Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-03-15

iliiu IL WillIlIl tHc TOUR Walls OIL Ills
own home. If he doesn't, he finds
it nowhere. Those two fathers,
robbed of their happiness, de-
spoiled OF their sons, have given
me the money to finance this
march to Washington, this colos-
sal demonstration that must make
congress do the right thing"
How much have they given
you?"
Cone = million - dollars. One
million! Think of that!'' His eyes
took on a new splendor.
Waller stopped dead still, his
eyes bullying.
"a million dollars!'' he echoed.
The things impossible
Il tell you the moneys in the
bank, 100000 from each of them
100000 for each ones ven
geance against the thing that has
made all their millions ashes in
their mouths. 1t is not so incredi-
Bile after ALL"
"Then explain to me what your
plan is"
He did it in a few words: The
railroad presidents were willing to
cooperate with him.
"The railroads." he said, in
passing, don't like drunkenness
any more than | do. Drunken men
have killed more people and
caused more wrecks than all the
rotten bridges, defective signals,
and mistaken train orders in the
world. You know, more than 40
big railroad companies in this
country today have it as a rule
that whenever an employee is seen
taking a drink he is at once dis
charged. Efficiency doesn't come
out of the BOTTLE
The railway expert had made
the calculations. For a few thous-
and dollars over 81, 100000 he
could bring to Washington a
crowd of 1880 men and women,
each state having it's delegation
and representation. That was what
he would do, securing the cooper
alton of all the prohibition organi-
cations to get the delegations to-
gether, to distribute the tickets.
and to make the scheme work
smoothly.
We pay for the transportation
oil $4,000 he concluded, waving
both his arms as he always did
when excited; "and the power of
the cause, the fever Of excitement,
the righteousness OF the thing, will
bring as many more. They will
come from everywhere, from
Maine to the Pacific coast, from
Chicago to New Orleans. The
whole nation will knock on the
capitol's doors. The thing, 1 tell
you, is irresistible!"
What day will this be?''
Thursday, the 10th of Deem
ber.'
why that day."
THAT will be the regular meet
ing day of the committee on
amendments to the constitution.
What part of all this can
publish
~All of it, except the story
about the donors Of the money.
Just say that the 81, 0OO, 600 has
been given by men interested in
the movement. They made that
condition"
Waller thought a moment. They
had crossed the plaza and were
turning down the street to the
north Of the capitol grounds on
the way to Smiths office.
ITS unprecedented, the biggest
thing Of its kind in history" the
newspaper mans senle Of the ORA
matte gave the verdict. why, it
will be better than an inaugural
ton crowd. The effect of it will
be beyond description.
1T will win the fight Smith
sail, his confidence unqualified.
He was not dismayed by the
amount Of detail work
that it necessitated. Keeping his
eyes always on the final result, the
intermediate stages did not worry
him in the least. He had solved
the problem. That was enough.
At the entrance to his office
building he paused, waiting for
Waller to- speak.
ssII II tell you something Chol-
drawled, i little reluctant
IL intrude his advice. We . sug-
gestion., =
Tall II "a me Smith said
hesrfily n
NeiI, he said, swinging his
|cape slQWly before him like 8 pm
Edu1l1m D regulate tho hoW a hia
|M6ISEia31 were running oia
MenldnK fool with thiil