t
make it up with me. If he wants t
see me-" was my invariable answe
to the limitations of his emissarie:
let him come to my Office, Just as
would go to his, if l wished to sc
him"
He is a big mana dangerous bi
man." cautioned Joe.
"Big-yes. But strong only agains
his own kind replied l. One nous
can make whole herd of elephant
squeal for mercy"
1T isn't prudent, it isn't prudent
persisted Joe.
ut is not" replied l. THANK S,y,
I'm at last in the position I've bee
toiling to achieve. I don't have to b
prudent. l can say and do what
please, without fear of the cons
quences. 1 can freely indulge in tn
luxury of being a man. That's cos
ly, Joe, but it's worth all it coul
cost"
Joe didn't understand me-he rarel
did. I'm a hen. You're an eagle
said he.