The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28
BOOK iI@THE BATTLE FOR
FREEDOM.
CHAPTER VII.

The political declaration of Gormly
was the sensation Of the hour; the
sensation OF many hours, In fact 1t
came at exactly the right time. The
non-church going section Of New
York, from which the larger part of
politics was unfortunately recruited
the truly good Christian being a
man who leaves the doing of such
duties to his ungodly neighbor as a
ule!-had abundant leisure to read
the papers on Christmas morning,
and every paper in the city contained
that same announcement which Miss
Haldane and the party at the cottage
had read In The Planet.
Every paper contained also editori-
al comment then and thereafter. The
administration papers ridiculed tho
proposition, endeavored to laugh 1t
out Of court Other men possibly as
high In character had announced
themselves from time to time with
similar platforms. Their announce
ments had created mild sensations,
their campaigns had sometimes Gre
ated more sensations; but the re-
suits had invariably been defeat.
So the administration papers sought
10 whistle the new candidate down
the wind Of their disdain. Neverthe
less. since George Gormly's money
was as good as anybody else's IN
New York, they kept on printing MS
communications, in which his adver
tisements were alternated with his
political manifestos.
The anti-administration papers, anc
those which strove so far as news
papers could to take a dispassionate
view of the situation, were unanimous
IN their approval of Gormly's canal
dacv. They declared that his cleo
ton would be the best thing ina
could happen for New York; they
were also practically unanimous II
their hopelessness of his success
Cormly had carefully studied tn'
situation. He WAS not disappoin'e'
IN the least degree-and he reaiiAe'
that while such q proclamation al
he Rad made would inevitably Gauss
a tremendous discussion, II "oui'
hora n he followed up by work, II
WAS to be more effective than nasl
a. Tho nan. He had learned that OF
ranization was the keynote OF success
&C overorxanization was It's oea''
nno,l He knew that the arrangement
which secured all general principie'
leaving the utmost liberty IN de'aiil
wos the one which was IN the en-
homnd to succeed, provided the lac
.or. unon whom dependence was =
he placed were in any degree "oi'n'
~ their responsibilities.
He was also aware that tne y.
tive Intelligence Of the community
.u.r allowing for the VAST nun
her of ignorant foreigners wn
wsre allowed without let OF nin
sranoa to oil the city, was vel.
S,~h The first requisite for sue
nasss,, campaigning. therefore ne us
cided to be education kno"ieoS'' "
of old. Is suu power
The ideal method OF eniish'eh AZ
49,. nsonle to the seriousness OF u
'ne a.,sn and OF convincing them
$3.50 sh,l,ty to amend 1t was sy ~of
.x' m.uth Gormly had never oeeh
,,,,c speaker. Fortunately ne 40
s,.ntv Of self confidence, ana nc w.
pen .. cspable Of presenting situs
~ w.. :, a simple. businesslike, wa'
~ clearly that even the lsno. ~ ~
20 ,, &C. Comprehend it. A few month
80 GU would elapse before the spl'n =,
S,ac,,ons that would determine 'ne h
slseu0 ms matter how assiduously d
sue, .,snsd he could reach only
aort;.. es the vast conslome nt
,s.t mae up political New tora;
uo',d ;. necessary fer him, thereof re- N
w0u Sa.s telling the same story IN !.
S,rsrs.t papers Of tho city ~ an an
those Who did not hear ~ W.T. ~ tho.
tnos 49,. home Ia the minds OF .n0.
20 80 heard what thsy had i'''sA'
10, was prepared -. sps .s,. .n y,
~ we'll as himself for 'n'' o.'
" ~stson. one of the assistant ,r. t
raI managers of his sr'''