Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-07-28
Band on nav knee--we were

the air on the ocean drive "ua
ne said, Il can count on YOU
shook my head. II shall take no
Dart In the next campaign,
I shall resign the craftsmanship
But ! have selected you as ~
chairman | have insisted on ,..
| can't trust any one else. 3
others | use others, but trust O.
you
shook my head. q shall resig1,
l repeated What's the matter
wont Goodrich take the placer"
He looked away Il have not s.
riously thought of any one but you
he said reproachfully.
happened to know that the place
had been offered to Goodrich and that
he had declined 1t, protesting that +
western man. must not be DIS.
turbed when the west was vital to The
party's success. My resolution is
fixed said l.
A long silence. then: "Sayler, have
you heard anything of an attempt to
defeat me for the nomination.
Goodrich has decided to nominate
Gov. Ridgeway of Illinois," said /.
He blanched and had to moisten
his dry wrinkled lips several tim
before he could speak "A report Of
that nature reached me last Thurs
day, he went on For some time
have been perplexed by the Ridgeway
talk in many of our organs. have
questioned Goodrich about it-and-
l must say-his explanations are not
not wholly satisfactory.
Il have come to the conclusion that
you were right about Goodrich, Say
Ter l am glad that | took your ad
vice and never trusted him. think
you and | together will be too strong
;or him"
You are going to seek a renomina-
tom" | asked.
He looked at me in genuine aston
ishment 1T is impossible that the
party should refuse me" he said.
was silent
BE frank with me, Sayler," he ex-
claimed at last, BE frank. Re my
friend, your own old self"
As frank and as friendly as you
have been?' said |. rather to remind
myself than to reproach him. For
was afraid of the reviving feeling of
former yesrs-the liking for his per-
sOnal charms and virtues, the forbear-
ance toward that weakness which he
could no more change than he could
change the color of his eyes His
hoH ole n.lr
ings upon his pose. On the contrary,
he had grown in dignity through the
custom of Difference. The people
passing lis looked admiration at him,
had new sense of the elevation Of
the presidential office. Often it takes
the trained and searching eye to de
tect in the majestic facade the evi-
dences that the palace has degen-
Grated into a rookery for pariahs.
4 have done what thought for the
best" he answered, never more di
rect and manly in manner. 81 have
always been afraid, been on guard
lest my personal fondness for you
should betray me into yielding to you
when | ought not. Perhaps | have
erred at times, have leaned back
ward in my anxiety to be fair But
| had and have no fear of your not I'M
derstanding. Our friendship is too
long established. too well founded
And | do not doubt that he believed
himself; the capacity for self-decep-
ton is rarely short of the demands
upon it.
Its unfortunate" | began I
was going to say 1t was unfortunate
that no such anxieties had ever re-
strained him from yielding to Good
rich. But | hadn't the heart. In.
stead l finished my sentence with:
However it's idle to hold post
norton on this case. The cause of
death is unimportant. The fact of
it is sufficient, No doubt you did
the best you could, Mr.. President"
My manner was that of finality It
forbade further discussion. He aban-
doned the flnesse of negotiation.
Harvey, l ask YOU as a personal
favor, to help me through this crisis,
he said. 81 ask you, my friend and
my dead wifes friend
No depth too low, no sentiment too
sacred! Anger whirled up in me
against this miserable, short-sighted
self-seeker who had brought to eli
max of spoliation my plans to guide
the strong In developing the resources
of the country. And l turned upon
him, intending to overwhelm him with
the truth about his treachery, about
his attempt to destroy me. For was
now safe from his and Goodrich's ven
geance-they had destroyed them.
selves with the people and with the
party But glance at him and
how could | strike a man stretched
in agony upon his death-bed? IF |
could help you, ! would" said /.
"You-you and l together can get
/ convention that will nominate me-"
he urged. hope and fear Jostling each
1ther to look pleadingly at me from
mis- eyes.
Possibly" | said "But-of what
Use would that be-"