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Cowperwood and the Governor

           

           "Doyouseewhathe’supto,Hosmer?"inquiredSchryhartofHand."HeseesthatwehavehimscotchedhereinChicago.Asthingsstandnowhecan’tgointothecitycouncilandaskforafranchiseformorethantwentyyearsunderthestatelaw,andhecan’tdothatforthreeorfouryearsyet,anyhow.Hisfranchisesdon’texpiresoonenough.Heknowsthatbythetimetheydoexpirewewillhavepublicsentimentarousedtosuchapointthatnocouncil,howevercrookeditmaybe,willdaretogivehimwhatheasksunlessheiswillingtomakeaheavyreturntothecity.IfhedoesthatitwillendhisschemeofsellinganytwohundredmilliondollarsofUnionTractionatsixpercent.Themarketwon’tbackhimup.Hecan’tpaytwentypercent.tothecityandgiveuniversaltransfersandpaysixpercent.ontwohundredmilliondollars,andeverybodyknowsit.Hehasafineschemeofmakingacoolhundredmillionoutofthis.Well,hecan’tdoit.Wemustgetthenewspaperstohammerthislegislativeschemeofhistodeath.Whenhecomesintothelocalcouncilhemustpaytwentyorthirtypercent.ofthegrossreceiptsofhisroadstothecity.Hemustgivefreetransfersfromeveryoneofhislinestoeveryotherone.Thenwehavehim.Idisliketoseesocialisticideasfostered,butitcan’tbehelped.Wehavetodoit.Ifweevergethimoutofherewecanhushupthenewspapers,andthepublicwillforgetaboutit;atleastwecanhopeso.

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