Yellowstone monitor. [volume] (Glendive, Mont.) 1905-1928, 1911-12-28
ropYRIGHT, 1910 BY
CHAPTER III.
THE ROAD TO POWER.

ao7oting much time anu VOTE " tne
aorPaction of bis organization. q few
tnonrhs later the new field suddenly
1aonod WIDER before him: An era Of
"rnfor493 was impending.
Tore the Steel City was ruled by
ubat was popularity and appropriately
danominated the hog combine" a
1ronp ST gentlemen headed and herd.
Cd nv Steele and Harmon, voluntarily
oosociated to relieve the public Of the
bnrden of government.
While Steele, a born political strate-
DIST and a man Of magnetic personali-
r. the reart and brains Of the organ
f1ation. lived the machine found
smooth sailing. But the combine
foil mon lard times. Steele died, and
the leadership deyolved upon Harmon.
HarmQs possessed none Of the per-
sopal magnetism that had made
steeIe's critics love tie man while
thew hated his misdeeds; also he lack
Oh the sagacity and caution of the
dead leader. So the machine was al
l6Rad to fall into excuses that Steele
never would have permitted. The
TAnderloin ran openly and dagrantly
A big boedlng. esespade in the halls
of the city fathers canae to. Light. Ger
tain public contracts were let with
such incautbous wnfafrn ess that MUIR
murs of discomfort began to be heard.
All this might have had no important
results of itself. But 20 cap the climax
Harmon, to satisfy long cherished
dislike. dismissed Macpherson from
the directorate Of public works.
MACPHERSON was. Ratchet faced,
saturnine votary Of Mammon; also
there was enough Of the INDIAN in him
to make revenge for all affronts a ne
cessty He accepteB elis dismissal
with apparent equaninlity and institut-
ed a campaign to destroy his enemy.
sturdy little baa6 OF reformers that
had fought long bsst fruitlessly to over
throw Steefe's Gegenses suddenly and
mysterously took o aev lease on life.
MACPHERSON boughe 9 morning and
an evening newspaper. Sensational ex-
posures followed startling revelations
with great effect. The city began to
STIR tHaHEeR5essif4yF re a Af4aeeph ezsseR
called few men into his office.
Gentlemen" said be, let us reform
the city"
And thereupou the Citizens party"
was formed
SO it happened that one evening Bob
received call from Robbins. a Mac
Pherson henchmap who had the repu-
tation Of knowing how to deal with ali
sorts of men.
"McAsdoo," Robbins greeted him,
without beating round the bush III
tell you what I'm after. | come from
Mac. We want you with US in our
fight against Harmon and
"AIl right" Bob interrupted care
lessly. Tell MACPHERSON III talk to
him any time he says"
But have authority
u don't talk to mtddlemen." Bob
said CURLY Good night
~ "A' r'oht 81 Robbins laughed
You're the Gocpor."
The next evening Bob was by ap-
p01Ht'aeat shown into MacPherson's
a0Wnt2wn office Besides the prospec-
1--WE 59sS,s there were in the office Rob
NAs ana Graham, the Independents
candidate for mayor. Mr.. Graham was
% elderly gentleman with pretty
complexion, white mutton chop Whisk-
- ana shapely, beautifully manicured
Aands He thought be was a reformer
eAQ gentleman Of the old school.
? how are you, McAdoo?" MacPher-
son greeted the newcomer with d cor
olaaty cleverly toned. down to tit the
lug ne saluted. Shake hands with
ME GRAHAM. You have met Robbins,
OeIleYe Mr.. Graham, this is the
soung leader Of the Fourth whom
"tfe hoping to have with u.s."
noo maliciously caught Graham.s
auyhke hand in his own iron grasp
@nu squeezed it until the little mans
ey ,e.3 folled in agony.
lou have strong grip, Mr.. Nc
auoo' an abnormally strong grip. If /
aaS say 50, sir. But''-he recalled. the
ttbhuslFely patronizing manner that be
tn0osht 50 highly politie-~I am glad
, ~ meet you, my dear sir. very glad
wbe am glad to meet all those
nae 49, sfe helping me in my fight. /
10y aay say it has been with no inconsid-
se eobss Inconvenience that / have con-
R Tp'eo to lead in this great reform.
c |ua have refused to permit personal
Manifestations aniqels to stand in the way of
pnr IlleSt duty. am for political
o Of as sir. In the past the methods methods
men pne !, tough wards, applied to gentle,
stopna ID pc politics, may have He
u noai4 suddenly, warned BY a sharp
: B n66n 1t,s cough from robbins so
mind ind g ga sardonically. oh. don't
a's In tough. all right but