Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-05-11


prfse+figffter, thence into saloon keep
er. 1t was as saloon-keeper that he
founded and built his power, made
himself the local middIeman between
our two great political factors, those
who buy and break laws and those
who aid and abet the Iawlessness by
selling themselves as voters or as Of
/ fee holders
! Dominick had fixed his eyes upon
his sarsaparilla. He frowned saw
agefy into its pale brown foam when
he realized that ] purposed to force
him TO speak first His voice was
oninously surIy as he shifted his
cigar to say: We'll. young fellow,
what can ] do for you?"
Mr.. Fessenden told me you want.
ed to see me, said !.
He didn't say nothing Of the sort"
growled Dominick 1--WE knowed
Buck IL years, and he amt no
liar"
flushed and glanced at the distin-
guished company silently waiting to
return to the royal presence. Surely.
II these eminent fellow citizens of
mine endured this insulting monarch,
could, the youthful, the obscure.
the dependent. Said /: Perhaps l
did not express myself quite accurate
~, Fessenden told me you were
considering making me your candi-
date for county prosecutor, and sug-
gested that ] Call and see you"
Dominicy gave CLEAN and
grunt like hog that had been fiat
tered with rough scratching of its
hide. But he answered; Il don't
give no nominations. That's the
province of the party, young man"
But you are the party" was my
reply. At the time ] was not con-
scious that ! had thus easily dropped
down among the hide-scratchers.
assured myself that was simply stat
ing the truth and ignored the fact
that telling the truth can be the most
degrading sycophancy, and the sub
TEST and for that reason the most
shameless. lying.
We'll, guess I've got little some
thing to say about the party he con-
cluded. us young fellows that are
active in politics like to see young
fellows pushed to the front. A good
many Of us boys amt stuck on Ben
Cass-he's too stuck on himself. He's
getting out of touch with the com
mon people, and is boot-licking in
with the swells up town. So when |
heard you wanted the nomination for
prosecutor, | told Buck to trot you
round and let us look you over. Good
party MANI"
"Yes-and my father and GRANDPA
Their before me-
No reform germs in your sys-
tenn"
/ laughed was really anu cd |
such relief was it to see a CLEAN Of
pleasantly in that pernicious mass.
Tn not better than my party said !. !
land ! don't desert it just because it |
doesn't happen TO do everything ac-
cording to my notions"
That's right, said Dominick, fall |
ing naturally into the role of political |
ScHOolmdSIer. mere ain no govern |
ment without responsibility, and there
amt no responsibility without organ
ization, and there amt no organiza-
ton without men willing to sink their
differences" He paused.
l looked my admiration was
grateful to him for this chance TO |
think him an intellect Who likes |
to admit that he bows before a mere |
brute? The compulsory courtiers of |
deputy may possibly and in part tell |
the truth about him, after they are |
safe; but was there ever volun- |
tary courtier whose opinion Of his |
monarch could be believed? The |
more distinguished the courtier