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It
was
this
that
lit
forever
the
beacon
fires
of
Troy
,
that
thundered
eternally
in
the
horses
'
hoofs
at
Arbela
and
in
the
guns
at
Waterloo
.
Ideals
were
here
at
stake
--
the
dreams
of
one
man
as
opposed
perhaps
to
the
ultimate
dreams
of
a
city
or
state
or
nation
--
the
grovelings
and
wallowings
of
a
democracy
slowly
,
blindly
trying
to
stagger
to
its
feet
.
In
this
conflict
--
taking
place
in
an
inland
cottage-dotted
state
where
men
were
clowns
and
churls
,
dancing
fiddlers
at
country
fairs
--
were
opposed
,
as
the
governor
saw
it
,
the
ideals
of
one
man
and
the
ideals
of
men
.
Governor
Swanson
decided
after
mature
deliberation
to
veto
the
bill
.
Cowperwood
,
debonair
as
ever
,
faithful
as
ever
to
his
logic
and
his
conception
of
individuality
,
was
determined
that
no
stone
should
be
left
unturned
that
would
permit
him
to
triumph
,
that
would
carry
him
finally
to
the
gorgeous
throne
of
his
own
construction
.
Having
first
engineered
the
matter
through
the
legislature
by
a
tortuous
process
,
fired
upon
at
every
step
by
the
press
,
he
next
sent
various
individuals
--
state
legislators
,
representatives
of
the
C.
W.
&
I.
,
members
of
outside
corporations
to
see
the
governor
,
but
Swanson
was
adamant
.
He
did
not
see
how
he
could
conscientiously
sanction
the
bill
.
Finally
,
one
day
,
as
he
was
seated
in
his
Chicago
business
office
--
a
fateful
chamber
located
in
the
troublesome
building
which
was
subsequently
to
wreck
his
fortune
and
which
was
the
raison
d'etre
of
a
present
period
of
care
and
depression
--
enter
the
smug
,
comfortable
presence
of
Judge
Nahum
Dickensheets
,
at
present
senior
counsel
of
the
North
Chicago
Street
Railway
.
He
was
a
very
mountain
of
a
man
physically
--
smooth-faced
,
agreeably
clothed
,
hard
and
yet
ingratiating
of
eye
,
a
thinker
,
a
reasoner
.
Swanson
knew
much
of
him
by
reputation
and
otherwise
,
although
personally
they
were
no
more
than
speaking
acquaintances
.
"
How
are
you
,
Governor
?
I
'm
glad
to
see
you
again
.
I
heard
you
were
back
in
Chicago
.
I
see
by
the
morning
papers
that
you
have
that
Southack
public-service
bill
up
before
you
.
I
thought
I
would
come
over
and
have
a
few
words
with
you
about
it
if
you
have
no
objection
.
I
've
been
trying
to
get
down
to
Springfield
for
the
last
three
weeks
to
have
a
little
chat
with
you
before
you
reached
a
conclusion
one
way
or
the
other
.
Do
you
mind
if
I
inquire
whether
you
have
decided
to
veto
it
?
"
The
ex-judge
,
faintly
perfumed
,
clean
and
agreeable
,
carried
in
his
hand
a
large-sized
black
hand-satchel
which
he
put
down
beside
him
on
the
floor
.
"
Yes
,
Judge
,
"
replied
Swanson
,
"
I
've
practically
decided
to
veto
it
.
I
can
see
no
practical
reason
for
supporting
it
.
As
I
look
at
it
now
,
it
's
specious
and
special
,
not
particularly
called
for
or
necessary
at
this
time
.
"
The
governor
talked
with
a
slight
Swedish
accent
,
intellectual
,
individual
.
A
long
,
placid
,
philosophic
discussion
of
all
the
pros
and
cons
of
the
situation
followed
.
The
governor
was
tired
,
distrait
,
but
ready
to
listen
in
a
tolerant
way
to
more
argument
along
a
line
with
which
he
was
already
fully
familiar
.
He
knew
,
of
course
,
that
Dickensheets
was
counsel
for
the
North
Chicago
Street
Railway
Company
.
"
I
'm
very
glad
to
have
heard
what
you
have
to
say
,
Judge
,
"
finally
commented
the
governor
.
I
do
n't
want
you
to
think
I
have
n't
given
this
matter
serious
thought
--
I
have
.
I
know
most
of
the
things
that
have
been
done
down
at
Springfield
.
Mr.
Cowperwood
is
an
able
man
;
I
do
n't
charge
any
more
against
him
than
I
do
against
twenty
other
agencies
that
are
operating
down
there
at
this
very
moment
.
I
know
what
his
difficulties
are
.
I
can
hardly
be
accused
of
sympathizing
with
his
enemies
,
for
they
certainly
do
not
sympathize
with
me
.
I
am
not
even
listening
to
the
newspapers
.
This
is
a
matter
of
faith
in
democracy
--
a
difference
in
ideals
between
myself
and
many
other
men
.
I
have
n't
vetoed
the
bill
yet
.
I
do
n't
say
that
something
may
not
arise
to
make
me
sign
it
.
My
present
intention
,
unless
I
hear
something
much
more
favorable
in
its
behalf
than
I
have
already
heard
,
is
to
veto
it
.
