The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1911-12-09

and paying taxes on what you're real
ly worth. It's all You scratch my
back, Ill scratch yoursv among the
big fellows In this state. You can
break all the. laws you want to II
you're I'm the right ring. And it's
going to have a stop put to itw
go ahead, Ivusr' encouraged his
object of attack. III she's as sick as
all that she needs medicine quick"
1.-THE people is going to be reckoned
with now" detained Niles, banging
his knotted fist against the boarding.
"You mean. OF course. The People
spelled with q capital Il and capital
p, the same as you see 1t In those re-
form newspapers you've mentioned.
Now, boys. l want you all to listen to
me just one moment. You know I'm
no hand 10 make speeches. But just
let's talk this over. It'll take only a
jiffy. There's little time to Kill
while we're getting this caucus start
ed regular Fellows like Ivus there,
that read and read and never bump
up next to real things outside, think
that the people make up an angel
band that's all ready to march right
up to the ballot box and vote Cor just
the right thing-only have to be called
on"
"The people of this state are gettin'
woke up" cried voice. The man
stepped forward. 1t was Davis. II
say to you again, Mr.. Thornton, don't
put us all on the plane Of lvus Niles"
The duke was not rufiled by the in
terruption.
"Wait; I've been in politics good
many years ! was in the house in
this state when Jim Blaine was there
reporting for his newspaper want
to tell you that when you get next to
the real thing In politics you'll find
that this people thing-the capital let
ter Ideals dream. Yes, 1t is, now!
Don't undertake to dispute me, Here
in one town you'll find man or set
Of men handling bunch. A county
clique handles another one Some es-'
pecial local interest makes this crowd
vote one way; same thing will make
another bunch In another town mad
and they'll vote against 1t. It's all
can't make 1t over into anything diff
ferent. That's practical politics. Get
out and you'll see for yourself. You
can swap and steer-thats politics.
But as for uniting 'em into the people
well, try to weld cats tail and
tallow candle and see how you get
along"
"It's high time we had less politics,
them cried Davis, "when politics let's
the picked and chosen get rich selling
rum or lodging taxes and takes
poor man and pestles his head into
the mortar till every cent is banged
out of his pocket!'
Davis, I'm patient with ramrodders
when they're having an acute attack
like you're having. It's the chronic
cases l get after, the ones who are In
1t for profit, and have been poking you
fellows up because they're paid for do
ing 1t. All Of sudden all of you are
yapping at me because I've played the
game. I'm talking business with you
now. This district-you and your folks
before you-has been sending me to
the legislature for a good many years.
I'm an ordinary man, and I've been
against ordinary men down there at
the state house. i should have played
the game different with angels, but
couldn't find the angels"
He pointed through a window to a
large building that occupied hilltop
just outside the village.
Half the counties in the state were
after that training seminary" he went
on. II beat the lobby and got 1t. How
much money do you and your neigh
bors make boarding the scholars? !
have pulled out state money for more
than thousand miles Of state roads
in this county. got the state to pay
every cent Of the expense of that iron
bridge across the river. l lugged of
bigger appropriations for my district
than any other man who has been in
the house-because l knew the ropes
and have the pull. could have played
angel and not brought home a plum.
Would that suit youT
| ulu uetractlnS from what you
got for us. But while you was dipping
with your right hand for us you was
dipping with your left hand for your
self and them that trained with YOU"
retorted Davis.
"And wasn't to take any ordinary,
human, business precautions about
looking out for myself in any way,
| them
You wasn't supposed to be repre-
senting yourself down there"
For $3.50 every two years and my
mileage l was to give up all my own
business and my interests and play
statesman, pure and holy, for you up
here? Refuse to help those men down
there who helped me when l wanted
something and go down in the ro-
tunda twice day and thumb my
nose Mt the portraits of the fathers
OF the state because they played poll
tics In their time? That what you
wanted me to dor"
"I've only got this to say" retorted
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