Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1919-07-09

heated1y forced his way into the com
mittee room, and with blazing eyes
confronted Colonel Thomas. - 7
= Colonel Thomas" he began, "what
Is the trouble around here7 What have
/ done e - - = :.
aWhat have You done?" 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
lucky to get ten votes in the Fourth
district. We're spending thousand
dollars today to deny your state
ments." ~
ITO deny your AmericanismY de-
manded Carter, and he now turned
wrathfully towards the candidate.
"Why not call a spade spade? See
here, You call yourself statesmen. I
call you traitors. You're afraid to &C.
knowledge the country who gave you
birth. who gives you living, t. back
1t up to the full, just because it might
lose you votes. You're yellow-yel-
lower than those poor people whose
votes you're after. They're Americans
every one Of them. And they're glad
of It. They, or their forbears came to
this country to seek liberty, to seek the
right to live and enjoy our freedom.
And now they're proud of it-they,
who have been here months-while
you. who have enjoyed those rights all
your lives, and your people before you,
haven't courage enough to protect the
country that protects you. Who's the
worse-they with their hopes, their
ideals, or you who turn your backs
upon the hopes and ideals your fore
fathers fought for and left to your
keeping7 Where's your Americanism
the Americanism Of courage, Of de-
cency, Of truth? And now, Colonel
Thomas, you didn't want me to enter
this campaign-afraid I wouldn't stick.
But I'm just beginning to see my duty
Il want to stick-I demand the right
to stick. And call upon the members
of this committee to sustain me with
their votes. Do I get them-or not?'
At the end Of the table tall, white
haired old man, who stroked his brist-
ling white Toatee, rose and raped for
order. - he bent his full gaze on
Danbury.
"You d." he answered, sharply, and
then the corners of his mouth quiv-
cred. "Gentlemen of the committee,
the son again is father to the man. I
was the one who pulled his coat last
nf0hf onS 7 III oh b.
knowledge it. Either we're Americans,
or we're God only knows what-and
prefer the former" He turned to Dan
bury. "Years back, sub, my grand
fathers father gave him his swo'd.
Keep this, my son. says he, AN
nevah use it except foah two pur-
poses, eithah t. kill some beastly enc
my, or t. kill yoself foah not DOM it,
An If had that swo'd now, sub, I'd
feel mighty tempted t. use it on my
self. But I'll do tn next best thing"
He turned again to the committee.
"Gentlemen, I move tn committee ex-
tend risin' vote Of invitation to ouah
friend, Mr.. Danbury, Mr.. Carter DAN
bury-American, t. speak at tn big
meetin' at tn Academy tonight. What's
youah pleasuah?"
As the members of the committee
rose to their feet, en- masse, the colonel
turned his back on them and motioned
to Danbury to come to him.
you've seen tn vote, Carter" he
whispered, laying his hands affection.
ately on the young mans shoulder.
"And you know what it means. But"
and his voice sank lower still, "come
up t. tn house t. dinner before you 20.
Dorothy-might like to have YOU"