The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-08-31

Dies ever oooo n u e4pe1sSssS9ss oS1SS
Of TexaA
what w0 Harrington represent -
the senate. assuming that he WIN b
able to buy his way there? WIN he
represent the great state OF Illinois. the
state Of Lincoln. Of Douglas. Of Ogies-
by? He win represent the corrupt
vttxer and the traction interests &
Chicago. the infamo,s Dosserand and
the gas ganS-ab0ye all. he will repre-
sent the packer eonbine-Joe Strauss.
jerks. big John Carmichael. These
citizens. who are secretly preparing to
perpetrate the greatest piece OF rob
| berry this country has ever witnessed.
! propose to seat Harrington In the
United States senate as their personal
representative. Can the degradation
to q greater depth!'
1t was not Gathering description q
myself. but Tom Stevens. the preprt-
etor Of the Thunderer. always hated
| Strauss and his crowd. and the papers
had to say something. To OFFSET that
dose. the Vermilion County Herald
printed a pleasant eulogy describing
| ME as q type Of the energy and ability
OF our country-''the young man of
! farmer stock who had entered the great
| city without q dollar aad had fought
his way up to leadership in the Anan-
| cial world BY his will and genius for
commerce. Such practical men. Who
have had training aud experience In
| large affairs. are the suitable repre-
| sentatives u . great commercial peo-
| pie. The nation Is to be Congratulated
| on securing the services of men OF Mr..
Harringt0n's ability. who could with
| SO much mere profit to themselves con-
| tinue In the career Of high finance"
The only trouble with this pu6 was
! that It was composed In the ofAce OF
| my lawyers and paid for at high rates.
| But 90 Tar N affecting Tie result the
Thunderer and the vermilion County
/ Herald were about On . par. The OF
der had gone cut from headquarters
| that was to be sent to the senate 30
take Parkinson's vacant seat and I'M
less q cyclone swept the country men,
bers OF their fest to the senate I
wait the dnal rou call and pay the
bills.
| Ny old. tried counselor. Ja6rey 6lo-
| cum. was managing this campaign Tor
mo We could net use him At Spring
field. however. Tor By this tims he was
too well known a one Of the shFowd-
| est oosperattpa lawyers In Tie west
He geprssentDd the United Metals
trust, ameag stAse corporations. and
had done ssme lively lobbying for
them Of late. He was . rich man
now and weighed several stone more
than he ASA when he and I were Nv
ing at Ma Piersen's Jsint He was
married and lad . nice wife, IN am
bilious woDaA Who knew what her
husband was worth. She might push
him b New York a Washingto0 b.
fore she was do0e. Meantime e was
settled that he should take care Of the
packers 0eegsr when that came Oh.
and that business would mean another
fortune for him.
One daS, while the election was still
pending. I went. over - sss Jules Car
bonse. The old fellow was cAeefy -
ever and a pleased - zee me - n
had beea . good. 10y Just heoe nom
school. We had sooe e his strong
coffee and. taihsA tAinGD oWe.
by the way" b saia - I was
leaving. ~ ne ten 20 now. how We
happsAsA b get Aold a that bleek Of
Produets' stpdk."
And he explained - Ne he mystery
Of that steel. wAiah I'D saved my
life. 20 to speak. ut Q critical tlma. 1t
seems that absat thrss mooths before
the war scare, wheo there were bad
rumo1 abeut Meat Products al over
the city. DSounA haA placed his stock
in the hands q New York nrm of
BANKERS. I supposs ~ was ashaned
to let me know that he Was going to
break - Inst premise - -. for n he
did4t vi tDooe baakeID % o6er
Strauss his 0eock - hAoW hat was
just what hey Woal4 -. % much ioe
the serupUous Henry L The bankess
felt around end tx1od % strike Q bar.
gain with the great packer. and asge-
tiatisos vess under way Ter Some time
aboat he stock That gaSo eae enc
miles - cooAdonoo - sen . short
They thsuOhe that IN oass Dc 0arlkes
went wrsag they esuld put their hand
On DrsuaaS stock. Just at this point
Casbuusf received word WhesU the
stock vs. I'D sr6sss % buy 4 He
went to New York the next day and
b0ueAe i 0otraGht DoyA8 al u Was
worth naturally.
/ cane hack from Caebo0eF'0 place
through Newspaper sow. On the
boards In front Of tie o0ces one co0l6
read n Arge red and blue lettogD:
Harrington said to be slated Ter ths
senate. Final bail0t today"
:, Men passing on their way home
from their work paused 10 read the
bulletin. and stopped too. A sroup Of
laborin4 nen were gathered absut the
door Of q building near BY. and from
the numbers catering and leaving the
place 1sdOed that some kind Of meet
ing was In progress within A. stood
there ny sttent1sn was caught ~ Q
man who went In WIN several others.
Something about the mans back 10.
minded me Of my brother VIII. and
followed into tho building and mp.
stairs to q smoky room. where the
men were standing absut b groups,
talking together. only now and then
paying any attent1Da to the speaker on
the platform He vas q fat. round lit.
tie fellow. and he was shouting him
,s,t 80 e~nHh.