The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-07-22

for the important places do not please
you"
Il think Of your future" said.
you talk OF friendship"
mo. no. Harvey" he protested.
with n yehemance of reinsurance that
struck me as amusing.
And" went on. 1T Is In friend.
ship. James. that / warn you not 10
nll all your crucial places with crea.
lures Of the Goodrich crowd. They
will rule your administration. they
will drive you. In spite OF yourself. on
and on. from excess to excess. You
will put the middle west irrovocably
against you You will make even tho
east doubtful. You are paying. pay.
ing with your whole future. for that
which Is already yours. II you lose
your hold on the people. the money.
crowd will have none of you n You
keep the people. the monoy.crowd will
be your very humble servant"
happened just then 10 glance past
him at a picture on the wall over his
chair. II was a crayon portrait Of his
wife. made from an enlarged photo
graph-a poor piece Of work. almost
ludicrous IN its distortions OF proper.
ton and perspective. But II touched
me the more because Il was such a
humble thing. reminiscent Of her and
his aud my lowly beginnings. And an
appeal seemed TO go straight 20 my
heart from those eyes that had so
often been raised from tho sowing In
sympathetic understanding OF the
things l was struggling 10 make her
husband see.
| pointed 10 the picture: he slowly
turned round In his chair until he.
too. looked AZ a. what would she
say. burbank" I asked. ~ she we're
with us now"
And then I went on 10 analyze his
outlined administration. 20 show him
In detail why I thought Il would ruin
him, 30 suggest men who we're na
good party men M the Goodrich crowd
and would be- n credit 20 him and a
help. And he listened with his old.
time expression. looking up NJ his
dead wlfc's picture an the while. you
must be popular. NJ any cost" I end.
cd. The Industrial crowd will stay
with the party. no matter what We do
AZ long a. SCARBOROUGH a. IN control
on the other side. We are their only
hope. And 90. We are free 20 seek
popularity Ne must regain Il or
were done for Money won't save us
when we've Loaf our Frip on the rank
and ilc. Tho presidency can't be-
bought aEain Tor you. II u must be
bought next time. another frurchoad
vii have o. b. used"
4 can't tell you how grateful I am. %
vas his concluriun after had pui my
whole mind before him and Q, t1d
discussed H. "nut there C. cartr r.
pledges 10 Goodrich"
Break them said l. "To tc,l
them a catastrophe"
! knew the pledges ho tll IN ttS
iorcground-a 81 Louis ulfe.rr 70.
per - the New York hnan . cior q
Tor secretary % the treasury ior 20
touey general a lawyer VIZ lira
nothinF ~ politics or public l'hls.'
or indeed anything bat how a. in
atruct corporations In ias-irsa'ilf
and Law lodging
lie thought n long time. wfo1 hf
answered Il was with a shake of ut
head. Too late. I'm afraid I'aray
I've asked the men and tacy,c as
coptcd That vas a most untlmcly
Illness Of yours. I'll see what can be
done. It's a gravo step 10 offend scv.
oral Of the most conspicuous men IN
tho party"
Not 20 serious a. 20 offend tho
party itself" replied. Money Il a
great power In politics. but partlEan.
ship II a greater"
I'm think u over" was the most he
had the courage Co conccdo. 4 must
look AZ all sides. you know. hut.
whatever decide. I thank you for
your candor"
We separated. tho best 81 friends
In the world. ! trying 20 recover some
few ~ the hlEh hopes o. him that
had allied me on election night Hes
weak and timld." ! said % myself.
hut n bottom he must have n long.
Ing 20 be- president In fact az we'll
as In name Even the mcancst slave
longs 90 Be man"
should have excepted tho sclfcn.
shaved slaves 81 ambition or alt
bondmcn. they alone. believe. not
only DO not wish freedom but a,so arc
ever plotting how they may add 20