The men carrying Trueman go to meet
them.
The climax is reached. Trueman is carried round and round the hall, the
enthusiasm of the delegates reaching the point of frenzy. Every
delegation is now in line. Without waiting for the formality of a motion
to adjourn, the convention marches from the building; its candidate at
its head.
CHAPTER XVI.
TWO POINTS OF VIEW.
On the way to the hotel after the exciting incidents of the day, which
have culminated in his nomination, Trueman has time to reflect. The
poise of a man of his sterling character is not easily disturbed; yet he
feels misgivings as to the ultimate result of the pending campaign. The
odds are so uneven. On the one side the millions of concentrated
capital, commanding the servile votes of the dependent operatives; on
the other, eternal principles, supported by a few resolute men who will
have to inspire the Nation to action.
"If I only had the encouragement of Ethel," Harvey soliloquizes, "it
would be nothing to face the foes of my country. But I must make the
fight alone. She is separated from me now by a wider barrier than ever.
As the champion of the people of Wilkes-Barre I became the antagonist of
her father, and she had no choice but to remain with him.
"And yet, at our parting, there was a tremor in her voice which told me
that her love for me was not utterly dispelled.
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