The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1913-08-23


the deciding city he plays a phono-
graph. and then wanders of and most
likely forgets we're here. There's an
other thing. How did Richard Croker
and Charlie Murphy and Matt Quay
and y. Bonaparte and all the rest o,
the big bosses hold their powerY BY
keeping their mouths shut. When
Croker once began 10 talk. what hap
pened? Down tumbled all his power.
Same with Quay. Same with N'pol.
con Same with all OF 'em. Talking
was the first sign OF losing hold.
Look at Conoyer's case We can Ill
remember when words was as hard
to get out Of him as dollars. How
about him now? Talks TO anyone. /
tell you he's breaking up. Unless we
want the Machine 10 break up for
good and All. too. We got TO get new
Leader"
III the new Leaders you, Adolphe
Staatz." cut In a rasping snarl, like
dogs. from the group Of politicians,
as Billy Sheylin shouldered his way
forward and thrust his unshaven face
close TO the district leaders bristling
gray mustache. III you're the new
Leader you're rootin' for. let me put
you wise 10 somethin': Youll go to
the primaries straight from the hos.
pital, an with your shyster mug in q
sling Fer. IL hear another peep out
OF you roastin' the Boss. III knock
you from under your hat, and push
L. L.. 4 4
bend You take the Boss's job?
Chez It's TO ha-hal Go chase your
self, fore | chase you so far you'll
discover a new street. You'd back.
track Mister Conoyer. would you'sea
Why, IL you go round Granite spread
in idees Of that kind in your own pin.
head brain, I'll sure be c'mpelled to
do all sorts Of things TO you An
when I'm finished with you the Staatz
famlly'll be able to indulge in that al
loorin' pastime called Put Papa ro.
gether You fer Leader. ehl Say
I'm hatteriD' you a whole heap when
call you"
LET him alone, Billy" interviewed
Bourke. as the startled Staatz backed
toward the wall, ever followed by
that belligerent. blue jawed little face
SO close TO his own--"let him alone.
Hos talking straight for one"
you for one" sounded sneering
voice from the dressing.room doorway
behind them. you for one. friend
Bourke, were starving on the street
when took you in and fed you and
got your kids out OF the Protectory
and gave you job"
AT the frst word the mumbled as
sent to staatz's and Bourkes opinion,
that had welled up in dozen throats.
died into scared silence.
you for another, 'Dolphe Staatz, "
went on Caleb, still standing on the
threshold and viewing the group OF
malcontents with cold disgust.
You were on the road 10 the pen
for knowing too much about that
queer paper joint on Willow Street,
when got the indictment quashed
and squared things with the district
attorney and put you on your feet.
"Caine," turning 10 he Stars edi-
tor 81 think ] heard you agreeing
among the rest didn't !. hey? Diff'Tnt
sound from the kind you made when
you come TO me twelve years ago and
cried and said the Star was all In,
and would save you from going bank
rupt by taking II over? And there's
plenty more Of you here with the
same sort OF story To tell.
He strobe forward and was among
them, forcing one after another 10
meet his eye, dominating by his very
presence the men who had sought 70