I
A GENTLEMAN
FROM MISSISSIPPI
By THOMAS A. WISE
Novelized From the Play by Frederick R. Toombs
I
Here is a story of an epoch
making battle of right against
wrong, of honesty against cor
ruption, of simplicity and sin
cerity against deceit, bribery and
intrigue. It is the story of today
in this country. It vitally con
cerns every man, woman and
child in the United States, so far
reaching is its influence.
The warfare is now going on
thewarfare of honest men against
corrupt political machines.
The story tells the "inside" of
the political maneuvers in Wash
ington and of the workings of
bosses there and elsewhere how
they shape men andwomento their
ends, how their cunning intrigues
extend into the very 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 sen
ate and .the young newspaper re
porter 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.
You will read of the lobbyists
Mnd find that not all of them are
men. You wilt see how avarice
causes a daughter to conspire
against her 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.
CHAPTER L
PRACTICAL POLITICS.
That tofda biro flout the law he makes;
That blda blm make the law he flouts.
-Kipling.
IN buoyant spirit the Hon. Charles
Norton rode up the bridle path
leading through the Langdou plan
tation to the old antebellum home
stead which, on a shaded knoll, over
looked the winding waters of the Pearl
river. No finer prospect was to be had
In all Mississippi than greeted the eye
from the wide southwest porch, where
on warm evenings the Langdons and
their frequent guests gathered to dine
r to watch the golden splendor of the
dying sun.
The Langdon family bad long been
power in the south. Its sons fought
under Andrew Jackson at New Or
leans, under Zachary Taylor in the
war with Mexico, and in the civil war
men of that name left their blood on
the fields of Antletam, Shlloh, the
Wilderness and Gettysburg. But this
family of fighting men, of. unselfish
patriots, had also marked influence in
the ways of peace, as real patriots
should. Generations of Langdons bad
taken deepest pride in developing the
hundreds of acres of cotton land,
whose thousands of four foot rows
Dlanted each April spread open tbo
Hon. Charles Norton, if. C.
silvery lined bolls In July and August,
lid the ripened cotton liber, pure
white beneath the sun, gave from a
distance the picture of an expanse of
driven snow.
The Hon. Charles Norton had reason
for feeling well pleased with the world
as be fastened his bay Virginia hunter
to a convenient post and strode up the
steps of the mansion, which was a
characteristic survivor of the "old
south,'' the south of gilded romance
and of crlDDlnc tragedy. Now in this
.--.ml year of his first term as con
gressman and a promising member of
the younger set of southern lawyers,
be bad Just taken active part In se
curing the election of Colonel William
H. Lanmlon. present heaa or tne rami-
ly. to the United States senste. though
the ultimate action of the legislature
had been realty brought about by
lifelong friend of Colonel Langdon, th
COPYRIGHT, 1909. BY THOMAS A. WISE
senior senator from the state. James
1 Stevens, who had not hesitated to flat- J
, tor Norton and use him as a cat's paw. I
This use the Hon. Charles Norton I
i seemed to consider an honor of large
propositions. Not every first term
congressman can hope for intimacy
with a senator. Norton believed that
bis work for Langdon would win him
the family's gratitude and thus further
his ambition to marry Carolina, the
planter's oldest daughter, whose beau
ty made ber the recipient of many at
tentions. A complacent gleam shone in Nor
ton'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
Tor the hand of Carolina progressed fa
vorably. Suddenly his reverie was In
terrupted by the voice of young Ran
dolph Langdon, a spirited lad in bis
tarly twenties, who had Just been made
plantation manager by bis father.
"Well, how is the honorable today?"
said Randolph, approaching from the
doorway. "I didn't think a congress
man could be spared from Washing
ton but rarely, especially when the pa
pers say the country needs such a lot
of saving."
"Oh, this 'saving your country' talk
goes all right In the story books," re
plied Norton, who
exercised consid
erable influence
over the youth
through a long
a c qualntanceshlp
and by frequent
ly taking him
into bis confi
dence, "but this
country can take
pretty good care
of itself. In con
gress we repre
sentatives put the
job of saving it
over on the sen
ate, and the sen
ate hands back
the job to us. So
"The senate hands
back tte Job."
what's every
body's business
Isn't anybody's, a fine scheme so long
as we have a president who keeps bis
hands oft and doesn't"
"But how about the speeches and
the bills?" broke in Randolph. "I
thought'
"Yes, yes; to be sure," the congress
man 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 postofllce 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
over the bill we let it pass the house,
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 he led
the way Into the bouse, "It's a case of
'you tickle me and I'll tickle you' in
politics. And don't let any one fool
you about the speeches either. Tbey
are pretty things' to mall to the voters.
but all the wise boys In Washington
know they aren't mennt seriously. It's
nil play acting, and there are better
actors In the senate than Henry Ir
ving 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 be will later on when be takes bis
sent in the senate. If be 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 particu
lar Importance.
"What!" ejaculated the planter's son.
"Do you mean to say that if father
won't do what the other senators
want blm to do they will combine
against him and destroy bis useful
ness, make hlra powerless a failure?"
The congressman smiled patroniz
ingly on the youth. "Why, of course
they will. That's politics, practical
politics, the only kind that's known in
Washington. Ton see"
"But the lenders of the great par
ties!" cried the young plantation man
nger In amazement "Why don't tbey
prevent this?"
"Because tbey invented the system
and because political party differences
don't amount to a whole lot much of
the time In Washington. The polltl
clans do most of their criticising of
the other party away from Washing
ton, where the voters can hear them.
But when circumstances sometimes
force a man to rise to assail the other
side in congress be afterward apolo
gizes in secret for bis words. Or
sometimes be. apologizes beforehand,
saying: 'I've got to band out some hot
shot to you fellows just to please a
crowd of sovereign voters from my
district who have come up to Wash
ington to see me perform. So, of
course, I've got to make a showing,
Don't mind what I say. Tou know I
don't mean It, but the old fogies will
go back home and tell their neighbors
what a lip snortln' reformer 1 oe.'
"Is that the way you represent your
district Norton r asked Planter Lang
don, who at this Juncture enteied the
room."
"Ko. no. Mr. Langdon-I should say
senator now, I suppose. 1 was merely
telling Randolph how some legislators
conduct themselves."
The senator elect paused momentari
ly, gazing at the congressman, wno,
dark visaged, tall, black haired, broad
shouldered and athletic, was visibly
uneasy at having his conversation
with Randolph overheard by tne la
ther.
"No doubt it won't be all plain sail
ing in Washington for an old fash
ioned man like me, but 1 believe in the
American people and the men they
send to congress." slowly spoke the
planter. "There's Senator Stevens, for
Instance He has always stood for tne
rights of the people. I've read all his
speeches. Just why be brought about
my election It Is bard to tell, ror l ve
been a planter all my life except when
I fought under Beauregard. I reel
that he did it out of friendship, and I
simply can't say how much I appre
ciate the honor. I am indebted to you,
too, congressman."
Tactfully disclaiming any credit for
his work, only Norton's congressional
training In repression enabled him to
refrain from smiling at Langdon's. In
nocence, bis belief In Stevens' sinceri
ty and bis wonder over bis election.
Stevens, the keen, cold and resource
ful, who forced bis officeholders to
yield htm 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 commit
tee room in Washington and a Demo
crat on the platform In Mississippi;
Stevens, who bad consummated the
deal with Martin Sanders, boss of sev
en counties, to elect Langdon because
of the planter's trustfulness and sim
plicity 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.
"Tou ladles will have a gay time in
Washington," he began, after directing
a particularly enthusiastic greeting to
Carolina. "You will be In great de
mand 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,"
Carolina spoke quickly, ber 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
world, the life of
constant action
meeting new peo
ple every day,
and prominent
people. Balls, re
ceptions, teas,
theater parties,
afternoon drives,
plenty of money
and plenty of
gayety are what
want I'm not
bit like Hope
eorgia, who
thinks these ideas
are extravagant
because she has
"I'm not a bit like not seen real life
"op Georgia." yet"
"Carolina, you must not think me
'only your little sister now. I have
seen life. Haven't I spent a' week hi
Jackson ?"
"That's euougb proof. You know
all about life. I'm sure. Miss Hope
Georgia," smilingly remarked Norton.
Later, rising to join Planter Langdon
on the veranda, where he had gone to
smoke,' the congressman gazed Intent
ly at Carolina. "You will probably
forget your old friends when you en
ter the dizzy social race in Washing
ton." "No, Charlie, 1 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 b
inwardly amused at the political Ig
norance 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. Neither does
be have opponents he is not consld
ered Important enough by the veterans
to be opposed.
Skillfully approaching the subject
which next to Carolina Langdon bad
been uppermost in bis mind during bis
visit Norton asked the senator elect
on jolniug blm If be did not believe
that the entire south would benefit If
the plan to establish a naval base on
the gulf .was successfully carried
through.
"Most certainly I do, and, as I said
during the senatorial flgbt the whole
country as well will be the gainer," re
sponded Langdon.
"Don't you think the people who
want Altacoola chosen as the site have
the best arguments?" was the visitor's
next question, the reply to which be
anxiously awaited.
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"Yes, I do, from what I've already
heard, but I haven't beard very much
of what the folks who advocate other
sites have to say. So until I've beard
all sides and made my owu examina
tion I couldn't give any one my final
answer, but Altacoola seems to have
the necessary qualifications."
"Senator Stevens Is In favor of Alta
coola," eagerly suggested Norton.
"Yes, and that's a pretty good argu
ment in Its favor," responded Lang
don. Norton now excused himself, plead
ing an appointment with a client at a
neighboring village. Waving farewell
to Carolina and Hope Georgia, who
Stood at a window, be rode away.
"The old man is sure to be all right"
be muttered. "He leans toward Alta'
coola and believes in Stevens. He'll
lean some more until be falls over Into
the trap. There's a fortune in sight
within reach. Langdon has faith in
his friends, He won't suspect a
thing."
Still another thought occurred to the
Hon. Charles Norton. "Stevens elect
ed Langdon out of friendship," be
chuckled gleefully. "That will be well
worth telling in Washington."
(Continued next week.)
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