Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-06-02

you apply the term every day. Now
draw the distinction. as TO eligibility,
between Donnelly and myself"
Walford got up from his chair and
closed the door. He returned and SAT-
down again.
Dick. ~palitics is politics, and it's
ways are dark and mysterious, K the
heather .Chinee. If I had -FOUR talent
II | had your ability TO earn money,
I'd walk out of this office this moment.
But / am only a poor devil Of a
paper I've a family. When ]
was 20, Is years ago., i was earning
$12 a week; today il is $40; when /
the business; you know the value
they set on a mans brains in this city,
And there's always somebody waiting
for your shoes. Now, listen. In the
first place / must live, and as honor
ably as environment permits me. By
conviction l am a democrat; ! believe
In the democratic principles. Thus. l
consider 1t my duty to thwart, II pos
sible. any and all moves the republican
party makes. | recognize your
strength. and / shall do what / can
from my side of the barricads to de-
feat your nomination at the repub-
lican convention; for l believe you
able, IL once nominated. to lead your
party to success and victory. But l
shall fight you honestly, Dick. In all
/ W said so far, there has been no.
innuendo; I've stood out In the open.
l did you a good turn this morning,
but you will never be any the wiser.
Personally, / like you; / lave always
liked you, n l am glad to see n
man Of the craft rise above the grubs
and earn a splendid competence. 1t
hasn't been easy, Dick; you've had TO
fight for IL, and that's what / admire.
You're a good, clean fighter. If /
should rebel against continuing this
attack against you, the attack would
go on. but l shouldn't. That would do
neither OF us any good. McQuade
might find a man with less scruples
than / have. And that's how the mat
ter stands, Dick"
well, you're frank and honest about
it, and l know you will at least give
me a square deal, In the event OF my
nomination"
you may reckon on that. Good luck
to you and bad luck to you cause"
They talked about the old days for.
a while, and then Warrington departed
and directed his steps to the office of
the Journal, the paper in which he
had begun his career. Oh. here they
were willing to do anything in their
power from now on. If he was really,
determined to accept the nomination,
they would aid him editorially. That.
evening the editor made good his,
word, frankly indorsing Warrington as
the best possible choice for repub-
lican nominee. The editor explained
his former attitude by setting forth his
belief that Mr.. Warrington's candidacy
was not serious. At the office of the
Telegraph they treated him cordially
enough. They never neddled with poll
itics till the fight was on. Then they
picked the candidate whose views most
conceded with their own. II Warning,
ton was nominated, doubtless they
would support his ticket. The general
ina had been a classmate OF
Warrington's. He called on him and
explained his errand. The manager
simply wrote on a pad: "McQuade
owns So per cent OF the shares" held
1t under Warrington's nose and then
tore it up.
That's where our independence
stands at his moment"
Il had heard OF this, but didn't quite
believe it," Warrington said. Bill Os-'
borne evidently knew what was going
on then. Tn sorry to have troubled
YOU"
None at all"
On the street Warrington was
stopped by Ben Jordan. the Tele-
graphs star reporter, who had worked
with Warrington on the Journal.
Say. Dick, l am glad to see you. L
was going up to your house on pur-
pose to see you. Come over to Han
ley's place a minute. I've got some
news that might interest you"