The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-10-19

} a sincere but very foolish man. IL
has the knack of getting hold of tn
: popular heart. He could make Amos
) anything of himself IL 1t weren't TO
: his reform notions. He's ahead of hi
: time"
"There must always be a pioneer
! "And the pioneer is generally sacrl
feed to his cause" Bob said senten
tiously. "He does the work and see
another reap the glory"
yet Murchell. the shrewdest politi
elan we have ever had. has joined
forces with my husband"
"That merely proves my statement
Murchell has been considered invinci
BILE. Lately. since his open alliance
with your husband his organization
has been falling TO pieces. He Is like
ly to lose his hold on the railroad.
And he can't make up in popular sup
port what he loses among us politi-
| clans"
! Mrs. Dunmeade raised protesting
| hand. "Please don't say us politi-
| clans Because-one must speak
right out to you. mustn't oneI-I
brought you in here to ask you to join
forces with u.s."
"In my city they would call that a
Joke Mrs. Dunmeade."
1T isn't joke to you. Is it?'
"a Steel City newspaper once re-
marked editorially." he answered grim
ly. that | could be explained only on
the hypothesis that | am totally lack
ing I'm moral sensibiity."
you are willing that the world
should hold that opinion?"
Really. Mrs. Dunmeade, | never
bother about what the world thinks"
She studied him gravely. IF 1t be
true that you frankly. deliberately
choose the career of cOrruption-the
editorial was wrong; you are not a
moral idiOt-what a monster, what an
abnormality, you are! | can't believe
that of any man. You haven't an
swered my proposal that you join with
US"
IF that is all you need to set you
right" he said quietly. no"
But you said my husband is SIN
cere"
"He is. or, rather, he thinks he is"
Bob answered. all his brutal cynicism
finding expression. HE really desires
reform, but not for the reforms sake.
He'll never be content unless it is
worked out through him."
"Ah," she cried. chow you misiudge
him! | tell you John Dunmeade
would gladly smash the god of self to
atoms for the sake of his great pur-
pose. He has already made the Bit
terest sacrifice possible for man like
him. He has gone along with the old
order, compromising and dealing, ac-
cepting little - intinitesimal - better
ments, TO make q beginning. to pave
the way for the sweeping reforms he
thinks necessary. You wonder why
| talk to you. total stranger, in this
fashion. 1t is because | have marked
you out as one who can be ire
mendous help to us-to him. lit Is
part of my atonement. Even when he
was boy in college he was an en-
thusiast. worshiping high ideals. And
he fought hard to make politics clean.
Then he loved me. | was ambitious
for him to rise. In small. careless
way | shared your philosophy then, |
and | tempted him with the sOphistry |
of eXpediency. Because of me he |
made his first compromise. l made
John Dunmeade a trickster. was
wrong, and he was right. All l can
do to make up for 1t is to win a posi-
ton where he can force some of his
dear reforms. I've done little. |
made Murchell his friend Murchell
las made him governor You could
help us so much.' she added, looking
1t him wistfully.
Bob smoked slowly and thoughtfully
or a few minutes. Then he threw his
,igar into the fire and rose.
I'm keeping you too long," he said.
Mrs Dunmeade rose too
you're not to be moved. see. by q
personal appeal" she said. 81 have
,ery definite purpose in telling you of
ny husband and myself want you
o know us as we really are because
he time is coming when you will be
orced to Join with u.s.
"ForcedY'
"Yes. forced. You said that a man is
fool to be anothers puppet. Yet you
now that you have been the servant
f the financial ring controlling this
tate. Unless | am sadly mistaken in
GU. you will soon find 1t impossible to
lay both your game and theirs. Your
wants are too big. The very self.
which you worship. will forbid you to
e the tool of other men. Then be- :
ause you will not be the tool of the Z
lterests you must join us"
In that session of the legislature
here was but one notable feature. a
orrupt practices bill regulating the
and disbursement of cam
align funds. This measure had long
cen one of Dunmeade's pet schemes
few independent newspapers came
1t boldly for the bill The state at !
rye received it Alphabetically. Then
urchell. who had consented to the }
n reluctantly. put forth his hand ana
lie measure was defeated The man !
the governors mansion added anoth- !,
to his disappointments. :