Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-05-08
DOINGS FOR DAKOTA.
John Smith IN Trouble-Thc Har
rlson Bill Dead,

rlson Bill Dead.
Special Correspondence Of the ISrEn.OcEAN.l
WASHINGTON, May Alive been and
gone and done it again. ! feel like the
fellow who never opened his mouth but
complimenting Judge Clifford and Mr..
Day for their friendly ways of working
and their cooperation III matters before
congress, and now they are both giving
me sheol. They say that they are merely
on friendly terms, but that they are po-
lltical rivals, and have nothing in COM
mon. Although they give me this bluff,
and both abuse me for disappearing
them, I know that I'm right about their
being chums in a certain sense anyway.
I've seen them togethera great deal, and
other oftentimes. If they are political
enemies it only goes to show how
"deadful d%eceivin'" these men who are
in politics may be. They are like law
yers who swear at each other and shake
their fists in court, and then go and
drink together after the suit is over. l
have been surprised to have both ofthese
gentlemen go for me within the last
week. AS they both swear political en-
nifty, and assert that they have nothing
in common, politically, ] suppose they
must know. And, at any rate, it is we'll
to "give the prisoner the benefit of the
doubt They ought to know how they
feel towards each other better than any
| other fellow, hence we will conclude
that when they say that they like each
other, and that each Of them is Il gentle
man, they are both lying, and hope that
they won't find each other out. Fact is,
the more / see of men here i'm Washing
ton, the more | decide that don't know
AMY, nc tI,o,,, ,,1,uf tl,ox, ~, ,,,Jo ~
Senators will stand up and deride each
other. Representatives will swear that
the country is going to ruin because
their fellow members are ~rascals. and
then they will go the theater or ballroom
together, and fairly hugand kiss to show
how loving they can he. It's enough to
make ny IN tired. I'm a western boy,
and may be greener than l think, but il
Mr.. Day and Judge Clifford are not
friends politically, a. well as socially,
then appearances have gotten the best of
their apologies; and two boxes of cigars.
Judge Clifford is an earnest worker.
lie has done good service for the terri
tory. ! hope that he is Il candidate for
renomination, and that he will receive
another stewardship from the people for
two years. lie is able and popular. AS
yet he will not say positively that he is
Il candidate, but l believe that he is.
observe that the Bismarck Journal
thinks that the trouble with the Democ-
racy of the territory is that it is not al
organized body. and that that accounts
for all the kicking which is done here
before congress on all measures. From
my standpoint of observation the nlggel
in the woodDile appears to me Just III Tho
same manner That is the whole trouble
There are several members of the Dem.
ocratic party of Dakota who come here
and act as though they felt the entire re
sponsibility of the present and future o
Dakota to he resting upon their shout
ders. They believe themselves to be no,
only leaders, but the leaders of theil
party. This makes it bad for them ant
for the people. hope that tho next ter
ritOrial convention will decide who il
who and what is what.
The Harrison bill has crept into ii.
little grave and been soddel oyer by
partisan vote in the house committee
"Sic transit, gloria %senatori, ct stati.'
That word 'stati" isn't as good Latin Il.
Mr.. Julius Caesar used to speak, but il i:
expressive.
The present national outlook is no
favorable to the Democratic party. There
has been too much of u scramble after
the offices. In every town in this cOun,
try there is a set of angry Democrats
You see every town has Il John Smitl
who was appointed to be postmaster
while OH Jones was disappointed, ant
all of his friends were also chagrincd
The Jones will never forgive the Smiths
and their friends are also implacable
and senators because the office Went t.
Smith instead Of to Jones. IN turn, III,
senator's II congressman are argr
with the president because he has no
distributed more spoils than he has done
Result. the Democratic party is splittin.
its gizzarl over the offices. Sad, bu'
true. Dakota Democracy is q fair sam
pie. Behold how pleasant il is for breth
rem to dwell together in unity. Alas, foI
the brethren who dwell in swearity ant
damnity and cussity.
All Of the presidential postotlices il
the Hills are 10Y filled with Democrats
and. yet they are not happy. The new
land districts are troubling the souls o
the Democratic patriots out there. Tn
trouble is, there are not enough offices
to go around. If it were not for TIN
fourth class p~ostoilices there would he
sorry lot of patriots throughout all til,
land, from Dan to Bcersheba.
The recent visit of Messrs. Templetol
and Mcdonald. of Pierre, to the nationa
capital was made partly for pleasure an,
partly for business. They have returnc,
to Dakota with a higher appreciation o
Mayor Mcclure than ever. 1t is paten
to everybody who comes here that Me
!, Donald has done good and faithft,
service.
Hon. NJ. II. Day has returned to Spring
field, Dakota. and thence to his home !:
Tyndall. lie has important legal case
which call for4lis personal attention, an
he will be obliged to remain in Dakot
at least a month. His absence will b
made use Of by those who can only pla,
when the eats away. Mr.. Day has file.
a great many papers with the congres
Isional committee. showing the concur
renee of many leading Democrats OF tn
territory, in his charges against Ordwa,
Johnson. l do not know what defens
, MI. Johnson has made or is making. |
seems that he claims to he a member O
!, the committee, while the chairman an,
leading members of the committee sa,
he is suspended, pending the progress G
the investigation. 1t is Il very prett.
fight, all around.
Mr.. Boynton, who is Johnson's prir
=. cipal advisor and assistant. says that MI
johnson has not been affected by til
charges made by Mr.. Day, but that Il
. has been strengthened by them. II
says that Mr.. Johnson will soon return t.
: Washington, and that he will sit with til
committee. and then 1t will be demon
strated that he is u member and an &C