The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-01-23

1T win KIN YOU In that ward"
said tha Old Man.
why ?" demanded Mason.
"o'tiafa has done Il. aud YOU were
afraid 20 run naxtur against
o'Hara | agreed 10 do lt when
q Was planned 60 make me an
Independent candidate. aud you
were afraid % run Baxter against
mo"
There was an aRgfehsixeneHa In
this that was disturbing.
THE circumstances are differ.
emit urged the Old Man
Il don't see how replied Ma.
son. Il am pledEing myself 10 do
nothing that ! do not intend to do
anyway"
1t IL a matter of expediency. :"
argued the Old Man. Politically.
We know the people Of that ward
/ better than you do. aud Hlily RYAN
can tell you that that pledge Will
do you great deal of harm where
you are strong nov"
Il told you last night put In
Ryan. that = good many of our
people won't stand for II. I'm not
talking Of the rank and file. but
Of the leaders. fob Howe viii
Kick over the traces 10 a certain
IT,"
lie said IA much 60 mo lsas
than al hour aso." added IN. Old
Man. .and there are others that |
cant hold la line. Now. Ina talk.
inE frankly To you. ~ man 10 man.
Il isn't fair Ia ms. have accept
ed you Without any pledge. and
you have NO right 20 give one %
anybody elise"
III you asked for a pledge that
coulti connelentiouAly give. |
would give IL 10 YOU a. readily a.
TO any ono else. said Mason.
Il only ask that You shall give
no pledge AZ all. persisted the
Old Man.
For a moment Mason ueeped
undecided. when DARRELL suddenly
remarked that he had signed that
pledge without any objection be.
inK made.
The twenty fonrth and the
eighth ara different wards. and
the people take different views Of
things. replied the Old Aaa: but
his face showed that toe compiler
ton he feared had erept in.
~Are eertain people IN the
eighth TO be held In line for Ma.
non on tho superstition that. n he
I refuses to aign. he Ia at heart OPP
posed % the principles Involved
asked narneil. and the question
pat the matter before Mason In a
new light
I'm going 10 stgn H." he an.
nonncad. before the Old Man could
reply. I'm not be a party to ANY
auhierfaec. | don't uanf the sup
port of any man pha expects ma
TO do what I am not golss 10 do.
TIM golng to be straightforward.
anyhow
you cant b the candidate of
both the Safety league and ths
democratic party. asserted the
/ Old Man. and nos there was
something that nasorud OF threat
IN his tone. lie was being pushed
90 his last resort This II no
fuai0n campaign be vent on.
you wrrn nominated b. the dem.
oerata and they expect sou 10 be
unfaiterinsIy true u them. II you
II. yourself up elth the SAFETY
leaga. they don't can't yua. and
Z they wont have fon They'll turn
In 20 beat you. and they'll do Il
soad aud usunff. III help tham
myself
This seemed TO be \ fair state
naent 81 the case. and q most dis
heartsminx oaa. alMa. u brought
10 aa@ona meetai sszsoa = pieinre
that ~aa not pleaslnk. fof be had
nov seen something Of practical
politics. hut he felt that al effort
was being made to force him into
A hamilsAling. and possibly fzlae,
position. ana Il anKered him.
I'm resag 20 siga. he repeated.
dorecdly
Darneu Nodded bis head approx.
lnGiy. but said nothing
Then you'il have 10 make the
fIeh; alone from nov on. the Old
Man announced. in a tone OF dis.
gust aud disappointment.
@fil do Il. said Mason a Tssh'
~ 20 a. honorable defeat than "a
dlAhonofabls victory. THERE'S moth.
tic In that pledge that ought not
70 Sign. ~ IN independent ! prom
lsed 10 sign II. and NJ democrat
/ IN Keep that promise. ! confess
dont hnew ~hy yon object. and
dnnN care. I'm EoanK On record
plalulv4-aa Durnail has done.
The Old Man gave a eoNisfls
\ glance In the direction Of DaFueii
a. II he would say. III yua had
only kept away could have pni
this thsng through Then be
turned 10 Ryan and spoke with
the cold deIiberatenesa Of the auto
crat.
Tell Howe he said. that he's
released from his pledge IN this
eighth. and can do a. be pleases :
aud let Pepper know that we have
no candidate there. 80 he can Nofk
up any Kind of a combination he
likes. In a word. tip u off thai
TIA a free for. all. and We don't give
I n damn for anything except the