Barbour County index., 1907-04-17

But believe evil of no man. Even
when he has heen convicted. see the
mitigating circumstances"
How Thornley, did stand by ne!
And for no reason except that it was
as necessary for him to be fair and
just as to breathe. l shall not say
he resisted the attempts to compel
him to desert me-they simply made
no impression on him. / remember
when Roebuck himself. large stock
holder in the bank. left cover far
enough personally to urge him to
throw me over, he replied stead
fastly:
IF Mr.. Blackjack is guilty of cir
culating false stories against CONNER
cial enterprises, as his enemies allege,
the penal code can be used to stop
him. But as long as l stay at the
head of this bank, no man shall use
it for personal vengeance. 1t is a
chartered public institution, and all
have equal rights to its facilities l
would lend money to my worst enemy
if he came for it with the proper Sc
curity. would refuse my best friend,
if he could not. give security. hs
funds of bank are trust funf and
my duty is to see that they al en-
ployed to the best advantage. If 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 it's
place as is craft where the situation
demands craft-and is far harder to
get
shall not relate in detail that cam
pafgn against me. 1t failed not so
much because l was strong as because
1t was weak. Perhaps, if Roebuck
and Langdon could have directed it
in person, or had had the time -
advise with their agents before and
after each move, it might have sue
ceeded. They would not have let ex-
aggeration dominate it and venom
show upon its 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 not
nave SO crudely exploited my uncon.
ventlonal marriage and my financial
relations with old Ellersly But they
dared not go near the battle field;
they had to trust to agents whom their
orders and suggestions reached by the
most roundabout ways; and they
were buster with their enterprises
that involved immediate and g. :.
gain or loss of money.
When Galloway died, they learned
that the Coal stocks with which they
thought l was loaded down were part
of his estate. They satisfied them
selves that 1 was in fact as impreg-
nable as had warned Langdon. They
reversed tactics; Roebuck tried to
make it up with me- IF he wants to
see me-" was my invariable answer
to the intimations of his emissaries,
let him come to my office, just as
would go to his, if l wished to see
him."
He is big mana dangerous big
man." cautioned Joe
"Big-yes. But strong only against
his own kind" replied l. "One mouse
can make whole herd of elephants
squeal for mercy"
1T isn't prudent, it isn't prudent"
persisted Joe.
1T is not" replied l. Thank God,
I'm at last in the position I've been
toiling to achieve. l don't have to be
prudent. I can say and do what l
please, without fear of the conse-
quences. l can freely indulge in the
luxury OF being man. That's cost
ly, Joe, but it's worth all it could
cost"
Joe Didn't understand me-he rarely
did. I'm hen. You're an eagle"
said he