Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1910-01-06

following her. What are you going to
do?"
Il am going TO call Mr. Haggleton."
You know who he isg'
YES"
She opened the door OF the living
apartment In answer to the call from
within and said:
Will you come out here n moment.
Mr.. Haggletun. You, too, Mr.. Gentle,
please?"
Haggeton and Gentle entered. an in
quiry on their faces.
Margaret stepped between Haggle-
ton and Philip. looking from one TO the
other
Phil she said in ringing voice.
''for the last time choose between him
and me-
An idea struck Gentle.
The battle is on" he said
What battle, Gentle?" asked Phiip.
but 1t was Margaret who answered
him.
THE battle for you. Philip--the bat
tie between your better self and your
baser nature, | want You to speak out.
Phil. right from your soul and say
what you think of-Mr Hnggleton's
life"
Philip was puzzled. What has Mr..
Haggleton's life to do with us?"
More than YOU dream of. Phil"
Her voice was steady.
II like him"
but what do you think of his bust
neSS methodist"
IF you put 1t that way" he said
why, don't"
"Ah"
Margarets cry sounded glad
Haggleton sat down at his desk and
ooked up nj the young man.
What is 1t YOU do not approve of In
my business methodist"
ITS the old thing. monopoly and
bribery and rebates. Why go into it
all again"
go on!' commanded Margaret.
Philip obeyed.
''You know very well, Mr.. Haggle-
ton" he continued "that you and
dozen other men practically own this
republic"
NO. Listen to me. No big work has
ever been done In this world without
leaders, and when man delivers the
goods he's entitled to the reward Well
we have delivered the goods in this
country"
Then. fixing his eyes on Philip. he
resumed:
Go over to Europe They'll tell you
that the United States il the greatest
nation on earth. and it Is. Why is IL? !,
Because the men you call robbers and
grafters have organized things-rail-
roads. industries banks. everything"
You have broken the law" said
Gentle.
You haven't been honest" added
Margaret.
"Honesty' Haggeton smiled grimly.
I'VE have kept to the standard of av-
erage honesty of this country, and no
man can succeed In business who keeps
above 1t. The faults of Americas In
dustrial leaders are the faults of the
American people.
You say we break the law. Mr.. Gen.
tie" he continued. well. we do. But
who doesn't? Give the average Ameri-
can citizen an automobile and watch
him break the speed law. Let police
man stop him and see the flash of
ten dollar bill. That's bribery.
Watch the average American wo-
man back from Paris with a lot of
new dresses. Does she smuggle them
in? Well. watch her.
Il tell you. the only law anybody re-
age American citizen do when he
wants drink in a prohibition state?
He breaks the law and gets the drink.
And the average American woman
when she tells the conductor how old
her little boy is? She's good mother
and all that. but she'd let Jimmy ride
on half fare ticket until he had
whiskers ii she could"
Haggleton rose. He was reaching the
direct personal application of his argu-
ment the real point toward which he
had been working.
when il comes to business" he
summed up. the average American
citizen does III small way exactly
what we do in n big way Give him a
chance TO crush rival ard see how
| quick he'll take it,"
He turned suddenly on Philip.
What have YOU been doing to those
opposition bakersG'
Philip was taken ahack.
Why" he stanlnered. - -
you have done in a small wawW !
| have done in big way" said
gleton for him. There you ara /
had to. And remember this, xd1oMs 4 +
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