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The New Administration

           "Didn’twemakeaplainbargaininregardtothis?Youhadallthemoneyyouaskedfor,didn’tyou?Yousaidyoucouldgivemetwenty-sixaldermenwhowouldvoteasweagreed.You’renotgoingtogobackonyourbargain,areyou?"

           "Bargain!bargain!"retortedGilgan,irritatedbecauseofthespiritoftheassault."Iagreedtoelecttwenty-sixRepublicanaldermen,andthatIdid.Idon’town’embodyandsoul.Ididn’tname’emineverycase.Imadedealswiththemeninthedifferentwardsthathadthebestchance,andthatthepeoplewanted.I’mnotresponsibleforanycrookedworkthat’sgoingonbehindmyback,amI?I’mnotresponsibleformen’snotbeingstraightifthey’renot?"

           Mr.Gilgan’sfacewasanaggrievedquestion-mark.

           "Butyouhadthepickingofthesemen,"insistedMr.Hand,aggressively."Everyoneofthemhadyourpersonalindorsement.Youmadethedealswiththem.Youdon’tmeantosaythey’regoingbackontheirsacredagreementtofightCowperwoodtoothandnail?Therecan’tbeanymisunderstandingontheirpartastowhattheywereelectedtodo.ThenewspapershavebeenfullofthefactthatnothingfavorabletoCowperwoodwastobeputthrough."

           "That’salltrueenough,"repliedMr.Gilgan;"butIcan’tbeheldresponsiblefortheprivatehonestyofeverybody.SureIselectedthesemen.SureIdid!ButIselectedthemwiththehelpoftherestoftheRepublicansandsomeoftheDemocrats.

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