Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1911-08-05

ixatfon back OF you Why. man. the
ring that's against you, the Influences
that are opposed to you. both financial
and political, is something that you
can't imagine!
1T requires much more than candi-
date and majority of votes to win
an election
THE ballots have got to be count
ed,'' said Benson, land the moneys
got to be spent. In common with all
the rest of US, I read those accounts
you're publishing from week to week,
and it makes me sick to see so much
good money g.oin' to waste. Not but
what it's dom some good; but a prac-
teal man like myself could administer
| it so much better You could buy a
voting precinct with what you spend
on a single ad. Wastin' good money
on the press! It's men you want to
buy. not newspapers. That's the rea-
SON Liffey always gets the best of me-
He's got more money than can get,
consequently he's got the men But
with your own contributions and the
chances for success that you'll give
US, there's lots of other rich men
thatd be willing to take on our gettin'
in power
| Il am not one of these men, Mr.
Benson I'll take no chances what
ever on your getting in power
| We'll, it's got to be Liffey's crowd
or ours, and your fightin' Liffeys
crowd from beginning to end. There
fore logically you belong to u.s."
Il cannot see the force of your rea-
soning," said Gormly, land 1 tell you
here and now that while 1 shall be
very glad to have the votes of any- or
every man in New York, yet 1 will
be beholden to no political party in
the city. 1 have entered this cam
palgn as an independent. If the peo-
pie wish to elect me, they can do SO:
If not, not
| why, told you" said Benson pity
! 1ngiy' that you might get elected;
but you've got to be counted in"
IF am elected" said Gorbly, you
need not fear that 1 shall be counted
| out
you have to be a regular nominee"
said Poole.
shall be nominated by petition,
| gentlemen said Gormly cooIly He
! pointed to his desk. Look at that
| pile yonder. They are coming in ev-
cry day
| Signed by women and children and
cranks, SUPPOSED" sneered Benson.
1 have corps of young men," an
swered Gormly, who personally visit
every petitioner, find out if he. is
voter and if he really means what he
says when he asks me to run. Every
name is verified and registered
Well, I'll be damnedi'' cried Benz
| son in great amazement
I am afraid if you continue in pol
tiles with your present views that
you will be- said Gormly coolly. AS
for organization, have an organiza-
ton of my own. We are discussing
the issues and preparing to hold
meetings and send out speakers all
over the city
| Who's managing the game?'
| One of my assistant managers in
the store, Mr.. Watson"
| What's he know about politics"
His experience compared with
your own has been little, but on diff
| ferent lines He is learning rapidly,
| however, and l think before you get
through, you will find him worthy
OF even your own steel, Mr.. Benson"
That's all very well,'' said the boss,
| greatly taken aback over the situa-
| ton. ut does seem as if somebody's
| got a head on his shoulders around
| here"
1T might be concluded that / had
| myself said Gormly genially; but
| We'll pass that by
But in spite of all these things,
you'll be beaten as sure as fate l tell
| you, you've got to fight the devil with
| fire. OF course, while l agree with
these gentlemen here that purity in
politics, which has been called an
iridescent dream, whatever that
means, is to be desired, and if we
could win without money and without
resortin' to the lodges that have made
the party in power Infamous, we'd be
glad of it,
But as it is, it can't be done. Now,
every man is supposed to be in poll
tics for what there is in it. What
you're in it for, we don't quite know,
but admitting that you're more or less
disinterested, so are we. Amt that
SO, gentlemen2''
Certainly, certainly, to b, sure
And therefore we offer you our as
sistance.''
Il accept your offer, as 1 cannot per-
NIT myself to be allied with any po-
litical party. or to be known specifical-
ly as the nominee of that party
MIR. Gormly," said Benson after a
long pause, what's to prevent US from
nominatin' you anyway, and maxim
you the nominee of our party
Nothing that / know of can pre-
want unY1r dninC C11ab thing hIrf