He has fifty adherents who stick to him absolutely, two
hundred and fifty who listen to him with interest, and a dozen of the
smaller bosses, who pass his opinions to their followers. So he can thus
have some effect on about five hundred votes. Of course it takes more
force and popularity to do this and in this way we have a better grade
of men."
"Yes. I like Mr. Moriarty, and can understand why others do. He is so
ugly, and so honest, and so jolly. He's lovely."
"Then we get another grade. Usually men of a good deal of brain force,
though not of necessity well educated. They influence all below them by
being better informed, and by being more far-seeing. Such men as
Gallagher and Dummer. They, too, are usually in politics for a living,
and so can take the trouble to work for ends for which the men with
other work have no time. They don't need the great personal popularity
of those I have just mentioned, but they need far more skill and brain.
Now you can see, that these last, in order to carry out their
intentions, must meet and try to arrange to pull together, for otherwise
they can do nothing.
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