Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-03-10

come from? The big corporations are
the only sou1ce-who else could or
would give largely enough? And it is
necessary and Just that they should
be rel aid, But they are no longer con
tent with moderate and prudent re-
wards for thei" patriotism. They
make bigger and bigger, and more
and more unreasonable demands on
us and so undermine our popularity
for the people can't be blinded wholly
to what's going on. And thus. year
by year. it takes more and more
money to keep us in control"
You seem to have forgotten my
point said I. smiling. why should
you be kept in control? If you go
out the others come in. They blus-
ter and threaten. in order to get them
| selves in; but, once they're elected,
| hey discover that it wasn't the peo-
ple's woes they were shouting about,
but their own. Aud soon they are
docile conservatives tapping away at
the trough. with nothing dangerous in
them but their aprettcs'
"Precisely-their appetites," said
he.
"a starved man has TO practice eat
ing long, long time before he can
equal the performances of a trained
slutton,' | suggested.
His facial response to my good -humor-
ed raillery was feeble indeed. And
it soon died in a look Of depression
that made him seem even older and
more decrepit than was his wont.
The same story. wherever | go said
he sadly. THE business interests re-
| fuse to see their peril And when I,
in my zeal. persist, they-seyeral of
them, Sayler, have grinnod at me and
reminded me that the legislature to
be elected next fail will choose my
successor! AS if my own selfish in
terests were all | have in mind! |
| am old and feeble, on the verge Of the
grave, Do you think, Mr.. Sayler,
| that | would continue in public life
if it were not for what l conceive to
be my duty to my party? I have toll
ed too long for it"
Your record speaks for itself, SEN
ator," | put in, politely but pointedly.
You are very discouraging, Say
| ler,' he said forlornly. But ] refuse
| to be discouraged, The party needs
you, and I have come to do my duty,
and l won't leave without doing it."
Il have nothing to do with the com
pany's political contributions" said /.
You will have to see Mr. Ramsay, as
usual"
He waved his hand Let me ex-
plain, please Rooyer is about to re-
sign-as you probably know. he's
been chairman of the party's state
committee for II years. I've come to
ask you to take his place"
1t was impossible wholly to hide
my amazement my stupefaction. Had
he had the shadowiest suspicion of
my plans, of the true inwardness OF
the Croffutt-Dominick movement. he
would as readily have offered me his
own head. In fact, he was Offering
me his own head; for, with the money
! and the other resources at my com.
nand, l needed only this place of off.
cial executive of the party to make
me master. And here he was. giving
me the place, under the delusion that
he could use me as he had been using
Roover.
He must have misread my express
sion, for he went on: Don't refuse on
impulse, Sayler. I and the others win
do everything to make your duties as
light as possible"
Il should not be content to be a
mere fgurehead as Rooyer has been. .
warned him. He had come, in his