Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-20
John SMITH"
Dakota Men and Dakota Measures
Considered.

Oakotd men ana UaKoCa measures
Considered.
Special Corr. spon ience Of the IxrEs.OcEAxl
WASHINGTON, Feb l6.-The Iowa and
Dakota News Bureau talks to upwards
Of 100000 people weekly. 1t is having
its influence upon legislation. and also
upon the morality and decorum Of the
alleged Democratic leaders nf Dakota.
Washington Is long way from home,
hut when the eyes Of fearless reporter
are on the boys. they feel like Shrinking
int" themselves and singing small. Even
Fatty Of Lincoln county, has lost
part Vt In, fancy stra.ldlc and .trus.
1t may be that the territory will be
divided during this ses,i,n "f c"rg. 70.
II l. quite likely that that will be done.
But i, is not likely that the territory,
n"r half "f it, will he aJnl,tteL u, the
U'''"n. The senate has spoken in no
uncertain tones. hut the h,u.. will not
l'a-s the bill. II the house were 4, pas.
the ACT ns it come. from the senate the
president would veto ii. H. w.n,li do
tha.. not be,..u.e he is au iii III. and
nigh, lr drf,m,r, il, 'sS by the v.,,cs of
Dakota. hut he w.n,hi veto i, bee Use l,e
Is human; amt human hmi,,g. in Amer
lch like to get iutn the white hu,loc, und
s,"y there as long rs possible.
The senators from Dakot, are entitled
to seats in the senate, and the senate
accords them that right. They also have
II right to vote III the senate. The house
will not permit them to exercise that
~. 1t is SIMPLY question Of politi-
Cal brute 'nrce. The strongest body
commits crime upon the weaker body.
That is the whole svry.
The Sioux rcservat,O, will DO opened
TO settlement before long. The bill will
hasten along, and will be signei one OF
these fine days before you renliz.i it.
The people Of the Hills and all along tho
river will be under great obligations to
McManima, tho Pierre Press matt. His
etlcctiyc organic tton and his nntiring
energy have been manifested daily in
that matter, and success il about to
come. II is All enforced success, but it
is success. Let it TO remembered,
when all'is over, to whom honor il due.
| Col. Thompson. OF Bismarck, is still
stul,ifying himself. Tho old gentleman
ought not to be allowed 10 como here,
in his do,agc, and cast reflections upon
his honorable career. His mind
lacks stability. lie changes hls opinions
Il. no doc. hi. frie.d.hip. md oa,nlit,cs.
Senility has crcpt upon him unco,,-
sciously. and no Is next 10 that condition
of mind which precedes eoltsninR Of the
brain. His children ought not 70 allow
hm to me here and injurc himself in
the scramble ano jos,le for place, fame
old man is being used 10 further the ends
Of others, and ls doing himself no good.
i.- deserves sympathy. I like him and
am sorry for him. I am informed that
he signs his name to some documents
us Chairman of the Peoples Indepen.
dent. Democratic Republican Territorial
Comnittcc." II seems to me that that
is 10 ridiculous that it ought to awake
the pity Of I'LL who once knew the colo.
mel as q man OF strong mind a. we'll a.
body.
II Ordway is still furnishing brains fox
Bnynton they must be cf an inferior
quality. Bovnton looks and acts more
s,upiily than ever. think he still has
access to the funds of the gang, for he Is
fat and seems well fed. But he is cer-
tainly a- stupid u1 he we'll can I've. and
vet t'e n "le,lder VI the D..kot,. De,nt,c-
rAcy.' II Is Just possible that the Ord
way gang have no special fund or which
TO -u port the strikers. will not say
that it has. But, updh the presumption
that there is such fund, B.,ynton must
have access to II.
notwithstanding the mild and meek
spirit "f Christian charity which char.
;tcteriz..> all That is written aud said by
this bureau M correspondence, there
are some Of the ring" p,p..r- IN the
territory which think that | am hart"r.
ing nllIun-ilv against them. Permit
me Ia r...i.. rate iha, ! have nlalace
toward. none, and charity for all Even
hose subsidized -e'vauts Of III" old r.nx-
master, the Rehtiel.) Di-p.tcn am' the
Am.r"ru krpuhlh"n, have my Chri--
,i,n f,nlr,rnnre They ATT. X me and
abu~e me, while smile and turn unto
them the other cheek, and solicit al.
other slap.
My friend NJ. NJ. kirkman, Comp
,rnIlrr Of the Chicago and Northwestern
X .ilrm,l, hats b.c., here for several days.
He assured me tia, 30 far as he IL u)n.
cernc,l, Iii. road will welc.,me the open.
my oi the reservation, and will push
across ~ soon AS practicable. hope to
come and take run through Dakota
in Il few months, and am anxious to 20
across the reservation in Pullman
sleeper Tho last time it nearly killed
me. II it hadn't been for my friend
who violated the law. and carried bot.
tie Of water tire-water) should have
died an alkali death, and gone to an a.
kaline ha,les. | anticipate that the day
Of r ilroading from Pierre to Deadwu,d,
is mt far distant. What a gala time
you'll have along the river valley and in
the hills, when the first train goes over.
One Of the passengers will he, your &C.
tive, working friend. JOHN SMITH.
E,no unroac