28/47 Why, if I'd been Samuel Tilden I'd have moved into the White House and dared 'em to throw me out. The Democratic Party never did have any gumption!" she concluded vigorously. "You can hardly call him a boss in the usual sense of the term." "Personally, he's certainly very agreeable," said Mrs.Martin. "You remember, Mrs.Owen, I visited your niece the last time I was home and I never saw a man more devoted to his family than Mr.Bassett." "There's no complaint about that," Mrs.Owen assented. "And Morton's a very intelligent man, too; you might even call him a student. |