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An Hour of Defeat

           They’reangrybecauseIreorganizedtheseold-fashionedstreet-railwaycompanieshereandputthemontheirfeet.MerrillisangrybecauseIdidn’trunalooparoundhisstore,andtheothersareangrybecauseIevergotaloopatall.They’reallangrybecauseImanagedtostepinanddothethingsthattheyshouldhavedonelongbefore.Icamehereandthat’sthewholestoryinanutshell.I’vehadtohavethecitycouncilwithmetobeabletodoanythingatall,andbecauseImanagedtomakeitfriendlyandkeepitsothey’veturnedonmeinthatsectionandgoneintopolitics.Iknowwellenough,Mr.Gilgan,"concludedCowperwood,"whohasbeenbehindyouinthisfight.I’veknownallalongwherethemoneyhasbeencomingfrom.You’vewon,andyou’vewonhandsomely,andIforonedon’tbegrudgeyouyourvictoryintheleast;butwhatIwanttoknownowis,areyougoingtohelpthemcarrythisfightonagainstmeinthisway,orareyounot?Areyougoingtogivemeafightingchance?There’sgoingtobeanotherelectionintwoyears.Politicsisn’tabedofrosesthatstaysmadejustbecauseyoumakeitonce.Thesefellowsthatyouhavegotinwithareacrowdofsilkstockings.Theyhaven’tanysympathywithyouoranyonelikeyou.They’rewillingtobefriendlywithyounowjustlongenoughtogetsomethingoutofyouandclubmetodeath.

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