The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-13
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In the good old way and couldn't I'M
derstand his sons prejudices. Perhaps
that explains why all the men In the
house thought him naughty and the
other big packers were inclined to
make fun CT him. However that might
be. Mr.. Dround had high reputation
in the city at large for honorable deal
ing and public spirit. There was little
set afoot fos the public good that Hen
~ 1. Dround did not have a hand in.
had met the chief once or twice.
big John having called his attention to
me. but he never seemed to remember
my existence. Today Mr.. Dround
blew out Of the managers Office pretty
soon and brushed against my desk.
Suddenly he stopped and addressed me
In his thin. high voice:
what do you think. Mr.. Harrington.
Of this internal business?'
My answer was ready. pat and suffi-
GENTLY hot to please the boss. He
turned to Carmichael. who had fol
lowed him.
THAT is what young America is
thinking"
Carmichael put his tongue into his
cheek instead Of splitting out an oath
but after Mr.. Dround had gone he
growled at me:
That's all right for young America
but l am no darn fool either. My ia
Their saw the riots back home in Dub
lin. It's no good sitting too close on
the top Of a chimney. Maybe you'll Sc,
the house on fire. The police? The 20
lice are half thieves and all black
guards. They got this up for benefit
party most likely. Why. didn't they Kill
more'n twice as many men over at Nc
Cormick's only the other day just be
cause the boys were making a bit OF a
disturbance? And nobody said any
thing about 1t! What are they kicking
for anyway
Mr.. Grounds view. however. wa.
the one generally held. That very
evening there was a meeting Of tn,
prominent men OF the city to take coun
sci together how anarchy might b,
, suppressed with a strong hand. w,
little people heard only rumors Of wha
took place in that gathering, but 1
leaked out that there had been twt
minds among those wealthy and pow
erful men-the timid and the bold. Tn,
timid were overridden by the bolde
hearted. Good citizens, like Strauss
and vitzer. so Carmichael told me. will
a sheer, talked strong about encourag
ing the district attorney to do his dut.
and raised a fund to pay for havin,
justice done.
ut means that some Of those rat
the police have been ferreting out o
the west side saloons will hang t
make them feel right. The swells ar
bringing pressure to bear. and som
one must be punished. It's grand!'
He chuckled bitterly at his own wi,
But the swells meant business. an
when Henry I. Dround was drawn 70
the grand jury to indict those anarch
lists that the police had already nette
big John swore:
HE needn't have done that Their
are plenty to do the fool things. 1t
his sense Of duty. s'pose. curse hin
It's some of his duty to come Owe
here and help us make enough none
to keep his old business a6oat."
The Irishman thought only Of tt
business, but Heary 1. Dround VIZ
not the man to let any personal int
est stand In the way Of what he col
sidered his duty to society. PerhaT
he was 4 little too proud Of his sacr
fees and his civic virtues. Some yea
!. later he told me all about that graz
jury. All l need say here il that tn
| famous trial of the anarchists was e
gineered from the beginning by pror