The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1911-11-23
BY HE M RUSSELL nil.
&c BY BOBBS MERRILL CO.

so as to render them wholly ~lneffec.
tive. Dunmeade was subsequently re-
elected.
In a full session of the lower house.
whose galleries were packed with del
egates and visitors to the convention
who had stayed over for the proceed
ings. Remington made the last speech
In the debate. 1t was the greatest
speech he had yet made. When In a
magnificent climax dealing with cor
porate influence I'm politics he dramat-
1cally charged the railway officials
with having conspired TO defeat Dun
meade the speaker was obliged 10
pound his desk for several minutes
before the enthusiastic applause died
down.
When Remington made his dramatic
charge against the railroad Bob. who
sat in the gallery. frowned. He had
not known it was to be in the speech.
However. though much disturbed over
the rash words. he never rebuked
Paul. Bob foresaw the results of the
speech and began at once to make
sundry preparations.
The convention was in May. Early
in the following August. Macpherson
went to Bob's office In the city hall
about this young Remington" Mac
Pherson observed after the preliminary
fencing. 81 think we'd better not let
him go back TO the legislature this
fall. Sackett's sore on him. He's been
beeting it right along with his reform
plays. and that speech on the railroad
bills was the last straw Sacheti iviI
me Remington must go" Sackett was
the president Of the railroad and the
gentleman who had called upon Murch-
ell at the capital.
well. what of it? Remington hap
pens to be one Of the people Sackett
doesn't own"
Come" MACPHERSON laughed un-
pleasantly. you and I know he owns
us all"
Bob looked Macpherson steadily in
the eyes. 81 have no doubt he said
harshly. that Sackett owns you. Mac.
body and soul. But he doesn't own
me. and | happen to have a bigger say
in the Sixth than he has. say that
Remington goes back to the legisla
ure."
That's inalT"
"FinaL"
Beware of the hind leg Of the mule. Z"
was MacPherson's parting shot
For an hour Bob smoked thought
fully, then he wired to Remington
who was away on his summer vaca
ton the following message: Gone
back at once. You 60 to the senate thi>
fall"
The next week Macpherson was IN
Adelphia and reported the substance
Of his conversation with Bob TO Sack
EFT.
"Wha kind of man is this McAdoo?"
he asked. is he strongT"
Hes a bulldog sort, hard driver
good manager He's strong in the
Sixth. but not outside"
81 see" Sackett unused HE can be
made valuable Don't break with him
but beat Remington. A little curDing
will be good for McAdoo. He can be
beaten. l suppose"
IF we have to-" Macpherson replied,
inwardly cursing Sackett for forcing
the quarrel on him.
Accordingly MACPHERSON set up g
candidate for the nomination against
Remington and supplied him with IN
limited funds. Bob managed this cam
paign himself. MacPherson's candi-
date was overwhelmingly beaten.
Then the word came from Sackett to
MACPHERSON. Get rid OF McAdoo
He is dangerous"
But Bob boldly carried the war into
the enemy's territory. Under cover Of
the fall elections he quietly and care
fully built up an organization through
out the city, SO quietly indeed that
MACPHERSON received no inkling of his
purpose until too late to hinder its ac-
complishment. Bob also bought con
troll Of an old fashioned. sedate, but
moribund newspaper, placed II under
modern management and began a Sc
ries of exposures of the methods and
oCCoo " tnc -hdtI utISOU TlUS. .Netu
less to say. nothing in these disclosures
reflected discredit upon Bob's share In
the old regime. Then be approached
Stuart. a weak and pliable man. who,
however. had a considerable following
among the conservative" element Of
the city and offered to support him
for the mayoralty nomination.
The day on which the Bugle an
nounced Stuart's candidacy Bob re-
ceived a curt note from the mayor
requesting his resignation from the di-
fectorate of public safety. Bob prompt
~ complied. His successors first Of
fetal act was TO summon Bob's APP
pointees to the carpet" and in plain
terms inform them that they must
work for the success of MacPhersOn's
candidate or lose their positions. A
small number tfIiiGly agreed to the
boss demands. bul the majority hest
tated. A few boldly declared for
Stuart, accepted their discharges and