Arizona republican., 1911-04-28


outside the changing door heard the
hOarse voice of the Boss, believing:
Well, What's wan;ed?"
In a very few minutes Tank came
out, white to the eyes.
Donn&ly and Manning have turned
on US he murmured swiftly 10 Hal
lOran. :; They sent word 10 Peelor two
hours ago. They're goin' to let us take
the chances, sink or swim. Their hands
are OF, the traitors, The Grand Jury
can hear Dunno spcakin' outside.
They're huddlin' like sheep. They'll
indict YOU the minute they see you.
Take what's comm and get out quick.
Peelor will save you what he can. I'll
send Murphy in the car TO bring you
in. III 90 and get things goin' our
way"
Tank turned swiftly to the back, in
tending TO leave as he had entered the
building. quietly but a sudden impulse
seized him. He walked instead to the
front Of the building, toward the fiery
voice of Dunno, toward the vast. muir
muring, and at times wildly clamoring
crowd. The crowd filed the courtyard
and surged into the street. Fully two
thousand people were packed into the
space and hanging on the words Of
Dunno.
Tank shouldered his way 10 the very
edge of the circle behind the little open
space on the broad marble step on
which Dunno was pacing back and
forth. Here the Poss waited. DUNES
speech was review of conditions as
they had been found 10 exist in the
municipality in TIE past six months.
He told OF the things which everybody
knew, of the indictments which had
not been forthcoming. and finally OF
the trapping OF Halloran.
Was this" he went on. a ask you,
merely an isolated case of a poor and
ignorant man. elevated by chance TO
position of trust and civic opportunity,
yielding 10 the Establishments of some
sOft-tongued tempter? No. II was the
Chairman OF your Board of Police Com.
missioners, and a trusted lieutenant OF
the man who has made his boast that
he, himself. is the city government.
What we see. my friends. in the guilt
of Halloran as he barters at private
sale a right which il was not his to
convey. is not an isolated instance; il
is, ! believe, the established order IN
der the present political regime JUS
tice, immunity. license. privilege. the
sacred rights and functions of the city
and the state have been bought and
sold over the counter of the Boss like
merchandise"
Cries of That's So" and You're
right"
With the Chairman Of the Police
Board selling licenses. what do you ex-
poet from the man on tho beat?"
Sure, What can you?" answered
voices III the crowd.
Dunno went on: " Our peace officers
have failed. our courts have been de-
LAUGHED, our legislative chambers have
become a cOunting-roOm where every
man has his price. ! want 10 say 10
you that this must stop. The evidence
will be provided. The police must ar
rest. The City Attorney and the Dis
trict Attorney must prosecute. The
Courts must Try, and where the evil
dence warrants. the juries must con-
yict. The power Of tho machine must
be broken. The collar Of the Boss must
be unclasped. The corruptionist must
be sent to Jail"
Dunno ceased to speak. The crowd
cheercd wildly. The reformer. eX-
hausted with his great. effort. mopped
his brow.
Suddenly lie found himself over
Swallowed and thrust aside by the
great figure of a man whose frame
lowered above him. To his amaze
ment. he saw that ii was Tank.
He had appeared from nowhere. It
seemed TO Dunno. and was actually
standing where he had stood and pre-
laring 10 address the crowd
Tank planted himself solidly and |
ooked round on the great mass OF hui |
nanity. slowly, searching them. weigh |
ng and sitting them in his mind. until |
70 knew them, and he was swiftly |
planning his speech. too. To appeal to |
he preiudices, the selfshness. the |
and the passions OF his au
liences-to-talk to them Dunno had |
them. Tank would talk |
o this crowd as man TO his neigh |
,ors. He would win one part OF them |
me way and another another, and In |
he end he would have them with him. |
lis appearance was greeted with a |
hout. He could not have done a more |
,olitic thing had ii been premeditated |
or a week. II struck the crowd as
lever that he had calmly listened till |
)unne's heated Grafton was finished.
nd then himself quietly stepped up TO
nswer. The situation struck one half
and the other half was
He'd with admiration for the courage
( It,
So he had a favorable hearing from
he moment he began to speak. Clev-
rly he played upon the prejudices OF
he audience.
81 believe Mr.. Dunno is a good citi-
en-" he began in a great. roaring voice.
and a good man. | believe he loves
Is own town, and he means to do 1t
God. but he's takin' poor way to do
in my opinion" The crowd was list
ming breathlessly. when | was a
oy and went to school-it was some
ears ago and not very much Of tt
int had the chance that my friend
ere has in some ways-(sad and
n appeal to sympathy which never
Iisses in an American crowd)-1
ever liked to see some little Teller get
awled out before the whole school |
WAYS liked the teacher better when
e took him off quiet and told him
here he was wrong. Now, | don't