Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-12

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for the privilege
II want you to mark, Mr.. Haldane,-
put In Liffey, that If we're mixed up
in fight, it's the extortionate de
mands of the Gotham Freight Trac-
ton company which has brought 1t
about
My dear SIR answered Haldane con
temptuously, 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"
We'll. 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"
Now. Lifey," 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 a 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 you
anything to propose. Mr.. Haldane?''
Il don't know that 1 have any
definite proposition just at present"
was the answer. 81 have met this
Gormly. 1 have-er-as you would
say, sized him up carefully; put him
down for 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 business man
through and through.
Does he dabble in Wall street,"
asked Warren. IF so, it would be
easy for you to form a 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, I should say he can command
perhaps score of millions.
"Whewi" 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 a
man like you"
"Oh, 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. 1t was
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.
81 take it that this is a conference"
| he said equally, "as to what we are to
do, if anything, to head off this man.
hi Il bn l,a 11r 1e<11t off
Mr.. Haldane?"
81 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 q chance"
But we control everything"
Everything but Gormly, apparent
| ly," answered Van Slyke.
Yes said Rutherford, disregarding
| the last remark; but you know, Lift
| fey, our control rests largely upon the
Indifference of the people If they get
walked up, it would go like that"
He snapped his finger as he spoke.
and no man contradicted him, for true
| 1t 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 Habaer1ey.
Yes, to a certain extent; but there
are limits beyond which even our own
| judges could no: go. Therefore. if
| Mr.. Haldane's estimate of Gormly is
| correct, and for myself 1 am rather
| face to face with terrific proposi-
| ton"
well then" said Liffey, Il think
the best thing to do, If you gents are
all agreed that it's serious, is to pitch
upon a 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 or
| the organization
4 think" said Warren tentatively,
that ! have earned another term
certainly haven't failed in my
duty
ITO the people?" asked Rutherford
ITO the organization answered the
mayor with dignity, land my private
character is all that could be de-
sired
tTO BE CONTINUED.)