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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1910-03-24, Page 7• 'JUN W1NtirtIAM T,[MI)8, MARCTI 24 lUitl e New ,17a,y©r Brace 03$ 6./1 3r'oid urst's Successful Ploy Y T Yat ON ftL FtS a C'd,J lug the chief reasons for' bis'• success. Tall, stout, square of jaw, square of brow, hard r'' mouth, he seemed to dominate his very surroundings and to exhale a rough forcefulness that car- ried all before it. His physiognomy was essentially that of the born fighter as well as leader — the man that nei- ther gives nor asks quarter. From the days when as a ferry ticket seller he had laid the foundations of his later for- tunes , by "knoeldng down fares," up through his va- ried career as policeman, con- iractor, politician and boss, he had fought itis way ever to the front by that same force, backed by 0. bulldog pluck. a genius for organization and a mentality wholly devoid of scruple and conscience. It could not be said of Richard Hor- rigan that his morals were bad. He simply had no morals at all. By con- tact with men of higher culture than bis own he had lost his early incorrect- ness and vulgarity of speech. His dom- ineering roughness of manner he had no wish to lose. It was by far too vat- ,lnble an asset. "Good morning, Mr. Wainwright" began Ilorrigau, with a breezy fa- miliarity, as he strode into the library, quite unabashed at finding himself in the presence of the dreaded finance Ling. "I'm a bit ahead of time, but"— He'. stopped short, with a grunt of rage. Itis eyes had• fallen on Phelan. Bristling like a plucky terrier at the onset of a mastiff, the alderman stood his ground. giving the boss glare for glare. And so for a moment the enemies faced each other. a.S}MaP/�..,Rt,,I6W?J91DNIMST O72a. •many.a good hour's time I've saved by it. Who's your friend?" "Mr. Gibbs of Gibbs & Norton. Mr. • Gibbs. this is Alderman Phelan." "Of the Eighth," amended Phelan. "Only man to carry Ills ward last eleo- •tion runntn' independent. Pleased to 'meet you, Yes, sir, I ran independent, and I win, as \Waluwright here can tell you. Horrigan s out against me this 'year, and he's got carried away by some fool idea that he can down me next campaign." "Can he?" asked Gibbs politely, bored. "Can he?" roared Phelan, his close .,clipped hair a -bristle: "Can he? Can Alderman Phelan. chesty Dick Horrigan down Alderman .Jimmy Phelan? Well! Nothin' to it, son. When I'm through with Dick Horrigan he'll have worried himself se :thin they'll have to wear glasses to •shave him. I'll bury him so deep this 'fall that they'll nevem' find him till they :start diggin' a subway to ChIna." "You seem pretty confident," observ- ed Gibbs. "Confident? Why not? Why not I ask you? Why wouldn't I be confident? ?%s there a voter in the ward --black, jwhite, yellow or greenhorn—that I can't call by his first name and ask , after .;all his children by name? Is there a 'voter in the ward I haven't staked to coal or outings or bail or booze? Is there? If so, name him to me. Put a name to slim. They're my friends 'twelve months of every year, not just .at election time. Horrigan, indeed! Say, if he starts runnin' any man in 'my ward he'll have to sight him by a tree to see if he's makin' any progress or not. Horrigan, hey?" "Come, come, alderman," interposed Wainwright. "Why don't you and Horrigan smoke the pipe of peace? Why"— "The only pipe me an' Dick Horrigan 'will ever come together over will be a yard of lead pipe, an' my fist will be at one end of that an' his thick head at th' other." ` "But," remonstrated Wainwright, "he is a strong man. Is it safe to fight him?" "Why isn't it? He's got to come into the Eighth to lick me, and he'll be about as strong there as a barkeep's in- fluence With the Prohibition party. Besides, I like a fight. I'm the original `Stop, look and listen' signal at Trouble station. I"— "As a personal favor to me, alder- man," wheedled Mr. Wainwright in his most persuasive manner, "won't you make a friend of Horrigan?" "I'd gladly oblige you by makin' a fine, fashionable; roilickin' funeral of him, but friends—friends"— "But if I asked him here to meet you wouldn't you try to ,be cordial to him?" "I sore would—as cordial as a bank- rupt to a rent collector. He'd be as . pretty near es weiconle as a brokeei leg." "I'lo sorry you look at it that way, alderman, beeauNe I've asked him to- , tiny." "']'o come hero.? Quit ;your,joshio';" "Lilt he cloveri't know he'll moo you." "'tq' 1101 never find it obi., for inn , on my tv:l,1 1'd sooner Meet n l fade from th' rn rt what hnspitai.+. "Of eonrse. if ycu"re'c:711y -afraid o`' "Afraid of Itini ' `'united Ile lee, , cotLing to n t"tai Nloil at ala (1001' n::1 thru ,••glucal,;, to tilt' ntldalt' of room ".\t' •._11 tale': 31ua: u . ): an I'll 'alral to tar•° ' and 1'11 meet lint tvliis pleasure jt,: ' to ;show yon iftt ft lit*- As toe. - "Mr, Ilnrrigatt!" rtitn+' file hurler% 1Itneniml'eneee. l't'trll lite tle'esh;lt 1 The me Y,rt. 1.t!i„t..,,M ;'.i ltitf•:t Meta teas out: elm carried In ills For a moment the enemies laced each otlu r, CHAPTER III. ORRIGAN was first to break the tense silence. "What's this here for?" he growled. indicating Phelan with a contemptuous jerk of the head and addressing no one in particular. "Ask your friend Wainwright,” grunted Phelan, with equal roughness. "I—you see," began Wainwright con- riliatiugly, "I didn't like to see two such first rate chaps at odds with each other, so 1 wanted to bring you to- gether here to"— "Oh, you did, did you?" sneered Hor- rigan. "And what did Phelan say to that little plan?" "I said," snapped. Phelan before his host could reply—"I said I'd see you in --- first!" "Same here, twice over!" said Hor- rigan. "But," interposed Wainwright coax- ingly, "is there no way"— "No," retorted Horrigan, his deep voice rumbling far down in his throat. "There isn't. Look here. Phelan! I'm out for your scalp, and I'm going to get "Come on, look for it!" crowed Phe- lan, fairly hopping up and down in rage and excitement- "Come a-runn1n'1 An' while you're huntin' my scalp don't overlook one bet. I'm after yours!" "Mine, you little shrimp! Why"— "Yes, yours, Horrigan, you cur. You're pretty chesty an' 'strong stand- in'.ou the top of the organization, but you're no bloomin' statue of Liberty. You can be torn down, and here's the man who's goia' to do the tearin'. Me—Alderman Jimmy Phelan of the Eighth!" "Let it go at that for now. You'll wake up in the fall. when the elec- tion"— "Let it go at that for keeps. I"— "lir. Wainwright" broke off Horri- gan, 'if this was the business you wanted to talk over with me here"— "It isn't," assured the thoroughly un- comfortable financier. "Ohl Then we can get down to real business perhaps when this fellow's gone:" "That lets m lets out," observed Phelan e cheerfully as he picked up his hat. "G'by, Mt: Wainwright. G'be', Mr. Gibbs. Horrigan, "But you'll stay to lunch, alderman, won't you?" urged Horrigan, with an effort at cordiality that deeeived no one. "No, thanks," replied Phelan, "When the curtain's down and the orchestra's gene hernia I do'l't need no usher to poke me in the ribs to tell inc the show's Ont As for stayin' to break bread with .Dick S'orrigan,t'd . seeneri have a folly little grub fest With Whey's poison sues& Goodby, all. Horrigan, at for you, some day I'll cross two stleks of dynamite under yeti and you'll scatter 'se wide that the inquest over your tr'ilticat remains will have to bo • lield•in fourteen counties." "I am so sorry, Mr. Horrigan, that this should have happendd in my house," said Wainwright as the irate alderman stalked out, leaving the boss staring after him In dumb fury. "I meant it for the best and"— "Mr. Wainwright," interrupted Hor- rigan, venting his pent-up wrath on his dismayed host, "this old world of ours is white with bones of failures, of fools, of deadbeats. In other words, of folks who 'meant it for the best,' Now let's get down to business." "First let me introduce Mr. Gibbs, fie"— "G lad to meet him, but he'll excuse ale when 1 say I never talk business when there's a third party around. Na offense. Mr, Gibbs. Just wail: out and take a loot: at the view, like a good boy, won't you? Thanks." flibbs, at a warning look of appeal Nein Wainwright. checked the angry retort that sprang to his lips, turned on Itis heel and walked out. Horrigan, who had observed the glance"ex'Cliang=y- ed between the two men, grudgingly' attempted too• soften the effect of his; Iwusgneness. "1 didn't mean to snub your friend,", said he, "but Phelan riled me, and I' took it out on the next man I spoke to. What on earth set you to having Phe-: lan here to meet me for, anyway?" "Just as I said, I wanted to win him over to us. We will need every strong man we can get this fall. We"— "Yon know a lot about finance, Mr. Wainwright. But you're a rank out- rider in politics or you'd never have made such a break. I can't compro- mise with Pbelau even if I wanted to. I3e's stood out against me, and I've got to smash him. If he could defy me and get away with it, other leaders would think they could do it, too, and in less than no time the organization would be split up into a dozen factions, and 1'd be down and out. Understand? I've got to look out for discipline if I'm to hold the place I've won, ,When a man in the organization starta fight against me, I must down him. There's no turning back. That's why I'm boss. Every man in the crowd knows he's got to obey me or fight me and that if it's fight it's•a battle to the death. And he's the man who does the dying, not I. Now, you understand? So we can get to business. What"— But business ,seemed this morning fated to many interruptions. The lat- est came in the form of Judge New - roam who, bustling into the room with all his customary pompous dignity, suddenly stopped in his tracks and wilted at sight of the boss. , "Good morning, Mr. Ilorrigau," said •the judge ingratiatingly, wriggling un- der the boss' glower. "I hope I'm not here too early and that Mr. Wain- wright has interceded for"— "For your renomination?" queried Elorrigan, speaking as though to a dis- graced servant. "If that'swhat you're here for you might have spared your- self the trouble. What I told you be- fore still goes." "But, Mr. Horrigan, consider how, long I've been on the bench, and"— "And it's time you got your nose out of the feed bag and gave some one else a chance. You are"— "I'm growing old, Mr. Horriganr pleaded the thoroughly cowed judge. "How can I go back to law practice and compete with younger men? Be- sides, Mrs. Newman declares"— "I can't help that," returned Horri- gan, quite unmoved. "You've had your share. We've got to look out for our own active workers—for the men we can count on to do the right thing." "But. Mr. ,Horrigan," protested the judge. "I always try to do what is right." "I said 'the rigbt thing; " corrected the boss. "See the difference?" "Excise me, judge," intervened Wainwri'rhr "If you'll leave this mat- ter 's, 0 ',ands, I will try to convince Mr. i.l,n r,gan of your fitness. Just leave it all to Inc." "Oh, thank you so much, Charles!" cried the relieved judge. "I'm sure I can count en yoti. Mrs. Newman will be so grateful. Well, I won't detain you any longer. Goodby." "Goodby, judge," answered Wain- wright tolerantly. "Goodby, Mr. Horrlgan," went on Judge Newman, with effusion.. A grunt from I:Iorrigan, wile had turned his broad back on the visitor, was the only reply, and the judge de- parted to bear the message of hope to Mrs. Newman. "Have you any special objections to Newman?" asked Wainwright "NO," said Horrigan, "except I think perhaps there's men who Can do better by us. You know how mach it means sometimes to have the right judge' han- dle your case." "I think at 'a. pinch we tan manage Newniati, 'ind" r-- "61I, It it 19 a favor to yon, ail right D'ut it doesn't do those jndiehtry fel- IOWA any harm to keep theta guessing' a*hile. It taints lent and teaches 'eni to in nd-sort of keeps them in their 3 YEARS hC STLON 3 Fi.axes Little Dii;estelrs-- Entirely Cured It was a lucky day for Mr.. Payn, whose portrait appears below, when he saw a "Kittle Digesters" advertise - went in the paper, for it marked his first step on the road to health, Road what ho says about it himself; King, Ont., Nov. 12, 1900. Till; CoLEnfart MEDICINE Co. Gentlemen,— Having suffered for three years with Indigestion, .nothing could relieve me, having seen your advertisements in the' paper for "Little Digesters," took three, was entirely cured. T feel con- vinced that anyone suffering with same will not fail to try "Little Digesters." PHILIP PAYN, Junior. "Little Digesters" are dainty little tablets compounded of the purest and best ingredients for tate relief of stomach troubles. They are positively guaranteed to euro oven chronic Cases of Indigestion or Dyspepsia or money will be refunded. In little red boxes -25c, from your druggist or by mail from Coleman Medi- cine Co., Toronto. 34 ;Tr the point I'In getting at: As t%OQni "i1.4 election Is safely over the Borough Street railway will apply for a trail - Oise for a car line from. Black avenue to Dash street along the river front," "i seer nodded :Ilorrigau. "And, as you own the City Surface line and as that is the Borough Street railway'e worst rival, you want the Borough's franchise bill killed when it comes be fore the board of aldermen." "You're wrong. To paraphrase your own words, you know a lot about pelt. ties, I want the Borough Street rail- way's franchise granted, and I want the franchise to be perpetual." "But I don't see what your driving at. If you intend to merge the Borough Street railway with your own City Sur- face line its charter will become void." "I don't mean to merge them. I own both roads, and I run them separately." "The — you do!" "That's a little surprise, eh? I haven't made any parade of it. I just went quietly to work, through Gibbs, and bought up a majority of the Bor- ough stock. Now don't you see how the granting of the franchise and the news that I control the road will work ,when they, are made known?" "Sure! It'll send that stock sky high. You'll scoop in a million or two." "A million or two" echoed Wain- wright scornfully. "Nearer"— "Hold on!" interrupted Horrigan. "What's that noise?" E -le had jumped to bis feet with an alacrity that was surprising in so large a man and was listening intently. "That clicking?" asked Wainwright. "Oh, that's only the private wire in my office." "Private .wire? Any operator?" "Of course. Why?" "Suppose he should happen to be listening to us?" "Who? Thompson? Absurd!" "I don't know. I'd rather"— "Nouseuse. It's Thompson, my pri- vate secretary, a man who's been with me nine years. I trust him as"— "But I don't. I don't trust anybody. Send him into some other room." "I can't. In' his absence some im- portant message might come. and if be wasn't there on the very moment to transmit it to me I might lose thou- sands. He's all right if ever a man 'vas. I trust him implicitly." "Oh, all right, then. Go on with what you were saying." "I want the Borough Street railway franchise made perpetual. Catch my drift?" "Sure, But the papers and the prop- erty holders will make a big kick." Boss Horrtgan. places, you know. And now won't you tell that butler of yours not to let uS be disturbed?" Wainwright complied, and the twee settled down to their deferred talk. "How about the election this fall?" began the financier. "We're already growing; but, just be. tween yon and me, it's going to bo a hot fight. The people at large seem to be a little sore on the organization. Al few deals lately have been a little raw, `and some of the papers are kicking Good.Lord! If it wasn't for the news- papers what a -cinch a. boss would hav9 in running a city! It 'd be like taking pennies from a baby's bank. But"— "Then you think there is some doubt 'about the election?" "I wouldn't go so far asthat. It'll be a tussle; but with plenty of cash and the right man for mayor—mark ate, I say 'and the right man'—we ought to win." "The woods are full of 'right men," replied Wainwright. 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Beware of itmitationa et Dr, Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. Ask for it and insist os'getting wiat, rMi rektor.. It is put up in a yellow wrapper, three pine trees the trade •tnark, and the price 2$ cents. Matteretl:red oitly by The T. Milburn Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. Alwyn Bennett. "Let them. They'll soon get hoarse and have to rest their throats. As long as we get the votes what do we care if"— "Yes, yes!" agreed the boss impa- tiently. "That's all right, but what 1 want to know is, How does all this concern me?" Horrigan threw himself back in his chair, uptilted cigar in one corner of his mouth, thumbs in waistcoat arm- holes and eyed his host quizzically. Wainwright did 'not even pretend not to understand. Still, instead of giving a direct answer he went on with seem- ing irrelevance: "I am a public spirited citizen. I be- lieve civic welfare would suffer by any change in municipal administration, so to keep the present party in power I am willing to donate to it $200,000 to- ward election expenses." "That sounds pretty good ns far as it goes, but maybe you didn't hear some- thing I asked yon a minute ago. What. I want to know is, How does all this concern me?" "I'rn coming to that. As 1 said, 1 am a public spirited citizen. I'm also a good friend—such n good friend that I'm always glad to put my friends on to anything in the market that looks particularly promising. Suppose 1 car= ry for your account at the market price (that's 03 just howl MOW shares of Borough Street railway stock?" "Well?" "If that frauclise is granted. Bor- ough steel, will go up at least ''X) points Within tivo days, '1'ilt,t would clear up for you n profit of --let's set.+ --about $375,000." 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