Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-22
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AFTER XXXIV Continued

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ARTER XXXIV CONTINUED
ereste it!" exploded Derry. ex-
tated. mo, you create II; you
men Hike you. It's the wrongs,
n)ustices, the lnadequacies that
y ln our social system that cause
y IMITATION. The way to stop 1t
= set yourself at work removing
wrongs that cause It. What you
~ Mr.. Buckingham, you and
~ other blind supermen, Is for
&1no Abraham Lincoln to stand up
- tell you with tongue Of au.
10y that this country cannot
4 1tnue to exist half comfortable
- half.uncomfortable.
Uoclslism! - sneered Mr.. Buckingham,
3 e1fsf Common sense, Christia nifty.
+ 1ogAberliness. humanity, patriotism. a
10uafe deal-any Of those words win
s 1otss n. The United states has opened
s16e eates to the world. The poor and
G0oeossed Of all lands come here TO be
z <Ave1, to be lifted mp by our institu-
49,. Instead, we treat them as so
1 lnnek erist for our mills and factories
~ sweatslops. why, you take that
S(oo3o Jew. Rosenscweig. He Is just a
D1o of hundreds and thousands Of his
nA Aurentsky-you've never heard Of
< <U1m--but he's another example. They
/ &nH,e over here to be Americanized and
M190ad they are victimized: and you,
t&ne ~ the leading citizens of Philadei-
nk1At use all your influence to bolster
- machine that shears these men like
I&mhp. That Ii why your name Ia a hiss
- > byword down there In the wards
6here people suffer keenly and begin to
l41nk hOtly."
4 "A hiss and a byword?" Mr. Buck
lnwhRm started up, flushing. DO. you
11ean II?
<1<-sr mean IT," said Jerry solemnly..
For q moment Buckingham sat In ST.
sIence gripping the desk in front OF MN
II vsas easy to see that he considered
56ts very ungrsteful world. why,
{ tive more money to charity" he began
3 Id Jerry stopped him short.
N ssYss, you give to charity, but what
glas free workingman Of America wants
= nes charity but Justice Can you
z4oan't you get thrill from stretching
stasf 4 great. powerful arm to befriend
1kSSe strangers In our city VINO come
n es,ch masses and come SO hopefully!
= sii3ut you--you can't make people sue,
Srnsf,iI." expostulated the banker, All
~ man needs is a chance. Why. look
81 Fels and Guggenheim Ihey CANT
akSre like the others only two generations
~. and see what they did. l tell you
Al any man needs a cnance and
6enon and girls, yes. and boys ana
<Sa5pen. in block after block that are
14 aett1ng . chance-not the ghost OF
shance. Al they need. most .e OF ~, men, 4,
ninority will turn into crooks ana
r11ipsls; the majority will turn into
lSSontful, discouraged. smoiderinE
11nssss. innsmmable patches IN inc
8lana fabric, where any chance drop-
11S6 81 3 match may start conhagra-
Z SSfore soap-box stun !" snorted Mr..
Duckingham. Now listen TO me a mo
6f.~ and the financier tried to con.
S3n hinseIf with a vast and benevolent
(7once. "You are a young man or
86ak deal of promise. I've been think
- that possibly our dinerences were
Diy that you belonged to younger
1Rution and / to an older. and that
- 65Sn't quite speak the same Lam
- u own that the position IN which
aye found myself in the last lew
Shousht that. perhaps, with some ad.
= 06rt Of an alliance. You have popular
11<oB, and you could help the people
- understand me, and on the other
Innd, could help you to get what you
~ aiming at. II you are determined
~ year ambition to be Mayor, why, by
maven. Jerry. III make You Mayor
Jerry Archer flushed red. and then
'1ReW white, as white as his ruddy COM
l5exicn permitted, and his manner was
60s Of dignified but utter evaporation.
r have no ambition to be Mayor;
111aE to be Mayor, If have my way"
THAT firebrand!"
!; fssfie ie not a firebrand. He is one Of
~ most coolly determined. sanely bal
sBut-but you can't reason with
h1m'' Mr.. Buckingham's glance was
festless and excited. 1t was plain that
~ regarded Victor Robinson In the
Mnyor's chair as even a worse calamity
I'm Jeremiah Archer. Jerry. however.
~ lost the last shred Of his patience.
] q was for closing the interview at
4Gce. He was done with Mr. Bucking-
hRm--dehnitely done with him.
There Is no use of our talking any
11a4er." he announced. "You are hope
-. have not been able to make you
srstsnd have ,,Iss|s respected Wy, you land ians
nd me with treachsrous attacks.
1klch we have beaten Off successfully.
q I1&w you offer friendship again at the
<l11a of . corrupt bargain. Mr.. Buck
-. i resent the terms upon which
S13 ofRer friendship. You have no
56oney. no influence. nothing that I
Set. There was something ] meant
- yUu ior-put WIN l. III t"he
q And what is that?" demanded Buck
gAAm. standing up angrily.
~ ssXOu1l know in good time" retorted
36rfy. growing angrier with every ad-
16Hal second of time for reflection.
<Ho tried not to quarrel with you, and
&even't till you've insulted me. Mr..
11&1ngham, I suppose YOU will never
Pociate the force of what / have
4 n trying to tell you about your social
~ unless in some way the conse-
I116Nces Of some act Of yours should
nNo1u to come straight home to you
4 - exact its punishment in humiliation
II Dain, in such a way that you could
1{o0rly trace the connection between
~ cause and its effect. If 1t ever does
1870. can only say that hope II falls
D9n yourself and not upon some one
1of to you"
Very dramatic! sneered BuckinR-
6ro 'Very melodramatic. Are you
&EcDouncing a curse on me?''
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