The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-02-15


And here was my chance! ! thought
OF the pathetic biography in the house
directory. | thought OF his wife as I
had seen the poor old thing going
arounc town with him n week before.
l thought OF the way he had worked
ana toiled for her and all those chill
dren and o little life held for him
II I could get hin for the bill in Ber-
rvs place. the Chicago people, I knew.
would be liberal with him, and he
could 10 back home better of in a
financial way than when he came.
And so J motioned TO Burke, and
when he came up I told him to ask
me at once In the speakers room,
and l retired to AWAIT him. Presently
In his clumsy way. he shuffled in. lie
ann close up TO me. and when had
given the poor devil a cigar he bent
over TO hear what | might say. I
asked him how he was going TO vote
on the bin. and he said he thought
he would vote against II. inasmuch
as the governor a said IL was a bad
piece OF legislation. Wei. there was
no time 10 discuss that phase OF the
question.
Look here. comrade.' | said. this
Is a bill that concerns Chicago alone
1t does not affect and cannot affect
your constituents n way or the 9TH
er. can ito
go No. he said: reckon not
Greene county that there is such a bill.
do they
Reckon not he said. 'leastways I
hain't heard airy one say nothin' bout
"'Of course you haven't said. 'and
what's more. you never will. Now.
see here said: III be quite frank
with you. for ! Ike yOu-he cast a
strange. Siding glance at me. dis
trustful. like all farmers-'for | like
you. | said. and I want TO do some
thing for YOU. The men who are pro-
noting this legislation have exactly
enough votes to pass IL owe the gov
"rnors veto. n it's going TO pass.
on this ballot they Will have Just nine.
ty-one votes-one OF their men will
vote against II To move a rec~onsidera-
ton II necessary. and about ten will
not vote. When the apsentees are
called. these ten will vote for the bill
an don the veriication. you1l see
others tumbling into the band-wagon.
Now. your vote is not needed, as you
see. and cast for the bill or against
II. a have no appreciable effect upon
the result. The bill will pass without
your vote. and cannot defeat IL. for
the hundred n two will stand firm
in the end. One Of them. however-it
il Berry. don't mind telling you-is
trying. az the last minute. { q force us
into raising his price. You can take
his place. you can have his price OF
the easy money with the raise added.
II you will 90 out there and vote for
the bin
He stood looking at the floor. ru-
minating.
81 know. Henderson, I~continued.
that YOU are a pOor man. that yCl
have a large family. that o have to
work hard for "A living. You are 60
ing home tomorrow. maybe not 10
come back here any more. and You
can 20. II you wish. with three thou
sand dollars clean. cold cash in youl
pocket. What do YOU say?'
The old man turned his face away
and began 10 tumble with his horny
fingers ~ his chin. His hand trembled
as with q palsy. We could near the
roll call going on outside:
"'Donavint'
Ave
" 'Donnelly,'
Ago
Evans,
No
'Fuerty!'
FItzmcyer,
Aye
'F1anlgau''
".Av.''
H. ,to-a. 49,.
r, o, = "'"lis
~ ~ F"u """' w you say
me oId mans lips quivered, and
MS ~callClscd fingers grated in his
beard He opened HIS Iips 10 sneak
but his law novel hc~1riesstv Ana
Wa heard Hem. voi,. tecL ,h.ro q,
hou-e c,ui,c .,ufrn g..
.o,tI -. 'E ?" 'na' YOU
naN' 'H''u MN over IN the Le
'ahu osrro"m
Nei-hach!
NO
He is one Of those Who will
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di Iltht Wh'u thtl cal the a-bseutcos
Gordon
"'Noi'
tGrisshefma~v
".Avor
'''n ASKED The US
INC 'in nhn siN
"IN II- ''iI. and without
'Iti' p" fnIi
N' 'eIi. right. 7
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