The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-18

which figured in the novel In one New
Hampshire town the public library bears
the name Of one 81 these presidents and
proud residents willtell you that IN. donor
was character m -Coniston
As to the Identity " Ruel Durk 80 and
Jcthro Bass Their. was no doubt Nr
Churchill admitted u On .n,. occas on
h.. said I al Ruel Durk -
IN mind when | u rot. about the character
and deeds % Jethrp RGss IN Cuniston.-
There may h" doubt about what the
eV- senator thought about Winston
Churchill IN 1870 iher" NAV even be- doubt
a. To what Nr chandler nov links % the
novelist, though they WORK ~ together
and trIumphs-i IN the nomination Of
Robert y BaSS mo relation Of Jsthrob
for Governor: bur there can he no doubt
A. 10 what Mr. Chandler thought and still
thinks ~ Ru"l hirK...
A far hack as lSS2 Mr. Chandler in the
Granite Monthly had r"frrr"d to Mr.
DIrkr", then living. A. The sag. u
Croydon the most level headed man
m New Hampshir TODAY MIR Chandler
add.-i even this tribute III. model
-al-ctnan. for Ruel Durk -, held that
Office IN CROYDON for thirty-threc wears
Feeling a. h. did about Ruel Dirk 80.
-Coniston- was very much 10 a rel rag
10 the "N senator tie promptly rishei
INTO print IA defence Of the early hero
AMI --lcd pamphle, cailed
JETHRO BASS
rNEENL
'on.-ron.- Leading character
an n'ri" PORTRAIT
vr~sroV CHrFrHrLL's NIsrANr
EUEI Dt'RKEE
~ wAs
-Mrtske- II the title page word which
Mr. Chandler u-es To describe Mr.
ChurchIll'~ Characterization Of Rusl
Durkee II - a milder word than might
have been expected
This Is how Mir chandler wound up
his defence 81 Durkee and his reply -
his present c"mrade ~ arms, Winston
Churchill
There - no mistake about the stigma.
thus cast upon Ru-l Dufkee The plot
Of the book is that he In this wav became
a corrupt politician and lobbyist. IN tim.
rich ana powerful. n hos controlling the
political dr~tinies Of state and finally
IN the climax of has career secretly and
ba seiy abandoning certain railroad aSsO-
ciate- and slloNing them to 10 defeated
10 their opposition to great railroad con
sohdstion project ia order - induce the
leader ~ ne consolidation movement 10
allOV his ~on to marry Cynthy the second,
who Was me daughter of Cynthy mum
her !. whom Jethro once upon time had
loved and Lost some Of the things s.t
down IN this book he did and Others he did
not do Ne- but vhiCh did he and which
left he undone except In the imagination
think tho Cynthy business Wa- the Action
and the picture 81 the boss the fact unless |
the novelist concludes to he lees dubious
Naa matter ~ fat Rucl Durke~ did not !
obtain hls local power ana influence bv /
hi mortgage or his money. but bv the
Influence which hi- natural ahiIi- I
ties a. a shrewd. although uneduCatad New /
Countryman gave him lie
never was boss nor had he ever such large
power a. the novelist has de-rrIbed Lea,- l
.nE his pro slavery rsTty On the I-as-
ssue In isi5. With John T.. Hale. Amds Tuck b
and other ir'" soil pemocraiz he continued
Ia take an earnest interest in politics This /
naturally he"ane his only recreation and /
h. found IN ~ tho nsc~ssary -"pp" for his .
active mind. debarred from lufiI-r pur-
FIits ~ there are any such Not having i
ruItur- 10 could not aspire to hugh Office
and he Odd not de-ire low ONCE eNrept i
The humble hut honoribl. one uf S..i.,t-
man ~ Croydon. which he held Tor thirty 1
'hree years a. true history and clrren,
rction both inform 10 IIis career va.
N -Om" RESPECTS notable. but ~ VA. n
VI .suph puTriy ~ hrRtn- unas-ist.d nv
'al-'-hoOd. dishonesty or corruption ~ any
sort.
y H. rris that he loved ~ minzle IN str1fs-
Tor nominations and - come to Concord
md assist In reference 10 measures ~ IsRi--
alton that ~ times he was employed and
received pay there Is no doubt that he ever
'ribed any legislator or public officiaI there
= absolutely no reason to b.lieye that he
OOk monsy ILLEGALLY. dishonesty or dis
'reditably 10 hardly possible. for he held no
public once and therefore could not 10 the
IuhIeot Of . bride. Pie mAfvefonaly shrswd
mind. his quick Wit. his quaint manners,
IN unfailinG patisncs and good nature made