Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-10-03
HOD STRAIT ON HIS TRAVELS.

He Calls "a Council of Uar Ansony the
Faithful IN Redwood County.
REDWOOD FALLS, Sept. Is, 1878.
To the Editor of the Globe.
Major Strait arrived here to-day, and i'm
mediately called council of war at Mr..
Wallen's Office to estimate his majority in
land officers, postmaster Bill Kelly, and lit
tie Dick, the banker. Wallen was called to
the chair the same that thought he was
running for judge last falD. Wallen is great
Oh the chair, as it gives him an oppor-
tunity to display his oratorical powers, and he
took this opportunity to impress his great
ness on the Major. He said that he was sure
that Redwood county was all right for 800
majority for the Major. 1t was true that
some time ago it looked little blue when
SO many of the Republicans went over to
the Greenbackers, but since his (Wallen's)
letter declining to be candidate
for judge of probate on the Republican
ticket the party had gained strength enough
to warrant the prediction that Redwood was
good for 300 majority. He warmed up and
knit his ponderous brows and raised his
white and beautifully tapered hand, lifting
his eagle eyes to the ceiling, and his cabbage
ed: l completely annihilated the Green
back party in Redwood county, when l
said in my letter that it was the last ditch of
political degradation. He sank exhausted,
amid the applause of his hearers, and little
Dick, the banker, took ths first opportunity
to say that he thought, with reasonable
amount of money, judiciously expended, the
country could be carried for the major.
| Little Dick and our county attorney have
| been the Majors discussing officers. The
| Major said he found that the Dutch were
| going back on him, and that the Norwegians
were shaky, and that he feared he could not
control the Irish as he had done before. In
fact the whole district seemed to be yearn-
ing to hug the rag baby, and the damned
brat kept up continual squat and never
seemed satisfied. 1t had gobbled up the
whole State of Maine, and was still asking
for more. He expected to see every man
that was in favor of National banks anG
| twenty-four per cent. interest rally to hit
support.
Little Dick tic banker thought that ST. 900
would completely strangle this cussed rag
baby in Redwood. By this time Wallen had
SO far recovered as to offer his services tc
stump the upper counties for hard money
high interest and the Major. All he would
ask was expenses. The little banker (aside)
judging from his canvass for himself las
fall, think he had better call on Poehler fol
expenses, if he speaks this fall. It was final
" arranged that the great Wallen should de
liver few of his hard money speeches ant
that little Dick the banker should
disburse as usual. Then the Majo
and his friend adjourned to Joe'
saloon. The Major called all the boys up te
drink strait whisky. They jingled glasses
and drank. Some of the boys observed tina
now they would be obliged to vote for har,
money, as they had drank hard whisky
One fellow said that he would be damned
first. Just then he got punch under tn
ear that sent Linn to grass. The Major ant
his friends slid out, fully satisfied that tn
money just spent was good investment.
From there the Major went to the lam
office and proceeded to assess them for ex
penses. There was some squirming, bu
they dare not refuse, for they ha
the example of Col Smith, VIII
was turned out of this land office by Strai
for refusing to pay an assessment of 1915 fo
election purposes. So they came down an
the Major and his friends spent the evenin
in drinking STRAIT whisky and congratulat
ing one another on the splendid prospects {
Redwood County. GREENBACKER.