Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1911-07-27
BOOK ll.--THE BATTLE FOR
FREEDOM.
BOOK
The Outs Would Faln Take a Hand.
CHAPTER WI.

The Outs Would Faln Take a Hand.
The political declaration Of Gormly
was the sensation OF the hour; the
sensation Of many hours, In fact. 1t
came at exactly the right time. The
ron-church going section of New
York, from which the larger part of
politics was unfortunately recruited
the truly good Christian being a
man who leaves the doing of such
duties to his ungodly neighbOr as n
rule,-had abundant leisure to read
the papers on Christmas morning.
and every paper in the city contained
that same announcement which Miss
HaldanG and the party at the cottage
had read in The Planet.
Every paper contained also editori'
al comment then and thereafter. The
administration papers ridiculed the
proposition, ~endCayOred to laugh II
out Of court. Other men possibly as
high in character had announced
themselves from time to time with
similar platforms. Their announce.
meEt3 had created mild sensations,
their campaigns had sometimes Gre
ated more sensations, but the re.
suits had Invariably been defeat.
50 the administration papers sought
TO whistle the new candidate down
IT, wind Of their disdain. Neverthe.
l~ss. since George Gormly's money
Vas as good as anybody else's in
New York, they kept on printing his
communications, in which his adver.
'.seLeuts were alternated with his
!o.i,.oal manifestos.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. papers, and
those which stroye SO far as news
papers could to take a dispassionate
View Of the situation, were unanimous
IL their approval Of Gormly's candi,
dacy. They declared that his cleo
ton would be the best thing that
could happen for New York; they
were also practically unanimous in
their hopelessness of his success.
Gormly had carefully studied the
situation. lie IA not disappointed
IN the least ~degree-and he realized
that while such a proclamation as
lie had made would inevitably cause
n tremendous discussion. 1t would
have to be followed mp by work, If II
was to be more effective than a flash
IN the pan, He had learned that or
Eanization was the Keynote Of success
as reorganization was its death
Lncll. He knew that the arrangement
which secured all general principles
leaving the Utmost liberty in details
was the one which "a In the enc
bound To succeed, provided the fac
t0rs upon whom dependence was t
De placed were in any degree worthy
Of their responsibilities.
He was also aware that the ma
tive Intelligence Of the community
even allowing for the vast mum
Der Of ignorant foreigners wht
were allowed without let or hin
high. The first requisite for sue
cessful campaigning, therefore. he de
cided to be education. knowledge, a,
of old, is stIl power.
The ideal method of e%nlightenin,
the people 10 the seriousness of tn,
situation and OF convinciny them O
their ability to amend ii was by wor,
of mouth. Gormly had never been
public speaker. Fortunately he ha,
plenty of self confidence, and he wa
quite capable OF presenting a situa
ton In n simple, busincsslike, way
so clearly that even the ignoran
could comprehend II, A few month
only would elapse before the sprin
electiuns that would determine the /!