Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-06-02

IIas CJdtlEdIt1 AIlC SGIAdlOl
Good morning. How goes the fght?'
Fine: my boy; I'll land you there
next week: you see IL / don't. The
main obstacle Is the curious attitude
OF the press. You and / know the rea-
son well enough. McQuade is back of
this influence. But the voter doesn't
know this, and will accept the surface
indications only. Now you know the
newspaper fellows. Why not drop
around to the offices and find out
something definite?'
Its a good idea, senator. I'll do 1t
this very morning
Has McQuade any personal grudge
against your"
Not to my knowledge"
Hes a bad enemy, and often q
downright INSCRIPTIONS one. If it's
only politics. I'll have a chat with him
myself. You pump the
You leave 1t TO me to swing the boys
into line at the convention"
Ihe republican machine was in sore
straits. If Donnelly won this time. 1t
would mean years Of democratic rule in
an essentially republican town. Nc
Quade must be broken, his strong bar
ricades toppled; and now that there
would be no surprise for the public,
the majority of the delegates began to
look doubtfully upon what they called
the senator's coup. They wanted the
city hall. and they did not care how
they got there. Warrington was a fine
chap n all that, but his acquaint-
~anceship was limited. He could not go
about shaking hands like Donnelly,
who knew everybody, high and low.
The laboring mar knew nothing about
Warrington, save that he was famous
Tor writing plays they had not seen,
nor would have understood If they had.
warrington was a swell" he had
nothing In common with the man who
carried the dinner pail.
And there the matter stands. my
boy" concluded the senator, shifting
MS cigar from one corner OF his mouth
TO the other. IF / can swing the con-
Vention the rest will be plain sailing,
once you start speech-makfng, Oh.
McQuade is clever. He knew that by
exposing my hand he would lessen
your chances. But you tackle the
newspapers n see what can be done,
And good luck to you"
McQuade came down early that
morning. The first thing he did was to
call on the editor of the Times.
Here's something" he said, tossing
a few typewriter pages on the edi-
tors desk. "This'll settle Warning
toms hash. Walford.'
What Is it?" asked walford.
"Read 1t and see for yourself" Nc
Quade sat down and picked up the
early New York papers.
Walford read slowly. When he
reached the last paragraph he returned
TO the first and read the article through
again. He laid 1t down and faced his
employer.
Mr.. McQuade. the Cali and the
Times are the only papers in town
that pay dividends. The Times as 1t
stands today Is a good, legitimate
business investment. Dc YOU want the
circulation to drop 10000 and the big
advertisers 10 cancel their contracts %
What's the matter with the story
Isn't II all right?"
Frankly. II isn't"
Its true, SAID mcQuade. hts fist
thudding on the desk; its true, / tell
you, every damned word of it,"
THE truth of it isn't the question
It's the a~dvisability Of publishing II.
| say TO you that IL you insist on his
story's publication. you'll kill the Times
deader than a door-nail. I'll call the
business manager in" Walford whis-
tied through a tube, and shortly after
the business manager appeared. Read
this" said Walford briefly, 'and give
MIR. McQuade YOU honest opinion re-
garding its publication. Mr.. McOuade
thinks ii ought to run as local news"
The business manager read 1t,
1T makes good reading, Mr. Nc
Quade, but IL you want TO kill the
Times. run 1t. There are some stories
that can only be rumored, not print
ed, and this Is one of them. IL this
appears. you have my word that every
decent advertiser Will cancel his con-
tract forthwith"
Walford looked at his employer in
frank triumph. McQuade had great
confidence in these two men. He
ripped the manuscript into squares and
filtered them through his fingers into
the waste basket.
You boys are probably right" he
said reluctantly. II have no desire TO
see h paper lose It's sound footing
But this would have killed the man
socially and politically, so far as this
town Is concerned
Admitted replied WaIford
strengthening out some proofs. ..But
Wen topple him I've in a legitimate
way"
Go ahead, then. I'm not particular
hew's It's done so long as you do 1t.
got another idea. ! can see that I've
made n mistake"
McQuade started down the stairs
10 the street and met Warning
ton coming up. The two men
paused for a moment, then went
on. Once on the sidewalk Nc
Quade turned and hesitated. No.
he had nothing to say to Mr.. War
rington. lie strobe down the street
toward his W offices.
1t Will be seen that Warrington had
gone directly into the enemy's camp
He knew WalforG OF old. they were
tolerably good friends. He d Y his
card to the boy. Walford. on reading
II. stuffed several newspapers into the
waste basket and pressed his foot on
them. He was Il bit shaken.
send him in. Hello. Dick" he said.
FLOW are you2 You're the last man
I expected to see this morning. What
can | do for you2
You can tell your political reporter
and your editorial man to let up ON me
for a week." said Warrington directly.
What the devil have l lone to YOU
chaps that o should light into me
after this fashion,"
"You have beco,ae rich and famous
Dick. and medioclity can stand any
thing but that" But there was a
twinkle in Walford's eyes.
Come, Wally. you know that isn't
the TRUTH
Well. IL 0 want the truth I'll give
~ 10 YOU. Answer me frankly and
honestly. do YOU consider that YOU have
any moral right to accept a nominal
eumg"
Moral right. I'll pick UP that
phrase and carry 1t to your camp. /
nave as much moral right as Dom
nelly. who. IL he hasn't been caught. il
none the less cuipable for breaking his
oath OF loyalty. You know this as well
Walford ava ~. $3.50. -