El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-05-30
Copyright, 1909, By the
BOBBS MERRILL co.

You are pOllut1nS the WnlIe house
with all the pomp and trappings Of
actual royalty"
The portly senator glared about him
in fine indignation. A low platform
had been erected in the end of this
apartment, and upon it stood a richly
carved, fat top mahogany desk. while
behind this sat Kelvin in an enormous
high backed chair, strikingly sugges-
tive of a throne. On one side OF him
stood Sam and on the other huge,
ebony black negro exactly matching
Sam except for that ivid scar upon
his ugly left cheek. Both of them
were clad in blue and gold hveries-
Besides Phillips there was not anoth-
er chair in the apartment, 1t being the
obvious intent that visitors should
stand.
ST do not understand what you mean
| by it." Mr. Sawyer went on. THE
entire press of the country is af1ame
| with it. When l picked up my paper
in Chicago yesterday morning and
read of the alterations you had made
/ was astounded. took the first train
out and came straight here"
Every prompt and decisive in you. l
am sure" returned Kelvin, with open
sarcasm.
Prompt and decisive action is nee
essary to save the party" the senator
holly retorted. land the country" he
added as an afterthought- While
| you were installing yourself in Ill this
extrayagant claptrap saw as | went
to the train in Chicago that monster
parade of the unemployed. This morn
ing / read of the brutal and unpro-
voked police attack upon them. of the
riot which followed. of the calling out
| of the state troops, of the killing Of
score of men and of your edict late
last night placing the city under mar
! tial law That is q long score added
! to your account. Kelvin. To the TWEEN
ty killed in Chicago add the seventeen
killed in Philadelphia, the nine in Gin
| cinnati and the six in st. Louis. and
you have more than would care to
carry on my conscience"
What did you come to see me
about, senator?" demanded Kelvin
! coldly. There are many others wait
ing"
II came to protest against your en-
tire administration" blazed Sawyer
Before your nomination. to gain the
influence of certain powerful corpora
tons. you had Vice President Rollins.
as manager of the united railroad sys-
tenn of the United States. give them
valuable rebate concessions. Since
your election you have. through Peli-
man. who succeeded Rollins as car of
the railroads. stopped every conces-
sion and forced q perfect riot of re-
! strictive legislation. With your rail-
road policy, legislative meddling and
artificiaily produced money stringency
you have stopped mills and factories
! by the hundred and have disrupted the
entire industrial system Of the coun-
try"
Precisely what was needed" was
the surprising reply. Next will come
the reimbursement. We shall return to
the era of smaller competitive con-
Germs and q far better distribution OF
wealth"
81 do not believe it" snapped the
senator. ITO me such conditions would
look like going backward Left TO 1t
self the trust and combine and monop-
DIV situation would work out its own
salvation. for these aggregations of
units were in the line of logical com
mercial progress. but while we stand
here arguing this purely abstract ques-
ton 100000 men are on the verge OF
starvation They are desperate men
and some relief must be offered them
at once. What are You going to do
about it?''
go right on with my program" an
nounced Kelvin calmly. picking up
from his desk heavy paper knife
made In the shape Of a dagger and
toying with 1t.
"You will not go right on with .itr'
declared the senator, striking his closed |
fist upon q corner of Kelvin's desk. |
You're going to have a revolt on your
hands in both the senate and house"
And | suppose that you will lead |
the revolt in the senate" suggested |
Kelvin quietly.
If need be. SIR thundered the sena- !
tor Il know at what you are limiting |
that my self interest will stand in |
the way But hope. sir. | am sufh- |
GENTLY patriotic that when my country |
calls shall answer her cry Of dis |
tress"
Exactly" rejoined Phillip dryly. 81
would expect nothing else from a gen.
tleman Of your we'll known patriotism. |
In the meantime you have stiff mort /
gage on your house in Washington ant |,
an equally heavy one on your place out |
west both of which mortgages have /
eventually found their way into the |
hands of Mr. Breed. which perhaps you
did not know"
Senator Sawyer was shocked into |
highly uncomfortable silence.
You at least are not going TO re- |
volt" went on Phillip. land if you |
came here representing any clique or |