Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-04-07
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WILL SOON Be OUT
FIRST EDITION EXPECTED OFF
THE PRESS ABOUT FIRST
OF MAY,
Story Deals With Stirring Love Scenes
Mixed With National Law Making
With Which Senator is Familiar.

Concerning "The Second Amend
ment" the novel from the pen of form.
er United States Senator H. c. Hans.
brough, the Minneapolis Tribune has
this to say:
Minneapolis has been chosen as the
birthplace of the first political novel
written by former Senator Hansbrough
of North Dakota, man who has been
educated in the school of politics
through twenty years. service in con-
gress. The Hudson Publishing COM
pany of this city will bring out the
work. Printers and binders, also Min
neapolis firms, now have the manu-
script, and the illustrating is done by
a Minneapolis artist. The title of the
story is ''The Second Amendment"
Its author declares that he intend
ed to write a political novel. and yet it
fairly melts with romantic lovemak.
ing. The story is set amidst thrilling
scenes, the first of which opens in the
United States senate, where Mr.. Hans
brough has served for twenty years.
Absolutely accurate portrayal or dra'
matte situations in this very stafd and
dignitied body has been Of much con-
Germ to a number of prominent writ
ers of fiction; yet the author of THE
Second Amendment" has managed the
early chapters of his story to plunge
the senate into LUXURIOUS plight,
from which, out of downright fear and
nervousness, it does net emerge until
eight months later. 1t is doubtful If
anyone who has not seen actual ser
vice in the worlds greatest legislative
body could draw the picture he has
drawn of
The plot revolves about group of
strange, yet not impossible events and
includes an arrag of interesting life.
like characters that belong peculiar
ly to these stirring modern times. Out
Of the maelstrom of human endeavor,
of heart-throbbing impulse, Of acts
that are good and deeds that are bad,
a new political party with ringing
title is evolved, also paramount is
sue that appeals to both the reason
and conscience and which greatly
Overshadows the extennatory pop-gun
panaceas of the present day. AS the
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he will laugh he will weep,
all the while marveling at the check
cred institution of politics.
Story Ends in Climax.
The story ends in tremendous
climax that leaves an impression not
soon to be forgotten.
The argument Is altruistic. Indeed, !
The name of the new political entity,
which succeeds those that. as many
believe, are now hanging on the rag !
,ed edge OF despair and exploded use !
'ulness, is the "Altrueratic party" a !
word that the author has coined to
meet the necessities of the occasion. !
Scenes are depicted in Washington,
Mexico, New York. Chicago, St. Louis
md at the capital of western state,
where some remarkable things take
,lace under the primary election sys-
lem. OF course there is a heroine, a |
senator's sweetheart. Indeed, there |
ire several heroines, and the former
senator portrays them in a glamor of |
ouching and tender sentiment.
He breaks the heart of one pure, no. |
,le-minded girl, who. but for the ne
:essities of a realistic political novel,
deserves far better fate. Two other
beautiful characters, rare types of
are dealt with more leni-
'ntly, and live happily ever after
Yards, while the real heroine, through
Ter own Athenic spirit, eventually re-
elves her reward.
The moral of the story is suggested
n these quoted lines from Richard
srinsley Sheridan as foreword.