The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-04-15

after we were greeting each other
he with an attempt at his old-time
cordially, without concealment of al
least the coldness | felt. But my
| manner apparently. and probably. es
capped his notice. He was now blind
and drunk with the incense that had
been whirling about him in dense
clouds for three months: he WAS in
capable of doubling the bliss of any
human being he was gracious to-
He shut me in with him and began
confiding the plans he and Goodrich
had made-cabinet places, foreign
posts, and so forth. His voice, lin
gerins and luxuriating upon the titles
my ambassador to his Brittanic
majesty" my ambassador to the Ger
man emperor" and so on-amused and
little, but only a little, astonished
me: / had always known that he was
a through and-through snob. For near
iy an hour / watched his ingenious
childish delight in bathing himself in
him self, the wonderful fountain of
all these honors. At last he finished,
laid down his list. took off his nose
glasses. Well, Harvey, what do you
think" he asked. and waited with
sparkling eyes for my enthusiastic APP
proval.
Il see Goodrich drove a hard bar
gain" said !. yet he came on his
knees, If you had but realized it,
Burbank's color mounted. What do
you mean. Sayler?" he inquired. the
faint beginnings of the insulted god
In his tone and manner.
You asked my opinion" 1 answer
ed, I'm giving IL. I don't recall a
single name that isn't obviously a
Goodrich suggestion. Even the Roe
buck appointment
'Sayler." he interrupted, in for
bearing tone. Il wish you would not
remind me so often Of your prejudice
against Senator Goodrich. 1t is I'M
worthy of you. But for my tact-par-
don my frankness-your prejudice
wouIa have driven him away. and
with him support he controls"
/ showed my amusement.
Don't smile. Sayler," he protested.
with some anger in his smooth. heavy
voice. You are NOT the only strong
man in the party. and / venture to
take advantage of our long friendship
TO speak plainly to you. 1 wish to
see a united party. One of my rea-
sons for sending for you was to tell
you how greatly | am distressed and
chagrined by the attacks on Senator
Goodrich in our papers,"
did you have any other reason for
sending for me?" said I very quietly.
That was the principal one" he
confessed.
oh" I exclaimed
What do you mean, Sayler?"
CT thought possibly you might also
have wished to tell me how unjust
you thought the attacks on me in the
eastern papers, and to assure me that
they had only strengthened your
friendship.
He was silent.
rose. threw my overcoat on my
arm. took up my hat.
wait moment, please he said.
81 have always found you very impair
tial in your udgments-your clear
judgment has been OF the highest use
fulness to me many times.
Thank you" | said You are most
kjnd-most generous
so, he went on, not dreaming that
he might find sarcasm, if he searched
for it. Il hope you appreciate why [
have refrained from seeing you as /
wished. L know, senator. your friend
ship was loyal l know you did dur
ing the campaign what you thought
wisest and best. But l feel that you
must see now what grave mistake
you made. Don't misunderstood me,
Harvey. / do not hold it against you.
But you plust see. no doubt you do
see, that it would not be fair for me.
it would not be in keeping with the
dignity of the great Office with which
the people have intrusted me. to seem
10 lend my APPROVAL
l looked straight at him until his
gaze fell. Then I said my voice even
lower than usual: IF you will look
at the election figures carefully you
will find written upon them a very in
teresting fact. That fact is: In al
he doubtful states-the ones tina
elected you - Scarborough Swep
everything where our party has here
tofore been strongest, you were elect
ed by carrying districts where our
party has always been weakest. AND
in those districts, James, our money
was spent-as You well know
/ waited for this to cut through his
of selfcomplacence
waited until saw its acid eating into
him. Then I went on: Il hope yor
VIII never again deceive yourself.
let your enemies deceive you. As t
your plans-the plans for Goodrich
and his crowd have nothing to sa,
My concern is to have Woodruff;
pledses-attended to
That I must insist upon.
He lowered his brows with a heav.
frown.
IL have your assent" l insisted.
Really, Haryey"-there was al
change from his compla
cent, superior voice of a few minutes
eefore-'I1l do what l can-but-the
mpossibilities-the duties of-of my
position
You are going to take the ONCE,
James" said I. You can't cheat the 4
men who gave it to YOU
He did not answer.