News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-03-17

I mists, and you a good newspaper man,
| too-it's a shamer'
After momentary hesitation Cullen
continued, thoroughly serious.
Bud, my old friend" he said in low
tone, glancing quickly about, there's
one thing that you've got to put a
stop to. It's hurting you.
The secretarys face showed his be-
wilderment.
"What do you -mean?" he snapped
abruptly. Out with itr'
Il mean," replied Cullen, that ru-
mors are going around that you are
keeping Langdon away from the crowd
of insiders in the senate for your own
purposes-that, in short, you plan to-
81 understand" was the quick in
terruption. Il am accused of wanting to
deliver Senator Langdon. guarantee
his vote, on some graft proposition, so
that l can get the money and not he
himself. Consequently I'm tipping him
off on what measures are honest, so
that he'll vote for them, until-until
I'm offered my price. then influence
him to vote for some big crooked
scheme, telling him it is all right. He
votes as | suggest. and | get the
money"
That's what delivering man
means in Washington" dryly answer
ed the Chicago correspondent. 1T
means winning a mans confidence, his
support. his vote, through friendship
and then selling it for CASH
But you, Dick, you have
''Of course, old man. | have denied
the truth of this. knew you too well
to doubt you Still, the yarn is hurt
hg you. Remember that western SEN
ator who was delivered twice, both
ways. on a graft bi1l?" he laughingly
asked the secretary.
SHOULD say | did. Dick. That is
the record for that game. 1t was a
corporation measure One railroad
wanted it; another opposed it. The
senator innOcently told an eastern SEN
ator that he was going to vote for the
bill. Then the fastener went to the
railroad wanting the bill passed and
got $1,000 on his absolute promise that
he would get Senator Y. to vote for it,
who, of course did vote for it,"
YES" said Cullen, "and later, when
Senator X heard that Senator z. had
got money for his vote, he was wild.
Then when another effort was made
to pass the bill (Which had been de-
featedl the delivered senator said to
z. as he met him Unexpectedly: You
scoundrel here's where | get square
with you to some extent Anyway,
I'm going TO vote against that bill this
time and make a long speech against
it too Senator 2. then hustled to
the lobbyist of the railroad that want
ed the bill killed and guaranteed him
that for $4,000 he could get Senator
Y. to change his vote, to vote against
the bill"
"And he got the money. too. both
ways" added Haines as Cullen con-
cluded. "and both railroads to this day
think that Y. received the money from
T."
"Of course" said Cullen, "but y.
was to blame. though. He didn't
know enough to keep to himself how
he was going to vote Any man that
talks that way win be delivered"
81 know how to stop those rumors,
for I'm sure it's Peabody's work, he
thinking Langdon WIN hear the talk
and mistrust me-" began Haines, when
in came Senator Langdon himself, his
face beaming contentedly. Little did
the junior senator from Mississippi
realize that be was soon TO face the
severest trial. the most vital crisis. of
his entire life.
Cullen responded to the senator's
CHEEKY greeting of "Mornin'. every
bodyr
Senator" he asked Cullen, 'my pa
per wants your opinion on the ques-
ton Of The election Of senators by