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The Irish standard., 1910-07-09
"Mr. Brand, has Mr. Nolan been
here tonight?" asked Bartelmy.

'fr Brand, has Mr. Nolan been
here tonight?" asked Bartelmy.
Eyes"
"Hnve you resolved instructions
about this st0ry?"
Eyes"
"What were those Instructions? Is
the story to be printed!'
II am not at liberty to discuss with
any outside person the communications
! receive from the owner, but l will
add for your Information that the
story will he on the press in Derv
few Minutes
At this latest declaration Of Brands
Judith could restrain herself no longer.
She rushed through the doorway,
across the grimy floor, regardless Of
the flowing train Of her silk gown.
Brand rubbed the back Of his hand
across his eyes as though they were
deceiving him.
Good God. it is Judith" lie exclaim-
ed. Then he turned to bis assistant.
"Here. Mac, hurry-take this form
away"
iC XIII AACC anu CS "ClC dIS""
with the effects of the nervous strain
under which she laborcd on that
epoch making and epoch breaking
night before the startled night shift
of the Advance.
"Whcelcr, you're not going to use
that picture?" she plcnded.
Take the form away" again order
ed Brand. his voice almost failing
him.
"No. no: don't send it! Wait, wait"
She threw herself over the inky form,
her arms outstrctchad.
Brand tried to draw her away.
judith. please" he protested
"They can't have She was hys.
:erical.
go to lunch, boys" ordered Brand
to the typesettcrs
well miss the mall" protested Nc
Henry.
II don't care. Go to lunch.'
The compositors ceased work at the
linotypes and, wondering and whisper
ing. slowly died out.
'audith." Brand besou.ht her. won't
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but that it would as well injure his
reputation in other newspaper offices.
where obedience to ones superior. as
in any well regulated organization, is
a mans first duty under all circum-
stances.
"Why, man." be exclaimed question
ingly. you're surely not going to run
this story?"
Before Brand could give an answer
to this last question. even If he had in
tended to do so, Nolan broke in Oh the
pair.
mfr. Nolan began Brand. you
have heard the whole story Of this
miserable affair. both sides Of it-Bar-
tclmy's and my own. from our own
lips. Whatever defense or explanation
BarteImy gave you don't know. But.
so far as | am concerned. told you
the facts and the truth. You must
know that by this time. You must be-
lieve it. Therefore why do you or
how in heavens name can you hest
tate?''
Michael Nolans face shone with the
light of determination.
wheeler. my boy" he said. II have
learned muc! from you. have needed
contact with such man as you. l
have led rough life for most Of my
career. When rose to be chairman
Of the Street Railway Workers union
I did SO simply through my rugged
ness Of character. my ability - master
men. Then was driven out into the
world. an O,ltcast. and became n day
laborer in the mines. When the day
came that i owned my own mine it
was again case of fight. fight. FIGHT.
for the lawless claim jumpers threat
ened me above ground. and the law
less floods assailr1 me below ground.
30 in the life led ! did not get the
opportunity to study or even become
familiar with the important questions
and the problems that confront the
men that guide the policy of newspa'
pers."
Nolan drew close to Brand and
placed his hand affectionately on the
young editors shoulder.
But you Nhaeler-You have tau1bl
The Irish standard., 1910-07-09
"Michael, Michael She began.

michael, Michael She began.
'"There. mother, you go home with
Sylvester. He's waiting outside for
you. After all, this is mans job
we've got here. am the head of the
family. and will settle this matter
in my own way" he said sternly.
"You must not attempt further to in
terfere."
He led her out of the room.
Brand spoke to McHenry.
Ibid you hear, Mace" he asked "Ee
won't decide to run it."
"It's tough, old man-it's fought"
"This is such live thing | don't
see how can kill it," the managing
editor said. rubbing his hand over the
face of the form.
"That's the best first page ever made
up in America" said McHenry, with
justifiable professional pride.
Brand was inconsoable.
give been working ten years for
Just this thing" he said. something
so plain that even children would see
what the big thieves are doing"
you 20 home!" Brand suddenly or.
dered McHenry.
"What:" was the surprised exclama-
ton.
II said go home"
Brands face was beginning to witch
nervously. He stood i'll the middle of
the composing room. under the food
ing white glare from Il sixty-four can
die power electric light. and clinched
and unclinched his hands, not daring
to look McHenry squarely in the fac \
The night editor began to guess what
was passing through Brands mind.
Eyes, but" he began to protest
''but"-
Brand cut him short. saying agitat-
edly:
II am still managing editor"
McHenry now realized plainly that
the intensely earnest Brand had decid-
ed to run the story that very night re-
CARELESS of Nolan's attitude. 1t would
be an easy matter. as Nolan, of course,
would not remain at the office much
longer. And McHenry we'll knew that
such an act would not only bring about
Brands discharge from the Advance,
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was losing nll control Of herself in her
desperation.
Judith. listen to me-" he snid in
Rpiredly. I'm not the man who loves
you or Is loved by you. I've no right
TO think Of you or Of myself. I'm m
instrument to m end in the history Of
great God. Can't you see this thing
Ms DOR
II can't reason. l can't argue.
can only feel"
The Judge had drawn a few steps
away from the pair during the scene
between them. He viewed with cal
culating satisfaction the bnttle that
his daughter was waging so valiantly
in his behalf. and he had felt that not
even the young stole Brand could re-
sist this powerful and final appeal of
the girl he loved. At his daughters
last cutlery he drew near to the editor.
Brand. are you human" he de-
ulanded strongly. pointing to the pros
tratcd girl with his walking stick.
Human. human, Judge Hartelmy!"
he exclaimed. You are true to your
self to the end. You bring your daugll-
the sight Of her suffering you may es-
cape the penalty of your thievery.
was willing she should think me heart
less to spare her the greater pain of
knowing you as YOU are. But now you
bring her here in her innocence to re-
peat to me your lies. You're degrad-
| ing her. dragging her down to your
own level, just us you did her mother
before her. IL she let's you 10 on using
her it will be with her eyes open"
| Judith raised her head amuZedIy.
"What are you snying?" she asked.
| Brand turned to her and then to the
Judge.
"Why, he's lied to you just as he's
lied all his life. lie told you he was
trying to shield others. lie lied. He
never shielded any one but himself.
Judge Bartcmy, the power Of men
like you must he destroyed. When
Justice is corrupted the nation rots. II
keep silent about you and your meth
DDS l become your accomplish; ! be
tFiy NY tFuSt JUDI as you hive uctidy'
ed yours.
Bartelmy raised his hand dcprecat
ingly. Brand. however. drew dcel
breath and Went rcsoIutely on. HI
spoke to both the girl and the Judge.
judith. il at the cost Of my life l
could spare you this grief would do
it gladly. But even that would do no
good. You would always despse me
for failing when my test came and al
ways despise yourself for having caus-
ed me to fail. Can't you see you and l.
are nothing n all this! The in!tiDtdual
does not crist, only the cause. Judge
Bartelmy. that story goes to PRESS" he
cried, raising his eyes to meet those Of
] Judith's father.
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"Rcmcmber the story Of the creation epus
told In 600 1C0rGls"
has since said go from the depths Of
his soul-the shock that went through
him when he saw Nolan, accompanied
by his wife. making their way toward
him on that memorable night.
McHenry was speaking when they
entered.
'"There is your first page! Brand." he
was saying. land it sends Bartelmy to
state prison."
The managing editor gazed approx
ingly at the appearance Of the page Of
type and the cut in the form as it lay
exposed Oh one of the stones under a
shaded electric light He looked up
to congratulate McHenry on the man
ner in which he had completed the
makeup of the page when his jaw sud
denly fell. His eyes tcok on an amazed
stare. He was looking straight over
the night editors shoulder. McHeury
caught Brands expression and whirled
about. Then he, too. saw the owner
Of the Advance and bis wife draw
near. The triumphant air with which
the wife and mother sailed along by his
side BODIED no good to Brand and h.s
story.
Nolan pauscA il front of the fo-a
The Irish standard., 1910-07-09
CHAPTER XIII.

To RAND, busily engaged in writ
D ing the caption for the cut
eS-a3 that was to- reveal Barteimy
c in his true light, was inter
rupted once more-this time by the en-.
trance of the greenish hued face of the
poet reporter. Powell.
"You sent for me, sir?" asked the
new scribe.
$50 you've covered suicide?" said
Brand.
"Powow's" eyes rolled wildly. he
clasped his hands and his knees shook
In his horror at what he had learned.
ooh. yessir-a terrible sight! shall
dre-e-e-a-m of it. sir: it would take a
Dante to write of j.. Oh, r.
what was this giTi's name?" asked
Brand in matter of fact tones.
Madeline"
"Madeline what?"
"Her last name," the poet asked
dazedly. II guess I don't remember.
Oh. yes, it was Jenks-A1adeline
Jenks!!" He spoke feverishly.
Brand picked up the poets first
newspaper story and began to read it.
In spite of the high pressure of events
sthat night in the Advance Office. in
spite Of his ever present fear that Bar
telmy and Dupuy might in some way
persuade Nolan to order the sensational
bribery story killed. this many sided
young man found the time to bother
with the fantastic young poet reporter
ard his fantastic first article.
''Madeli..a. Ln,lkS.. S!ai" commented
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ooh. no; don't claim TO be any diff.
ferent or any brighter than the bal
ance of mankind. expect shall mar.
ry some fool woman some of these
days"
III you ever marry that's the kind
Of woman you will marry, all right"
Rochester Union.
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= on page g."
:de plucked OF the first two pages
and threw them on the floor. Powell
WINGED painfully at the massacre of
his first reportorial offspring. Begin
there said Brand. Powell lunged
downward to rescue his first two
pages, but Brand kicked them away
from him. "Where'd she hve?" he
next asked.
Powell clasped his hands and gazed
plaintively at the ceiling.
"Over chop suey cafe, sir"
"Number and street?"
1.-TWO forty-three and a half West
Pearl street."
Brand threw away two more pages,
Powell watching him anxiously the
while.
Put that next. Here. Madeline
Jenks," Brand began to write, ian in
mate Of 2431a West Pearl street. What
did she do"
"She destroyed herself utterly" the
new reporter walled.
Brand went on writing.
''ls she dead?"
Eyes, sir"
"Shot and killed herselc-when?"
'"Tonight at 8 O'clock"
Brand wrote on.
Last night at 8 o'clock. Why?"
Powell answered very intensely:
oh. she could no longer face the
ghastliness of her existence. She knew
She
"She was weary of life in the
Streets
Il don't blame her." Brand COM
mented to himself. He turned to
Powell. There's your story. Thirty
words-you had 5000. And remember
the story of the creation was told in
600 words
Powell picked up the pages of his
story which Brand had discarded and
walked dejectedly away.
Mac" Brand ordered, "here's a
dance hall suicide. Put it with local
brevities. will you?"
Had Brand at this moment been able
to see through the wall that separated
the composing room from the hall he
would have witnessed sight that
would have deprived him of some of
the self possession that marked his
present demeanor. A figure clad In an
elaborate evening gown crept softly
up the stairway. stood irresolutely ut
the landing and then turned into the
managing EDITORS Office. Judith Bar
telmy probably never looked more
beautiful in her life than she did that
night. A flush of excitement enhanced
the soft allurement Of her exquisite
features. and the low cut neck of her
sleeveless gown completed a picture
of feminine loveliness that. innocently
enough on her part. was admirably
adapted to the purpose Judge Barteimy
had in his unprincipled mind when he
sent her to the Advance Office. "You
are my only hope," he had told her
after Dupuy had at first failed to To-
cate Nolan. You must go and plead
with Wheeler Brand or else l am
ruined. Your father will be ruined alb.
solutely." At the sight Of her fathers
emotion and yielding to the fervent
pleadings Of her only living parent
she had willingly consented to under
take the mission. Unpleasant though
she knew it would be. she believed it
her duty to stand BY in his hour Of
dire need re father whom she loved,
the father whom she did not know.
AS she entered the Office and paused
In conjecture as to just how she would
proceed she heard footsteps hurried:y
ascending the stairs, and. withdra wing
into a shadow in a corner, she saw
Michael Nolan and Mrs. Nolan cross
the hall and disappear into the COM
posing room.
''Thank heaven" she murnurcd fer
vently. '"They will stop this story.
which father says is Il horrible lie."
Wheeler Grand will never forget-he
-
The Irish standard., 1910-07-09
Copyright. 1909. BY Joseph Medill
Patterson and Harriet Ford.

'That's 1t: The good stuff always
comes in bunches," said Brand, show
ing his disgust. "What else you got?"
Your cub, Powell. just came in with
a prose poem on dance hall suicide"
Lets see It," The managing editor
looked at the story. smiling broadly as
he did SO. "Send him in
The voice Of Edward Dupuy was
heard outside.
lis Mr.. Brand in there?'
Here; you. can't go in there" a
voice was heard in warning, and Brand
looked up:
"Oh, yes. I can" was the cool re-
Spouse, and Dupuy walked in. Brand,
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you PRINT that picture OF Judge Bar
telmy and your papers as good as
: dead, he threatened. 80.
Brand smiled.
: "Oh. We'll try to struggle on"
''The whole thing was dirty piece
Of trickery, and we can prove it."
go ahead and prove it."
"Well prove it was faxed picture"
snaried the lawyer.
what are you going to dor"
"Never mind what we'll do"
Dupuy now delivered the prize threat
that he had saved for use in the last
extremity, should it arise. and he was
justified in assuming that it had arisen.
"A temporary injunction would GER
tainly issue in case like this" he said
sternly. "I'll get one and close your
shop"
Sure! That's the thing! Get Bar
telmy to issue one.s suggested the
managing editor sarcastically.
II will and put stop to your game!
" This muck rakins mania is sweeping
the country like disease. breeding
madmep everywhere. Brand, this is
your nnish!!' He shook his fist vio-
lently.
Brand jumped up in anger and strodc
toward the lawyer lobbyist
now, you get out Of here or Ill
throw you out" lie announced holly.
"You will. will you? You just watt"
Dupuy. backed slowly out of the door
way.
Brand fastened out into the com.
posing room.
MAC. they're beginning to squirm
already" he cried.
well make them squirm more in
the morning." responded the night edi-
tor significantly.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
P0fyOmige Home Insurance Com
bQW1RS

The people of the South and West have no
conception of the magnitude of the stream of
wealth which pours from those sources into
the Insurance Companies of the North and
East. The sum of annual tribute is stupen-
dous. To very considerable proportion, this
money stays where it is sent. The North and
East permanently retain vast amounts which
these corporations draw from the other Sec
TONS
On April IS, 1910, the New York Life In
surance Company mailed out a circular letter
to its policy holders. In this letter it is stated
that the dividends paid last year amounted
to $8,8O0,OOO and that the corporation in
creased its investments nearly $43,O0O,OOO.
The e@pense Of management IS not stated.
There are several of the big Life Insurance
Companies that do much larger business
than the New York Life-some of these be-
ing in the New England States
Every dollar that goes out of the West and
South for Fire and Life Insurance, is that
much unpatriotic and unwise investment
Not penny of our money should be absorbed
by those Unsuitable sponges.
We ought to learn lesson in home devel-
opment, and broad cooperation. We should
patronize our own industries, manufactures
and business enterprises. All things being
equal, put your money in them.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
A Letter From Gordon Lee

By permission of the gentleman to whom
it was addressed, | present to you the de-
ceptive epistle which appears below.
The emphasized words, qchich give promai-
mence TO the fazseho0d told By Gordon Lee,
are mine.
March 70, 1910.
Mr.. w. w. Mosley Cave Spring, Ga.
My Dear Sir:-Replying to your letter of the
18th inst. will state that the article you referred
to in The Jeffersonian, published by the Hon.
Thos. E. Watson, Gas per your letter. is mislead-
ing. I want to state briefly the following:
l voted against Speaker Cannon for reelection
T voted against the tariff bill which I consid-
cred an injustice to the people of the South and
my section of the country; my vote was cast with
the rest of the Georgia delegation; except on the
question of changing the rules-siX members of
the Georgia delegation were in favor of changing
the rules at once, before the tariff bill heard
The insurgent Republican, and a number of DEM
ocrats offered a resolution by which the rules
were to be revised last December. / thought that
if the rules were to be revised there ought to be
some action taken at once, hence my vote. My
vote had no effect whatever on the passage of the
tariff bill. / voted against that measure and I
think you will give me credit for doing the right
thing. I have never cast vote that I did not
think to the best interest of the people of Georgia
and particularly those of the 7th District.
1 trust after reading this letter, Mr.. Mosley,
you will not think have been disoyal to my par
ty, as the records of Congress will show, that
what have stated to you are the true facts.
The statements made by the gentleman in ques-
ton are false and malicious, and trust you will
correct any wrong impression that any of your
friends may have on the subject.
I would appreciate it very much if you would
write me at any time on any public question; it
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
Vas Senator Leroy Percy Sincere?
Judging From the Action of His
Friends, He Vas Not

If the newly elected Senator, Leroy Percy,
of Mississippi, doesn't want to be classed
with Lorimer, of Illinois, he qUiW resig7o pro-
vided his friends dishonor him by refusing
to call that primary election.
No proud, honorable man will hold title
tainted with fraud. Bribery has been traced
into Percy's camp, and he can't afford to
stand pat. He realizes this; and he therefore
proposed that he and Vardaman appeal di-
rectly to the people in primary, to come off
in November
The Senator's course was manly. Varda-
man promptly accepted the proposition. The
people heartily approve of it.
But the a0haskey interests and the corpora
tior1s are hez1-beqat on keeping Vard0no0ao out
of the Senate; and these have brought pres
tive Committee, for the purpose of blocking
the primary.
Who Is to rule the Southern States, ang-
poay? Are the millions of God-made men to
do it; or shall we allow the Wall Street cor
porations to stay in the saddle all the time?
Look at Virginia, in the clutches of Tom
Ryans henchmen Look at Tennessee, lying
under the feet of the L. & N. triumv1rate-
Cox, Cooper and Patterson! Look at Ala
bama, back-tracking and sending old Bank
head to the Senate again. She didn't even
have life enough to oppose Hobson who is a
Steel Trust man, Billion Dollar NAVY man.
and Brownsville-nigger man!
And Louisiana in the Senate, was with AL
drich all the way through, in the making of
that high-price tariff bill
The Mississippi Governor and the Execu-
tive Committee may fout the people, and
save Senator Percy, but the trick will bring
them to grief, in the long run
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19

is only ia this way I can ascertain the wants of
my people.
If [ serve you in any way in Washington,
please command me-
Very truly yours, GORDON LEE!
All, how these Deserters are lying, about
the Champ Clark amendments!
If the Committee of Fifteen, as proposed
by Clark, had been elected, the House q0outd
IMNEDIATELY haze recovered the poaOer
to control legislation.
One of Clark's amendments completely de-
stroyed the Cannon Committee of Three,
which has tyrannically ruled the House.
That one of the Clark amendments Wouzd
haze begun to operate At ONCE!
That's why Cannon fought it so hard.
That's why Livingston, Howard, Brantley
and Griggs rushed to help the Republicans!
# the Czorh amendments proposed no
change TO take place before the 1sent Decemo-
Der, qohy qoere the Caaoqaomates opposing them
so desperately?
Do not be deceived. Gordon Lee voted for
that Clark proposition, and the record so
shows. Yet, he moaO v5rtuazzy says that he
opposed ii, because 1t aO0s not TO go into oper-
alton until December He and Edwards both
voted to unseat Cannonism, on that cote.
They changed over to Cannonism, on the neat
cote. WHY?
They made it possible for the new tariff to
be put upon u.s. Without the Deserters, the
Fitzgerald resolutions could not have passed.
Those resolutions left Cannon and his Com
mittee Of Three in despotic control; and he
used it to railroad the new law through the
House
P. S.-A general report on revision of
the rules was to be made by the new commit
tee, during the vacation of Congress; and 1T
a00s this report that was to be made Deem
Der, 1909.
The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1910-05-19
Che Jeffersenian

But whether it is worth while for six hun
dred men to pay car fare and hotel bills to
St, Louis, for the purpose Of hearing speech
es, and listening to impracticable plans
another question.
May is about as busy month as we coun-
try-folzs have; and we who remained at home
are not complaining We can't see that we
missed anything by not attending the Con
vention.
In the meantime, let me advise my friend
Barrett to cut out the Hearst part of it. Any
connection with that Harriman-railway and
Ship-subsidy magnate is bound to discredit
the Farmers Union.