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A Political Agreement

           "Atfirstherejoicedheartilyinthistitle,ashedidinagoldanddiamondmedalawardedhimbyaChicagobreweryforsellingthelargestnumberofbarrelsofbeerofanysalooninChicago.Morerecently,thenewspapershavingbeguntopayhumorousattentiontobothhimselfandMr.Tiernan,becauseoftheirprosperityandindividuality,heresentedit.

           Therelationofthesetwomentothepresentpoliticalsituationwaspeculiar,and,asitturnedout,wastoconstitutetheweakspotintheCowperwood–McKentycampaign.TiernanandKerrigan,tobeginwith,beingneighhorsandfriends,workedtogetherinpoliticsandbusiness,onoccasionspoolingtheirissuesanddoingeachotherfavors.Theenterprisesinwhichtheywereengagedbeinglowandshabby,theyneededcounselandconsolation.InfinitelybeneathamanlikeMcKentyinunderstandingandapoliticgraspoflife,theywere,nevertheless,astheyprospered,somewhatjealousofhimandhishighestate.Theysawwithspeculativeandsomewhatjealouseyeshow,afterhisunionwithCowperwood,hegrewandhowhemanagedtoworkhiswillinmanywaysbyextractingtollsfromthepolicedepartment,andheavyannualcampaigncontributionsfrommanufacturersfavoredbythecitygasandwaterdepartments.McKentyabornmanipulatorinthisrespectknewwherepoliticalfundsweretobehadinanhourofemergency,andhedidnothesitatetodemandthem.

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