The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-06-14

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heavy panerueishl dagger that Blaeg
had stolen from Philips desk year
before. Phillip held It up By rs Up.
"That's twice this thing bus threaten
ed me. said no. ~and edch time i has
failed. think shah keep It as my
emblem and my tallsmany
An unusual colnmptlon arose n the
street and there were loud cheers and
calIs for Kelvin he looked lnQuirlng
~ at sawyer
IL s none of my doing Z declared the
senator. You'd better show yourself
and shy d few words, / guess.
Kelvin advanced hesltatingly 10 the
window and held ont bis hand for Rol;
Inns to come with him, Before be
emerged upon the balcony he turned
and once more held up the dagger BE
noticed as he did So however. that 1t
stood in the shape Of a cross, and be
Immediately reversed Il with the gilt
tering point in the air: &
!. In this sign ! conquer be laugh.
ingly quoted, and then he vent out
upon the balcony 70 exhibit himself
as president eject Of the United States.
Senator Sawyer after having await
ed his turn for nearly an hour In the
outer Offices came red faced with an
ger into the presence OF President kel.
vim.
..By George, It's true!p he spluttered,
boxing about him. Eat first I thought
It newspaper Joke. but It's true,
Yon are pollutIng the White House
with all the pomp aud trappipea OF
actual royalty"
The portly senator glared' about him
in fine Indignation. A low platform
had been erected in the end Of this
apartment. and upon It stood d richly
carved, fiat top mahogany desk, while
behind this sat Kelvin in an enormous
high backed chair, strikingly sugges,
tive Of a throne. on one side Of him
stood Sam and on the other huge
ebony black negro exactly matching
Sam except for that livid scar upon
his ugly left cheek. Both Of them
were clad In blue and gold llverles.
BESIDES Phillips there was not .noth.
er chair in the apartment. 1t being the
obvious intent that visitors should
stand.
III do not understand what you mean
by It," Mr.. Sawyer went on. "The
entire press Of the country is adame
with IT. When l picked up my paper
in Chicago yesterday morning and
read Of the alterations you had made
1 was astounded. lstook the iirst train
ont and came straight here"
svery prompt and decisive in you, !
am sure,r returned Kelvin, with open
sarcasm.
prompt and decisive action is nee.
essary to save the party. the senator
holly retorted, .'and the country be
added as an afterthought. sEhiiel
you were Installing yourself In all this
extraSagant claptrapsI saw, 9s ! went
10 the train In Chicago that monster
parade Of the unemployed This morn
ing I read Of the brutal and unpro'
voked police attack upon them, ofstheI
riot which; followed. of the calling out
Of the state troops, Of the killing Of q
score of men, and Of your edict late
last night placing the city under mar;
tIaI. law, Tint ism long score added
to your account. Kelvin. To the twentI
Is Killed in Chicago add the seventeen
killed in Philadelphia; the nine il9 Gin
tinnatl and the six in St Louis. and
you have more than | would care to
carry on my conscience
what did you come to see ne
about, senator?" demanded Kelvin
coldly. There are many Others walt
Ing"
II came to protest against your en-
tire administration blazed SAWYER
before your nomination. to gain the
influence Of certain powerful corpora
lions. you had Vice President Rollins,
as manager Of the united railroad sys,
tenn of the United States. give them
valuable rebate concessions. siIce
your election you have. through Pell;
man, who succeeded Rollins as car Of
tie railroads, stopped every conees-
sim and forced a perfect riot Of re-
stfictIve legislation. With your rail-.
road policy, Legislative, meddllug mud
artIicially produced money strIngency
you have stopped mills and factories
by the hundred and have disrupted the
entire industrial system Of the coun.
try
Precisely what was needed" was
the surprising reply. Next will come
the readjustment. We shall return to
the era Of smaller competitive con.
cerns and a far better distribution OF
wealth"
~ do not believe It" snapped the
senator. ITO me such conditions would
look like going backward. Left TO It
self the trust and combine and monop-
oily situation would work out its own
salvation. for these aggregatons Of
units we're in the line Of logical COM
mercial progress. but while we stand
here arguing this purely abstract cues
ton 100000 men are on the verge Of
starvation. They are desperate men
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