Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-17
NHENRY RUSSELL MILE
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BOBBS MERRILL co.
. people. James Rushing" His speech
+! was greeted with perfunctory ap-
plause.
As the applause died down another
man secured recognition.
"Mr. Chairman and gentlemen OF the
convention be began, 1T was to have
been my privilege to place before this
convention the name Of William Hem
enway, whose devotion to the Repub-
lican party and to the interests of the
people needs no praise from me-. 1t is
therefore with the keenest regret I
have received from him a letter. which
I now hold. in which he gives me the
distressing news that he has been
stricken with i'll health. such as to in
capacitate him for the arduous duties
of q campaign and Of the Office of
mayor. He therefore authorizes me
to withdraw his candidacy and re-
him to cast their votes for the gentle
man who has been so e%loquently nomi-
mated. James Rushing"
For a moment the great crowd sat
In the silence Of blank bewilderment.
Then as the import of the
ment dawned upon them an angry
murmur arose from the galleries.
Down in the body Of the house a dele
gate. a big. burly ruf1an. sprang to his
feet.
"Sick h-! he shouted. I'VE know
| the kind of sickness Bill Hemenway
| has,"
1t was a signal for uproar. In an
instant men in the galleries and on
the floor were On their feet. The pro.
testing murmur grew into a roar. 6
storm Of anger and derision. Eleanor,
for a moment frightened by the furi.
Gus clamor, turned pale.
"What Is it," she asked her brother
%excitedly. what do they mean?"
"Hemenway was McAdoo's candi.
date. He has been persuaded to with.
draw in favor Of Rushing. the other
candidate"
The uproar died down. and tense 81.
lence succeeded once more. What the
crowd anticipated had happened.
They recognized MacPherson's crafty
hand. Was the boss checkmated by
his sworn enemy? In the hearts of the
| McAdoo followers CONSERVATION now
reigned.
Out of the tense silence a voice rang
out:
mi. Chairman"
"Mr. Remington"
The big man who had broken the ST.
lence before now ssprang to his feet
again. Remington! Give 'em b..
Paul: give 'em h-w The crowd took
up the shout. Remington! Reming.
ton" While the applause lasted Ell
Inc saw a young man walk rapidly
toward the stage from his seat in the
ear Of the parquet.
"Who is he?" she demanded of her
brother.
"McAdoo's mouthpiece." he answered
shortly, shifting uneasily in his seat.
AS he stood on the platform. waiting
for the applause to subslde. Paul Rem
ington thrilled with the knowledge
that his moment had come-a moment
such as comes but once in a lifetime
and to but few men.
And before him sat the woman Of his
dreams.
He raised his hand. and the applause
ceased. There was an i%nstnnt's hush.
81 am not here to u%pbraid"-
The tragedy that had come into her
young life had left Eleanor Gilbert but
one relic Of her girlhood. a passionate
love of music. As the first words fell
from Paul's lips she felt a thrill. For
q time. giving no heed to the sense of
his words. she listened with the musi-
clans trained ear to the wonderful
voice. deep yet resonant and flexible.
Under perfect contrt1. carrying a faint
" minor quality. Gradually the spell
Of the orator took hold upon her.
"When the American republic was
founded the triumph of democracy
was believed complete. But eternal
vigilance Is the price OF liberty. And
we-almost to u undoing-havc
slept In simple yet vivid words Paul
went on to describe the commercial.
Industrial and political evils that have
taken root among Us.
"Yet these 0vNs," he declared. ''per
nicious ~ their immediate effects,
might be endured were 1t not that
they threaten the existence OF our vital
institution. popular government. Time
was, perhaps, when U industrial
kings were content to build within the
pale of the law. But industrial condi-
tons and methods changed. The ma
chinery Of the law-government-has
become the creature Of corporate
wealth."
At this point In his speech Paul cast
aside restraint md poured forth a tor
rent Of invective against corporate
greed and its servants. At the conclu-
sion Of his climax not Q sound could be
heard in the theater. His audience sat
wrapped in an ominous silence.
what do these things mean?" Paul
continued. ..Of late a>new word has
come into use among US, plutocracy!
Government by wealth, Tor weaith-by
the very nature Of the lust that gives
It birth. ever conscienceless. pitiless,
ever unutterably selfish. an enemy to
the equal brotherhood OF men!"
In plain. unlnincing terms Paul out.
lined the political history Of the state.
IN it tne forces or piutocracy were
most strongly intrenched. For . gen