This was not at all the way in which he should have been addressed by an unsuccessful follower.

But underneath that frown was anxiety.
"You refer to the Democrats ?" "Naturally." "Do I understand you to attribute your defeat, then, to the tactics of the Democratic Party ?" "It is no question of supposition," Tallente replied.

"It is a certainty." "You believe that they have a greater hold upon the country than we imagine, then ?" "I am sure of it," was the confident answer.

"They occupy a position no other political party has aimed at occupying in the history of this country.

They aid and support themselves by means of direct and logical propaganda, carried to the very heart and understanding of their possible supporters.