The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1912-02-22

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people needs no praise from me. 1t
therefore with the keenest regret
have received from him letter, whl
! now hold. in which he gives me IA
distressing news that he has bee
stricken with Ill health. such as to IL
capacitate him for the arduous dutie
or a campaign and of the office O
mayor. He therefore authorizes m
to withdraw his candidacy and re
quests those delegates instructed 70
him to cast their votes for the gentle
man who has been so eloquently nomi
mated. James Rushing"
For moment the great crowd so
IN the silence Of blank bewilderment
Then as the import of the announce
ment dawned upon them an angry
murmur arose from the galleries
Down In the body Of the house dele
gate. big. burly ruffian. sprang to his
feet
"Sick h--! he shouted. I'VE know
the kind Of sickness Bill Hemenwoy
has"
1t was signal for uproar In an
instant men in the galleries and on
the door were on their feet. The pro
testing murmur grew into roar. a
storm OF anger and derision. Eleanor
Tor moment frightened by the furi
GUS clamor. turned pale.
! What is it," she asked her brother
excitedly What do they mean2"
| "Hemenway was McAdoo's candi
! date He has been persuaded to with
| draw in favor Of Rushing. the other
candidate"
The uproar died down, and tense 81
lence succeeded once more What the
crowd anticipated had happened.
They recognized MacPherson's crafty
hand. Was the boss chpckmated Inv
his sworn enemy? In the hearts of the
McAdoo followers CONSERVATION now
reigned
Out of the tense silence a voice rang
out:
"Mr Chlirman.'
"Mr. Remington"
The big man who had broken the 81
lence before row Sprang to his feet
Paul: give 'em :" The crowd took
up the shout "Remington. RemInc.
tom" While the applause lasted Ell.
eanor saw young man walk rapidly
toward the stage from his seat in the
rear of the parquet
"Who is he?" she demanded Of her
brother.
"McAdoo's mouthpiece." he answered
shortly. shifting uneasily in his seat.
AS be stood on the platform. waiting
for the applause to subside. Paul Rem.
tngton thrilled with the knowledge
that his moment had come moment
such as comes but once in a lifetime
and to but few men.
And before him sat the woman Of his
dreams.
He raised his hand. and the applause
ceased There was an instant's hush
II am not here TO upbraid''-
The tragedy that had come into her
young life had left Eleanor Gilbert but
one relic Of her girlhood. passionate
love of music. As the first words fell
from Paul's lips she felt thrill. For
time. giving no heed to the sense Of
his words. she listened with the must
clans trained ear to the wonderful
voice. deep vet resonant and flexible
under perfect control. carrying faint
ly minor quality Gradually the spell
Of the orator took hold upon her
when the American republic was
founded the triumph of democracy
was believed complete But eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty And
we-almost to our undoing-have
slept" In simple vet vivid words Paul
went on to describe the commercial.
Industrial and political evils that have
taken root among us
"Yet these evils" he declared. per.
nicious as their immediate effects.
might be endured were it not that
they threaten the existen of our vital
institution, popular government. Time
was, perhaps, when our industrial
kings were content to build within the
pale Of the law. But Industrial condi-
tons and methods changed The ma.
CAIucIy VI tUc dW-kOVerQmPnt-la
become the creature OF corporate
wealth"
At this point in his speech Paul cast
aside restraint and poured forth q tor
rent of invective against corporate
greed and its servants At the conciu-
sion Of his climax not sound could be
heard in the theater. His audience sat
wrapped in an 0minous silence
what do these things mean?" Paul
continued. "Of late a new word has
come into use among us, plutocracy!
Government by wealth. for wealthy
the very nature of the lust that gives
It birth. ever constituencies, pitiless.
ever unutterably selfish. an enemy to
the equal brotherhood Of men,"
In plain. unmincing terms Paul out
lined the political history of the state
In it the forces Of plutocracy were
most strongly intrenched. For gen.
GRAFTON. until the time when John
Dunmeade had dared to set his face
against the powers Of corruption. it
had lain PROSTATE. unprotesting, under
the heel of Ii great railway monopoly
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