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

leave 10 resubniit Himself 20 Tie peo.
pie is well under way before the end
OF his third year; and direct and act.
I've preparations for II must begin
long In advance.
Late in that second spring Bur.
bank made tour OF the country. 10
give the people tho pleasure OF see.
Ing their great man, 30 give himself
the pleasure OF their admiration. and
20 help on the congressional cam
paign. the result OF which would be
the preliminary popular verdict upon
HIS administration. The thlnness OF
the crowds. the feeblonoss Of the en-.
thuslasm. the newspaper ancers and
filings at that oratory once hailed as
a model OF dignity and oloquonce-
even he could not accept the smooth
explanations OF HIS natterers And
In November came the partys Nom.
orablo overwhelming dcfcat-roducing
our majority In the senate from 20 Co
G, and substituting for our major.
fly Of % In the house an opposition
majority OF G7.
I talked with him early In January
and was amazed that. while he apprc.
ciated the public anger against the
party. he still believed himself per.
sonally popular. There IL a lull In
prosperity" said he. "and the people
are peeyish." Soon. however. by a
sort OF cndosmosls 20 Which tho
denscst vanity Is somewhat subject.
the truth began 10 soep through and
20 penetrate into him.
He became frendlicr 20 me. 50.
licItous toward spring-but he chung
none the less tightly 90 Goodrich The
full awakening came IN bis third sum.
mor when the press and the pollil.
clans Of the party began openly 20
discuss the next years nomination
and TO speak Of him as n he were
out OF the running he was spending
the hot months on the Jersey coast.
the fatterers stlll swarming about
him. and stu assiduous. but their
batteries falling upon ever dcafcr ears
~ his mind riyotted upon the hair.
suspended sword. In early scptcm.
Der be invited me 20 visit hlm-my
FIRST Invitation Of that Kind IN two
years and a half We had three 10.
teryiews before be could nerve him.
self TO brush aside the barriers be.
tween him and me.
4 am about 90 get together my
friends with a view 20 next year.
said he through an uneasy smile.
What do you think % the pFoEpcctB?'
What do your friends say" I
asked
"Oh. o. course. I am assured % a
rcnomination-" lie paused. aud his
look ~ me made the confident nj
hrmati0n a dubious question.
"Ycs7' said /
"And-dont you think my record
has made me stronF7 he went on
neryously.
"strong-wlth Whom?" said l.
lie was silent Finally be- laid his
hand on my kncc-wc we're taking
the air on tho ocean drive. Harvey"
he said. 4 can count on your
I shook my head 4 shall take no
part IN the next campaign" I said
4 shall resign the chairmanship"
"But I have selected you as my
chairman. have insisted on yo1.
I can't trust any one else need
others. use others. but I trust onl'
you"
shook my head = shall rrs'rt. A."
I repeated whats the matter
won't Goodrich take the placer"
lie looked away. Il have not -.
riousiy thought Of any one but you"
be said rcpfoachfully.
I happened 20 know that the place
had been offered 90 Goodrich and that
ho had declined Il. protesting that !.
western man. must not BE- dis.
turbod when the west was vital % the
pafty'a success. MY resolution II
nIcd." said l.
A long silence. then: "saylor. have
you heard anything o. an attempt 20
defeat mo for the nomination.
Goodrich has decided 10 nominate
Gov Ridgevay Of Illinois" said l.
lie blanchcd and had 10 moistcn
his dry. wrinklod lips several times
before he could speak "a report Of
that nature reached mo last Thurs.
day" he went on. For some time I
have been perplcKcd BY tho Ridgoway
talk In many Of our organs. have
questioned Goodrich about it-and-
must say-hls explanations are not
not wholly satisfactory.
Il have come 10 the conclusion that
you we're right about Goodrich. Say
Ter. am glad that I took your ad.
vice and mover trusted him. think
you and together will be- too strong
for him"
you are going 10 seek rcnomina'
tion7 asked
Tie looked at mo In genuine aston
lahmcnt 1T IL impossible that the
party should refuse me" he said.
was silent
"Bo frank with mo. Saylor." he eI'
claimed at last lie frank BE my
friend. your own old self"
AS frank and a. friendly ~ You
have bccnY" said I. rather 90 remind
myself than 90 roproach him For
was afraid Of the reylying feeling Of
former ycars-thc liking for his per
sonal charms aud virtues. the forbcar'
ance toward that weakness which ho
could no more change than he could
change the color Of his eyes. llla
moral descent had put no clear mark
ings upon his pose. On the contrary
he had grown In dignity through tho
custom OF Difference Tho people