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Show His Frankness Won. Tho late Senator Dolllvcr said that In politics It paid to bo frank and honest with tho people. "My predecessor in tho Benate," ho said, "was John II. Gear. On ono occasion oc-casion the prohibition spirit was running run-ning high, nud a public meeting was held, with a well. known Quaker as chairman. Gear 'was Invited to tho meeting. He accepted tho invitation. Tho old Qunkcr called him to tho platform plat-form and. said: " 'We lenrn that thou dost not belong to any temperance society nnd also that thou dost drink liquor nt thy discretion. dis-cretion. Is this true?' " 'Every word of it ls true,' replied Gear, 'but did you over hear of my doing nuythlng dishonorable?' "'Nny, Mr. Gear,' replied the old Quaker chairman 'nny, wo hnvo never heard anything else to thy discredit. Thy frankness ls more to bo commended commend-ed thnn thy habits. But thou hast not lied to us, nnd wo will support thee.' "And they did," said Senntor Dolllvcr, Dol-llvcr, "and elected htm too." Wnsh-lngton Wnsh-lngton Stnr. |