The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1911-09-15

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and political. IL something that 20
can't imagine!
1T requires much more than . candi-
date and q majority Of votes to win
! An election"
| The ballots have got to be count
ed" said Benson. and the moneys
got TO be spent In common with all
the rest of us, read those accounts
you're publishing from week to week.
and 1t makes me sick to see 30 much
good money goin' to waste. Not but
what it's dom some good: but a prac-
teal man like myself could administer
IL so much better. You could buy Q
voting precinct with what you spend
on a single ad. Wastin' good money
on the press, It's men you want to
buy. not newspapers. That's the rea-
son Liffey always gets the best Of me.
He's got more money than / can get
consequently he's got the men. But
with your own contributions and tho
chances for success that you'll give
us, there's lots of other rich men
thatd be willing to take on our gettin'
In power"
81 am not one of these men, Mr..
Benson. I'll take no chances what,
ever on your getting in power"
well, it's got to be Liffey's crowd
or ours. and your fghtin' Liffey's
crowd from beginning to end. There
fore logically you belong to us
Il cannot see the force of your rea,
soning." said Gormly, "and tell you
here and now that while / shall be
very glad to have the votes of any or
every man In New York. yet | will
be beholden to no political party In
the city. | have entered this cam
paign as an independent. II the peo
pie wish to elect me. they can do SO;
II not, not"
why. ! told you" said Benson pity
ingly. that you might get elected:
! but you've got to be counted in"
IF am elected" said Gorbly. YOU
> need not fear that shall be counted
I out"
You have to be a regular nominee
said Poole.
Il shall be nominated by petition
gentlemen" said Gormly cooily He
! pointed to his desk. Look at that
: pile yonder. They are coming In ep
: cry day"
Signed by women and children and
\ cranks. supposed" sneered Benson.
| Il have corps OF young men," an
swered Gormly, who personally visit
every petitioner find out II he is q
voter and II he really means what he
says when he asks me to run. Ever
name is verified and registered"
Well. I'll be damned" cried Ben
q son in great amazement
:. Il am afraid II you continue in pol
itics with your present views that
you will Ie." said Gormly coolly IA
for organization. | have an organize
ton OF my own. We are DISCUSSING
the issues and preparing to hole
meetings and send out speakers al
: over the city"
u Who's managing the game?"
I'll One OF my assistant managers Il
the store. Mr.. Watson"
81 What's he know about politicsr
n His experience compared viii
"a your own has been little. but on DIFF
"a ferent lines. He Is learning rapidly
4 however. and / think before you ge
through. you will find him worth,
OF even your own steel. Mr.. Benson
ii That's all very WELL" said the boss
greatly taken aback over the situa
n ton. 1T does seem as II somebody
got head on his shoulders arount
here"
a 1T might be concluded that hal
10 toll
y well pass that by"
A But in spite OF all these things
:. you'll be beaten as sure as fate. tel
n you. you've got to fight the devil witt
fire. OF course. while | agree witt
these gentlemen here that purity Il
politics. which has been called a
iridescent dream. whatever tina
means. is to be desired. and II W
could win without money and withou
the party in power Infamous. we'd b
glad of IT,
But as 1t is. II can't be done. Nov
every man is supposed to be In pol
= tics for what there Is in IT, Wha
you're In IL for. We don't quite know
but admitting that you're more or les
disinterested. so are We. Amt ths
so. gentlemen"
Certainly. certainly. to b, sure"
And therefore We offer you our a
TO sistance."
Is Il accept your offer. as cannot Pc
at NIT myself to be allied with any p,
ce litical party. or to be known specidca
oil ly as the nominee of that party"
Of MIR. Gormly." said Benson after
Ut long pause. what's to prevent us fror
~ nominatin' you anyway. and makil
on you the nominee of our party"
10 Nothing that l know of can pr
ne vent your doing such a thing: b.
NJ nothing can force me to accept you
'n- nomination