Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-03-20

know the law and are trained particu-
larly in its application TO the great
business undertakings. That used 20
be my ambition-to be a business ad-
wiser and perhaps after awhile to
climb to the top OF the ladder and be
somebody's corporation counsel"
But now you have changed?'
II don't know that / have. But
there are other fields that are also at
tractive. No man can. study the poll
tics OF America today without seeing
the need for good men-men who will
administer the affairs Of the state or
the nation without fear or favor; men
who will hew TO the line under any
and all conditions"
A quaint smile was playing under
the dropping mustache of the Hon.
Senator Sagebrush.
II reckon we do need a few men Ike
that. Evan-need 'em mighty bad
Think you could fill the bill il you had
a right good chanceT"
The potential newer OF political
chips smiled
Pm not likely to get the chance
very soon," he returned. Just at pres
ent l am still n legal resident OF the
good old commonwealth of Massachu-
sets and n member OF its bar. eligible
to Office there and nowhere else"
You'd be a citizen of this state by
the time you could get elected 10 an
Office In it," suggested the senator.
81 Knoxville required term of resi-
dence here is ridiculously short. But
you forget that l am as unknown IN
the sagebrush hills as you are well
known. l couldn't get a nomination
for the office OF pouudkeeper"
David Blount was chuCklinE softly
sounds right funny to hear you talk
that way. son." he commented. Mighty
near everybody VIII tell you that the
slate hangs up behind the door AT War
trace. and 1 don't know but some peo-
pie would say that old Sagebrush Dave
himself does most OF the writing on IT,
ANYHOW. there's one place on IT that
is still needing a name, and 1 g2ess
yours would fit it as well as any
body's."
The young man, who was so lately
out OF the well considering east,
gasped.
Heavens he calculated You're
not considering me as a possibility on
the state ticket before I've been TWEEN
ty-four hours on the ground. ara your
NO. not exactly as possibility. son.
Wen call it a sure thing If you want
to. It's this way: We're needing a
political housecleaning pretty bad this
year. We have good enough laws, I
guess, but they're wiuked at any day
In the week when somebody comes
along with barrel. The fight is up
between the people OF this state and
the corporations. IT was up two years
ago. and the people got the laws all
right, but forgot TO elect men who
would carry them out. This time 1
think the voters have got their knives
sharpencd. We've been a little slow
catching step, but the marching orders !
have gone out. We're going TO clean F.
house this fnlL'
Not If the slate hangs behind your
door or any mans door, father" was
the theorists grave reminder Re I
form doesn't come in by that road"
''Fold on, son; steady go easy's the F.
word. Reform comes in by any Old /
trail it can ind mostly ana thanks rs /
lucky stars II II doesn't run up against I
any bridges gone OF any mudholc5 too .
deep to ford. We've got good man .
for RoyerDor-nOt any too broad, may
be, but gOOd-Church good, hes q min .
lster Of the gospel and the president .
Of a church university. No man has .
ever said he'd take a bride. but be .
isn't heavy enough to sit on the I'D .
and hold # down. Alec Gordon, the .
man who IS going 70 succeed him next /
fan. is all the things that the present /
governor isn't, 50 that Is fixed
How fixed 2" queried the young
man. who. though be was not from
Missouri, was beginning TO fear that .
he would constantly have 70 be
shown"
In tie same way that everything
has to be fixed. If we're going to get .
results wa the calm reply. After
the governor the man upon whom the
most depends is the attorney general .
The present incumbent, DOrtscher, f. +
one OF the candidates. but we've cross
ed his name OF. The next man we
considered was Jim Rankin. In some
ways he's ct; he's q hard fighter. and F.
the man doesn't i've who can biuR
him. But hes poor, and be wants 10
be rich, and I guess that lets him out"
All this was directly subve-sive OF .
Evan BlCunt's ideas Of the conduct OF /
affairs political IN a free country. Jut /
he we5 willing 70 hear more. Weir +
he said
What we want this time Is one Of /.