Gallagherthenext，andPeteGloversoldhardwareononesideofthestoreandAlfMcNicholsoldpaintontheother。YousoonrealizedtoothatoneofthenewspaperswasConservativeandtheotherwasLiberal，andthattherewasaLiberaldrugstoreandaConservativedrugstore，andsoon。
Similarlyroundelectiontime，theMariposaHousewastheLiberalHotel，andtheContinentalConservative，thoughMr。Smith’splace，wheretheyalwaysputonacoupleofextrabartenders，waswhatyoumightcallIndependent—Liberal—Conservative，withadashofImperialismthrownin。Mr。Gingham，theundertaker，was，asanaturaleffectofhiscalling，anadvancedLiberal，butatelectiontimehealwaysengagedaspecialassistantforembalmingConservativecustomers。
Sonow，Ithink，youunderstandsomethingofthegeneralpoliticalsurroundingsofthegreatelectioninMissinabaCounty。
JohnHenryBagshawwasthesittingmember，theLiberalmember，forMissinabaCounty。
TheLiberalscalledhimtheoldwarhorse，andtheoldbattle—axe，andtheoldchargerandtheoldchampionandallsortsofthingsofthatkind。TheConservativescalledhimtheoldjackassandtheoldarmymuleandtheoldboozefighterandtheoldgrafterandtheoldscoundrel。