The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1912-03-21

indeed | am glad to meet all those
who u.p helping me in my light 1
may say It has been with no inconsid
erable Inconvenience that ! have con
sented TO Iead III this great reform
But have refused to permit personal
considerations to stand IN the way of
manifest duty. am tor political
purity. sir. In the past the methods
of the tough wards. applied to gentle
men IN politics. may have He
stopped suddenly warned 10y sharp
ly muuitOry Uugh from Robbins
Bob grinned sardOnicully. "Oh. don't
mind me I'm tough. all right, but
don't mind me-
MIR. Graham's blush might have
been envied 10y n young girl MY
dear sir, --er-apOlogize. Pray do not
misundprstand. My remarks do not.
~ course. apply
Don't me rtiOn It," Bob interrupted
"In tough wards men don't apologize.
You're goin to run this campaign
yourself?"
"And why not?" Graham once more
mounted his parlor hobby. should
not the candidate always be the lead
er? Are we not working for n boss.
less era. in which the leader will be
where he helougs-in the front rank
under the folds of our standardT
Sure. Why Dot2" Bob rejoined
Go ahead and try IT, lt'n be quite
an experiment. ri be interested In
watchin it-from the outside"
surely not from the other slider
Robbins suggested smilingly.
From the wipnip side," Bob an.
swered dryly.
"Well. Of course" Mr.. Graham
stammered "of course-er-that is
ahem-J do not propose to-er-dictate
tactics to my assistants. We may
have to resort to disagreeable means
to gain our great end. We must If
necessary fight the devil with fire
that's 1t, fight the devil with fire."
"Humphr Bob grunted
We'll, gentlemen" Graham conclud
ed briskly, II must leave you. My
wife and are dining out, and | am
already late | am glad to have met
you, Mr.. McAdoo," lie added this
from a safe distance his hands be
mind him With n bow. nicely deliver
ed, he left the room.
What do you think of him, Me
Adoo| Robbins queried.
He's a curiosity. I'd like to take
him in glass case with sign
Hands or. down TO Toms saloon
aud show him to the boys. Why'd
You take him upy' he demanded OF
MACPHERSON,
That wor W looked sharply at Boh
before resp" ndlng He carries along
the old ref rm crowd. and he'll con
tribute his money"
I'D prefer to work for a man" Bob
said conlemptuously.
"W"ll, are ron coming along or noti'
What ar you gOln to dor
I'm The tisl place. said MACPHERSON.
were goir" to clean the city OF this
gang of ini"ruul Scoundrels''-
Talk business I'm not Graham"
Bob interrupted impatiently.
II know that" MACPHERSON an
ShNlNh 0udl III uOl
reform / mean. were going to Inoc6
Harmon and his crowd out OF controi
Of the organization and the city anu
take them ourselves"
DO you mean thatT Bob demand
ed kcenly OR are you only gOin' tn
hight them until they let you to the
tro&gh. and then you go back on them
that helped you?'
MACPHERSON brought his cllnched
list hard down Ou the desk so hen
me God. mean 1t: I'm going to SEE
that dog dead and buried politically
If il takes every dollar have IN the
world"
THAT'S all right, but can you do IT,
1--WE can, Macpherson said NOR,
quietly, We've got the money. ana
we've gone over the ground carefully
Here. Robbins. you have the figures"
From me'lory and with glib Ger
talnty that bespoke careful study OF
the situation. Robbins reeled off lis
Of putative mujorities, TO which Boz
listened thoughtfully.
You see" Robbins summed u,
eagerly. this gives us all the upper
wards. sure We come to Irishtowu
with an easy 5000 majority, and
well about break even on all the Irish
town wards but the Fourth. Seventh
Thirteenth and Fourteenth. That
brings us to you. If we get the Fourth
by its usual majority we can't lose. /;
we don't get ii we may win anyhow
That's what we want you for, Some
Of us advised going TO Haggin. but
said. NO. McAdoos the man You'd
better get your horn and climb on tie
bahd wagon. There's five thousand IN
It for you II you get us the Fourth
And five thousand more II you get the
other three-besides expenses That's
fair, think, Or, II you prefer. lieu
tenancy on the force. The pickings TO
be for yourself. What do you say?"
"No Office in NINE" said Bob. "In
think It over"
I'D like L. hear you say yes now "
n "a nj. a a