The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-06-08

what Fon drivsn at Nj tines
kind Of took Up this afternoon L
you want anything. out with Il sud-
den"
Nov this was d.sag-eezble spescA-
It Is q harsh man that will aot L.
another state himself n his own way.
OF lead MP 10 his Own paint after his
own preferred method c, time killing
AMI climax Development BIT Tank
vas Il that mood Often. ard especially
now. The nan who cane 70 him
from tbs highs- UPS ~zs n hss
power and remained there Tank held
the lowbrows. tn Wards" tehics
him after The tine-houo7ed methods Of
his craft, and he held tbe h:Eh-h-ows,
TIE heads @. corporations and tie rep
resentzt.Tes c. privileged interests.
by the price Q. the service he hst rem
dered then The men ~bo cane and
did business With Tank once, Is held.
and rrthisssiy- They paid hin uoaeT
AID thought that Eas al; hit 70. theY
care him their regulations s-d some
times their li5e--r II hostage. a1d he
welded ro-e relentless sway over
tie nan who had paid hin huad7ei
thousand dollars toT z privilege than
IL cid over ths doiiar-a-iay vote-
Who held his lob SIS z coal-hsaver or
cleaned spiacols 81 the City Han BE-
cause Tank had got the place for him
For. the moment the nan cane 20 see
Tank on motion Of come kind. he
practically laid his head upon the floor
and said: Put your foot Oh M neck.
please So now Tank had shot one
over hard and straight at the elderly
Ar. Vining. the Earring effect OF which
vas such Is 10 make his false teeth
rattle q little as his tongue scrambled
quickly for words-
Why. Just this, NJ Tank" he
burst out Our people don't want
tia. franchise to go through"
Our people. soovied Tank who
the blazes are our people?'"
The Old Telephone Company" e1-
planned Yin!ng.
Well. what you got to do With IT,"
Tank asked bluntly. through teeth that
clencbed the stub Of his cigar while
both hands were feeling in correspond
ing pockets in quest OF a match.
Why. Mr.. Tank" expostuiated Vim
ing mildly; you must see-our in
vestuents, our wires. poles, switch
boards. franchises. Our business
would be injured"
Well. what Of IL The city council
ain't elected TO keep you fellows under
the plum tree Your service is rotten.
Your stock pays forty per cent. Tire
New Telephone Company is goiu' TO
get franchise. and reckon after ii
does your service won't be 50 rotten
and your dividends won't be so big,
which is about three blades Of grass
CROWN where thistle was goin' TO
seed before; which is pretty darned
good business from the peoples stand
point, I take It."
Tank had found match and was ig-
hitting the stump of his cigar.
The peoples standpoint, ex-
claimed Mr. vining IN peppery tones,
his anger having been aroused by this
direct assault upon the most sacred
rights Of public service corporation
to monopoly and outrageous profits
" The peoples standpoint, Who In
blazes said anything about the peo-
pies standpoint
Tank removed his cigar from his
lips. He leaned forward on his desk.
his huge shoulders towering high, and
his great head swinging forward be-
tween them, while his little eyes
glazed over with kind Of dull, in
tense CLEAN. full Of antagonism.
did" he answered emphatically.
your" snorted vining. Your
You the peoples standpoint" The
representative of vested interests
laughed. harsh, discordant note, like
the cackle Of sick hyena-
by he'll, Tank roared with rising
wrath, I'D Ike to know who would
represent EN- II didn't. Who else
gives q damn for EN- You don't.
Tou fellows chew of their necks like
a pack Of wolves. II didn't stand be-
tween you and them you and your
Kind would eat EN- up
Tank brought his great fist down
with a bang upon the little table be-
fore him. His brows hardened and
two tiny blue lights burned out be-
meath them, while great, bullying
chin pushed itself out and frightened
all the muscles Of the face until II
seemed as though rude determination
h6d annexed the WnOls lace u dIh
ard turned It into the Prov Of bat
tleship driving hard ahead. with those
two email blue lamps al the catheads.
But Mr.. Vining was also reused by
this seeming impertinence Of the vul-
gar boss. He was the representative
of good traditions He knew what the
ideals OF government we're. He be
lieyed perhaps that IT was creatures
ike Tank who compelled him to buy
al private barter what there was nc
use 10 seek for In the open-forge
that Just now he vas seeking In secret
to block the progress Of a rival which
/ for all he knew was advancing alone
the open road.
Look here, Tank" he blazed back
You're dirty CRATER, and know
II. Talk about the people There
cant anything go through Ike this
/ without you're paid for It; and y
+ you're paid for It, It goes through, II
/ don't matter hot-wave in Hades
whether it's for the peoples good o.
not Talk about chewing their Decks'
( Whose neck are you chewing?
I'm goin' 10 be chewin yours
pretty blamed sudden, Eaid TAM
/ tryly, ~ you go givin' me any o
Z po,,r btoJo broued saaa And yet--