The Irish standard., 1910-10-15

! expect to succeed without any organ
ization back of you. Why, man, the
ring that's against you, the influences
that are opposed to you, both financial
and political, Is something that you
can't imagine!
1T requires much more than a candi.
date and majority of votes to win
an election"
The ballots have got to be count
ed" said Benson. "and the moneys
got to be spent In common with all
| the rest Of us. read those accounts
you're publishing from week to week,
and it makes me sick to see so much
! good money goin' to waste. Not but
what it's dom some good; but a prac-
teal man like myself could administer
1t so much better. You could buy
voting precinct with what you spend
on a single ad. Wastin' good money
on the press! It's men you want to
buy, not newspapers. That's the rea-
son LAfRey always gets the best Of me.
He's got more money than can get,
consequently he's got the men, But
with yo.lr own contributions and the
chances for success that you'll give
! us. there's lots Of other rich men
+; thatd be willing to take on our gettin'
in power"
/; Il am not one Of these men, Mr..
Benson. I'll take no chances what
ever on your getting in power"
We'll it's got to be Litrey's crowd
or ours, and your flghtin' Liffey's
crowd from beginning to end. There
fore logically you belong to u.s."
Il cannot see the force of your rea,
! soning," said Gormly. and tell you
here and now that while l shall be
very glad to have the votes Of any or
every man in New York, yet I will
be beholden to no political party In
the city. have entered this cam
paign as an independent. II the peo-
pie wish to elect me, they can do so;
II not, not"
why. told you," said Benson pity.
fngly. that you might get elected;
but you've got to be counted In
III am elected" said Gorbly, you
| need not fear that 1 shall be counted
, out"
You have to be regular nominee"
said Poole.
Il shall be nominated by petition,
gentlemen" said Gormly coolly. He
pointed to his desk. Look at that
pile yonder. They are coming in ev-
cry day"
Signed by women and children and
| cranks. supposed" sneered Benson.
Il have q corps of young men," an
swered Gormly. who personally visit
every petitioner, find out If he is a
voter and If he really means what he
says when he asks me to rum Every
name Is verified and registered
We'll. I'll be damned" cried Ben
son in great amazement
Il am afraid II you continue in pol
tiles with your present views that
you will be-" said Gormly coolly. "As
for organization, l have an organiza-
ton Of my own. We are discussing
the issues and preparing to hold
n-eetings and send out speakers all
over the city"
Who's managing the "ame?"
| MIC "a lily dsSlSCduL --.lU6ScFS III
tho store, Mr.. Watson"
Whats he know about politics?'
"His experience compared with
your own has been little. but on dit
1erent lines. lie Is learning rapidly,
however. and l think before you get
through, you will find him worthy
OF even your own steel. Mr.. Benson"
That's all very WE'LL" said the boss,
greatly taken aback over the sttua-
ton. ut does seem as II somebody's
! got head on his shoulders around
here"
1T might be concluded that had
myself" said Gormly genially; but
we'll pass that by"
But in spite of all these things,
you'll be beaten as sure as fate. tell
you. you've got to fight the devil with
fire. OF course, while I agree with
! these gentlemen here that purity in
politics, which has been called an
iridescent dream. whatever that
means, is to be desired. and II we
could win without money and without
! resortin' to the lodges that have made
the party In power infamous, we'd be
glad Of it.
But as 1t is, It can't be done. Now,
every man is supposed to be In poll
tics for what there Is in it. What
you're in 1t for. we don't quite know.
but admitting that you're more or less
disnterested, so are We. Amt that
80, gentlemen?"
Certainly, certainly. to be sure"
And therefore we offer you our as
sistance."
II accept your offer, as cannot per-
; NIT myself to be allied with any po-
litical party, or to be known specifical-
ly as the nominee Of that party"
"Mr Gormly," said Benson after
long pause, whats to prevent us from
nominatin' you anyway, and maxim
you the nominee Of our party"
Nothing that l know of can pre-
vent your doing such thing; but
nothing can force me to accept your