The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-20

another nVe minutes and the chair
man would rap for order. tail.
strongly built man with white mus
tache and kindly smile emerged from
the directors room and. addressing
one uf the clerks. asked.
HAS Mr. Ryder arrived yet?"
The alaerity with which the EN-
ploye FASTENED forward 10 reply would
indicate that his interlOcuIor WAS a
person Of more than ordinary import
anee.
NO. Senator. not yet. We expect
hiin aais minute" Then with a def
erentlai smile he added: Mr. Ryder
usually arrives On The stroke. sir"
The Senator gave nOd OF acquies-
eenoe aad. turning Oh his heel. greeted
with grasp of LIe hand and anaDle
smile his fellow directors as they
passed ia b. Two and tAIees
Senator Roberts HAH liz The world OF
politics what his friend John Burkru
Hs der was la the world " nuauce-a
leader oi u4e4- lie started lie IA Mis-
eonA-n a. an srraud boy, was sdu-
Gated iD the public schools, and later
became clerk Ia a dry goods store,
nnal4y gOlAg into business for his own
account On large scale he vas
elected 10 Tie Lee islature. where his
ability as ali UrsanlLer soon gained the
friendship OF the men Ia power. ana
later Was sent 10 Congress, where ne
Vas quickly Initiated la the game Of
corrupt politics. IA 1850 he entered
the Cnltsd states Senate. lie suOn be-
ca44e tav ackn0n lsdsvJ leader Of a.
considerable majority oI Tie hepubh-
can senators. and from then on ne
Nls nsure ~ be reekOued with. \
yery aH4DllIous man, win a gFeaI love
% power a44d lev scrupIes, IL il uttls
wonder that only the practical OF dis
honest aide OF politics appealed 10 him.
lie Vac ia politics Tor al there Was
Ia II. and lie "a - ia his LOFTY position
only q splendid opportunity Tor easy
graft
lie did not hesitate 70 make such
alliances viii corporate Interests seek
ing influence Al washington as would
enable AIm 10 accomplish this puT-
pose. aid Ia thIs way he had
met and formed strong friend
snip with john burkeII Ryder.
Zach being a master IN his own
nela Nsz useful " Tie other.
Neither was troubled with 4uaInls Of
conscience, they n=ysF quarSied.
II the Ryder interests needed anything
Ia lie senaLC. Roberts ana nI= follow .
els were There ~ attend 10 II. Just
nuN the cJHOTI Ma InaTsnale1 IN de-
Tease VI The railroads against The al
lacks " I-ls uss rebate bIl. ia tact,
~ der managed ~ ksSp the Senate
8lsy al TIE time. " hen On the other
hand. me Senators wanted any thing
and they often dId-Ry der saw that
they E0t IL. lower rates fOT thls one. a
Tat loB Tor that One. not forgetting
themselves. senator Roberts has al
ready 4 very rich mau. and although
NE World often wondered where 10
81 IL. 40 Oas Asd tus cO4rssv " asa
him.
Hut the Republican leader Was
Stirred with an ambition greater than
that u controlling y majority ia me
Senate he had daughter. mar
IlaEUADis young woman who. 81 least
la nsr fathers opinion, would MAKE =
lrsirs Dls wife Tor amp man. HIs friend
ryder had = sOn. and This son Was
lie only nslr " the greatest fortune
ever amzsssd - one man. 4 fortune
which. ~ is present rate OF Increase,
~ the time the father died AID Tie
young couple Hsre ready ~ inherit.
would probably amount ~ over slA
bIlIl0is 81 dollars. COG4d The human
mind grasp he possibilities VI such =
colossal I0rtunsy II staggered the
Imagination. ia Unnsr. " tbs man
WIN controlled IL, would De master "
lie world. as not this a prize any
nan might vel sot himself Vut 70
" nlng Inc Senator ~as thinking OF
IL Jaw a. hs stood exchanging Dznal
remarks win The men who Accostsd
nlIn. IL he Gould only bring on that
marriage lie would lie content The
ambition VI his lie would be attained.
There Mas 40 difficulty 4s Tar as John
Ryder was c0acsGnsd- he favored The
match and hal 0IJsn spoken VI IL.
Iudseu, ryder dss4rSd IL. IUr such Al
sall4aLce would naturally I4rtnsr ms
business interests ln every way. heb
urls k4sw that as daughter haIs lad
more ti4al4 llAinE Tor ~ dsr hand
soIus ySUns s9n. -IOrSOsSFs hale ~as
yracLlcaI, ike her father. and had
zsass enough ~ realize what II would
mean ~ - The mistress " The Ryder
fortune. No. kaIe WAS ali right. DuI
there N4s young ny der IL RECKON Win.
IL Would take Lao IN ms case ~ make
a bargain.
Jefferson Ryder was. in truth. an
entirely different man from his father.
IL was dlmcuit 10 reallzs that 0Vsn
had sprung from the same sIOcA. a
college bred boy win ali tins al an
Iayes ais father wealth could give
nm, he had inherited from the
parent only those ClaractSTlst4cs
\. hlch would have maze nm sue
CvssIul even IL born pJJr-actIt ltys
pIuch appIICaLlJu. uJ55Gd Oustinat5s
alzrl Iueuta4ILy. II LuGsc quAi4l4-s lie
audSu 4Izt l44s IasilSl so4v4s 4a~aS1-e
las IA AOtlou u Iioi4S4, 4 AeSA sC4.aS u
Tlbut AID aIO4Ia- lie hau lllc honest
man > SOntsl4-lsl or IIIcs-ill4=ss - aii4s
uVsCI IpIiOII. ana nc Lad Ittlv patiStiSS
With tiie ia so-NsllSu business iiiOt as
Of Tie da5. Or Al4a d-suOLof able
or alSh1Aest ae-IOA eoula have Ao
a I5olugISs and lie could nO ulMsr-
e84cS u=tASgn tie crltilS u Tie hungry
" rSIcu MAU sto.v a lOaI Or Dread aua
In- coal DaruH WIJ - SYSTEMATICALLY
rOb1e, % las rlIItsios - and the pub
nc. IN IaCt. had lie Druu Oh Tie bench
lie would PROBABLY nave acquitted tnc
human uSrcII-t WHO. III uusp-ir uad
Appropriated tAe PRIME Necessary OF
lie. ana sent Sl4e okefleu, conscience
less coal baron 10 jail.
DO unto o4hers as on would have
Other 90 unto you. This simple and
fundamental axiom Jefferson Ryder
hau adopted early in lille, and IL had
tfgrT. b HHa