Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-02-17

MS DuSlHSsS ana MS religion wore
Roebuck's two absorbing passion
religion rapidly predominating AS h..
drew farther away from 60
why do you endure his blackma
ing, Mr. Rocbuck?" | asked "ue is
growing steo lily worse"
He's certainly more raraeioue
than ten years ago" Roebuck ADM.
ted. "Our virtues or our vices. which.
ever we give The stronger hold on us
become moro marked as we appeoarh
judgment When we finally &c. w
are prepared for the place that has
been prepared for us"
But why do you put up with his
impudence?'
What can we do? He has poit'tq
power and is our only protect
against the people They have b.
intlamed with absurd notions abb
their rights. They are filled 1r.G
envy and suspicion of the rich. Tha,
have passed laws to hamper us in de
veloping the country and want to Yass
more and worse laws. So we must
either go out of business and let the
talents God has given us lie idle in
a napkin on lay the Dunkirks to pre-.
vent the people from having their ic
norant wicked way, and destroying
us and themselves. For how would
they get work if we didn't provide
it for them"
"a miserable makeshift system"
said |, hardening back to Dunkirl ard
his Matchmaking, for | was not IFS.
then in the mood to amuse myself
with the contortions of Roebucks nex-
ible and fantastic moral sense"
1--WE been troubled in conscience a
great deal, Harvey, about the moral
ity of what we business men are
forced to do / hope--indeed | feel
that we are justified in protecting our
property in the only way open to us.
The devil must he fought with fire.
you know"
"EIow much did Dunkirk rob you Of
last year?' | asked.
Nearly 100000" he said, and his
expression suggested that each dol
lar had been separated from him
with as great agony as If it had been
so much flesh pinched from his body.
There was Dominick, besides, and
lot of infamous strike-blls to be
quietod. 1t cost 100000 in all--in
your state alone And we didn't ask
a single bit of new legislation. All
the money was paid just to escape
persecution under those alleged laws.
Yet they call this free country.
When | think of the martyrdom-yes.
the mental and moral martyrdom. of
the men who have made this coun-
try What are the few millions a man
may amass in compensation for what
he has to endure? Why, Sayler, I've
not the slightest doubt you could find
well-meaning, yes, really honest, Cod
fearing people, who would tell you
am a scoundreI! | have read sermons,
delivered from pulpits against me,
Sermons from pulpitsl"
Il have thought out a plan" said |.
after a moments silence and shocked
contemplation OF this deplorable state
of affairs, "a plan to end Dunkirk and
cheaper the cost of practical bust
ness"
At cheaper the cost" his big ears
twitched as if they had been tickled.
You can't expect to get what you
need for nothing" | continued ION
the present state of public opinion.
But I'm sure | could reduce expenses
by hall-at least half"
l had his undivided attention.
ut is patiently absurd" | went on,
that you who finance politics and
keep in funds these fellows of both
machines should let them treat you
as if you were their servants. Why
don't you put them in their place,
servants at servants wages?"
But I've no time to go into politics
and | don't know anything about it
don't want to know It's a low
business-ignorant, corruption, filth
ness"
Take Dunkirk, for example, |
pushed on. Ills lieutenants and heel
ers hate him because he doesn't di-
vide squarely. The only factor in his
power is the rank and file of the
voters of our party. They. I'm con
WINGED are pretty we'll aware of his
hypocrisy-but it doesn't matter
much what they think. They vote like
sheep and accept whatever leaders
and candidates our machine gives
them. They are almost stone blind
in their partizanship and they can al
ways be fooled up to the necessary
point. And we can fool them our
selves, if we go about it right Just
as we'll as Dunkirk does it for hire"
But Dunkirk is their man isn't
hep he suggested.
ANY man is their man whom you
choose to give them, replied l. And
don't you give them Dunkirk? He
takes the money from the big bust
ness interests, and with it hires the
men to sit in the legislature and
finances the machine throughout the
state. 1t takes big money to run
DOIifical machine T1ia uOWar no