Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-03

route by which we can connect the ends of the
traction company
How much territory"
oh. a mile or a mile and half. should
say; but every available route Is included IN
the franchise"
And if don't get it: :"
Somebody else will get it, of course. He
will build the connections, and hold us up tor
anything that he wants"
" But it will be no good to anybody else with
out what we've got" suggested Van Slyke.
True: but we have several hundred millions
involved and can't adopt do-nothing policy.
Probably ten millions or even less Will cover
the expenses required by rebuilding under the
old or new franchise. and that ten million has
us by the throat.
. 1t should be easy for five hundred million
to freeze out ten said Rutherford.
" Under other circumstances 1T WOULD not be
at all difficult" answered Haldane but the
people to be considered in this case. This
road built public convenience and,
gentlemen, it has to be run
This is hell of fix for smart as
YOU to get yourselves in - said Callahan.
Your language, if somewhat inelegant,
said Hadane sarcastically, well describes the
situation; but it was one that could not be
avoided and could not be foreseen. The only
question that interests us now is what We are
going to do about it.
We'll that question that's going to be
put up to us pretty hard" said the Mayor.
Gormly is the man that will do it
You may be sure of that, answered the
financier.
LAS | take it." said Callahan, we can pass
the franchise, or we can make its future passage
the issue of the campaign, and II we win. pass
it then; and if we fail, take our medicine.
you've stated it exactly
FOR myself I'm in favor of passing the fran
chise" said the boss. - 1t means money
Moneys what we're here for The object of
politics is money for the crowd that's in. The
aim of the crowd that's out is to get in they
can get the money. OF course, it S pleasant to
have power to direct the destinies of this great
city and to influence fellow citizens to follow
| our leadership, he went on sneerlngly; but
after all what we're all out for IS the dough.
With money we can buy votes; with votes We
can get office; with office and money We can
get immunity from the consequences. Even
if we're beaten by the Mayor, We'll still have
the District Attorney. vel still have the police
force. Ill still be here; SO will YOU Mr. Hal
dane And therefore. rather than take any
risk, | move that the franchise be renewed
soon as it expires, and that the grant be made
to the Gotham Freight Traction Company. I'd
rather have something substantial than play
for a chance any time. Not but what l m sure
| that we're going to win the election; | don't
agree with Mr.. Rutherford about the power of
the people I've heard about it ever since |
was IN politics; but I've never seen mani
festation of it. l control the organization: the
people can vote how they please and be damned
to EN-! Ill see that the votes are counted, and
II be responsible"
Yet YOU are not willing to trust the fran
chise to the powers you assume you have?'
said Rutherford quickly.
mo. I'm not. l don't see the use Of it. We
can win anyway; but if by some miracle we
didn't we'd still have the franchise and the
Gotham Freight Traction Company and the
other interests it represents back of us. guess
we shouldn't suffer any therefore, matter
what happened. Besides, all it'd mean would
be a wait of four years. These reform move
ments always get tired of themselves, and then
one the other of the old parties comes in.
Well be the one
- l inclined to believe that much of Mr..