The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-07

against the railroads would be prompt Ply adjusted and paid. They wanted. in brief, regulation, not connscation. wish now that had not been so aptocratic and had taken the people more Into my confidenceb We'll, if cannot be . statesman, can at least be . patriot, and will resign my of ice.
 Fort-oh My Ldege My Liegei Think for a moment what a departure this action would be from the hitherto un- broken adherence to the trueism of Jefferson. Few die and none resign and then too. the thought that things might be worse. reconcfies us in q measure to present conditions.
 And makes us rather bear those
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 Than fly to others that we, know
 waIlace--weii. Governor. in the per- egrinatfons to an ecstatic Imagination I think that the State would survive your resignation. or that of any other office holder, still, as the voice of the people, I object
 Governor--I thank thee, John for thy compliment, albeit 1t has some- thing of recoii or back action, yet my sealous friend, you ase not all the people.
 waliace--No. l never asserted the prerogative that [ am all the people, but had supposed since my abduction into the ofice of Game Commissioner, that was very large part of them. and it wounds my sensibilities to have you intimate that I am not.
 Governor--You mistake John. l never said you were not a great many of the people, I merely said. you were not all the people.
 waiiace--well. In the ratlocination of my peripatetic, diurnai coRftations, I have become peacefully salubfious and am pacified by your unextortsd .obss- Qutousness.
 Fort-Besides, My Liege, when q man resigns an office to which he has been elected, except for ii health or promotion to q higher off1ce. iie hardly treats the people with that consideration to which they are eh- titled. They have by their votes hon. ored him. fixed him in a position. plac. ed him in hole as 1t were, and only in extreme cases is he Justified in leaving that hole. No doubt Your Majesty has heard the story of the man in the hole?
 Gowernor--No. Tell 1t Fort. Tell II gentle Fort. Tell #, tsll 1t tell 1t.
 Fort--Well. My Liege as this goes goes. q certain man got into the bad habit of drinking to excess and would go staggering home at any hour oi the night His friend. after expostu. latinG with him in vain, concluded hs would try the frightening process and knowing the drunken man would have to pass through the country grave. yard on his way home, dug . hole h it, about as deep asa grave, right near the path. Sure enough, the drunken man came along and fell ir the hole, then the friend came up with q sheet wrapped around him, and looking down on the man said, ssrWhai in the h-l are you doing In my holef' The fellow Is quick witted-I wouldsay he was an IrIshman If didn't know they don't get into holes that they can't get out of--and promptly deplied "Vyhat in the h---l are you doing ou of your hole7"
 Governor--I see the point, Fort , l see the point. The people will ask l you. think. why aKs. ,didnst stay whar, they fssId placed me. I will not resign my odlce, But think F0rts what | lot of newspaper notices lose by nol threatening to resign.
 FOrt--That sort of notoriety is evane scent, My Liege, and Is not of much value. believe In the influence and power of the press. but man has mol lost much, when he loses the reputa-