Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-20

ana pertinent silence Wmcn cldflHeu
Immediately the circumstance that
whatever debate had preceded his ar
rival, it was now settled.
Their greeting of him, however.
though exceedingly quiet, indicated
certain expectancy as he accepted the
chair which had been left for him at
the head Of the table He looked thin
ner and paler than usual, which is say
ing great deal, but presently, 4nding
that the fateful hush which his en-
sumed a twinkle came into his eye,
one of his eyebrows went up, and a
corner of his mouth went down.
"Well, gentlemen" he said.
The smokers continued to smoke and
to do nothing else, the exception being
not, exhibited tokens of agitation and
excitement which he curbed with diff
ficulty, shifting about in his chair,
gnawing his cigar, crossing and I'M
crossing his knees, rubbing and slap
ping his hands together, clearing his
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the while, as We're those of his COM
panions, upon Mr. Farbach. So that
Joe was given to perceive that it had
been agreed that the brewer should be
the spokesman. Mr.. Farbach was de-
liberate, that was all, which added to
the effect of what he finally did say.
"Choe," be remarked placidly, you
are der next mayor off Canaan"
s'Why do you say that?" asked the
young man sharply.
"Bickoss us here" he answered, in
terlocking the tips of his fingers over
his waistcoat, that being as near fold
ing his hands as lay within his power,
'bickoss us here shall try to fix it so,
und so hef ditcided."
Joe took a deep breath. "Why do
you want meY
dot" replied the brewer, "iss some
ding | shall tell you" He paused to
contemplate his cigar. "We want you
bickoss you are der best man fer dot
positsion''
"Louie, you mustn't make a mistake
CT Liz ON5hAA4lA5, JUG Sd1t AuAAiC0ty.
Il may not be the kind of man you're
looking for. If I went in"- He hest
tated, stammering sit seems an un-
grateful thing to say, but-but there
wouldn't be any slackness-I couldn't
be bound to anybody
Holt up your hossesw Mr.. Farbach
once in his life was so ready to reply
that he was able to interrupt. 'Who
hef you heert speak off bounding? Hef
/ speakt off favors? Dit I say der
shout be slackness in der city gofer'-
ment? Litsen to me, Choe." He re-
newed his contemplation of his cigar,
then proceeded: Il hef been tinkin' it
offer now couple years. / hef mate
| up my mind. If some pebbles are
gombelt to keep der laws and oders are
not, dots a great atwantitch to der
oders. Dot ISIS what ISIS running der
goundry, und der pebbles iss COM
mencement to take notice. Efer'veres
in oder towns der ISIS housekeeping
Dey are reforming und indieding, ind
pOoty soon dot mofement comes here
shoo-er! If we intent to holt der pardy
in power, we shout be leetle ahead
off dot mofement so when it shout be
here we hef goot administration to
fall beck on. Now, dere ISIS anoder
brewery opened und trying to gombete
cry owns der mayor, all der tsaloons
buying my beer must shut up at 'leven
O'CLOCK und Sundays, but der oders
keep open. If I own der mayor,
make der same against dot oder brew
| cry. Now, I am poorly sick off dot
ways off bitsness und fighting all times.
Also" Mr.. Farbach added, with mag
niieent calmness, my trade ISIS larchly
owitside off Canaan, und it ISIS bedder
dot here der laws shout be enforced
der same fer all. Litsen, Chloe! All us
here beliefs der same way. You are
square. Der whole tsaloon element
knows dot und knows dot all yoult be
treated der same. Nit you it voult be
fairness fer each one. Foolish pebbles
hef salt you are law tricker, but we
know dot you hef only mate der laws
brotect as well as bunish. Und at such
times as dey het been broken you hef
made dem as mertsiful as you coult.
You are no tricker. We are willing to
help you make it CLEAN town. Oder
wise der fightin' voult go on until der
mofement strikes here und all der
granks wake up und we git fool re-
former fer mayor und der town goes
to der dogs. If try to put in man
dot. I own, der oder brewery ISIS goin'
to fight like hi, but if work fer you
it will not fight SO hart"
"But the other people," Joe objected,
''those outside of what is called the
saloon element-do you understand
how many of them will be against
me?"
ut ISIS der tsaloon element" Mr.. Far
bach returned peacefully, "dot does der
fghtin'."
And you have considered my stand
ing with that part of Canaan which