The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-04-05

"a THIRD PARTY MIGHT IlEAonE THAT
you ARE TRYIna 10 BsIBR NE"
minute. 'Let's 60 back to the begin
ming and start over again ! said that
Gordon Is going to be the nextAgoV-
ernor."
81 know you did. and I said he
wouldn't be, not II we can help It."
said the railway magnate. with equal
determination.
THE methods you win take 10 de-
feat him win insure his election, Nc
vickar. You fellows are mighty slow
to learn your lesson. You don't know
anything but bribery. The times have
changed. and you have. not changed
Nth them. say Gordon win be the
pkxt governor"
Again there vas . sasazsd esi1azrA
n was me vice preside Wno oke
@If we had the safest kind Of ma
jofity In the legislature we couldn't
be sure of accomplishing anything
with Gordon In the governors ONCE"
he asserted ''You don't need to be
told that"
"oh, don't know" was the calm
rejoinder. Gordon Is an honest man
and a fair man. If you could go to
him with clean hands, but you could
not do that, McVickar. You're too
badly out Of practice"
"You are not putting It quite fairly,
senator. We are too badly whipped
to take any chances"
lx,A t. rfaaA aaTT QYz1
say. and you have said 1t so much,
you and your fellow railroad man
ayers, that you have lost the straight
forward combination. Yousdon't know
how to make q clean fight and it's
your own fault"
Once more the man with. the square
jaw took time to consider.
YOU'RE sparring with me, Blount."
he said finally. "You are talking to
me as you might talk to committee
Of the Good Government league. Let's
get together You control the political
situation, and we recognize that fact.
Meet me halfway and tell me what
you want"
At want a square deal all around,
Hardwick; that's all. And you've got
to make a clean fight this time II you
want me with you. A new day has
dawned In American politics. and
my kind recognize It and you and
your kind don't seem to recognize It.
That is the difference between as. In
the present case It comes down to
this: You are going to fight for rail-
road majority In the legislature, and
you want Reynolds for the head Of
the ticket because you know that you
can depend upon his veto If you don't
get your majority. You are not going to
get Reynolds or the majority either
without the help OF the party organ
ixatton."
I'VE can put It simpler than that
said the railroad man. I'VE get moth
ing without your help as the head Of
the party organization. That is why
asked you here to dinner with pe to
night"
81 have been wondering for the last
half hour II you really believe that
you need me, Mcvickar. When gave
you fair warning two years ago yor
wouldn't take it, and we did you up
Are you sure you are ready now Il
holler enoughr
Once again the vice president re
fused to be hurried into making al
admission When he spoke It was Al
the fighting corporation commander.
There Is limit to all things, sena
tor. and you are pushing us pretty
well up to # suppose You can swing
the legislature, and you can have i
and be hangedI Wen have our gov
ernor and our attorney general"
'You are betting on that, are you?
smiled the man in the opposite chair
els that your declaration OF war;
"CaIl 1t anything you Hike. We ar
not going to be legislated on the MAJ
If we can help 1t. Strong as your ma
chine is, you can't swing Gordon Il
against Reynolds II we put up tn
right kind of light and when