The Cairo bulletin., 1913-05-03
.HOWL[Y DENIES
| Being PARTY TO
TRIPLE ALLIANCE
Statement Is Made Upon Authority
That Can Not Be
Impeached.
HAD READ OF THE RuMoRs
But Had No Personal knowledge
Of Any Combination--"Sys.
tenn Was at Work.

commissioner M. j.. H0%fey has
declared in language which cannot
possibly be misconstrued that he has
not entered into any alliance
whatsoever
He further has declared that he
never heard of the triple alliance"
except through publication of rum
ors which twice appeared In The
Bulletin and that he would not
enter into such combination under
any circumstances.
The above statement is made upon
unimpeachable authority and IL
can be relied upon as absolutely
correct.
Commissioner Howley's statement
therefore dispels all rumors relative
to the formation Of "Driebund"
for the purpose OF thwarting the
will OF the people and the EN-
barrassment Of Mayor Wood and
Commissioner Hurd.
The rumors that such an alliance
had been formed, or was proposed,
was a great surprise. the known
integrity, exactness. probity and
conscientiousness of Commissioners
Feuchter, Howley and Kelly pre-
cluding such q possibility. but that
the formation Of this triple all
|liance' had been contemplated and
figured upon by the System.
there isn't the slightest shadow OF
| a doubt.
OF course. the system did not
figure upon suggesting the forma-
tion to the three commissioners.
The System composed OF clever,
tresoureefui and astate "Buddies.
know better than to approach di.
rectly men Of integrity. They efface
themselves from the scenery like
Burns detectives and slyly and In
siduously reach the object desired
| to accomplish their ends by subtle
means and devious routes They
work on the "bizness'' man, the
"feenawncier." the prominent pro-
fessional man and divers other
higher up" channels until they get
the .goat." Arguments are used to
'convince" people Of the absolute
necessity of certain things. Ap.
peals are made to prejudice, to poiit-
ical and religious differences. to
nationality. to loyalty and patriot
ism with the result that these
representative citizens" are in
flueneed to become active agents In
| putting over" things for the
| System"
The System" knows how to
reach the hungry ones. An
| agent is sent among them and
pieces of pie" are promised. This
disposes of the knockers" and
turns them Into warm advocates of
the deal" An attempt was made
to do this very thing yesterday
morning but the bait" wasn't sus-
feiently tempting for nibble--at
vi events the Fish" wasn't landed.
| Usually, as in the present case.
when the people get wised up" to
the job there is loud "squawk"
and the Central Office" calls in the
System with instructions to wait
until a more opportune time,
All this is merely the result OF
7olitical life. Any System" once
t gets in power. becomes difficult to
iethrcne. It becomes autocratie.
arrogant and dictatoriai believing
hat IL owns the earth. Once. how
,ver il IL shorn OF the purple the
'ompcnent parts Of the System
becomes again ordinary people and
! 'e7l good fellows. Ii will be so IN
he present instance and in few
| lays will be heard that such a
hing as forming combination
vas not thought OF except as a
lopcster's dream.
Monday will tell the story. Nor
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