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Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29
Unpopular Especial Agents. .

Among the most unpopular people in
Dakota are the special agents who try to
earn their pay in hunting up crookedness
in land claims. The Centerville Index
says of the operations of one Of these "a
special agent Of the government named
Jsycox, has been endeavoring for menths
past to collect evidence showing the fraud
ulent character Of final proofs Of certain
land claims in the Aberdeen, Dakota land
district. Two Of the cases came up for q
hearing last Thursday. The agent took
the stand, as No other witness appeared.
He said that his witnesses had been in.
Inundated by threats. The defense put
but enc questions to him, viz if he could
swear that the house which he found On
the claim recently was the house which
was on on the claim two years ago, at the
time of making final proof which ques-
tion he answered in the negative. The
register and receiver found for the claim
ant. THIS agent seems to BE trying to
make capital for himself out of these CO.
ses. They were proved up on and the
register and receiver had accepted tie
proof. If the agent Is trying to ferret out
fraud, the time for HIM to to get As
work IN is before final proof has bssa
made Ii there is any case, he can get
witnesses ut that time
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

ElaAT years ago the democrats claimed
that Grant used the federal patronage to
carry. the election for Hayes, and that
yeas the democrats came nearer succeed
ng than at any election slnce 1856. Four
years ago Hayes was 20 snubbed and 'g-
nored by the party that he did not turn Z
hand in the use of federal patronage in
aid of the election Of Garfield and yet the
democrats were worse beaten than in the
previous campaign. This year Arthur is
somewhat soured over his defeat for re-
nomination and the federal patronage will
not be used to aid the election of Blaine.
Both parties are on their merits before the
people of the United States and the de-
cislon will be the deliberate judgment ol
the masses % between those tive parties.
The cry of fraud will no doubt be rails
ed, and the loudest cry by the party most
guilty, but the frauds will so nearly bal
ance ether that the general result will be
practically that of an honest vote.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

ls not only not friend to Bismarck but
has already bargalned away her lntsrssta
to the Yankton gang, citing q IN evi-
dence of this fact the support Of the Pssnu
and Dakotalan, the most vindictlve enc
my of Bismarck IN the territory. Ii this
be true it IS question OF little concern to
the balance of the territory except q .
political spectacle upon which dlsinter
ested people may look with curiosity, snd
with interest only so far o. the coutsn-
tion between Yankton and Bismarck may
probably affect the result Of the Pierre
convention. Yankton aud Blsmarck have
each other by the ears and lei EN- fight IL
out. The balance Of the tsrritofy may
offer a candidate that will be more salts
factory to them both thin eithsr one
conld choose.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29
THE WEEKLY. ALERT.
j. q. WARNOCK, EDITOR.

In his letter OF acceptance Cleveland
ventures one expression of hls judgment
outside Of the pis'form, aud that is that
the constitution should be 50 amended as
10 make the president ineligible TO re-
election That Is not new question nor
is it in any sense an issue between the
parties 1t SIMPLY amounts to the absurd
proposition in the American theory OF
government that the people may some
times be incapable Of choosing a proper
executive Of the nation. The man Is sup.
posed 10 be chosen to this Office for his
eminent fitness, the exercise Of winch
Wisdom and integrity this proposition
practically assumes renders him unfit,
for there would he no OCCASION Ia make a
man constitutieuslly Ineligible who had
proven himself unit. The only effect OF
such 9 constitutional amendment would
be 10 disqaaliiy those who have demon
strated themselves eminently qualified. az
they are the snly ones likely to be affect
ell hy Il. Snch proposition cannot be
na,ntained without 10 some extent ques-
,ioning the right aud capacity OF the pee
pie to govern themselves by their own
chosen rulers. The people can always be
trusted aud il tue president is SO sstisfac
tory that they want to continue him in
Office second, third or any number Of
terms Why should they he prohibited from
doing 80 and be forced to take the chan
ces OF 4 change! ta3
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

The sinking of the navy ship Talla
poosa the other day by a schooner sug-
gests the propriety of keeping our grant
~ naval heet close in secure harbors
We. do not know what day our govern
ment tnay be called upon to meet Eng.
land on the high seas and it is criminal
reckiessneas to allow our ships to 60 ou1
of the hafbor IN time Of peacs to be run
down and sunk by the wild fishing smacka
and yawls that are cruising around. The
secresary Of the navy ought TO issue IN
non clad order prohibiting akihs from use
in ntne harbor for thsre is no telling when
some careless oarsman may run into Ynd
sink navy ship that cost the government,
millions of dollars perhaps. The Ameri-
can people can no longer look in silence
upon such disregard Of the safety Of ou,
nsvy.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

made by compromise. 1t is hardly pos
sible, at least not probable, that any one
of the several candidates can secure the
appointment of majority Of the dele
gates to the Pierre convention. Mr.. Ray.
mond will no doubt have larger number
than any other but not majority of the
whole. 1t so often turns out that those
having the larger number Of votes are de-
feated in the final compromise and NOM
ination tina, as rule they may be regard
ed the most doubtful of success. The
reason for this is founded in human ma
tnre and It crops out in all contests Of this
kind. One who has strong support usu-
ally has correspondingly strong opposi-
ton. If the opposition yields to the
strong candidate it comedies everything
and the other side nothing. 1t is not in
human nature to do this consequently the
compromlse is made upon some one whose
nomination Is an equal concession on the
part Of both sides Of the contest In view
Of the present and prospective situation
at Pierre we think it safe to assume that
the candidate nominated there will be the
result of q compromise and that compro-
mise Is more likely to be upon man not
yet namedor of but little prominence as,
candidate now than upon any one
those who 60 into the convention with
strong support.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

THIS is Sunday, fact which may he
overlooked by those who are more inter-
ested in the territorial election than IN
the doctrine of election and reprobation
as taught by some pulpit expounders of
the gospel. What doth it profit man
if he gains a postofice and loses his own
soul? The local politician goeth about
like a rearing lion seeking whom he may
down at the causus. He lieth IN wait at
the street corner for the sucker and en-
ticeth HIM into the back alley to put him
onto scheme. He soweth political ln-
iquity among the grangers as the bonan-
"a farmer scattereth No. hard upon his
broad acres in the spring time. He smil-
eth on you like crocodile and clinge tn
to you like lobster. He sayeth unto
you this candidate saveth the country and
we are his landmarks. He putteth his
trust in gall and playeth you for suck
er. He tarryeth long 1t the booze and
lnviteth you to take something. At
three in the morning the booze merchant
readeth the half past eleven ordinance
and proceedeth to close up before the
night police waketh and getteth onto
him. The local politician then goeth out
upon the street. sllaketh hands with the
lamp posts and unlocketh the door OF his
domlcile with u cigar snlpe. He tum-
bleth into bed with his boots on and rls.
eth not up again until his beloved wife
turneth the ice pitcher upon hun after
breakfast. He rouseth up with head
ache and seeth the enemy like spiders
and serpents walking on nothing round
about him. His hair standeth out like
the bristles of the swine that argueth with
a dog and he compla,neth of bad taste
in his mouth. He groaneth in spirit and
is all broke up. He turneth over in his
couch and entreateth his wife to "lemme
lone" And as slumber returneth again
to his heavy eyelids in muttering accents
he sayeth to himself, "We'll get there,
Eli.'
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

GEN LoGAN's reception on his return
to Chicago last Saturday night was one
of which any American citizen might
justly feel proud. Logan is eminently a
man Of the people, and while he may be
opposed by the aristocracy and some pol
iticlans who want man whom they can
use for any political or personal purpose
the great masses upon whom Logan has
never turned his back cannot be preju
diced against him for flimzy causes or
through sinister designs. 1t IS true that
the place for which he Is nominated is,
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

some weeks ago the Atett toOA 0cC9SiOn
70 notice with little surprise the partlc-
ipation of one w. W. Brookings in the
Minnehshs county republican convention
held at Sioux Falls assuming thst II wa
"the only" Judge Breokings, the demo-
cratic candidate for delegate 70 congress
two years age, and in the somswhst ran
dom shot 1t seems We hit the judge belov
the belt, smoked HIM out Of his hole, q Il
we're. The Sioux Falls Leader. which
seems to speak frsm the book, if not BY
inspiration Of Judge Brookings himself,
feist,a t. ,pform and explsin to the Alert
that the w. W. Brookings referred II
none other than the veritable Judge
Brookings, and that "the democrats new
voted for him as democrat" The Lead
er says "He was republican when Da-
kota was democratic in 1923, and
stuck to his colors in 1866, when all the
federal office holders Johnsonized and
went over to the democrats and took the
republican central committee with them,
and it was then that this same w. w.
Brook ings organized the present republi-
can party Of Dakota, over which the ed
itor Of the Alert is so sollcitous for fear
some black sheep might enter the fold. !"
So it seems that Judge Brooklngs Is not
only of the original republicans Of the
territory but the founder Of the republ-
can party of the present That may all
be true, and we doubt not it is, and In
accordance with the doctrine of the "tinal
perseverance of the saints'' he may be
back into the party again, but not having
had any notice or intimatlon OF the PROF.
ieaps return to the fold since he went
astray as the democratic candinate against
the regular republican nominee two years
ago we not unreasonably supposed that
he was still feeding on the democratic
husks, therefore eur surprise at his ap-
pearance as member of republican
convention. 1t has only been two years
since he was ur in North Dakota going
about with lantern IN broad daylight
searching for democratic voters to elect
him to congress over Mr.. Raymond the
republican candidate. We had the pleas.
ure of meeting the Judge at that time aud
from his conversation We took him to be
q rock rooted, mountain. .buttressed, Silu-
ran mossback bourbon from way back.
But the Leader tells US now that W. W.
Brookings was republican long before
we scented the ozone of Dakota, and fur
ther that he sis republican on princl-
ple,n The idea seems to be that he is a
republican on principle and occasionally
a democrat for office.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

IT will soon require good accountant
To take the census OF candidates tor dele
gates 70 congress. Every day brings
three or four new nnes before the people
and there Is danger of some Of the older
ones being lost sight Of before the Pierre
convention meets. DR.. Bentley, of Bis
marck, and Gen. Allen, of Fargo, are the
latest additions to the number, and still
there are numerous localities where
statesmen spring up spontaneously to
hesv from. There is at least no danger
Of the Office becoming vacant for want Of
candidate. There Is more danger Of .
vacancy from incompetent occupancy. 1t
would be good thing If the people would
drop local icterests and support the best
man for the whole territory, but that IS
too good . thing to expect. We have no
right to expect legislation from congress
in favor Of local interests in the territory
and the less effort We mske for sdch leg
,slatlon the more of general interest we
may expect. We should make it the
main pnnt to secure a delegate with
mind enough to grasp the interests Of the
whole terrltsry, with courage enough to
maintain them, and then keep our war
ring factions away from Washington.
The custom has been to elect represen-
ta.ive to congress and then send down to
Washington delegations to show that our
elected delegate does not represent the
people. These factions cathaul each 9th.
er so that congress concludes that We do
net know what we want ourselves and
therefore gives US nothing. This was a
hindrance which Mr.. Pettlgrew and MIR.
Raymond have both had to contend with
and 1t is a hludrance that will mitigate
the induen :e and success Of any man
whom we may send TO Washington as
delegate in the future.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

nor keep silent He knew the republican
papers and speakers were laying for him
and would pounce upon any idea he
might express, and on the other hand the
democratic press aud speakers were on
the point of calling him blockhead for
saying nothing. Under these circum-
stances and IN this frame of mind people
should not be hard on Cleveland for for
getting to say anything about the tariff
or anything else of national issue or i'm
importance.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

From ont the Adirondack mountains
comes the letter of Grover Cleveland &C
cepting the democratic nomination for
the presidency. 1t reminds one OF the
fable by Esop Of the mountain being in
labor aud bringing forth mouse. There
was no doubt that he would accept the
nomination and there was no necessity
OF the letter on that account. 1t offers
nothing new upon or in support Of any
issue OF the campaign and Is therefore OF
no importance in that regard. It's like
the essay Of school boy, written from
hook learning without any idea of prac-
t,cal application of his book knowledge
to the subject IN hand. and with the sim
gle view Of escaping reprimand from his
teacher for failure to comply with the
rules Of the school. Over q month ago
he was formally notified Of his nomina-
,ion and his formal letter OF acceptance
has been awaited with many forebod,ngs
by the democrats and much hope by the
republicans, both of which he has disap-
pointed by saying nothing for the demo
Gratis to explain away nor anything Tor
the republicans to catch onto. 1t is a
machine document written under duress
OF a political custom and formallty which
is oil the stronger for never haylng lad
any reason COR its existence, as the candl-
date does not dare to 60 outside of the
platform adopted at the time Of the NOM
instion nor advocate any measure not al :
ready promulgated by the party mana
gers Under these circumstances 1t is no
wonder Cleveland sought the seclusion
and cool temperature of the Adirondscks
to make the sacriRcial Offering to party
,dolatry, and he no doubt set out upon
the journey with very much the same
heaviness of heart rs did the ancient
Abraham journey to Mount Moriah to
offer up his son Isaac. Cleveland would
no doubt rather have offered up as sac
riace the fatherless son Of Mrs. Halpin
than have written that letter. He was in
. position where be dare not say anything
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

THE discoveries made and theories
founded by Lieut. Greedy N his Arctic
expedition are perhaps sancient to In
duce others TO chance the perils Of the
icebergs and take the risk Of having to
make steak Of each other. His theory il
that. there is On open sea at the north
pole, baa,ng his theory upon tho fact Of
ce floating from and birds flying in tha,
direction But suppose there Is such On
open - how can II be utilized p any
advantage Of profit or pleasure I II .
not probable there is q continent or any
fertile islands in that latitude, ner that it
would ever become popular as fashion
able watering place. There might be in
stances where husbands would prefer to
send their wives there than to Saratoga
but 1t would only be devise and substi.
tute for divorce, and woman would see
through the scheme at once. Even bro
ken down politicians would kick against
being sent there unless the government
would attach some official title to their
names and salary emolument to their
mission. The uselessness of the discov-
cry and the foolhardiness of the exploring
adventure, however, Will not be likely to
put stop to such expeditions and it will
not probably be long until another crew
will be enlisted for that purpose by some
wild dreamer with more money than
brains and more ambition for fame than
reason. We would suggest that the next
crew enlisted be composed only of large,
heshy men so that when worst comes to
worst they may serve more extensive
purpose in replenishiug the cemmissary
stores. We would also suggest that dogs
be left at home for according to report
the Greeley party had to abandon their
dogs at one place and left with those dogs
several barrels of pork for them to sub
sist upon while the men sailed away
among the breakers to eat each other in
the course of time and necessity. 1t was
unfortunate that it did not occur to them
that they could kill the dogs and save the
pork for themselves, and thereby possibly
avoided the necessity of shooting the
young man Henry who could not resist
the cravings of hunger and took more
than his rations.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1884-08-29

THE contest over the nomination of Q
delegate to congress this year in the ter
ritorial rep ublican convention will be the
most spirited If not the bitterest ever
known IN the history of Dakota, as well
as the most uncertain in result. 1--WE
years ago it was three cornered fight
between the Ordwsy any Pettigrew fac
tioDs and the solid North Dakota. North
Dakota triumphed then because Petit
grew preferred to see North Dakota sue.
cessful than the South Dakota Or1way
faction in the nomination of Geo. H.
Hand. This year there is relatively the
same factional contest in South Dakota,
Pettigrew representing his own faction
and the Yankton crowd representing the
former Ordway faction. In addition this
year We will have the Black Hills and
Bisnarck factions, the latter having come
into the fsctional arena by the capital re-
moval since the last convention. Each Of
the four factions named will move heaven
and earth at the Pierre convention the
18th of next month to carry its point.
The neutral ground IN the political con-
test, that which has no friends to reward
nor enemies to punish, is northeastern
and eastern central Dakota. They have
no axes to grind nor any particular can
didate to urge. They have no special IN
terests to push through congress and con-
sequently have no Object In putting forth
u narrow gauge candidate for sectional
and local purpose. They want represen-
tative In congress who will devote his
time to measures that will enure to the
coed of the whole territory and have
nothiog to do with faction interests. They
want delegate who is not under obliga-
tion to sneeze when either Yankton, Bis
marck or Pettigrew takes snuff. They
want delegate who will labor for di-
vision of the territory on the 46th parallel,
for the opening to settlement Of the Sioux
Reservation, and the speedy survey of
the unsurveyed portions of the territory,
and one who will keep his hands off the
location of the capital, leaving that ques-
tion with the people Of the territory to
determine for themselves without con-
gressional interference two thousand
miles away. With such qualifications it
matters little to them whether the candi-
date halls from North Dakota. South Da-
kota or the Black Hills, and in the
"wreck Of matter and crash of worlds"
politically speaking, that is inevitable at
the Pierre convention, we believe such a
candidate will be nominated even though
he should have to be called to the front
from the ranks of unnamed and unseek-
Jag p.triots. There never was more
ausp,clous time in the history Of Dakota
for the Office Of delegate to seek the man
than this year
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-02
Bible Publications.

For the last thirty-four years, says
the Hartford Times, the Bible societies
of England and America have printed
over 10000 copies for each busines day.
At an outlay of about s65, 900, 900, over
las, 900 copies of the Scriptures have
been published by these two societies
since their formation in 1904 and 1916,
the dates of their respective organiza-
tions. If, as has also been estimated,
the numerous Bible societies and pri-
vate publishers have issued as many
copies, the number of copies OF the
Scriptures printed would about equal
copy for every family now living ON the
globe.
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-02
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The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1884-10-02

The most successful voudoo doctor in
Washington half fills a skillet with
water and into it drops two silver coins.
He then directs the dupe to choose one
to represent himself and the other his
enemy. While the water is made to
boil, thus making the pieces dance, the
conjurer drops in the feathers OF black
chicken. repeating at the same time a
mysterious form of words. By slyly
manipulating the vessel. he finally brings
his client atop Of his enemy, as repre-.
sented by the coins, thus satisfying him
so we'll that he willingly pays the 50
charged for the good omen.
Decorah-posten., 1884-07-23
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