The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-09-12

more to those crazy people and speak to
ton that will sweep a sufficiently sane coun-
try off its feet. see you floating from city
to city and from village to village in your
special train, winning all hearts, persuading
all minds, and spreading. as think. upon
my honor. the seeds of national disaster
In the name of all that is most sacred to
you. Celestia, stop while there is still time
Speak to those people if you must, but
tell them that you have been deceived
a t gS thar .h sas hsTs besn
wash your hands of politics and sophistries:
step down; resign. In the image of all that
is noble and fine, you have created mon
ster. Don't breathe the final breath of life
into that monster and bring it to life-a
Frankenstein- that even you can never hope
to control once it gets on its feet. and be-
gins to think murderous thoughts. If you
go to the meeting in the stockade you will
bring this monster to life Have you no
fear of the consequencesg
She shook her head primly, but with a
little sadness.
"Celestia,'' he said, back of these tents
the woods run to the hills the hills to the
mountains VIII you Gomez"
For moment it appeared that she hesi-
tated
won't you come ?"
Then she drew deep breath and stiffened
Il believe" she said gently. that God
sent me to do what have done and what
I am going to do"
II know that you believe that" said
Tommy. IF 1 didn't know that you be-
ade."
"You couldn't hold me forever"
He drew the back of his hand across his
eyes as if to shut out some horrible scene.
NO" he said, Il couldn't hold you for
ever They would come and take you away
from me. should have--you would have
to be so that yon couldn't speak to them
any more"
She came close to him and lifted her
hands to his shoulders, and looked up into
his eyes. pitiful little figure, shrinking and
frightened.
"You couldn't have the heart. Tommy
not memo matter how wicked you thought
I was"
you are misguided angel of light. No.
wish had your eloquence and the power
upon hearts. You won't find everybody
on your side. You'll find many ADLER men
than I talking and writing against you, and
trying to save this country from madness.
I-oh, I love you SO that ] feel as il my
heart was breaking. And to think that ]
can't even wish you good luck.
There's the motor for me now" said
Celestia. 'I know you can't wish me luck,
but you could kiss me if you wanted to-"
Those who had heard her speak often
said that she had never spoken so well,
with the exception of just the first few
moments, when she seemed to be a little
dazed and nervous. Three times during
her speech the crowd rose to her and shout
ed till IL seemed as IL there was never going
had finished speaking. and stood there sway
ing like a lily, and flushed with sense OF
nobility Of power and triumph. pandemon-
Out of that pandem onium that began with
cries of Celestia-Celestia. another name
gradually took form and substance-Bar-
kind of syncopated roar. then in unison,
and finally with a rhythm that drove men
half wild with the desire to be in time with
IT, and that actually made some of the
buildings In the enclosure sway.
''BarcIay-Barclay--w want Barclay;
Barclay for -Barclay-Barclay.
1o1t nod nIav
rose from his place on the platform, walked
straight up to Celestia. took her right hand
in his and lifted it to his lips Then he
turned, standing on her right hand and
faced the shouting and the tun1ult There
was no smile of triumph in his face. only
a look of grim. bulldog determination and
probity.
After a long time they let him speak. And
after he had spoken they went wild again.
a voice that carried to the most remote pair
of ears, "to make the wishes that you do
me the honor of wishing, come true. II
United states into a fit habitation for men
and women and little children. So help
me Cod"
away to the telegraph station and sent a
message. An hour later the inhabitants of
Bitumen, dispersed now, and FOR the most
part drunk. were electrified by the spec
table of a snow white train of cars that
pulled slowly into the station. and was then
backed on TO a siding.
Celestia transformed her rev belongings
from her tent to the rear car Of this train.
The car ahead was for Stilliter and certain
other managers and ADVISERS. Inc next car
was the office car. The one ahead OF that
was for chosen body of select. able and
pampered correspondents.
The snow white. train pulled out of Btu
men and the whirlwind campaign began.
cannot at this moment lay hands upon
her exact itinerary. but It is enough to
know that representative parts of the whole
country had a chance to see her. Now for
the most part her audience would be com
posed of their tall white men in long black
coats with broad black felt hats. Upon the
outskirts Of such negroes could be seen: or
she would speak to men in flannel shirts
and leather chaps" or from the rear plat
form of her car. halted at some little sta
uons that stood In the midst of wheat or
corn spreading to the horizon, to hard
headed farmers and their hard-headed wo-
tnen 1olk She merely looked at man and
tt peheved. Whereas from them, with all
sr, soiden tongue work, their impassioned
! t,nn.uship for the downtrodden and unfor-
:, ate, many went doubling.
( of ts Srains were making whirIwind tours
e was e Snted States Not every capitalist
s ened - we side of capital. A badly fright
u was au very able man in the White House
rnr his nniticaj life Into