The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-11-28

that are opposed to you. both financial
and political, is something that you
can't imagine!
1T requires much more than a candi
date and q majority Of votes to win
an election"
The ballots have got to be count
3D." said Benson, and the moneys
got to be spent. In common with all
the rest OF US, read those accounts
you're publishing from week to week,
and 1t makes me sick to see so much
good money goin' to waste. Not but
what it's dom some good but = prac-
tical man like myself could administer
1t 20 much better. You could buy .
voting precinct with what you spend
on . single I'd. Wastin' good money
ON the press! It's men you want to
buy. not newspapers. That's the req
son LRey always gets the best Of me.
He's got more money than l can get,
consequently he's got the men. But
with your own contributions and the
chances for success that you'll give
W, there's lots Of other rich men
that'd Be willing to take on our gettin'
in power"
Il am not enc Of these men. Mr..
Benson. III take no chances what
ever on your getting in power"
We'll. it's got to be Liffey's crowd
or ours, and your nght1n' Liffey's
crowd from beginning to end. There
fore logically you belong to u.s."
Il cannot see the force of your rea-
. soning," said Gormly, and tell you
here and now that while l shall be
: very glad to have the votes of any or
. every man in New York, yet will
be beholden to NO political party in
the city. l have entered this cam
paign az an independent II the peo-
pie wish TO elect me, they can do 10:
II not, not"
why, told you" said Benson pity
inEly. that you might get elected:
= but you've got to be counted In"
III I am elected" said Gorbly, you
need not fear that shall be counted
II out"
/ You have to bs 4 regular nominee. y
. said Poole.
- Il shall be nominated by petition,
" gentlemen" said Gormly coolly. He
= pointed to his desk. Look at that
q pile yonder. They are coming in ev
T. cry day"
Signed by women and children and
\ cranks, l supposed" sneered Benson.
Il have a corps OF young men," an
swered Gormly. who personally visi
every petitioner, find out IL he Is ,
voter and II he really means what h,
vryhA h. n~l1
name Is verified and registered"
well. I'll be damned" cried Ben
Il son in great amazement
Il am afraid If you continue In pol
y itics with your present views tina
you will be- said Gormly coolly "A
for organization, l have an organizs
e ton of my own. We are discussing
~ the issues and preparing to hol
\ meetings and send out speakers al
= over the city,
WI Who's managing the gamer?
"One of my assistant managers i
the store, Mr. Watson"
vi Whats he know about politics ?"
N His experience compared wit
~ your own has been little, but on di
ferent lines. He is learning rapid,
81 however, and l think before you &c
~ through. you will find him worth
OF even your own steel, Mr.. Benson
That's all very WELL" said the bos
greatly taken aback over the stu;
n ton. 1T does seem as if somebody
got = head on his shoulders aroun
here"
a 1T might be concluded that l ha
y myself" said Gormly genially; %,
- Well pass that by"
III But in spite Of all these thing
~ you'll be beaten as sure as fate. tie
~ you. you've got to fight the devil wit
fire. OF course, while l agree wit
these gentlemen here that purity
politics, which has been called 9
iridescent dream, whatever TIL
means, Is to be desired, and II v
could win without money and witho
resortin' to the lodges that have MAJ
the party in power infamous, we'd
glad of It,
But as 1t Is, 1t can't be done. No
every man is supposed to be in pc
- tics for what there Is In It VIII
= you're in it for we don't quite kno
WI ounItlAQ8 lu6l yOO = uOAC VA lC
disinterested. 50 are We. Amt tn
so, gentlemen"
Certainly. certainly, to b, sure"
And therefore we offer you our Z
to sistance"
10 Il accept your offer, ~ cannot p'
hat NIT myself to be allied with any I
nee litical party, or to be known specific
OF ~ a. the nominee Of that party"
got Mr.. Gormly." said Benson after
'ut- long pause, whats to prevent as fro
at nominatin' you anyway, and max
you you the nominee Of our party
to Nothing that l know Of can pl
the vent your doing such . thing; b
INT nothing can force me to accept 20
on nomination.
tow But Nj. Gornly@ began
banker.
ny, To BE CONTINUUD)
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