Финансист

Chapter XIV

           Theyhadrepresentatives,benchmen,spies,toolsagreatcompany.AmongthemwasthissameSteneraminutecoginthesilentmachineryoftheiraffairs.

           Inscarcelyanyothercitysavethis,wheretheinhabitantswereofadeadlyaverageinsofarasbeingcommonplacewasconcerned,couldsuchamanasStenerhavebeenelectedcitytreasurer.Therankandfiledidnot,exceptinrareinstances,makeuptheirpoliticalprogram.Aninsideringhadthismatterincharge.Certainpositionswereallottedtosuchandsuchmenortosuchandsuchfactionsofthepartyforsuchandsuchservicesrenderedbutwhodoesnotknowpolitics?

           Induecourseoftime,therefore,GeorgeW.StenerhadbecomepersonagratatoEdwardStrobik,aquondamcouncilmanwhoafterwardbecamewardleaderandstilllaterpresidentofcouncil,andwho,inprivatelifewasastone-dealerandownerofabrickyard.StrobikwasabenchmanofHenryA.Mollenhauer,thehardestandcoldestofallthreeofthepoliticalleaders.Thelatterhadthingstogetfromcouncil,andStrobikwashistool.HehadStenerelected;andbecausehewasfaithfulinvotingashewastoldthelatterwaslatermadeanassistantsuperintendentofthehighwaysdepartment.

           HerehecameundertheeyesofEdwardMaliaButler,andwasslightlyusefultohim.Thenthecentralpoliticalcommittee,withButlerincharge,decidedthatsomenice,docilemanwhowouldatthesametimebeabsolutelyfaithfulwasneededforcitytreasurer,andStenerwasputontheticket.

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