Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-12-08

Ufg ma sought 6'bto1o into their i
service. John Dunmoade had grown.
Ono cav that n the alrsady grave, a. |
most rad, lines Of HE fAcs. Work and
thought and responsibility ana pur.
pose land something elss Of which the
senator had no linking ct thsir
stamp upon him.
There had bssn NO lack Of accom-
plishment during the llvs months Of
once holding. To this truth eloquent
Witnesses might have been called
Butch Maley and BED Bricksr. A.
ready serving terms in the penitsn-
tiary; slayton. fugitive. ball forfeit
Cd; Brown and Parsons. FREE only
pending appeal; and now eheshan, his
fate hanging in the balance. The ma
chime Senator Murchell knew, would
b rebuilt better and stronger than
ever, but for the present Il was sadly.
sadly ont OF gear.
He let his glance stray from John 10
the defendant Sheehan sat slcuchsd
In his chair IN an attitude that he
vainly sought to render jaunty, conf
dent His checks had fallen In slight
~, bis eyslids were puffy and red rim
med. His mouth hung nabbtly. His
hands played nsrvously with piscs Of
paper.
Whittredgs, the famous lawyer
brought from steel Olty to defend ehee-
han, brought his brilliant pssoration 70
q close. The audience relapsed Into an
expectant silence, all eyes fixed on the
district attorney. For Z moment he
remained - he had sat throughout the
plea for the defense. motionless, lean
ing little forward and staring fixsdly
at the wall behind the Judge. az though
he saw a vision.
The moment ended. He rose and
stood before the jury box, nrst ad-
dressing the court. He smtlsd sravely
at the jurors. II had taken a whole
days session 10 select them. but he
knew them and that they were well
chosen. Then the smile faded from
his lips and eyes, replaced by a look to
which bis neighbors were growing &C.
customed. He began to speak.
Gentlemen Of the jury, what have
to do is not pleasant But there is a
thing called duty"
As the first words fell Murchelrs in
terest leaped. He knew that he was
seeing a man mount to a climax In his
life. From the beginning the audience
was caught in the mans spell by some
thing that breathed through his voice
and that had been absent from Whit
treage's perfervid periods. He had
clear. flexible voice and knew how to
use It.
The speech had been skillfully plan
ned. At first he confined his argument
to the Jury and the case at bar. Logic
ally he marshaled the evidence against
the defendant and analysed the de-
Tense. Then when he felt that he had
brought intellectual conviction to all
he began to direct his words at the au-
dience not for the telepathic effect on
the jury. but because he believed ver-
dict of guilty would be worthless un-
less it aroused a common horror for
the crime.
ANSNCi ultCh W al ~ al SPCCSn uIA Johh
reach quite the same heights as on the
afternoon when the bright blade Of his
young Indignation cut into the con-
sciences Of his hearers. The matter be-
came deeply personal with them. Each
man suddenly felt himself aggrieved,
felt that a shameful attempt had been
made to take advantage of his good
faith and trust. And then, even while
they were condemqing Sheehan, John
seemed to arraign them. He set them
to asking the question. What part have
I in this crime? Such offenses are pos
sible only among a people asleep.
They were both aggrieved and aggres-
sors.
Senator Murchell sat to all outward
seeming impassive. He listened, as as
tonished as the rest. but with under
standing and-he was himself amazed
to mark it-sadly. For he read In the
ardent face and words a passion for
thought, going to waste!' For he
knew, better than did those who pos
sessed It, the power Of moral passion
conholled-but always properly con-
trolledi Was there not some way to
bind this force to his INTEREST,"
| Bribery at the polls and falsihcation
Of election returns. familiar weapons
of machine politics. 80 long used that
they had ceased to arouse horror and
revolt in the careless, calloused hearts
Of the people. were Johns text They
explained the continuance Of the ma
chine in power. They shed q bright
light, too. on the 20 called genius Of
certain political leaders at which men
marveled as at some miraculous mani
festation Of godlike mind-it was not
genius. merely crude, primitive dishon-
esty requiring the direction Of no COM
handing intellect, needing nothing but
the will to debauch others honor. 1T