Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-09-01

4 want you to mark. Mr. Haldane."
put liz Liffey, that If we're n.ssAed up
in fight it's the extortionate de-
mands OF the Gotham Freight Trac-
ton company which has brought it
about"
My dear sir. answered Haldane con
tenptuously. how are we to satisfy
the demands made upon us by you
and your fellow members of the Sa-
chem society and make a profit for
ourselves out of the matter, if we
don't make men like Gormly pay
heavily?"
That's your lookout"
Well. you will find that it's also
yours if we stop payments"
"Oh, | don't know. / guess there's
others that'd be glad to enjoy the
franchises"
Nov, Liffey,' said the district at
torney, who perhaps from his official
position as public prosecutor had
more influence over the boss than any.
body present Don't talk like fool.
You know perfectly well that we are
all necessary to one another; that we
are all in the same boat; we all have
to fight the same battle. Have yog
anything 70 propose. Mr.. Haldane?s'
Il don't know that l have any
definite proposition just at present.
was the answer. Il have met this
Gca mly. | have-er-as you WOULD
say, sized him up carefully; / put him
down fer a man of indomitable cour.
age. Whatever his motive may be, he
Is thoroughly determined upon his
course. However small his experience
in politics. he is a business man
through and through"
Does he dabble in Wall street p
asked Warren. If so, it would be
easy for you to form combination to
break him"
His business methods are confined
to his mercantile establishment, and
they are purely legitimate"
What resources has he got?"
We'll. / should say he can command
| perhaps score of millions"
"Whew!" exclaimed Liffey. He
might be good man to tie to-"
you can set your mind at rest as
to that, Liffey. He wouldn't tie to
man like you"
ooh, don't know. Pretty good men
have found it to their interests to tie
up with me. and they haven't lost any
thing by it. Have you. Mr. Haldane?'
Haldane locked his teeth. It was
I this sort Of covert insult which was
the necessary concomitant of his
| alliance which. in his secret heart, he
loathed. Again it was the district at
| torney who interposed
Il take it that this is a conference"
he said equally, as to what We are to
do, if anything. to head of this man
You don't think he can be bought of.
| Mr. Haldane?"
! Il am sure he cannot be-
Well, then, he'll have to be fought
| down. returned the other, "for it is
evident that we cannot afford to have
| the workings of the Sachem society
brought before the public. The thing
to be done now is to get together.
keep together. and beat Gormly"
You think he's got chance, do
your
More than a chance"
"But we control everything"
Everything but Gormly. apparent.
~" answered Van Slyke
Yes said Rutherford. disregarding
the last remark; but you know, Lii,
| fey, our control rests largely upon the
indifference of the people If they get
walked up. it would so like that"
He snapped his finger as he spoke.
and no man contradicted him, for true
it is that on the indifference of the
many is founded the power of the
one
I'VE could still count the votes.
said the chief of police uncertainty.
Undoubtedly; but if there are
enough people interested in the affair,
the votes will be counted as cast"
And we have the courts on ouI
side" added Habberley.
yes, to certain extent; but there
are limits beyond which even our own
judges could not go. Therefore, if
Mr. Haldane's estimate of Gormly is
correct, and for myself l am rather
inclined TO believe that it is, we are
face to face with a terrific proposi-
ton
We'll then" said Liffey, Il think
the best thing to do, If you gents are
all agreed that its serious. is to pitch
upon candidate. We want to have
a man that's entirely respectable. and /
yet who knows which side his breads !
buttered on and who'll take care Of
the organization
4 think" said Warren tentatively. I
that / have earned another term. I
certainly haven't failed in my
duty
ITO the people?' asked Rutherford /
ITO the organization, answered the /
mayor with dignity. and my private /
character is all that could be de