The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-12

Pedro smiled. II VAS something to win q smile
little body and tight for the seeds OF die
eonten. 70 md wrinkle in which to sprout and take
shall cause tne@ to rss instead Of tire. dol
lars for vote ten dollars said he. "oh. hijo milo.
Gallagher laughed over it the FIRST week The sec.
ond week when the headlines were in broader type.
man around 70 Old vals.s and him ssss to
cut that out said he to the chairman Of the city
esss s 3:
pHs,Sr an, and ordered them to check and
,,s senior vaieas was not in the ONCE Pedro. the
ana the keyboard OF his typewriter machine. Gala
cher clustered in like courier in war drama. GOV.
sTea with 18th dust The cals Do'ors. was not inm.c
between alcalde and peon
Where's -, the old mani" he demanded.
i am sorry. senior. but my father IL asleep-ho
always sleeps between the hour: Of one and three in
,ss n soS him will call ate, three
flashing CLEAN of white teeth.
SITTING in The e..
Here ~isss this under ,, his nose !; make: noise
Pedro sianesG a. the ' CHECK dep1eei.sias ,nd.r
ence in every line of his face. MY fathers custom
is long said cannot wake him. even for
e,sS a:.r q:
amt you. You're the brains. amt you. Wen. look
out that corruption fund stun. viii YOU! II YOU
want to do and be decent about II. here's your ave
seem some easy money in my time. but Ven stand
for it II you felers1l be as near white a. you can
Here. 60 an tell the old man want to see him"
Pedro turned to his typewriter. struck key looked
over his shoulder at the mayor. sweeping entirely
Not for merely $780," said he politely With IN
ing 1aet " would. not e think Of S'..sns ny
fathers siesta for merely $500"
blum don't CO." As his buggy whi1isd him NJ on. Of
sight in the cramped vista Of the Gale Dolores.
We'll done. my general" he ieicitsssd. pattins
Pedros head: I'VE shall now see who Il II that has
tire 2s M ss S' ans ne 9.
Mexican voters that the price Of votes IN this city
1t was near three O'Clock on election day and the
was close, mighty close. Ward CAPTAINS 70
pote Ths s" vou1das loo. It The nssss
they'd got some fool notion that the p.ioe had I'd.
this sd
was in dark waters with the bulk Of the business
vote-which always went AGAINST him-to come
sss ''s s% her: 20:
have to chloroform him to do IT.
it was out on the streets. assembled :. near To
polling places the law allowed. waiting for the
automobile, with the advertisement Of Fl Residor
on a big banner each side. was the eminent edi.
ss
a whiskered bullet. hat OF. handkerchief spongine
fringe an aggressive protest against 0alasher:-
Now. my brave boys be frm: stand BY your risnts
CHER is Offering less than ten dollars. because
he wants to keep the rest Of your money aase,f
vote without it. Down with Gallagher i he dos
not the other out M.
to pay the price. vote for Townley"
pressed close pushing faces r., s:', .! S%
the wise man OF the world
u.s." reported the Gallagher lieutenant He says
you'll have to 60 to him II you want to see him;
he'll be in his , ONCE At -four s thousand dol
lars he spurned Keep your money to buy tooss
s said he the
You've got the influence With the srsasers al
that. take on my katy to you You've best me
at my own game. and l want to tell you you're .
senior Valgas bowed thus hiding the contempt his
said .sS G, Y.Is. IN n, hand. TIL.
fund Of corruption this $1,000 you have for buying
I'll" GslaEher was winded All Of It! Well not On
your "Th en- You s@ viii = be defeated
curt order by telephone brought . p.ntins man nth
valise fun of currency which was left In the Once
cali in your ward captains" ordered vals.s -
want no man to interfere l viii attend to this
where his countrymen awaited him he said:
Il have this Gallagher. He refuses to pay
YOU ten dollars for your votes. He despses. curses
you Now muchachos. the hour 10 late. Soon the
polls will close II remains time yet to rebuke this
Gal 'agher Vote. then. like men. for Iovnley- I
hay. Just come Townley, and to me he has said
these words Tell your brave muchAchos that
am elected shall order all wages In this city 70 be
doubled md all cut in half. He also directs
me to nav to every brave who will vote for him
two dollars That is not much a. ten dollars.
true but what you will gain BY having your
wages doubled and your rent cut In half when Iown-
ley is mayor"
And So from place to place. deegating brisk mu.
chachos to spread the good word and currency sped
the graduate politician. Senior valgas. Il vas late
when he reached his ONCE and embraced Fedro IN
the ioy of Gallazher's complete defeat
And there remains of the fund OF corruption some
thing more than 81 000" said he 1T il evil money:
we shall return 1t to Gallagher"
.Yes nadre " assented Pedro looking up With C.