Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-02-24

rebel officers. He was soldier enough
to understand the peril. He had more
faith in the inherent, unorganized hon
esty of 'the people, than Thelismer
Thornton had. But, with just as
shrewd political knowledge as the
duke, he held with him that the ''the
people amount to mighty little as
| force in politics unless well and Loyalty
Differed
A campaign will not run itself. Left
to run itself, the issues are not brought
out to stir up the voting spirit. 1.-The
people, have to be poked into the fight
| ing mood, their ears have to be scrun-
ed, they need speakers, literature, mar
shals, meters, hurrah of partisanship-
1t was the off year for the national
campaign. No money came into the
state from the big fellows
! The state committee was looked to
| by the county and town committees to
start the ball rolling and guarantee
| the purse to push it. 1.-THE people"
| were, as usual, too busy getting daily
bread to be spontaneous in political
| movements.
General Weymouth sat in the old
brick house in Burnside village and did
the best he could during the long hot
days of July and the sultry first fort
| L.
worked with him. The library re-
sounded with the click of typewriters,
and men came and went. But there
was no up and moving spirit to the
campaign
An old man writing letters, even
such an old man as General Warden
| Weymouth was in the estimation of
his state, is small voice in the will
derness of politics
The Democrats had vociferous ora
tors. Those orators had for text state
extravaganza, unjust taxation and all
the other charges 1.-The unders" may
bring against the reigning rulers.
They were not answered on the stump.
Even the Republican newspapers were
listless and half hearted.
At last came Thelismer Thornton.
1t was one afternoon in middle Au-
gust, barely three weeks before the
day of the state election in September.
1t was his first visit to the brick house
in Burnside. He had been sojourning
at the state capital
The duke sauntered up the walk.
whipping off his hat and swinging it
in his hand as soon as he arrived I'M
der the trees of the old garden He
came into the house without knocking.
"rm making myself at home as
usual, vard,'' he said, walking to the
general and stroking his shoulder as
the veteran leaned over his table
above his figures. 1--WE been waiting
for an invitation to come up here.
But / didn't dare to wait any longer.
It's getting too near election
General Waynlouth looked up at his
old friend, studying his face He
found only the bland cordialty of the
ancient days.
"Fve been waiting myself, Thelis
mer," he returned. "And I'll add that
don't intend to wait much longer,
I'm not referring to you, now 1 refer
to Presson and his gang. I presume
you are still close to them Will you
inform them that / don't intend to
wait much longer?'
Thornton die not lose his smile He
sat down. He nodded across the room
to Harlan with as much nonchalance
as though he had been seeing him
every day
81 would have run in before this
Warden, but somehow I got the i'm
preston from you and the boy that
you were fully capable OF operating
things yourself But with election
only three weeks Off I'm getting ready
to change my mind. We've got body
snatchers for a state committee
They'd rather see a Democrat the
next governor than you That's how
mad they are. They can get rid OF
their Democrat after two years. Your
reform may hang on a good while
once get the laws chained Now what
are you going to do?"
Il know exactly what I'm going to
do"
Eyes; but, srinning Jehosaphat. how
much time have you got to do it in!