Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-01-27

cigar to say: We'll. young fellow
what can 1 do for your
Mr.. Fessenden told me you want.
ed to see me- said ].
He didn't say nothing of the sort"
growled Dominick. i've knowed
Buck II years, and he amt no
liar"
l flushed and glanced at the distin
guished company silently waiting to
return to the royal presence. Surely,
If these eminent fellow citizens OF
mine endured this insulting monarch,
l could, the youthful, the obscure.
the dependent. Said I: Perhaps |
did not express myself quite accurate
ly Fessenden told me you were
considering making me your candi-
date for county prosecutor, and sug-
gested that | call and see you"
Dominicy gave CLEAN and
grunt like a hog that had been fat
tered with a rough scratching of its
hide. But he answered: 81 don't
give no nominations. That's the
province of the party, young man"
but you are the party" was my
reply. At the time l was not con-
scious that l had thus easily dropped
down among the hide-scratchers |
assured myself that l was simply stat
ing the truth and ignored the fact
that telling the truth can be the most
degrading sycophancy, and the sub
TEST and for that reason the most
shameless. lying.
We'll, l guess I've got a little some,
thing to say about the party" he con-
cluded. us Young fellows that are
active in politics like to see young
fellows pushed to the front. A good
many of us boys amt stuck on Ben
Cass-hes too stuck on himself. He's
getting out of touch with the com
mon people, and is boot-licking in
with the swells up iowa So when
heard you wanted the nomination for
prosecutor, l told Buck to trot you
round and let us look you over. Good
party MANI"
'Yes-and my father and GRANDPA
Their before me-"
mo reform germs in your sys-
tenn"
| laughed was really amused.
such relief was it to see a CLEAN of
pleasantly in that pernicious mass.
I'm not better than my party" said I,
'and ! ton't desert it just because it
doesn't happen to do everything ac-
cording to nv notions"
That's rigft," said Dominick, fall
ing naturally into the role of political
schoolmaster. There amt no govern
ment without responsibility, and there
amt no responsibility without organ
ization, and there amt no organiza.
ton without men willing to sink their
differences" He paused.
l looked my admiration was
grateful to him for this chance to
think him an intellect. Who likes
to admit that he bows before a mere
brute? The compulsory courtiers of
a deputy may possibly and in part tell
the truth about him, after they are
SAFE but was there ever volun-
tary courtier whose opinion of his
monarch could be believed? The
more distinguished the courtier
the greater his necessity to exag.
gerate his royal master-or mistress
to others and 10 himself
Dominica farged on: "Somebodys
got to lead, and Jne leaders got to be
obeyed. Otherwise what becomes of
his party? Why, it goes to hell, and
we've got anarchy"
This was terse, pointed, plausible
the stereotyped machine" argument
/ nodded emphatically.
ben Cass" he proceeded, believes
In discipline and organization and
leadership only when they've elected
him to a fat job He wants to use
the party, but when the party wants
service in return, up goes Mr.. Cass'
snout and tail, and off he lopes He's
what | call cast iron" | shall omit
the vigorous phrase wherein he sum-
married. Cass. His vocabulary was
not large; he therefore frequently re-
sorted to the garbage barrel and the
muck heap for missiles
I showed in my face my scorn for
the Cass sort of selfshness and in
subordination. THE leader has all
the strings in his hand" said 1. He's
the only one who can judge what
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