from
carrying out their partisan measure only by the ominous demonstration of
the laboring men in all sections of the land.

Now, the greatest election ever held in this country is on; the forces
have met on three occasions and know each other's methods; they know
also that the result of the vote at this election will decide the future
of the country--it will continue to be a Republic in fact as in name;
or, if the Plutocratic party dominates, the dynasty of the first emperor
will be established.

The Chicago Auditorium is selected as the quarters of the Plutocratic
contingent. The corridors of this magnificent hotel are crowded night
and day by throngs of visitors. Men from every state are there to
consult with the campaign committee. The grim visaged chairman of the
finance committee, Anthony Marcus, is always at his desk in an inner
room. Millionaires troop into his presence in a ceaseless stream; they
come with their bankbooks in hand and after a short interview with the
Powerful One, they depart, reassured that their millions are safe. They
pay their tithe to the Protector of American Plunderers.

Anthony Marcus is in many ways a remarkable man; he is exempt from the
imputation of being a little man in any sense. His ideas are daring;
they can contemplate the debauchery of the Senate; the purchase of the
President, and the disruption of the Supreme Court; they cannot stoop to
the committal of petty larceny. So every dollar of the funds raised for
the expenses of the campaign is spent in purchasing votes or in buying
off dangerous leaders of the opposition.

As fast as the funds are received they are distributed, and the method
of their final disposal is outlined by the great moving spirit. He seems
to possess infinite power of grasping the minutia of politics. None of
his lieutenants dares to misappropriate the funds turned over to him.
All know that their master has a disagreeable faculty of unexpectedly
asking for an accounting.

"We will win by a margin of thirty-one votes in the Electoral College,"
Chairman Marcus tells every one who inquires as to the probable result.
"This figure is based upon the canvass I have had made in the doubtful
states; it will not vary from the count by one vote."

It is impossible to get the chairman to give an amplified statement as
to which he considers the doubtful states and as to how the canvass has
been conducted.

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