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Chapter 29

           "I’veheardhimmakeacampaignspeech. Itwassocleverlystupidandunoriginal,andalsosoconvincing,thattheleaderscannothelpbutregardhimassafeandsure,whilehisplatitudesaresomuchliketheplatitudesoftheaveragevoterthatoh,well,youknowyouflatteranymanbydressinguphisownthoughtsforhimandpresentingthemtohim." 

           "IactuallythinkyouarejealousofMr.Hapgood,"Ruthhadchimedin. 

           "Heavenforbid!" 

           ThelookofhorroronMartin’sfacestirredMrs.Morsetobelligerence. 

           "Yousurelydon’tmeantosaythatMr.Hapgoodisstupid?"shedemandedicily. 

           "NomorethantheaverageRepublican,"wastheretort,"oraverageDemocrat,either. Theyareallstupidwhentheyarenotcrafty,andveryfewofthemarecrafty. TheonlywiseRepublicansarethemillionnairesandtheirconscioushenchmen. Theyknowwhichsidetheirbreadisbutteredon,andtheyknowwhy." 

           "IamaRepublican,"Mr.Morseputinlightly. "Pray,howdoyouclassifyme?" 

           "Oh,youareanunconscioushenchman." 

           "Henchman?" 

           "Why,yes. Youdocorporationwork. Youhavenoworking-classnorcriminalpractice. Youdon’tdependuponwife-beatersandpickpocketsforyourincome. Yougetyourlivelihoodfromthemastersofsociety,andwhoeverfeedsamanisthatman’smaster. Yes,youareahenchman. Youareinterestedinadvancingtheinterestsoftheaggregationsofcapitalyouserve." 

           Mr.Morse’sfacewasatriflered. 

           "Iconfess,sir,"hesaid,"thatyoutalklikeascoundrellysocialist." ThenitwasthatMartinmadehisremark: 

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