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Title: The canadian magazine of politics, science, art and literature, November 1910-April 1911
Year: 1893 (1890s)
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Subjects: Canadian periodicals
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario publishing co
Contributing Library: Toronto Public Library: Research and Reference Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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lso shows his skill in lo-cating the set of new currents ofopinion, and launching his theatricalenterprises where the stream may betrusted to carry them on to popularfavour. The Gamblers is nothingmore than an indictment against thenow discredited muck-raker, in whichis argued, rather too conclusively per-haps, that patriotism and public spiritare not the only springs of action inthis field of high moral enterprise.We are consequently reduced to theold adage of the rogues with a prayerthat they may occasionally fall outand give the honest public its due. Mr. Kleins much-raker—in this in-stance a special prosecuting attorney—is actuated we find by very peiTSonalambitions, to which he is preparedto sacrifice wife, fiiendships, loyaltyand even a fine sense of honour. Tothoroughly round out his muck-rakingpropensities, private feelines of hateand jeaJousy are introduced. Behindtlio muck-raker looms the shadow ofWaslnngton, insistent on victims toallay the popular clamour against capi-
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A SCENE FROM MAKV MAIUIALKNK, WITH iiLi;A XKTHKKSol.K ARMS KXlKNUKIi. NE\l: < KMKK IN THK IT IT.K KdLE fcal. On the other side of the case,we have a little financial group, dom-inated by a leader of spotless man-hood, forced to a technical violationof the banking law to save themselvesand their depositors from the greedymaw of the larger capitalists. It sohappens that just as they are aboutto make restitution, the authoritiesswoop down, find a JudaR among themready to betray his fellow-directors,and the net is drawn, but not untilthe representative of the much abusedfinancial group, Wilbur Emerson, gen-erously elects himself scape-goat forthe party and sets about the rescue. That virtue may not go unrewardednor matinee audiences be disappoint-ed, a love interest is developed undermelodramatic circumstances betweenthe young financier and the neglectedwife of his enemy the attorney. Cer-tain papers whieh incriminate his fel- low-directors having fallen into theprosecutors hands, he a

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