Goldsboro semi-weekly argus., 1909-05-01

have no chance to choose their own
senator's. The public in most states
has to take the kind of a senator that
the legislature, made up mostly OF
politicians. feels like making them
take. You, Peabody. wouldn't be in
the senate today If the voters had any
thing to say about it,
The Pennsylvania shrugged his
shoulders.
"And now I'll tell you honorable SEN
ators," went on Langdon, thoroughly
aroused, something to surprise you.
have discovered that you were not
working for yourselves alone in the
Altacoola deal, but that you intend to
turn your land over to the Standard
Steel company at big profit as soon
as this naval base bill is passed. Then
that company will squeeze the govern
ment for the best part of the hundred
millions that are to be spent"
The senator sank back in his chair
and gazed at his two opponents.
Those two statesmen jumped to their
feet.
"Come, Stevens, let him do what he
will. We cannot stay here to be in
suited by the rawlings Of madman,"
cried the Pennsylvania. But he
brought his associate to a standstill
midway to the door. "By the way.
Langdon, what is it you are going to
do in the senate this afternoon" he
asked "You said you were going to
make us honest against our will. You
know you can't do anything"
Bud Haines turned his face toward
the speaker and grinned broadly. to
the senator's intense discomfort.
'I'll do more than that" announced
Langdon, rising and pounding a fist
into his open hand. "I'll make you
and Stevens more popular than you
ever were in your lives before"
"Bah!' shouted Peabody.
"TH do even more yet I'm going to
make you generous-patriots. And.
regret to say, I'll give you the chance
to make the hits of your careers"
The polished hypocrites looked al
him, too astonished to move.
"How? WhatY they gasped.
Swept on by his own enthusiasm
and the force Of his own courageous
honesty, the voice Of the southernel
rose to oratorical height.
"This afternoon" he exclaimed
when the naval base committee
makes its report / will rise in my
place and declare that for once in the
history of the senate men have beer
found who place the interests of the
government they serve above any
chance of pecuniary reward. These
men are the members of the nava
base committee.
with this idea in view, realizing
that dishonest men would try to make
money out of the government, these
members of the naval base committee
after they settled on Altacoola, wen1
out quietly and secured control of al
| the land that will be needed for th'
| naval base. and these men secured
| this ut vary nominal figure. Nov
| they are ready to turn over their lane
| to the government at exactly wha
| they paid for it without a cent o
| profit.
''Then they're going to sit up Owe
| there in that senate. They're goin,
| to realize that new kind of politic
has arrived in Washington-the kint
that and lots of others Away
| thought there was here.
| "And, gentlemen"-he advanced ol
his colleagues umphantly-"when
| Senator Langdon of Mississippi. you
creation in politics, have finished. tina
speech dare one of you to get up an,
deny a wordy'
"The boss of the senate and his sat
elite were dumfounded. Firmly be
lieving that Langdon could find no wa
to pass the bill for Altacoola and ye
spoil their crooked scheme, they wer
totally unprepared for any such dc