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Capital and Public Rights

           Cowperwood,thereisn’tanythingyoucandoforme.Youdonotunderstandme,andIdonotunderstandyou.YoucannotunderstandmebecauseIamanhonestman."

           "Yegods!"repliedCowperwood."Thisiscertainlyacaseofself-esteemandgreatknowledge.Goodafternoon."

           ShortlythereafterthemayorwasapproachedbyoneMr.Carker,whowastheshrewd,cold,andyetmagneticleaderofDemocracyinthestateofNewYork.SaidCarker:

           "Yousee,Mr.Lucas,thegreatmoneyhousesoftheEastareinterestedinthislocalcontesthereinChicago.Forexample,Haeckelheimer,Gotloeb&Co.wouldliketoseeaconsolidationofallthelinesonabasisthatwillmakethemanattractiveinvestmentforbuyersgenerallyandwillatthesametimebefairandrighttothecity.Atwenty-yearcontractismuchtooshortatermintheireyes.Fiftyistheleasttheycouldcomfortablycontemplate,andtheywouldpreferahundred.Itislittleenoughforsogreatanoutlay.Thepolicynowbeingpursuedherecanleadonlytothepublicownershipofpublicutilities,andthatissomethingwhichthenationalDemocraticpartyatlargecancertainlynotaffordtoadvocateatpresent.Itwouldantagonizethemoneyelementfromcoasttocoast.Anymanwhosepoliticalrecordwasdefinitelyidentifiedwithsuchamovementwouldhavenopossiblechanceatevenastatenomination,letaloneanationalone.Hecouldneverbeelected.Imakemyselfclear,doInot?"

           "Youdo.

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