The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1911-06-15

speech was one of the best heard in
Herculeaneum in years.
ON the other side the democrats nor
lunetoriiy nominated Donne1ly. 1t was
the pest they could do. and Donnelly
had nothing to learn. And so the
fight was on.
AT the shops the men had placed the
usual sentinels around the limits. ready
70 the expected army of non
union rkm But u day passed,
TWO, three. four; a week, Their 10 DAYS
a month. Not a single strange man
approached the gates. Not one man
among them had any information
whatever as to the movements of their
Whllotn employer. Scab labor never
sllo"ed It's head above the horizon. The
men began to wonder; they began to
grow restless. But Morrissy always
pacined them with the word wait;
Vigilance, boys; that's the word"
said the leader. The moment we 20
~ sieep neil nave his men inside"
one day a cry went up.
Here's the scabs, Here thew come"
WORD was sent Immediately to the
unions headquarters.
"A BODY OF 20 odd men, carving
shoVels and pickaxes and dinner pals
ioVeq toward the gates. AT their head
was Bennington himself. Bennington
was last. He turned for a moment and
saZed calmly at the threatening IA ces
of the strikers. -
Men. he said, up to / O'Clock this
mon these gates will be open to you.
in,a - tne last chance. Later you will
learn that you have been betra we'd ;,
how about Chittenden?"
Chlttenden will return at the same
time you do" GIN
Let him show his British face here
anu Wen change 1t SO his mother won't
Bennington went inside and shut the
gates. "hu 'nut the
ina afternoon all the strikers were ont
IN force. They congregated in gro,Ins
ana talked angrily. Two policemen
petfoiled up and down. Bennington
nau naa some difficulty in securing
even these. In the afternoon there am
peared some so more strange men
challenged. were
Whit are you going to do in there %,
aemanaed Morrissy.
tbin zone OF you business, for one
~ the lnterlopers. "Ill add this much.
u ~ VIII ease your minds: VS.
going 10 step into your Jobs: when Won
"snt OUT you left your jobs behind"
30 you fellows are what they call
rtssy wrathfully.
Pm we aren't going to break your
strike, my friend. You can cali this .
strike as long as you please, so far as
were concerned
Are you union men?
Not so you'd notice it." was tha cool
reply. ~ cooi
long De mere
Let EN- by, men," cried Morrtssv.
Don.t touch EN- yet. You just leave
Morrissy directed his stems 10 Mo
Quads's Office and together thew Maid q
visit to the mayor
LOOK here, Donnelly, did you permit
Befihihston to swear in deputy police p,
asked McQuade.
Deputy police? Bennington has no
swered Donnelly holly.
Asii all we know is that he has
them, snapped Morrissy.
he has one directly to the
| governor"
The governor?"
McQuade and Morrissy looked at
each other blankly.
He has the prerogative," said Dom
nelly. ~
But he wouldn't dare!"
"Oh, yes, he would. It's his last term:
he is without further political an1hi,
ton. he can act as he pleases. in the
face of public condemnation, There's
M thing left, though"
WHAT"
Injunction" said Donnelly terselv.
With republican judges on the
benches? 2" replied IIcQuade ironicaIiv
And you can't enjoin private prop-
erty," added Morissy.
III send for Bennington" Donneuy
volunteered. Perhaps 1 can talk him
into reason"
It's up to you to block this move
the labor vote. And we've got to have
that"
"I'll do the best 1 can. can ston
his permit to tear down the building.
if he really intends to do that"
1t Will be a good days work for
you.
I'll act this very afternoon"
Once outside the mayors office, Nc
Quade turned to Morrissy.
Where's that receipt you promised
on OATH"
Haven't you got it?' asked Morrissy.
feignfng surprise.
No, and doubt you sent 1t. But
want 1t at once, and no more mon
geying."
We'll, ! sent it. ! mailed it to your
Office. You've overlooked IT.,
Come over to my office now and
make it out" McQuade insisted.
you've got plenty of grips on me
without that protested Morrissy re-
~proachfully.
But I want this one. and I'm going
The. two went to McQuade.s Office.
All I've got to say is that / mailed
you a receipt. What do you want it
for??" with a final protest.
1--WE got an idea in my head, Nor
rissy. I want that receipt. Some day
you may take it into your head to testi-
fly thst l offered you a thousand to
bring on the strike at Bennfngton's.
That would put me in and let you out,
because I can't prove that I gave the
cash to you. Business is business"
Hell! Anyone would think, to hear
you talk, that I had threatened to be-
Every man to his own skim, replied
McQuade philosophically. He then sal
down before the typewriter. There were
two blank sheets in the roller, with a
carbon between. McQuade picked out
his sentence laboriously.
There, sign that
\ The paper read:
Il, James Morrissy. the undersigned
do hereby declare that ] have received
$1,000, in two sums OF $500 each from,
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