Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1911-05-19
Several millions ?"

| THIS is a big country. and Won
cant stir it up politically for rotn
Ing. Why do you ask?o
| Who gives the money!" she ner.
sisted per
Inc rich men-the big cornora.
tions-give most of it." "
"Why?"
Patriotism" said l. TO save the
nation from our wicked opponent"
How do Mr.. Roebuck and the 9th.
ers get it back?" she pursued ignor.
ing my pleasantly.
Get what back?"
Why, the money they advance
They aren't the men to give anv.
thing"
answered with a smile only.
She lapsed into thoughtfulness.
when | was ASSUMING that her mind
had wandered off to something else
she said: THE people must be very
stupid-not to suspect"
"Or the rich men and the CORPORA.
lions very stupid to give" | sug.
| gested.
DO YOU mean they don't get it
back?' she demanded.
"Of course said |. their patriot.
ism must be rewarded. We cannot
expect them to save the country year
after year for nothing"
Il should think not" she said, all
| tnp HiGptIStnIlN. It'll
very silly. And men get excite
about it, But l never listen"
Arriving at the retreat" from tns
Scarborough convention, found r.
bank much perturbed because :. a,
borough had been nominated He d.1
not say so-on the contrary he eN
pressed in sonorous phrases his sat
isfaction that there was to be "a re-.
test of strength between conseryat "a
and radicalism.' He never drop ed
his pose, even with me-not even %!uI
| himself.
Il confess ! don't share your c.ee"
fulness' said |. IF Scarbo,o jyh
were a wild man you'd have a ~ A
over, But he isn't, and l fear heIi a
more and more attractive to the g.
vering voters, to many of our o1.
people. Party loyalty has been G n"
worked in the last few presid aau,
CAM aigns. He'll go vote-huntiat U
the doubtful states. but it won't $50
unidentified He's one of those Iaa.
whose dignity comes from the lis
and cant be lost"
Burbank was unable to conceal his
annoyance-he never could b-a}
praise of another man of his oVu
rank in public life. Also he showed
surprise Why | understood hal
! been led to belicye-that you-fayor
ed his nomination" was his guarded
way of telling me he knew l had a
hand in bringing it about.
80 | did, replied l. He was you;
only chance He won't be able to gel
campaign fund Of so much as 2
quarter of a million, and the bas.
workers of his party will at heart b.
against him. Simpson would have had
well Goodrich could and would have
got him enough to elect him"
Burbank's eyes twitched Il think
you're prejudiced against Senator
Goodrich Harvey" said he in his gen
tlest tone He is first of all a loya
party man
Loyal fddlesticks." replied |. "He
is agent of the Wall street crowd
they're his party. He's just the ordi
nary machine politician with no more
party feeling than-than--" | smiled
than any other man behind the
scenes"
Burbank lodged this by taking it as
a jest He always shed my frank
speeches as humor. Prejudice, preju
dice Harvey he said in mild reproof
1--WE need Goodrich, and"
"Parodn me-" l interrupted. eve
do not need him. On the contrary, we
must put him out of the party coun
ellis. If we don't, he may try to hell
Scarborough. The senate's safe, nc
matter who's elected president. ant
Goodrich will rely on it to save his
crowd. He's a mountain of vanity
and the two defeats we've given hin
have made every atom of that vanity
culver with hatred of us
Il wish you could have been here
when he called" said Burbank. 80
am sure you would have changed your
mind"
when does he resign his chair
manship of the national committee?'
asked "I4e agreed to plead bad
health and resign within two weeks
after the convention"
Burbank gave an embarrassed
cough Don't you think, Harvey,
said he, that, to soothe his vanity. II
might be as well for us-for you-tC
let him stay on there-nominally Of
courses? know you care nothing FOL
titles
Instead of being angered by this
attempt to cozen me, by this exhibi
ton of treachery, felt disgust and
pity-how nauseating and how hone
less to try to forward one so blind tC
his own interests, so easily frightened