The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, May 13, 1909, Image 5
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Here is a story of art epoch
making bottle of right against
wrong, of honesty against corrnn/i/in
nf eimn/i'/,>7u rrnrt .<cift_
ceriiy against deceit bribery and
intrigue. It is the story of today
in this Country. It vitally concerns
every man, woman and
child in the United States, so farreaching
is its influence.
The warfare is now going on?
the warfare of honest men against
corrupt political machines.
The story tells the 'inside" of
the political maneuvers in Washington
and of the workings of
bosses there and elsewhere ? how
they shape men and women to their
ends, how their cunning intrigues
ertend into the uerv social life
of the nation's capital. You will
find inspiration in the career of
the honest old southern planter
elected to the United States senate
and the young newspaper reporter
who becomes his private
secretary and political pilot. \
Your heart will beat in sympathy
with the love of the secretary and
the senator's youngest daughter. I
You will read of the lobbyists
and find that not all of them are
men. You will see how avarice I
causes a daughter to conspire
against her J other. You will hear
the note of a gripping national
tragedy in the words of Peabody,
the "boss of the senate." But
cause for laughter as well will (
not be found lacking in this truly !
many sided narrative.
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CHAPTER I.
PRACTICAL POLITICS.
That bids him flout lb? law he makes;
That bids him make the law he flouts.
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IN buoyant spirit the Hon. Charles
Norton rode up the bridle path
leading through the Langdon plan-j
tatlon to the old antebellum home- i
stead which, on a shaded knoll, over- j
looked the winding waters of the Pearl j
river. No finer prospect was to be had <
in all Mississippi than greeted the eye '
from the wide southwest porch, where j
on warm evenings the L&ngdons and
their frequent guests gathered to dine
or to watch the golden splendor of the
dying sun.
The Langdon family had long been
a power in the south. Its sons fought
under Andrew Jackson at New Orleans,
under Zachary Taylor in the
war with Mexico, and in the civil war
men of that name left their blood ou
the fields of Antietam, Shiloh, the
Wilderness and Gettysburg. But this
family of fighting men, of unselfish
patriots, had also marked Influence In
the ways of peace, ss real patriots
should. Generations of L&ngdons bad
taken deepest pride in developing the
hundreds of acres of cotton land,
whose thousands of four foot rows
planted each Apiil spread open tbe
Hon. Charles Norton, M. C.
silvery lined bolls in Jtily and August,
and tbe ripened cotton fiber, pure
white beneath tbe sun, gave from a
distance the picture of an expanse of
driven snow.
The Hod. Charles Norton had reason
for feeling well pleased with the world
as he fastened his bay Virginia hunter
to a convenient post and strode up the
steps of the mansion, which was a
characteristic Burvlvor of the "old
south," the south of glided romance
and of gripping tragedy. Now in this
second year of his first term as congressman
and a promising member of
the younger set of southern lawyers,
he had just taken active part In securing
the election of Colonel William
EL Langdon, present head of the family,
to the United States senate, though '
the ultimate action of the legislature j
had been really brought about by a >
lifelong Mend of Colonel Langdon, the |
senior senator from the state, James
Stevens, who had not hesitated to flatter
Norton and use him as a cafs paw.
This use the Hon, Charles Norton
seemed to consider an honor of large
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propositions. Not every first term
concTessmau can hope for intimacy
with a senator. Norton believed that
his work for Langdon wonld win him
the family's gratitude and thus further
bis ambition to marry Carolina, the
planter's oldest daughter, whose l>enu;
ty made her the recipient of many at*
, tentions.
A complacent gleam shone In Norton's
eyes as they swept over the fer!
tile acres of the plantation. He
: thought of the material interest he
might one day have in them if his suit
: for the hand of Carolina progressed favorably.
Suddenly his reverie was interrupted
by the voice of young Rani
dolph Langdon, a spirited lad in his
early twenties, who had just been made
plantation manager by his father.
! "Weil, how is the honorable today?"
said Randolph, approaching from the
doorway. "I didn't think a congressman
could be spared from Washington
but rarely, especially when the ?
pcrs say the country needs such a
of saving."
"Oh. this "saving your country* talk
goes all right in the 6tory books." re
plied Norton, who
. exercised considerable
influence
over the youth
/ms\ through a long
^ fit* 4 acquaintanceship
? ?' - At \f) b* frequent.
*V / Wjliyy ly taking him
lV into his confli
jjC^ ijjt dence, "but this
'Ip\0\jpfV?4ly country can take
W /MPlvA\ pretty good care
I /ii ivt ot *t8elf- ln con|]jm
Ww gresa we repre/
Ttf M sentatives put the
?' it
over on the sen^
ate, and the sen
ate hands back
fi the job to us. So
"The senate hamls what's everyback
the job." body's business
isn't anybody's, a fine scheme so long
as we have a president who keeps his
hands off and doesn't"?
"But bow about the speeches and
the bills ?" broke in Randolph. "I
thought"?
"Yes, yes; to be sure," the congressman
quickly added. "Nearly all of us
introduce these so called reform bills.
When they're printed at government
expense we send copies, carried free
by the postoffice department, to our
constituents, and when we allow the
bills to die in some committee we can
always blame the committee. But If
there's a big fight by our constituents
kill l/\f 44 *kA
u?ci iuc uui wc in ik i-'aoa uic uvuoc,
but arrange to kill It in the senate.
Then we do the same thing for the
senators. Like in every other business,
my boy," continued Norton as ' Jed
the way into the house, "it's ? gf
'you tickle me and I'll tickh
politics. And don't let amy
you about the speeches eltbei
are pretty things to mail to the \
but all the wise boys in Washin
know they aren't meant seriously. all
play acting, and there are better
actors in the senate than Henry Irving
or Edwin Booth ever were."
"I don't think my father looks at
things the way you do, Charlie."
"No? Well, maybe he doesn't now.
but he will later on when he takes his
seat in the senate. If he isn't wise
enough to play around with the rest
of the senators he won't get any bills
passed, especially any bill carrying an
appropriation or of any other particular
importance."
"What!" ejaculated the planter's son.
"Do you mean to say that if father
won't do what the other senators
want him to do they will combine
against him and destroy#bis usefulness,
make him powerle^?a failure?"
The congressman sn*.ed patronizingly
on the youth. "Why, of course
they will. That's politics, practical
politics, the only kind that's known in
Washington. You see"?
"But the leaders of the great par
ties!" cried the young plantation manager
in amazement "Why don't they
prevent this?"
"Because they invented the system
and because political party differences
don't amount to a whole lot much of
the time in Washington. "\The politicians
do most of their criticising of
the other party away from Washington,
where the voters can hear them.
But when circumstances sometimes
force a man to rise to assail the other
side in congress he afterward apologizes
in secret for his words. Or
sometimes he apologizes beforehand,
saying: 'I've got to hand out some hot
shot to you fellows just to please a
crowd of sovereign voters from my
district who have come up to Washington
to see me perform. So, of
course, I've got to make a showing.
Don't mind what I say. You know I
don't mean it, but the old fogies will
go back home and tell their neighbors
what a rip snortln' reformer I be.'"
"Is that the way you represent your
district, Norton?' asked Planter Langdon,
who at this juncture entered the
room.
"No, no, air. i>augaoa?i suuuiu ??jr
senator now, 1 suppose. I was merely
telling: Randolph how some legislators
conduct theinselTes."
The senator elect paused momentarily,
gazing at the congressman, who,
dark vlsaged, tall, black haired, broad
shouldered and athletic, was Tlaibly
uneasy at baring hja oonrersatioo,
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with Randolph overheard by the father.
"No doubt it won't be all plain sailing
in Washington for an old fashioned
man like me. but I believe in the
American people and the men they
send to congress." slowly spoke the
? ??T I. .?* ?/\? CtAt<ano
plainer. iuvics ocuaiui tvi
Instance. He has always stood for the
rights of the people. I've read all his
speeches. Just why he brought about
my election it is hard to tell, for I've
been a planter all my life except when
I fought under Beauregard. 1 feel
that he did it out of friendship, and I
simply can't say how much I appreciate
the honor. I am indebted to you.
too. congressman."
Tactfully disci ^>?g any credit for
his work, onlv id's congressional
training in ' \abled him to
refrain fr- Langdon's innocence
i. evens' slnceriwond*.
*r his election,
ne keen*coiil and resourceforced
his officeholders to
yield him parts of their government
salaries; Stevens, who marketed to
railway companies' his influence with
the department of justice; Stevens,
who was a Republican in the committee
room in Washington and a Democrat
on the platform in Mississippi;
Stevens, who had consummated the
deal with Martin Sanders, boss of seven
counties, to elect Langdon because
f*nsf#n1nAM any) elm.
vi iuo ymuia o uiwuiuucoo uuu oiuj
plklty of character,' which should make
him easy to influence and to handle In
the all Important matter of the gulf
naval base project!
The entry of Carolina Langdon and
her younger sister, Hope Georgia, gave
Norton a welcome opportunity to shift
the trend of conversation.
'Ton ladies will have a gay time In
Washington," he began, after directing
a particularly enthusiastic greeting to
Carolina. "Ton will be In great demand
at all the big affairs, and I don't
think you will ever want to come back
to old Mississippi, forty miles from a
railroad, with few chances to wear
your New York gowns."1
Carolina spoke quickly, her face
flushing at the thought of the new
vista of life now opening. "Yes, I
have always longed to be a part of the
real life of this
worid, the life of
fy?. constant action?
*1 Wfi A meeting new peof
P1? eT?7 day,
14 aW* Promlnent
Hi * people. Balls, reMi
\ fa \ ceptlons, teas,
Vi liM |J theater parties.
aL ' afternoon drives.
A plenty of money
and plenty of
IiTa.t/1 \ gayety are what
X I want I'm not
L% j'l a bit like Hope
ML J\ Georgia, who
.,a thinks these ideas
are extravagant
, because she has
(like not seen real life
V" yet"?
roast not think me
i sister* now. I have
set /en't I spent a week in
"That's enough proof. You know
all about life. I'm sure. Miss Hope
Georgia," smilingly remarked Norton.
Later, rising to join Planter Langtfon
on the veranda, where be bad gone to
smoke, the congressman gazed intently
at Carolina. "You will probably
forget your old friends when you enter
the dizzy social race in Washington."
"No, Charlie, I couldn't forget you
anyhow. You will be there too. I
shall depend on you a great deal to
take me about, unless you are too
busy making speeches and fighting
your opponents."
Again it was Norton's turn to be
Inwardly amused at the political ignorance
of the ' Langdon family.
Speeches? The first term congressman
doesn't make speeches in Washington
because no one cares what he thinks?
except the lobbyists, whose business
it is to provide new members with a
complete set of thoughts. Keither does
be have opponents?he is not considered
imDortant enoutrh bv the veterans
to be opposed.
Skillfully approaching the subject
which next to Carolina Langdon had
been uppermost In his mind during his
visit. Norton asked the senator elect
on joining him if he did not believe
that the entire south would benefit if
the plan to establish a naval base on
t tie guir was suecessruiiy carried
through.
"Most certainly I do, and, as I said
daring the senatorial fight, the whole
country as well will be the gainer," responded
Langdon.
"Don't yon think the people who
want Altacoola chosen as the site have
the best arguments?" was the visitor's
next question, the reply to which he
anxiously awaited.
"Yes, I do, from what I've already
heard, but I haven't heard very much
of what the folks who advocate other
sites have to say. So until I've heard
all sides aud made my own examination
I couldn't give any one my final
answer, but Altacoola seems to have
the necessary qualifications."
"Senator Stevens is in favor of Altacoola,"
eagerly suggested Norton.
"Yes, and that's a pretty good argument
in Its favor," responded Langdon.
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