La Junta tribune., 1908-06-13

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him c0urleuuSly and not in'erlard his
talk With oaths. obsccni,y or rough
ness seemed 10 Horrigan. as It does to
many another boor. an evidence Of H.
midity aud lack Of virility. A Damas-
Gus bladc Is II FAR more harmless look
Ing wcaron Than biu.lgeon. yet 1, Is
capable when the necessity arises or
far ,lcadller work
1t II only the man whose gentleness
has nat or.n''~ s:..-.,,sti as Its fOunda.
tiOn who deserves the newly popular
term Of ''mo'iycoddle."
Had ll"rri;zn's large experience
with men been extended to embrace
this fact he would probably never hav"
picked ou, Alwyn Bennett In the first
place ms candidate for mayor nor
deemed the younger man III tool Tor
the organizations crooked work. The
French mobiles OF the old regime. whose
polish of manner was the envy OF the
world. fought like devils on occasion
and went 10 death on the scaffold with
smile and jest on their lips. while
many 4 brutal demagog,ie In the same
circumstances broke down AMI scream
ed for mercy. However. Iiorrigan
chanced to ke more familiar with the
history of the organizat tion than with
.. that OF France: hence. 'iecming Ben
nett's reply n mere sporadic flash OF
defiance from properly cowed spirit.
lie resolved to crush the rebellion at n
blow.
Don't give me any insolence'" he
roared. Il won't stand for It. and
"Aforcoyer" quietly continued Ben
nett. as though the boss had not
spoken. Il shall he very much Obliged
II in future you will knock 1T my door
instead of bursting In on me. This Is
my private office. not yours"
''D0 Won mean to"
1--WE explained ms clearly MS can
just what | mean. II you don't under
stand me | can't supply you with In
| telligehcr"
"Bennet,'' said the boss. his burn
ing rage steadiei down to white
heat. FAR more dangerous. but less in
coherent "you and me are talking too
| much aud saying too little. We've got
to come TO showdown. You're clev-
er hoy aud you made rattling good
! fighf, ,snd you're on the right side OF
tie public and Of the press too. You're
fhe test material we've got. and II You
try and do the right thing there's II"
| limI, to what you can rise tO-but only
n you do the right thing"
| The right thing" echoed Bennett.
What do you mean by the right
thing"
Il mean you've got to do the right
! thing by the men who put You where
you are today
am today"
81 did,. Dick Horrigan. Who ever
heard OF You I'LL took you up: No
body. II I didn't make you mayor.
who lid, I'D like 10 know"
"The voters. The people OF this
city"
The voters scofrcl Horrigan. ''The
deuce they did! Who had You nomI-
mated ~
You did. But II was the public who
elected me. and I'm going to obey
your orders I'm one thing. I'm going to
do the right thing 10y the men. who
put me where l nm today I'm going
| TO nav the voters for their trust In me
| by giving them n fair and square ad-
mlnstration. In the ease of this B0r-
/ omgh Street railway franchise bill. for
| instance" tapping the document lying
! before him on his desk. "befOrc ] sign
! that bill ] intend to make sure It's for
the good OF the people. that 1t Is for
the good of the city. not merely for
the good OF Richard Horrigan and
clique OF his friends aud heelers. No.
don't swear I'll! do you no good I'm
firm on this matter If you're discon-
tented with me It's your own fault.
] ~asned got months ago that II
was elected should keep my oath OF
office AS for this Borough bill
"As for this Borough b..i." broke In
IIorrigan savageF. you'll sign 1t. if
you don't
.Weii!" Queried Bennett. as the boss
paused. chOked b.: his own fury III
j don't sign it. what them
III you don't. your political career Is
ended from this time on. See: It's
ended. Smashed Hat You think OF
yourself as fine. promising young
man who's On the road to the gov
ernorship and maybe TO the White
HOUSE. Neii, you areu l. ~" Ae "hos
Dick Horrlgan made you. and your
future Will he what Dick Horrignn
chooses to make 1t. ! lifted you up.
aud can tear you down just as easy
And. what's more. by . Iii do 1t II
you don't sign the Borough bill. I'm
man OF my word, and before ever
you were nominated pledged my
word to have that bill put through.
The bin paid your election expenses
It.
Il paid my own election expenses.
You know that"
Your personal expenses. perhaps.
But who paid for parades. halls. ban.
ners. fireworks. speakers. advertise
ments. workers and watchers and all
the other million things that elected