Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-07-27

I 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
| gering and luxuriating upon the titles
my ambassador to his Brittanic
| majesty" my ambassador to the Ger
man emperor and so on-amused and
a little, but only a little, astonished
me; / had always known that he was
a Observation-Disclosures snob For near
ly an hour | watched his ingenious
childish delight in bathing himself in
himself, 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 ap.
| prevail
Il see Goodrich drove hard bar.
gain" said l. yet he came on his
knees, IL you had but realized It."
Burbank's color mounted What do
you mean, Sayler?" he inquired, the
faint beginnings of the insultec god
in his tone and manner.
you asked my opinion" answer
ed. I'm giving it. don't recall
single name that isn't obviously
Goodrich suggestion. Even the Roe
buck appointment"
"Sayler,' he interrupted. In a for
bearing tone, Il wish you would not
remind me so often Of your prejudice
against Senator Goodrich. It is IN.
worthy Of you. But for my tact-par-
don my frankness-your prejudice
would have driven him away. and
with him support he controls"
| showed my amusement
Don't smile, SayIer,v 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. wish to
see 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 very quietly.
That was the principal one he
confessed.
oh" | exclaimed
What do you mean, Sayfer"
Il 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 a moment, please" he said.
Il have always found you very Impair
tial in your judgments-your clear
judgment has been of the highest use.
tulness to me many times"
Thank you,' I said. You are most
kind-most generous"
80" he went on, not dreaming that
he might find sarcasm If he searched
for 1t, Il hope you appreciate why l
have refrained from seeing YOU as I
wished. | know, senator, your friend
ship was loyal. | know you did dur
ing the campaign what you thought
wisest and best. But feel that you
must see now what a grave mistake
you made. Don't misunderstood me,
Harvey I do not hold 1t against you.
But you must see. no doubt you do
see, that 1t would not be fair for me,
1t would not be in keeping with the
dignity OF the great office with which
the people have intrusted me, to seem
to lend my APPROVAL"
| looked straight at him until his
gaze fell. Then | 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 all
the doubtful states-the ones that
elected you Scarborough swept
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
enswaddlings of self-complacence
waited until I saw It's acid eating into
him. Then went on: 81 hope you
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