Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-06-16

| had intended to make 1ome
speeches. had always kept the pub
lie side of my carer in the fore
ground. and in this campaign my en-
forced prominence as director of the
machine was causing the public to
dwell too much on the real nature Of
my political activity But | could not
bring myself to it, Instead, set ont
for home to spend the time with my
children and to do by telephone, as
easily could such directing of Wood
ruff as might be necessary.
My daughter Frances was driving
me from the Fredonia station. A man
darted In front of the horses. flung
up his arms and began to Shrek
curses at me. If she had not been
skillful driver, we should both have
been thrown from the cart. As If
was, the horses ran several miles
before she got them under control
| sitting inactive, because knew
how it would hurt her pride If
should interfere.
When the horses we're quiet she
gave me an impetuous kiss that
more than repaid me for the strain
on my nerves. You are the dearest
papa that ever was," she said. Then
Who was he? He looked like
crazy mani"
No doubt he Is" was my reply
And began complimenting her or
her skill with horses. chiefly to pre-
vent her pressing me about the man
| had heard, and had done, so much
lying that | had a horror of It. and
tried to make my children absolute
ly truthful-my boy ED used to thin,
up and do mischief just for the pleas
are of pleasing me by confessing. Re
make my example effective, | was
always strictly truthful Will them
did not wish to tell her who the mar
vas, but l instantly recognized
through the drunken disheyelment m,
nutineer. Granhv-less than a yea
lore one 50. mo s... s. ef ~
,,ate. My OTdFr, 80 80 ha ia
been swiftly and lif@a''v rbeyod De
serted by his assoc ales. bl8esrstaa
at banks, beset by BIS rad.t1-s har
assed by the attorney gore a.. his as
sets chained with injunctions, his liza
bihties given triple fangs, L. went
bankrupt, took to drink. b. ale a
sot and a barroom lounger His dom
inant passion was hatred of me; he
discharged the rambling and frantic
story of his wrongs upon whoever
would listen. And here he was IN
Fredonia!
had one af my secretaries tefe.
phone the police to look after n
they reported that he had disa
peared.
The next morning but one, m,
daughter and | went for an ear,
walk. At the turn of the main driv
just beyond view from the lodge, Sir
exclaimed: oh, father, OH" a.
chung TO me Something Sc 10
crow, but not scarecrow-
from limb overhanging the dc
The face was distorted and swollen
the arms and legs were drawn up !.
sickening crookedness. Before sl"
| knew it was Cranky.
| took Frances home, then returned
passing the swaying horror fan.
the other side Of the road. | got til
lodgekeeper, and he and wpr
back together | had them telc
phone from the lodge for the cor
oner and personally saw to It that Il
corpse should be reported as foun5
in the open woods a long distance
from my place. But CRANKY had le
a message Ito the public" in his roor
at the hotel; Senator Sayler RUNE
me and drove me to death. | have
gone to hang myself in his park
Down with monopoly" In spite of
my efforts, this was published
throughout the country-though not
in Fredona Such of the big oppo-
sition papers as were not under our
control sent reporters and raked OFT
the whole story; and 1t was blown
up hugely and told everywhere. Our
organs retold it, giving the true color
and perspective; but my blundering
attempt to avoid publicity had put
me in too bad a light.
1t was the irony of fate-my power
thus ludicrously thwarted by a trivial
ity Within "a hours | realized the
danger to our campaign. l sent Wood
ruff post-haste to the widow He gave
her convincing assurances that she
and her children were to be lifted
from the slough of poverty into
which Granby's drunkenness had
thrust them And in return she wrote
at his dictation and issued an APP
parently uninspired public statement,
generating me from all blame for
her husbands reYerses, and saying
that he had been acting strangely
for over year, and had been in
sane for several months. In brief,
l did everything suggested by sin
cere regret, and such skill at infu-
encing public opinion as | had and
commanded But not until my re-
ports began to show the good effects
of the million dollars Woodruff put
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