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An Hour of Defeat

           IfyouchooseyoucanpersuadethemembersofcounciltotakeconsiderablemoretimethantheyotherwisewouldinpassingtheseordinancesofthatI’msure.Idon’tknowwhetheryouknowornot,Mr.Gilgan,thoughIsupposeyoudo,thatthiswholefightagainstmeisastrikecampaignintendedtodrivemeoutofChicago.Nowyou’reamanofsenseandjudgmentandconsiderablebusinessexperience,andIwanttoaskyouifyouthinkthatisfair.Icameheresomesixteenorseventeenyearsagoandwentintothegasbusiness.Itwasanopenfield,thefieldIundertooktodevelopoutlyingtownsontheNorth,South,andWestsides.YetthemomentIstartedtheold-linecompaniesbegantofightme,thoughIwasn’tinvadingtheirterritoryatallatthetime."

           "Irememberitwellenough,"repliedGilgan."IwasoneofthementhathelpedyoutogetyourHydeParkfranchise.You’dneverhavegotitifithadn’tbeenforme.ThatfellowMcKibben,"addedGilgan,withagrin,"alikelychap,him.Healwayswalkedasifhehadonrubbershoes.He’swithyouyet,Isuppose?"

           "Yes,he’saroundheresomewhere,"repliedCowperwood,loftily."Buttogobacktothisothermatter,mostofthementhatarebehindthisGeneralElectricordinanceandthis‘L’roadfranchisewereinthegasbusinessBlackman,Jules,Baker,Schryhart,andothersandtheyareangrybecauseIcameintotheirfield,andangrierstillbecausetheyhadeventuallytobuymeout.

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