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The Power of the Press

           Ishouldliketoknowwhattheothereditorsthinkofit,andhowthecitycouncilitselfwouldfeeltowardit."

           Cowperwoodnodded."Certainly,certainly,"hesaid."Withpleasure.IwouldnotcomehereatallifIdidnotfeelthatIhadaperfectlylegitimatepropositiononethatthepressofthecityshoulduniteinsupporting.Whereacorporationsuchasoursisfacinglargeexpenditures,whichhavetobefinancedbyoutsidecapital,itisonlynaturalthatweshouldwishtoallayuseless,groundlessoppositioninadvance.Ihopewemaycommandyoursupport."

           "Ihopeyoumay,"smiledMr.Haguenin.Theypartedthebestoffriends.

           Theotherpublishers,guardiansofthecity’sprivileges,werenotquitesogenialasHagueninintheirapprovalofCowperwood’sproposition.Theuseofatunnelandseveralofthemostimportantdown-townstreetsmightreadilybeessentialtothedevelopmentofCowperwood’sNorthSideschemes,butthegiftofthemwasadifferentmatter.Already,asamatteroffact,thevariouspublishersandeditorshadbeenconsultedbySchryhart,Merrill,andotherswithaviewtodiscoveringhowtheyfeltastothisnewventure,andwhetherCowperwoodwouldbecheerfullyindorsedornot.Schryhart,smartingfromthewoundshehadreceivedinthegaswar,viewedthisnewactivityonCowperwood’spartwithasuspiciousandenviouseye.

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