The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1919-01-07
Father to the
Man
@9
BY ARcHEY CAMERON NEW
Copyright, 1918. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate)
'Bosh, you dear IIttIe goose r

I'm not a little goose" she retort-
ed, poutingly. "And father is right,
You're man and politics is q mans
game, mans duty. You ought to
pitch in-you're Republican"
"On election day." he admitted, "but
ordinarily a plain everyday business
man. And I'm no speaker. II"
That's it," she took him up quickly.
You're afraid, Carter-please-f my
sake. I've told him you're sensible,
fine man."
Danbury frowned.
But" he argued, dearest, can't
take orders. l don't like" He hest
tated, fearful lest he might offend this
daughter of Colonel Reuben Thomas,
the big" boss. II don't like being
bossed. | don't like the petty articles
politicians resort to to get
votes"
But it's necessary" she argued
back. There must be leaders,"
Danbury smiled When Dorothy
Thomas looked like that she reflected
every feature of her fathers infexible
face, except his wrinkles. Danbury
sought to soothe her, but to no avail.
Please, Carter" she persisted, IF
you love me, try it. You-might like
it."
"All right" he gave in, and again
leaned over towards her, this time to
meet delicious kiss full upon his lips.
But mind now, all I'm to do is to offer
my services. I'll not be to blame if
they refuse them and-I hope they
will"
A keen-eyed youngish old-man faced
Carter Danbury the following morn
ing across his fiat-topped desk and
stroked his bristling white goatee, as
he listened to the other attentively.
They were closeted alone in the inner
sanctum of the campaign headquarters
Of civilian Westlake, the Peoples
Choice for United States Senator"
Then the ''oracle" spoke.
so my daughter persuaded you,
chi? queried the Republican leader,
severely. "See here, young man, you
can't take up this business as a fad
Once in love, you have to stick"
Something in the colonel's tone
stung Danbury to the quick and he
leaned over the desk angrily.
I'm not faddist, Colonel Thomas"
he retorted hotly. I've just held aloof
from politics because-well because 1
wanted to keep my independence, my
ideals But I'll stick"
"Huh % Oruntod tho othor SET c,,v
pose you realize I'm the party's
leader?''
YES" was Carriers smiling re-
joinder. "The papers have told me
that much"
swell, they haven't told you ALL"
shot back the colonel. II expect to
have my orders obeyed." The colonel
pushed button and another man en-
tered the Office Burke, this is Mr..
Danbury. How are you fixed for
speakers tonight at East End hallY"
'Only yourself and Westlake so far"
answered the other, respectfully.
"Then put him on, too" ordered the
colonel crisply. Then as the other re-
tired from the room, he turned again
to Danbury. "Be there at eight. And
mind, don't get rambunctious, young
Teller. Use diplomacy. There'n be a
lot of foreigners there, and we want
to handle them gently. G'by."
Carter Danbury was facing his first
political audience, and yet he felt
cooler than he had expected. He had
followed the candidate, Westlake, who
now sat behind him, on the stage, with
Colonel Thomas, wiping his perspiring
brow and Sinking grandiloquently at
the sea of upturned faces. And much
to Carriers surprise, as he proceeded,
he was frequently applauded. This
added to his courage and he now lean
ed over to deliver his final philippe.
"And, fellow Americans" he grated,
this is an American age. There can
be no divided allegiance. We have
come to the day when there shall be
an American race, an American nation
for Americans only. We shall pre-
serve our high ideals Sacredly, and to
those who are not with us in spirit,
/ say, we say get out Mr.. Westlake
stands for the principle pass prosper
ity around but we don't propose to
pass it around the world. And we
don't propose, therefore, to allow those
men upon our shores who will accumu-
late fortune here by the grace of our
institutions and then spread it abroad
To those who visit our shores with that
end in view, there can be but one
greeting, Keep out"
Danbury felt several tugs at his
coat from behind and, wheeling about,
took the assembled politicians by sur
prise.
you needn't pull my coat" he thun-
dered, then waved his hand towards
the vast audience. "My remarks are
intended for Americans, and / know
there is not an American out there
who doesn't echo that thought. And
if there is one who is not American
present, 1 say to him get OUT Cen
tlemen, pledge our candidate to full
support of true Americanism in con-
gress."
Danbury turned to resume his seat
and was struck with the angry tenor
of the crowd on the stage. What had
he said? What had he done? Then
alater. as he left the hall, his cheerful
farewell to Colonel Thomas was an
sswered by a surly grunt.
The next morning he was still at sea
Awhen Dorothy informed him that her
afather had refused him admission to
tthe house.
He hurried to campaign headquar.
aters and was told Colonel Thomas
scouldn't see him-the committee was
lin session. where was he assigned
Ito speak that night?" he inquired, and
twas surprised to learn he was on the
blacklist. "WhyY he demanded. The
'clerk couldn't tell him. Then Danbury
heatedly forced his way into the com
mittee room, and with blazing eyes
confronted Colonel Thomas.
Colonel Thomas" he began, what
is the trouble around here? What have
done?"
"What have you done7" echoed
Westlake at the other end of the room.
<'Too blame much. You've ruined me
After that fool speech of yours I'll be
I lucky to get ten votes in the Fourth
district. We're spending thousand
dollars today to deny your state
tments."
ITO deny your Americanism?" de
manded Carter and he now turned
wrathfully towards the candidate.
''Why not call spade a spade? See
here, you call yourself statesmen.
call you traitors. You're afraid to ac-
knowledge the country who gave you
birth. who gives you living, t. back
it up to the full. lust because it might