Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-07-21

yet credit with me. for he glanco,
toward me as he did 1t. Men. spraw,
'ns and squirming side by side or
me hoor, dashed out with feet ant
hsts, striking each other and addine
10 the wild dshevelment. The can
dies set fire to the tablecloth. and no
'ore the blaze was extinguished
burned several in the hair and mus
iaches.
Domlnlck, roaring with laughter
came to Roebuck and me STANDING
at the door, both dazed at this magic
Shlit OF "gentleman's" dinner into
bear-pit. "Granby's ghost is raisin'
hell" said he.
But | had no impulse to laugh or
gioat. Good night" said l to Roe.
buck, and FASTENED away.
1t was the end of the attempt 70
mine the foundations of my power
But | did not neglect its plain warn
ing AS soon as the legislature as
sembled, | publicly and strongly adj.
vocated the appointment of a Joint
committee impartially to investigate
all the cities of the state, those ruled
by my OWN party no less than those
OF the opposition The committee was
appointed and did its work So thor
! oughly that there was porn'a
clamor for the taking away of tnc
charters of the cities and for ruIiga
them from the state capital Ii is
hardly necessary to say that my leg
islature and governor yielded to this
clamor And so the semiindepend-
ent petty princes, the urban bosses
lost their independence and passed
under my control; and the "colec.
tons which had gone directly to
them reached them by way of Wood
ruff as grants from my machine, in
stead of revenues OF their own right
Before this securing of my home
power was complete | had my couu-
ter-attack upon the Internationally
combine well under way. Immediate.
ly on my return to Fredonia from the
disastrous dinner | sent for the AT
torney general of the state, Fergu.
SDH ne Was du IuGdl GOulDllldllNH
of man and politician. He held to
the standards of private morality as
nearly as it is possible for a man in
active public life to hold to them
fer more nearly than most men dare
OF, after they have become Injured.
care, to hold He always maintained
with me firm but tactful indepenl-
ence; he saw the necessity for the
sordid side of politics, but he was
careful personally to keep clear of
smutching or besmutching work. He
had as keen an instinct for popular
ity as q bee has for blossoms; he
knew how to do or to direct unpOpu-
lar things on dark nights with a dark
lantern, how to do or to direct popu-
lar things in full uniform on white
horse. lhave never ordered any man tOa
task that was not morally congenial; and
was careful to respect Ferguson's
notion of self-respect. / sent for him
now, and outlined my plan-to bring
suits. both civil and criminal, in the
federal courts in the name of the
state against Roebuck and his asso-
ciates of the Power trust.
When he had heard, he said; Yes,
Mr.. Sayler, we can break up the Pow
er trust, can cause the Indictment and
conviction of Mr.. Roebuck. ! can
prevent the United States attorney
general from playing any of the usual
tricks and defending the men whom
: I, a. l., l.,
ecuting But"
Butt" said I, encouragingly.
is this on the level? If | undertake
these prosecutions, shall l be allowed
to push them honestly? Or will
there be private settlement as soon
as Roebuck and his crowd see their
danger"
mo matter what happens" | re-
piled, you shall prosecute at least
the civil suits to the end. | give you
my word for that
He thanked me warmly, for he APP
preciated that I was bestowing upon
him an enormous opportunity for ma
tional fame.
And you?" asked |. IF you succeed
In this prosecution, will you remain
In the public service or will you &C,
cept the offers the interests will make,
and remove to New York and be-
come a rich corporation lawyer"
He reflected before answering.
"That depends said he. IF you are
going to stay on in control of this
state, shall stick to public life, for
/ believe you will let me have what
! call a career But, if you are go
ing to get out and leave me at the
mercy of those fellows, I certainly
shan't stay where they can fool the
people into turning on me-
81 shall stay on said 1; "and
after me, there will be Woodruff-un-
less, of course, there's some sort of
cataclysm."
"A man must take chances" he an
swered. "I'll take that chance
We called Woodruff into consulta-
ton. Although he was not lawyer,
he had a talent for taking a situation
by the head and tail and stretching
It out and holding it so that every