Wallowa County chieftain. [volume] (Enterprise, Or.) 1909-1911, 1909-08-19
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i've heard OF that commissions" said
Langdon. '-'"
We'll, Senator Peabody has the
naming OF two senators who will 20 on
that commission, and l suggested tina,
your character and ability would make
Z you
Good glory" exclaimed Lanedon
you mean that my character and abu.
lty would make me something or 9th.
er II l Kept my mouth shut in the ser
ate this afternoonl Stevens, I've been
surprised so many times since I came
TO The capital that 1t doesn't affect
me any more. I'm just amused at
Your offer or Senator Peabody's.
Il want to tell you two senators
that there's only one thing that want
In Washington-and you haven't Of
Tered 1t to me yet. When you do ri
do business with you"
What's that? Speak out, manr' said
Peabody quickly.
"A square deal for the people of the
United States"
Good Lordr' exclaimed 1.-THE boss
or Iur senate. -lB TINS washington
or is IT heaven!'
1T is not heaven, senator" put In
Haines
Man alive" cried Peabody, ave
been in Washington so long that
80 long you've forgotten that the
American people really exist" retorted
Langdon. "and there are more like you
In the senate. all because the voters
have no chance to choose their own
senators. The public In most states
has to take the kind of a senator that
the legislature, made up mostly Of
politicians, feels like making them
take. You, Peabody, wouldn't be In
the senate today If the voters had any
thing to say about it."
The Pennsylvania shrugged his
shoulders.
"And now I'll tell you honorable SEN
ators," went on Langdon. thoroughly
aroused, something to surprise you.
have discovered that you were not
working for yourselves alone In the
Aitacooia deal, but that you intend to
turn your land over to the Standard
Steel company at big profit as soop
as this naval base bill is passed. Then
that company will squeeze the govern
ment for the best part Of the hundred
millions that are to be spent"
The senator sank back in his chair
and gazed at his two opponents.
Those two statesmen jumped to their
feet.
''Come, Stevens, let him do what he
will. We cannot stay here to be in
suited by the rawlings of madman,"
cried the Pennsylvania. But he
brought his associate to q standstil
midway to the door. "By the way.
Langdon. what is it you are going to
do In the senate this afternoon lie
asked. You said you were going 70
make us honest against our will. You
know you can't do anything"
Bud Haines turned his face toward
the speaker and grinned broadlS. to
the senator's intense discomfort.
.Iu do more than that" announced
LanCdon. rising and pounding a fist
into his open hand. "I'll make you
and Stevens more popular than you
ever were in your lives before"
BAH shouted Peabody.
"I'n do even more yet. I'm going TO
make you generous-patriots. And,
regret to say, I'll give you the chance
TO make the hits of your careers"
The polished hypocrites looked at
him, too astonished to move.
"How? WhatT they gasped.
Swept on by his own enthusiasm
and the force Of his own courageous
honesty, the voice Of the southerner
rose to oratorical height.
This afternoon" he exclaimed,
"when the naval base committee
makes its report will rise In my
place and declare that for once In the
history of the senate men have been
found who place the interests OF the
government they serve above any
chance Of pecuniary reward. These
men are the members OF the naval
base committee.
with this idea in view, realizing
that dishonest men would try to make
money out Of the government. these
members of the naval base committee,
after they settled on Altacoola, went
out quietly and secured control OF al
the land that will be needed for the
naval base, and these men secured
this at a very nominal figure. Now
they are ready to turn over their land
TO the government at exactly what
they paid for it without cent OF
profit.
"Then they're going to sit up over
there In that senate. They're gong
to realize that new kind OF politics
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