Yellowstone monitor., 1912-02-08
BY HENRY RUSSELL MILL
COPYRIGHT. 1910 BY 9oBBs r1ERRILL

Out Of the tense silence a voice rams
out:
Mr.. Chairman"
"Mr. Reuingtonn'
TIE big man who had broken tha :,
ience before now sprang to hIs fee,
again Remington! Give EN- b
Paul; give 'em h-r' The crowd toob
up the shout. Remington! Reming
ton" While the applause lasted FL
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 mouthniece," he answered
shortly, shifting uneasily In his seat.
As he stood Oh the platform, waiting
for the applause to subside. Paul Rem.
fngton thrilled with the knowledge
that his moment had come-a moment
such as comes but once in a lifetime
and TO but few men.
And before him sat the woman Of his
dreams
lie raised his hand, and the applause
ceased There was m instant's hush
Il am not here ~ upbraid"-
The tragedy that had come into her
young life had left Eleanor Gilbert but
one relic OF her girhood. 4 passionate
love Of music A. the first words fell
from Paul's lips she fell a thrill. For
a time, giving no heed TO the sense of
his words, she listened with the mus-
clans trained ear to the wonderful
voice. deep yet resonant and flexible.
under perfect control. carrying faint
II 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 i the price Of liberty And
we-aImost to our undoing have
slept" In simple vct 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 II not that
they threaten the existence 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-
uons and methods changed The ma
chinery Of the government has
become the creature OF corporate
wealth"
At this point in his speech Paul cast
aside restraint and poured forth 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 m ominous silence.
What do these things mean?" Paul
continued or late q new word has
come into Use among is. piutocracy!
Government by wealth. for wealth-by
the very nature OF the lust that gives
1t birth. ever constituencies. pitiiess,
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 plutocracg were
most strongly intrenched. For q gen
Grafton, until the time when John
Dunmeade had dared to set his face
against the powers Of corruption. IL
had lain prostrate unprotestiagg, under
the heel Of great railway monopoly.
This monopoly. abetted BY the steel IN
terests Of fhe city, had robbed the
greatest state Of the Union Of It's virtue
and independence. One man, by grace
Of bis control OF the railway system.
had dictated the choice Of officers and
their official policy. Bosses might
come and bosses might 20. but one and
all they owed allegiance to the one
master 400 miles away, whose wrath
was more to be feared by the political
II ambitious than the anger Of God.
In return for their allegiance the bosses
had been permitted TO piiiage the city
at will
But" cried Paul passionately, there
school, who saw their power and de-
termined 10 break IT.
Simply. without exaggeration. Paul
sketched the local political history
beginning with Bob's open break with
Macpherson and leading up to his VIC
tory It'll the recent primaries, when
Hemenway had been nominated. So
this man OF steel. standing alone
against the corporate wealth or .
whole state. has put your enemy 90
rouf. TO William Hemenway be gave
the opportunity to 10 q great Work III
the cause Of tie people. That oppor-
tunIty William Hemenway declines
for obrious reasons! What are you
going 10 d. about it2 Whom VII yon
choose In his stead
aMr friends Paul cried, with .
sweeping gesture that Included me
galleries III his question. = ash you
49,, "A, ali ..,ar eify Ii the one man 1T