He may make his mark, but the Inquirer isn't through with him by a long shot.

He'll be wanting other things from the city in the future." Clifford Du Bois regarded his acid young superior with a curious eye.
He knew nothing of MacDonald's private telephone message to Cowperwood; but he knew how he himself would have dealt with the crafty financier had he been in MacDonald's position.
"Yes, Cowperwood is shrewd," was his comment.

"Pritchard, our political man, says the ways of the City Hall are greased straight up to the mayor and McKenty, and that Cowperwood can have anything he wants at any time.

Tom Dowling eats out of his hand, and you know what that means.

Old General Van Sickle is working for him in some way.
Did you ever see that old buzzard flying around if there wasn't something dead in the woods ?" "He's a slick one," remarked MacDonald.