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A Political Agreement

           ThisfallwewinmeandthebigfellowsoverthereinLaSalleStreet,andalltheRepublicansorDemocratsorProhibitionists,orwhoeverelsecomesinwithusdoyougetme?We’regoingtoputupthebiggestpoliticalfightChicagohaseverseen.I’mnotnaminganynamesjustyet,butwhenthetimecomesyou’llsee.Now,whatIwanttoaskofyouisthis,andI’llnotmincemewordsnorbeataroundthebush.WillyouandTiernancomeinwithmeandEdstromtotakeoverthecityandrunitduringthenexttwoyears?Ifyouwill,wecanwinhandsdown.Itwillbeacaseofshareandsharealikeoneverythingpolice,gas,water,highways,street-railways,everythingorwe’lldividebeforehandandputitdowninblackandwhite.IknowthatyouandTiernanworktogether,orIwouldn’ttalkaboutthis.EdstromhastheSwedeswherehewantsthem,andhe’llpolltwentythousandofthemthisfall.There’sUngerichwithhisGermans;oneofusmightmakeadealwithhimafterward,givehimmostanyofficehewants.Ifwewinthistimewecanholdthecityforsixoreightyearsanyhow,mostlikely,andafterthatwell,there’snouselookin’toofarinthefutureAnyhowwe’dhaveamajorityofthecouncilandcarrythemayoralongwithit."

           "If—"commentedMr.Kerrigan,dryly.

           "If,"repliedMr.Gilgan,sententiously."You’reveryright.There’sabig‘if’inthere,I’lladmit.

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