Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-10-15

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"oh. protest I'll you like. said the
district attorney easily. The sur.
gestion & = good one, Hfcsy. It's not
hard b 80 why you're In your pres.
'unt position. You have . level head
| Il think we are al agreed on what you
suggest; oh. geutlemenf'
"Qoodi" said Haldane after the a..
SCENTS had been received. 1T only re-.
mains then to make up the slate
Shall We do II now Or 1ater?"
we might a. ven do our part of II
now" said Lney. ''1'l see Benson to.
morrow end put Il up to him. He can
name his contributions to the list. and
then we'll announce IT,"
"And or platform?" Queried Ruther>
ford.
ITO stand on our record and point
with pride. and say mighty little else. :"
returned the boss ooncisely.
Rutherford laughed: 20 did the rest.
It was 90 absurd and yet 90 exceeding
~ adroit.
And I'll carry out my part OF the
game" said the chief Of police.
What part was that?' asked
Haldane.
while you were out" answered
rutherford. "our worthy censor Of pub
&c morals. guardian Of public inter-
ests, and enforcer Of public law. sug-
, gested that it would be good thing
to employ the detective force Of the
city in looking out for the interests Of
the party BY investigating the past.
present, and future Of Mr.. Gormly.
| You see reform candidate has got to
be OF blameless life. That's the rea-
son We are none Of ~ allied With that
party, take It And II anything
Whatsoever can be found which tends
| to cast . cloud over the individual
reEormer, his cakes dough"
II suggest" said Mr.. Haldane. that
any Information you may acquire
should be submitted to those OF us
who are present before any use II
made Of t."
| "Oh that, Of course" said L6ey.
"Chief, don't make any moves without
submitting them to me-"
| There Il still another matter Of
interest to US all which must be set
| tied" continued Haldane.
| WHAT'S that?"
Tho old franchise Of the Now York
Street Car company that expires this
| spring; the link tAat completes the
+ circle Of the Gotham Freight Traction
company
| well, Il doesn't seem to me that's q
very difficult proposition" said Lney.
We've got tho board Of aldermen.
and the borough presidents % we'll.
All we've got to do 10 to draw up an
ordinance and shove It through. The
maysr here'll sign It. and that'n be
the end Of It"
| 1T Il by no means as easy q you
think. Ltney," said Haldane. If
know anything shout Gormly he'll
make Q fight on that issue. That is
our weak point. If We had that fran.
chiaa safely passed and in our peck.
eta. we could laugh at him. don't
know whether it would not be better
to defer tho passage Of such an ordi.
] nance until after the election"
+, Il think that while there 10 much
In what you Say. Haldane." said Van
Slyke, yet we'd better make sure OF
the ordinance before the election
We would have that. anyway. even II
We failed. which, as Mr.. Liffey says
is hardly possible"
Gentlemen" said Haldane, II am
by no means convinced Of what you
say. tell you that the main light
will be on the disposal Of that very
| franchise. I admit that We can pass
anything in spite Of any connections
but the question q do wc want It."
That's hardly the question" said
Mcdonald. ''Of course We want It:
but the queot1oa %. 10 It the bost
thing to DO. think there 10 tremend.
Gus force IN your arguments. Mr.. Hal
dane. II We present ourselves with
that franchise, which II 80 Immensely
valuable and vital indeed to the com
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the public, We shall certainly have
given to the opposition the strongest
! ground for appeal to the people. Il
We 10 not present ourselves with the
franchise. II we allow the election te
determine that unomcially as it were
ana then when We have won the cleo
ton, We avail ourselves Of our oppor
tuuities. We shall be in much safel
and better position"
do you wish to submit this fran
chise to the vote Of the people, Mr.
NcRonaldf' asked Rutherford.
by no means" answered the fnan
cier.
"wel1. what do you propose them
This. Would It not be we'll. IL
case this movement grows strong
enough to be worthy Of the attention
We are giving II. to declare as from
the party IN power that while we have
the power 10 grant the franchise. ant
while we think II would be for the
interests Of the people that It shoult
be granted, yet we are willing to de
fer action until after the election and
let the election determine
THAT would be . wise course" sale
Haldane. Il don't know but that 1t II