"Young Honesty" - politician; being the story of how a young ranchman helped to elect his father congressman

Foreword

^ ^"\^ouNG Honesty” was not his real name, If just a nickname that was given to Dave Roberts after he had campaigned throughout southern Wyoming in behalf of his father when he ran for Congress. And the nickname was not given to Dave because he was a prig — it was the tribute of hundreds of people to a real, red-blooded American boy who spoke and acted according to his ideals, without fear or favour.

Born and bred on the Double Moon ranch. Young Honesty had joyfully accepted the prospect of succeeding to his father’s acres and herds. He loved the vastness of the plains, the thrilling adventures which came so unexpectedly when “riding the range,” and his ability to think and act in emergencies was acquired and developed in his wholesome, outdoor life.

Being young and full of enthusiasm, however, when his father ran for Congress in a determined effort to defeat the political “ring” in their

F oreword county, Dave jumped into the campaign with heart and soul, doing whatever a boy could to be of assistance. Quickly he learned the difficulties of breaking the jDOwer of a gang of politicians, and before election day he knew more than many voters of the divers methods employed by corrupt “bosses” to maintain their control and rule the people for their own selfish ends.

Aroused by the stirring campaign, the voters defeated the “ring” and Young Honesty accomjDanied his father to Washington, as his private secretary. How he fared there and on several diplomatic missions will be told in other stories.

Contents

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I Alarming Neats 11

II Polly’s Discovery 19