human
Politics is jobs. Jobs is friends. Friends is politics. The reason why the reformers don't get anywhere is that they have no friends in politics. They regard the people as sticky and smelly and low. Bedelia has that notion. But I love 'em! Love 'em and vote 'em!
gpt
I know your idear, Amos! But when the folks get tired of politics that is jobs and want politics that is principles, I'll open as fine a line of principles as ever was shown in this market!
human
Well--will you tell me why, Jim Nesbit?
gpt
To save his self-respect! Self-respect grows on what it feeds on, my dear, and I thought maybe if he was a judge --he looked into the anxious eyes of his wife and went on--
human
He rested his head on a hand and drew in a deep breath.
gpt
I did it primarily for Laura, he said wearily, and:
human
Mother, we might as well face it.
gpt
Is it any one in particular, Jim--
human
Oh, I may be wrong, but somehow I don't like the air--the way that Mauling girl assumes authority at the office. Why, she's made me wait in the outer office twice now--for nothing except to show that she could!
gpt
Yes, Jim--but what good will this judgeship do? How will it solve anything? persisted the wife. The Doctor let his sigh precede his words:
human
The office will make him realize that the eyes of the community are on him, that he is in a way a marked man. And then the place will keep him busy and spur on his ambition. And these things should help.
gpt
Perhaps we're both wrong. We don't know. Tom's young and-- He ended the sentence in a
human
Ho--ho--ho--hum!