The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10

prise That he was neither n visions
airy nor mere agitator; that he
based his plans not on some Utopian
Altrurla of hlgh-souled commonweal,
but on a practical basis OF clean gov.
eminent.
He pointed out to them how utter-
~ the Machine ran the Mountain States
how the railroads and the vested In
own representatives to the Legisia-
ture, and then made them grant
fraudulent franchise after fraudulent
franchise to the men who sent them
there. Flow tine taxes were raised and
30 distributed that the brunt fell upon
the peopls who least profited by the
state expenditures and by the legal
ICED wholesale robberics. How. In
fact, the populace Of Granite and OF
the whole Mountain State were being
ridden at will by HANDFUL of un-
scrupulous men.
That Caleb conovor was the head
ana front Of the clique referred to
every one was we'll aware. yet stand
ish studiously avoided all mention or
bis name, all personal vituperation:
nightly. stcnographic reports OF
Gives speeches and Of the increasing
" large and enthusiastic meetings nc
addressed were carefully connrd py
the Rallroader. And the tolerant grln
with which he read the first OF these
Reports CnuuSSd 6toN"1''S '-S
as time went on.
He had made no effort to suppress
or in any way to modest these early
meetings, He wanted to try out MS
young opponents strength, gauge his
Following and his methods. But when,
To his growing establishment, he found
Give was actually winning respect
full. ever larger, hearing in his home
town. he decided 1t was high time to
call halt Accordingly he summons
ed Billy Shevlin.
whats doing?" he asked CURLY, as
he received his henchmen in the Mauso.
leum study.
.To-night's the big rally at snyder's
Opera House, you know" replied Billy.
"standish's booked to make his star
speech before he starts on his state
tour. He's got team Of Good Cow
ment geezers from Boston to do a
spiel, and he's calm this the biggest
scream Of the campaign SO far. Say.
that young feller's maxim an awful
lot OF noise, Boss When are you goins
to give US the Office to put the CONS
bination all his mouth? On the level
he amt dom you no good; T mem
speeches of his mear.s votes. The Silk
Socks Is with Inn Already, and he's wins
ner with the business bunch in family
groups"
look here" said Caleb pointing
out Of the study's north window, which
commanded view of exclusive Pomp-
ton Avenue and Its almost equally
fashionable cross streets. .'how would
you figure up the population OF that
districtW
"The Silk Seekers? You knows we'll
as me. Thirty-eight hundred In round
numbers"
And over therc?" pointing eact.
9TH business districk? An easy
12.O0O'
"say 10000 in BOTH spose they ara
all for the young Standish. Now looH
here
He crossed the long room and ran
up the shade Of one OF the south wins
dows The great marble house stood
on the edge of hill-crest. overlook
Ing n distant vista of mean. winding
streets. dirty intermnable rows of tens
ements factories and small shops.
Through the centre, like huge snake,
the tracks Of the C. G. & x. wound theit
reek and coal smoke brooded like some
vast bird OF prey. Coal yards, docks,
freight houses. elevators, shanties-and
once more that interminablc sea OF
dngy. squalid domiciles.
What's the population down there
Billy?"
"EIundred'n ten thousand six huns
dred an began Shevlin Elibly. AN
every soul of them solid for you. Boss
Sixteen thousand to hundred n tens
thous-'
That's right. So long as the young
sters content to speak his little piece:
here in Granite, I've stood by and lei
Inn talk. 1t would be time enough te
put in spoke when he started across
country. But this blowout tonight I!
different. The stories Of 1t will ge
In the Boston and Philadelphia ant
New York papers. So"
"Well?"
$50 there won't be any meeting?''
IF you say so, 1t goes. VIII ] Civ
the boys the Office to rough-housc TIN
joint?"
"And have every out -of-state pape
screeching about ring rule and rowdy
ism? Billy. you must have been bor1
more ignorant than most You neve
could have picked up all you don