At the State House -- Senator Ward's appeal / Hamlin Garland -- The mercy of death -- The Gods arrive / William Allen White -- The need of money / Booth Tarkington -- The dying boss / Lincoln Steffens -- The reputable old gentleman is Mayor / Alfred Henry Lewis -- Woes of an alderman -- Some favours granted / Elliott Flower -- To the seats of the mighty / David Graham Phillips -- An honorable merchant / Robert Herrick.
