Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1911-08-17


can't imagine!
ut requires much more than candi-
| date and majority of votes to win
an election"
1.-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, I read those accounts
you're publishing from week to week.
and it makes me sick to see SO much
good money goin' to waste. Not but
what it's dom some good; but prac-
teal man like myself could administer
it SO much better. You could buy .
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 l can get,
consequently he's got the men. But
with your own contributions and the
chances for success that you'll give
US, there's lots of other rich men
that'd be willing to take on our gettin'
in power"
l GILL NV VIZ "a IuC5S llGu, MT.
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 u.s."
81 cannot see the force of your rea-
soning," said Gormly, and l tell you
here and now that while 1 shall be
very glad to have the votes of any or
every man in New York, yet 1 will
be beholden to no political party in
the city. l have entered this cam.
paign as an independent. II the peo
pie wish to elect me, they can do so:
If not, not"
why, told you," said Benson pity.
ingly. chat you might get elected:
but you've got to be counted in"
IF | am elected" said Gorbly, you
need not fear that I shall be counted
out"
you have to be regular nominee. !"
said Poole.
Il shall be nominated by petition.
gentlemen" said Gormly coolly. He
pointed to his desk. Look at that
pile yonder They are coming in ev.
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 if he is a
voter and if he really means what he
says when he asks me to run. Every
name is verified and registered.
Well, Ill be damned!'' cried Ben.
son in great amazement.
I am afraid if you continue in pol.
ltics with your present views that
you will be-" said Gormly coolly. CAS-
for organization, l have an organiza.
! ton of my own. We are discussing
the issues and preparing to hold
meetings and send out speakers all
over the city"
who's managing the game?"
Zone of my assistant managers In
the store, Mr.. Watson"
Whats he know about politics?"
His experience compared with
your own has been little, but on diff.
ferent lines. He is learning rapidly
! however, and 1 think before you get
through. you will find him worthy
| OF even your own steel, Mr.. Benson. "
That's all very WE'LL" said the boss
greatly taken aback over the situa
ton. ut does seem as if somebody
got head on his shoulders around
here"
ut might be concluded that had
myself" said Gormly genially; but
Well pass that by"
But in spite of all these things
you'll be beaten as sure as fate. / tell
you. you've got to fight the devil with
fire. OF course, while l agree with
| these gentlemen here that purity ir
| politics, which has been called ar
iridescent dream, whatever that
| means, is to be desired, and if we
| could win without money and without
| resortin' to the lodges that have made
| the party in power infamous, we'd b
glad of it.
But as 1t is, it can't be done. Now
every man Is supposed to be in poll
tics for what there is In 1t. VIVA,
you're in it for, we don't quite know
but admitting that you're more or less
disinterested, so are we. Amt tina,
SO, gentlemen"
Certainly, certainly, to b, sure"
"And therefore we offer you our as
, sistance."
Il accept your offer, as cannot per
I nit myself to be allied with any pc
3 litical party, or to be known specifcal
1 ly as the nominee Of that party"
: "Mr. Gormly," said Benson after 6
!, long pause, what's to prevent us from
! nominatin' you anyway, and maxim
! you the nominee of our party"
= Nothing that know of can pre
: vent your doing such thing; bu
nothing can force me to accept you
: nomination.
But Mr.. Gormly-" began tn.
banker.
/. lTo BE coNTINUEDo