The Press., 1919-02-06
Father to the
 Man
"Bosh, you dear little goosew
By ARcHEY CAMERON NEW


 Syndicate)
 ."Bosh. you dear little goose"
 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 man and politics is mans game, a mans duty. You ought to pitch in-you're a Republican"
 "On election day." he admitted, but ordinarily plain everyday business man. And I'm no speaker. I-T
 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 drowned.
 "But," he argued. dearest, I can't take orders. I don't like" He hesi- tated, fearful lest he might offend this daughter of Colonel Reuben Thomas, the "big" boss. "I don't like being bossed. don't like the petty artifices 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 inf1exible face, except his wrinkles. Danbury sought to soothe her, but to no avail.
 Please, Carter" she persisted, If you love me, try 1t. You-might like it."
 "All 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 old-man faced Carter Danbury the following morn ing across his fat-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 Westake, the Peoples Choice for United States Senate or" Then the "oracle" spoke.
 "So my daughter persuaded you, eh?" queried the Republican leader, severely. See here. young man, you can't take up this business as fad. Once in love, you have to stick"
 Something In the cOlonels 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 l wanted to keep my independence, my ideals. But I'll stick"
 Huh" !" grunted the other "I SUD- pose you realize I'm the party's leader?'
 "Yes," was Carter's smiling re- joinder. "The papers have told me that much"
 "Well, they haven't told you all," shot back the colonel. "I 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 hall?'
 "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 feller. Use diplomacy. There'll be 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 smirking grandiloquently at the sea of upturned faces. And much to Carters surprise. as he proceeded, he was frequently applauded. This added to his courage and he now lean ed over to deliver his final philippic.
 And, fellow Americans" he orated, 'this Is an American age. There can be no divided allegiance, We have come to the day when there shall be an American race, m American nation for Americans Only. We shall pre- serve our high ideals sacredly, and to those who are not with us in spirit. l say, we say get out Mir. Westlake stands for the principle pass prosper ity around but we don't propose to pass 1t around thA 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 1 know there is not an American out there who doesn't echo that thought. And If there is one who is not American present. l say to him get out Gen tlemen. l pledge our candidate to full