Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1912-01-12
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for the privilege"
II want you to mark, Mr. Ha1dane,
put in Liffey, that if we're mixed up
in a fight, it's the extortionate de-
mands of the Gotham Freight Trac-
ton company which has brought it
about"
MY dear sir" answered HaIdane con
temptuously, how are we to satisfy
the demands made upon us by you
and your fellow members of the Sa-
chem society and make a profit for
ourselves out Of the matter, if we
don't make men like Gormly pay
heavily?"
That's your lookout"
We'll, you will find that it's also
yours if we stop payments
ooh, I don't know | guess there's
others that'd be glad to enjoy the
franchises"
Now, Liffey," said the district at
torney, who perhaps from his official
position as public prosecutor had
more influence over the boss than any
body present Don't talk like a fool!
You know perfectly well that we are
all necessary to one another; that we
are all in the same boat; we all have
to fight the same battle Have you
anything to propose, Mr. Haldane?'
Il don't know that I have any
definite proposition just at present"
was the answer. II have met this
| Gormly. | have-er--as you would
say, sized him up carefully; I put him
| down for man of indCmitable cour-
| age. Whatever his motive may be, he
is thoroughly determined upon his
| course. However small his experience
in politics, he is a business man
through and through"
Does he dabble in Wall street,"
asked Warren. IF so, it would be
easy for you to form q combination to
break him
His business methods are confined
to his mercantile establishment, and
they are purely legitimate
What resources has he got?"
well, should say he can command
perhaps a score of millions"
''Whew!" exclaimed Liffey. He
| liz Es14t OG q SOOu Al1iIl " LlG w.
You can set your mind at rest as
to that, Liffey. He wouldn't tie TO a
man like you"
ooh, don't know. Pretty good men
have found it to their interests to tie
up with me, and they haven't lost any
thing by it. Have you, Mr.. Haldane?
Haldane locked his teeth. 1t was
this sort of covert insult which was
the necessary concomitant Of his
alliance which, in his secret heart, he
| loathed. Again it was the district at
torney who interposed,
Il take it that this is conference"
he said equally, ''as to what we are tc
DO, if anything, to head off this man
You don't think he can be bought OF
Mr. Haldane?"
Il am sure he cannot be-"
well, then, he'll have to be fought
| down. returned the other; for it is
evident that we cannot afford to have
the workings of the Sachem society
| brought before the public. The thing
to be done now is to get together
keep together, and beat Gormly."
you think he's got a chance, do
you?"
More than chance"
But we control everything"
Everything but Gormly, apparent
| ly," answered Van Slyke.
Yes" said Rutherford, disregardina
the last remark; "but you know, Lif
fey, our control rests largely upon the
| indifference of the people. If they get
walked up, it would go like that"
He snapped his finger as he spoke,
and no man contradicted him, for true
| it is that on the Indifference of the
many is founded the power OF the
| one.
1--WE could still count the votes"
said the chief of police uncertainty.
Undoubtedly; but if there are
enough people interested in the affair,
| the votes will be counted as cast"
And we have the courts on our
side" added Habberley.
yes, to a certain extent; but there
are limits beyond which even our own
| judges could not go. Therefore, Ii
Mr.. Haldane's estimate of Gormly is
correct, and for myself | am rather
| inclined to believe that it is, we are
| face to face with terrific PROPOSE
ton"
well then" said Liffey, 81 think
the best thing to do, if you gents are
! all agreed that it's serious, is to pitch
upon candidate. We want to c
a man that's entirely respectable.
yet who knows which side his breads
| buttered on and who'll take care OF
| the organization.
Il think" said Warren tentatively,
| that have earned another term.
certainly haven't failed in my
duty"
"To the people?" asked Rutherford
'To the organization" answered the
mayor with dignity, land my private
character is all that could be de-
sired"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Ejfty-six Years in One School.
Prof. Zephaniah Hopper, the Oldest
school teacher in Philadelphia. who
is eighty-two years old, began his