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Wanted — Fifty-year Franchises

           Handwasofthatorderofmindthatseessocialismasahorribleimportationofmonarchy-riddenEurope.Whycouldn’tthepeoplebesatisfiedtoallowthestrong,intelligent,God-fearingmenofthecommunitytoarrangethingsforthem?Wasn’tthatwhatdemocracymeant?Certainlyitwashehimselfwasoneofthestrong.Hecouldnothelpdistrustingallthisradicalpalaver.Still,anythingtohurtCowperwoodanything.

           Cowperwoodwasnotslowtorealizethatpublicsentimentwasnowindangerofbeingthoroughlycrystallizedagainsthimbynewspaperagitation.AlthoughhisfranchiseswouldnotexpirethelargemajorityofthembeforeJanuary1,1903,yetifthingswentonatthisrateitwouldbedoubtfulsoonwhethereveragainhewouldbeabletowinanotherelectionbymethodslegitimateorillegitimate.Hungryaldermenandcouncilmenmightbevenalandgreedyenoughtodoanythingheshouldask,providedhewaswillingtopayenough,buteventhethickest-hided,themostvoraciousandcorruptpoliticiancouldscarcelywithstandthesearchingglareofpublicityandtheinfuriatedrageofapossiblyarousedpublicopinion.Bydegreesthislast,owingtotheuntiringeffortsofthenewspapers,wasbeingwhippedintoawildfoam.Tocomeintocouncilatthistimeandaskforatwenty-yearextensionoffranchisesnotdestinedtoexpireforsevenyearswastoomuch.Itcouldnotbedone.Evensubornedcouncilmenwouldbeunwillingtoundertakeitjustnow.Therearesomethingswhichevenpoliticallyareimpossible.

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