Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-01-23

And then, having mildly rebuked
her, Carter Danbury leaned over and
tried to gather the dainty little crea-
ture at his side into his arms. But
she wriggled away and faced him with
a determined look in her big brown
eyes.
''I'm not a little goose" she retort-
ed, poutingly. "And father is right.
You're a man and politics is mans
game, mans duty. You ought to
pitch in-you're Republican"
"On election day." he admitted, ''but
ordinarily plain everyday business
man. And I'm no speaker. II
"That's it," she took him up quickly.
you're afraid, Carter-please-for my
sake I've told him you're sensible, a
fine man."
Danbury froWned.
''But," he argued, dearest, I 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 Il don't like being
bossed. / don't like the petty articles
these-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 infleXible
face, except his wrinkles. Danbury
sought to soothe her, but to no avail.
"Please, Carter" she persisted, "1f
you love me, try it. You-night like
it."
Gall right" he gave in, and again
leaned over towards her, this time to
meet a 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 Oldham faced
Carter Danbury the following morn
ing across his flat-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 "OracIe" spoke.
$50 my daughter persuaded you,
eh?" 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 a faddist, Colonel Thomas"
he retorted holly. 1--WE just held aloOf
from politics because-well because
wanted to keep my independence, my
ideals. But I'll stick"
"Huh!" grunted the other. II sup
pose you realize I'm the partys
Ieader?"
"Yes," was Carriers smiling re-
jQinder. 'The papers have told me
that much"
swell, they haven't told you ALL"
shot back the colonel. Il expect to
have my orders Obeyed." The colonel
pushed Il button and another man en-
tered the office. Burke. this is Mr..
Danbury. How are YOU fixed for
speakers tonight at East End hall?"
"Only yourself and Westlake so far"
answered the other, respectfully.
"Then put him o., 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'll be a
lot of foreigners there, and we want
to handle them gently. G'by."
Garter 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.
ssYou needn't pull nv coat" he thun-