large/7264/free_press_1206_librivox_64kb_mp3/freepress_17_belloc_64kb_17
large/7264/free_press_1206_librivox_64kb_mp3/freepress_17_belloc_64kb
English
7264
Then he remembers what he was told, begins to ask questions, and finds out, of course, that money passed; perhaps, if he is lucky, he finds out which professional politician pouched the money  and even how much he took! THEN HE REMEMBERS WHAT HE WAS TOLD BEGINS TO ASK QUESTIONS AND FINDS OUT OF COURSE THAT MONEY PASSED PERHAPS IF HE IS LUCKY HE FINDS OUT WHICH PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN POUCHED THE MONEY AND EVEN HOW MUCH HE TOOK
, transferable to his son after his death. I don't know which the next one will be, but there is bound to be a case of the sort quite soon for the thing goes on continually. You will be puzzled to explain it. The explanation is that the rich man has given a large sum of money to the needy professional politician, Selah." Our worthy provincial may have heard but an echo of this truth, for it would have had, ten years ago, but few readers. He may not have seen a syllable of it in his daily paper. But things happen. He sees first a great soldier, then a well-advertised politician, not a rich man, but very widely talked about, made peers. The events are normal in each case, and he is not moved. But sooner or later there comes a case in which he has local knowledge. He says to himself: "Why on earth is So-and-so made a peer (or a front bench man, or what not)? Why, in the name of goodness, is this very rich but unknown, and to my knowledge incompetent, man suddenly put into such a position? ITH PARLIAMENT HEREDITARY POWER TRANSFERABLE TO HIS SON AFTER HIS DEATH I DON'T KNOW WHICH THE NEXT ONE WILL BE BUT THERE IS BOUND TO BE A CASE OF THE SORT QUITE SOON FOR THE THING GOES ON CONTINUALLY YOU WILL BE PUZZLED TO EXPLAIN IT THE EXPLANATION IS THAT THE RICH MAN HAS GIVEN A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO THE NEEDY PROFESSIONAL POLITICIAN SELAH OUR WORTHY PROVINCIAL MAY HAVE HEARD BUT AN ECHO OF THIS TRUTH FOR IT WOULD HAVE HAD TEN YEARS AGO BUT FEW READERS HE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN A SYLLABLE OF IT IN HIS DAILY PAPER BUT THINGS HAPPEN HE SEES FIRST A GREAT SOLDIER THEN A WELL ADVERTISED POLITICIAN NOT A RICH MAN BUT VERY WIDELY TALKED ABOUT MADE PEERS THE EVENTS ARE NORMAL IN EACH CASE AND HE IS NOT MOVED BUT SOONER OR LATER THERE COMES A CASE IN WHICH HE HAS LOCAL KNOWLEDGE HE SAYS TO HIMSELF WHY ON EARTH IS SO AND SO MADE A PEER OR A FRONT BENCH MAN OR WHAT NOT WHY IN THE NAME OF GOODNESS IS THIS VERY RICH BUT UNKNOWN AND TO MY KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENT MAN SUDDENLY PUT INTO SUCH A POSITION
large/7264/free_press_1206_librivox_64kb_mp3/freepress_17_belloc_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/7264/free_press_1206_librivox_64kb_mp3/freepress_17_belloc_64kb.flac