Cowperwood and the Governor

           APublic-service-commissionlawmight,ipsofacto,havebeenquietlypassedatthissession,ifthearbitraryfranchise-extendingprovisohadnotbeenintroduced,andthisonthethinexcusethatsonovelachangeintheworkingschemeofthestategovernmentmightbringabouthardshiptosome.Thisredoundedtooobviouslytothebenefitofoneparticularcorporation.ThenewspapermenasthickasfliesaboutthehallsofthestatecapitolatSpringfield,andessentiallywatchfulandloyaltotheirpaperswerequicktosensethetruestateofaffairs.Neverweretheresuchhawksasnewspapermen.Thesewretches(employedbysniveling,mud-snoutingnewspapersoftheopposition)werenotonlyinthecouncilsofpoliticians,inthepayofrivalcorporations,intheconfidenceofthegovernor,inthesecretsofthesenatorsandlocalrepresentatives,butwerehereandthereinoneanother’sconfidence.Apieceofnewsarumor,adream,afancywhisperedbySenatorSmithtoSenatorJones,orbyRepresentativeSmithtoRepresentativeJones,andconfidedbyhiminturntoCharlieWhite,oftheGlobe,orEddieBurns,oftheDemocrat,wouldinturnbecommunicatedtoRobertHazlitt,ofthePress,orHarryEmonds,oftheTranscript.

           Allatonceadisturbingannouncementinoneorotherofthepapers,nooneknowingwhenceitcame.NeitherSenatorSmithnorSenatorJoneshadtoldanyone.NowordoftheconfidenceimposedinCharlieWhiteorEddieBurnshadeverbeenbreathed.

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