The man smiled.
"You don't know," he said.
"Do you know?" I asked. "Have you been to the rallies and met the men and studied their methods?"
"All you have to do is to read the papers," he answered.
"I don't think so," I said. "To beat an enemy you ought to study him at first hand. You ought to find out the good as well as the bad in him. You ought to find out where he gets his power."
"Graft and patronage," he answered.
"What about the other party?" I said.
"Just as bad."
"Then what are you going to do about it?" I asked.
"Our only hope is education," he said.