The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-06-07

to vote. said Kelvin. Come mn 10
my rooms and let me show you dia.
gram, Mr.. Rollins"
In his office Phillip displayed n on
rious sheet of cardboard almost IA
large as the top OF his desk unon
which the name Of every senator and
every United States representative was
set down. A few were marked I'm rod
as men who were not for sale. but tha
rest. the vast majority, were divided
into groups. one owned" by Hepper.
don, another by Raymer. another bv
Valentine, etc, and the names were
In some places cross grouped showing
that certain of the senators and GER
tain of the representatives served sey.
eral nonconflicting interests. The din.
gram told mt a glance precisely how
every man would vote on this bill.
This thing is incredible" declared
Rollins. "Such a state of affairs can
not exist"
such state of affairs does exist"
asserted Kelvin. "You may close your
eyes and touch a pencil point in sue.
cession upon any half dozen names
there not ringed with red. Wire
those gentlemen and ask them TO tell
you by tomorrow how they intend TO
vote on this bill"
I'm do it," said Rollins.
BY afternoon Rollins had answers
TO all his wires. -Four declared with.
out reserve that they were for the
billion principle Two answered eva
sively.
ut looks bad. but we mustn't allow
this state of affairs" protested Rol.
Inns. I'VE must use counter strategy"
'There is only one that know Of"
stated Kelvin quietly. Concessions"
81 will resign from my management
before | make n solitary concession
declared Rollins.
Would you pay $1,000 for building
lot If you knew that you could imme-
diately sell it for $4,000" demanded
Kelvin.
Certainly" replied Rollins. but
don't sec where the illustration APP
plies"
"In just this way" explained KEEL
win. "With concessions buy legisla-
tors from enough of these men to Sc
cure legislative control and go after
the balance. This gives your fiat rate
pretty wide scope. Rollins. and it pro-
tects us until we can control our own
legislation. We have, Mr.. Breed and
myself, as you must have appreciated
by now. certain large ideas of reform.
There never was n more just and
equitable contrivance than your Hat
freight rate. but you can see at once
what powerful interests are arrayed
against it. We must conciliate those
interests in order to cripple them. We
will rent Hepperdon's and Raymer's
senators until we can buy them or
| supplant them with some OF our own
Rollins was silent for long time
''It is a very simple proposition, Rol-
lins." urged Breed. You are only
granting these concessions in order to
be able later on to refuse them"
"Doing evil that good may come,
eh?" laughed Rollins little uneasily.
"Put 1t that way If you like" re-
sponded Breed dryly, but when you
are president of the United States
with the house of representatives and
the senate in thorough sympathy with
YOU
"Presidentr exclaimed Rollins.
Eyes. president" returned Breed. Il
don't mind telling you our slate now.
Our program includes this coming
campaign running Kelvin for presi.
dent and yourself for vice president
| Mr.. Kelvin wants but four years as
president. At the expiration of his
term of office we intend to put you up
for president"
"And Wen elect YOU" supplemented
Kelvin confidently.
PRESIDENT repeated Rollins in a
daze.
They had touched the right cord
To be president!
1.-The plans are under way" stated
Breed. 1--WE have had them secretly
at work for a year Today we could