The Washington herald., 1909-04-04

heart I attended my first political meet
ing right after I came OF age. IN thirty
minutes the gas was turned OF. and
went through q window into an alley.
have been going TO conventions. at
tending caucuses. watching Al the polls.
and voting with UnbrOken regularity ever
since"
IN 5ss2, during a strike Of street rail-
way employees. you organized a company
Of deputy sherins2~
AT the outset sympathized with the
men, ! opposed d suggestion 10 call on
the authorities in Washington because
the transportation OF the mails was be-
ing interfsred with. Such an appeal. ]
said, would be interpreted as an attempt
10 drag the national government into
the case by the hair o. the head When
bricks began 10 20 through windows and
dynamite began "a explode and men be-
gan 70 pull wOnren erOE the cars and
tear their clothing. volunteered my
services 10 the sheriff But re want
TO run you for mayor ne protested.
Never mind politics. ! answered,
let's get down 20 business.
In six hours I reported with seventy
FIVE men. thirty Of whom we're graduates
from universities. II was a company OF
representative Americans. being composed
OF lawyers. clerks. and porters from
stores and warehouses We put On rough
rider uniforms ana were armed with
riot guns. each OF which shot seven bull
lets with every pull Of the trigger and
made a noise Ike thunder We were on
duty twenty-One days and nights. and
established order wherever we were sent
And We diGni have 70 kill ANYBODY.
either.
] didn't know a platoon from a bat
talon. but I divided the company into
ave squads. No man. ] said. IS to FIRE
under any circumstances unless 7 give
the order. We made the first arrests.
took ten samples from those we had IN
custody and liberated the rest I fol-
lowed the samples 70 the police court
and saw them sent 10 the wCrkhouse.
When We caught rioter I examined his
hands. ] found but one genuine working
man.
! guess made a mistake he said.
think you have 7 replied Go
home, and stay there
You are a daisy" he shouted, as he
turned the nearest. corner.
When the trouble was over people
said that was dead politically. 7 hung
a photograph of my company OF deputy
sherifTs over the desk in my Office.
Take Il down my friends pleaded
It Is up 70 stay I answered, along
with the pictures OF my children
Last year. when I was a candidate az
the primaries for national committeeman
polled twice as many votes as my op-
ponent. The following day 7 was charged
with being an enemy OF labor, and with
being the legal representative OF the
Standard on Company. and a brewer. I
have been the personal attorney OF
Adolphus Busch for many years. and he Is
my friend My relations with him re-
quire neither explanation nor defense
Well. my majority az the convention was
exactly the same as al the primaries
two 10 one over my competitor
When did you get Acquainted with Mr.
Taft?"
Eight years ago, I think. When he
quit q life position on the United States
bench to take Up the difficult and uncer-
tain labor OF organizing civil government
IN the Philippines. his patriotism and un-
selhshness won my unbOunded admiration.
Again. when ne came before the country
as q candidate for President he ignored
the practice OF politicians and took IN
ante pains clearly 20 state his views on
every public question I gladly accepted
the management OF his campaign in The
West"
Have you any fads7"
Pictures and books. II 7 we're rich.
would impOverish myself BY the size
OF my art gallery Once own d book. il
never goes out OF ny possession. 7 know
my books, inside and out; and their backs.
as l would look AT them and individual
iEe them in my library. make me feel
that they. their authors, and myself are
the very best OF comrades. 1 would't
part with one Of them under any clrcum-
stances
tC0pgrSht Ise. by James 3 sfa-U-l