Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1909-03-12

sYoure nice little We'll, don't
opttmfSt. know that Pea
body Il have 10 strain himself very
much or get such an awful biz bag to
orep you both in, If it comes right
down to that old chap. You're making
a mistake. You're as bad as your old
man. You're beautiful pair of opti-
mists. and you good newspaper man.
too-it's shamei"
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
stop TO- Its hurting you"
The secretary's face showed his be-
wilderment.
What do you meanT he snapped
abruptly "Out with it,
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
Il understand" was the quick In
corruption Il am accused of wanting to
deliver Senator Langdon. guarantee
his vote. on SEINE graft proposition. 50
HAT can get the money aud not he
himself Consequently I'm tipping him
off on What measures are honest, so
that he'll vote for them. ahtll-antil
I'm offered my price. then influence
him 10 sete for some big crooked
scheme. telling him II is ali right He
votes rs | suggest and get the
money!
THAT'S what delivering man
means in Washington" dryly answer
ed the Chicago correspondent. 1T
means winning mans confidence. his
support. his vote. through friendship
and then selling 1t 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
ing you. Remember that western SEN
ator who was delivered twice, both
ways. on a graft billy he laughingly
asked the secretary.
should say | did. Dick. That Is
the record for that game 1t was a
corporation measure. One railroad
wanted 1t; another opposed 1t. The
senator innecently told an eastern SEN
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railroad wanting the bill passed ana
got 81 600 on his absolute promise that
he would get Senator " to vote fer It,
who, or course, dtd vote Tor II
Yes. said Cullen. and later when
Senator y. heard that Senator z, had
got money for his vote. be was Wild
Then when another effort was made
to pass the bill (Which had been de-
featedt 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 Dill this
time and make a long speech against
1t too Senator z. 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
X. to change his vote. 70 vote against
Ana lie got t0e tUOuey, NOO, Uotn
WAYS. added Haines as Cuiien con-
Guided. "and both railroads to this day
think that X. received the money from
r.
AOf course" said Cullen, but x.
vas to blame. though. lie didn't
know enough to keep to himself how
he was going to vote. Any man that
talks that way will be delivered"
Il know how to stop those rumors.
for I'm sure it's Peabody's work. he
thinking Langdon will hear the talk
and mistrust me-" began Haines, when
In came Senator Langdon himself. his
face beaming contentedly. Little did
the iunior senator from Mississippi
realize that he was soon TO face the
severest trial. the most vital crisis. Of
his entire life.
Cullen responded 10 the senator's
CHEEKY greeting Of "Mornin', every
body
Senator" he asked Cullen. my pa
pcr wants your opinion on the ques-
ton of the election Of senator's by
popular vote. Do you think the sys-
TEN Of electing senators by vote OF
state legislatures should be abolish
ed?'
The MIssissippian cooked his head to