The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-08-06
CHAPTER XXXI.- Continued

In January we had our big batteries
loaded. aimed and primod. We I'M
masked II, and Ferguson fired. had
expected the other side 10 act stupid.
ly, but | had not hoped for such stu
pldlty as they exhibited. Burbanks
year Of bathing In presidential fatter-
les and OF fawning on and cringing
10 tho multl-milllonaires and their
agents hedging him around. had so
wrought upon him that he had wholly
lost his point OF view. And he let
his attorney general pooh.pooh the
proceedlngs-this IN tho face OF the
great popular excitement and en-
thusasm. II was not until Roe
bucks lawyers got far enough into
the case against him 90 see his dan
ger that tho administration stopped
flying In tho teeth Of the cyclone Of
public sentiment and began 10 pretend
enthusiasm. while secretly plotting the
mlstrial OF Forguson's case. And not
until tho United States attorney gen.
eral--a vain Goodrich creature whose
talents we're crippled by his con
tempt for the rabble" and demo
goguory"-not until he had II forced
upon him that Ferguson could not
be countermlndcd. did they begin 10
treat with me for peace.
/ shall not retail the negotiations.
The upshot was that let the admin
istration drop the criminal cases
against Roobuck In return for the
restoration Of my power IN the ma.
tional committee Of the party 90 the
smallest elected postmaster In the
farthesi state. The civil action was
pressed by Ferguson with all his skin
as a lawyer and = popularity seeking
politician. and he won trlumphnntly
/ IN the supreme court-the lower fed.
eral court with its Powtr trust judge
had added 90 his triumph by dccid.
Ing against him
Rocbuck was. therefore. under the
necessity az going through the Gus.
I tomary forms ~ outward obedience
% the supreme courts order 10 him
20 dissolve lie had 20 get AZ huge
/ expense and % carry out az hugor.
plan % reorganization Though he
was Glad enough 90 escape thus light.
/ iy. h. dlssomblcd his content and
grumbicd 90 loudly that nurbank's
fears were rous-i and arrangements
we're madc 90 placnto him. Tho scheme
adopted was believe. suggested hy
/ Vice President Howard. AZ shrewd
and cynical "a rascal az ever lived IN
the mirc without getting smutch or
splash upon bic enc ll0on % re-
| speciality
For several years there had been
a strong popular demand for rcvi.
sion II the tariff Tho party had
promised 20 yield. but had put OF re-
dcoming &C. promise. Now. there
arose necessity for revising the tar
IN Ia the interest % the interests q"
Some Of the schedules were too low:
others protected articles which tho IN.
tcroaiu wanted as Sec raw materials:
a fov could be- abolished without o.
Tending any larEo Interests and with
the eject % punithlng some small
ones that had boon nisrafd 10 contrib
utIng tn tho "~nmlalgn fund" which
maintains the standing army Of DO
llueai workers and aurmonta u when.
ever a battle IL on Accordingly. a
revision Of the tada vas IN progress
To soothc Rochuck they gave him a
iadn hCdulc that would enable him
20 collect each year more than the
total % the extraordinary expenses
20 which ! had put him Rocbuck
"forFavc' me. and really forgavo
burbank
nut ! washed my hands Of hia al.
minlstration Not only dld ! actual.
/ " stand aloof but also dlaassociatcd
myself from u IN the public mind
When the crash should come. az come
g must with such men AZ the helm.
] wished 30 be- IN a position success.
fully 10 take FUN charge Tor the work
Of repair