Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-11-13

the hypotfesis that am totally lack.
inR = n1ral sepaibility."
"Ybu ~ willing that the world
should: nSld that opinion7
-ReelD, Mrs, Dunmeade. I never
bother about what the world thinks
she studied him graveiy. III It be
true that you frankly. deliberately
choose the career Of corruption-thc
editorial was wrong: you are not a
moral idiot-what monster. what an
abnormaiity. you are! can't believe
that of any man. You haven't an
swered my proposal that you join with
u.s."
III that il all you need to set you
right" be said quietly. no."
But you said ray husband Il sin.
cere."
"FIe IA, or, rather. be thinks he H."
Bob answered. all his brutal cynicism
nnding expression "He really desires
reform. but not. for the reforms sake.
He'll never be content unless 1t Is
worked out through him."
'Ah." she cried. ..how you misjudge
him! tell you John Dunmeade
would GLADLY smash the god of self to
atoms for the sake Of his great pur.
pose. He has already made the bit.
tereet sacrifice possible for a man liko
him. He hna gone along with the old
order. compromising and dealing. &C.
ccpt!ug little intinites!ma! = better.
ments. to make beginning. to pave
the way FOR the sweeping reforms he
IL,r
! talk to you. a total stranger. in this
fashion. 1t is because I have marked
you out as one who can be a ire
mendous help to us-to him. lit IL
part of my atonement. Even when lie
was a boy In college he was an en-.
thnsiast. worshiping high ideals. And
he fought hard to make politics clean
Then he loved me. I was ambitious
for him to rise In small. careless.
way shared your philosophy then.
and l tempted him with the sophistry
of expediency. Because of me he
made his FIRST compromise. made
John Dunmeade, q trickster. was
wrong. and he was right. All ] can
do to make up for 1t is to win posi-
ton where be can force some of his
dear reforms. i've done little. /:
made AIurckcll his friend Murchel
has made iiir, governor. You could
helm US so much" she added. looking
at him wistculy.
Bob smoked. slowly and thonghtfully
FOR Il few minutes. Then he threw his
cigar into the fire and rose
I'm keeping you too long" he said.
Mrs Dunme"de rose too.
you're not to be moved. see. by a
personal appeal" she said. II have q
very definite purpose in telling you of
my husband and myself. want yon
10 know us as we really are becaus"
the time Is coming when you will be
forced to join with u.s."
"Torced?"
eyes. forced. Yon said that man il
fool to he ano:her's puppet. Yet You
know that you have been the servant
Of the financial ring controlling this
state. Unless I nm sadly mistaken IN
you. you will soon find It impossible to
play both your game and theirs. Your
wants are too big The very self.
which you worship. will forbid YOU to
be the tool Of other men. Then be-.
cause you will not be the tool Of the
interests you mist Join lis"
In that session of the legislature
there was but one notable feature. Il
corr,,p. practices bill regulating the
collection and disbursement OF cam
paign funds. This measure had ions:
been one Of Dunmeades pet schemes
A few Independent: newspapers came
out boldly for the bill The state 1t
large received it alphabetically. Then
Murcheil. who had consented to tho
bill reluctantly. put forth his hand. an:
the measure WINS defeated The man
n the governors mansion added anoth
er to his disappo!ntments.
At the close of the debate on this bill
Paul Remington made his first inlpor.
tant speech in the legislature. really
fine effort Even Bob broke over his
custom and compii,nented Paul
ut was good speech" he said
"But It did no good" Remington az.
7wered '"rfe bill! was lost"