Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-17
JOHN SMITHS LETTER.
Maratta on Deck-A Dakota Girl
IN the House.

mand, but who have basely betrayed his
He has been traduced and
maligned behind his back by those who
had protested friendship and had prom
ised to bury the Ratchet. Maratta
to the honor of those who had
honor. During his absence from
Washington, while he has been attend
ing to the duties Of his high Office, he
has been yillitied and injured. He is
tired of it all, and has come on here to
settle q little dish OF hash which needed
attending to. While he does not feel
upon the Office which came
to him almost unsolicited, he has had a
natural pride and political hope that
the senate would confirm the nomina-
ton which the president had made.
But he has been singled out as the only
man of all the presidents appointments
for the territory whose confirmation has
been withheld.
The last Dakota edition of the St.
Paul Globe tells the full story of the
matter in a very succinct manner. The
correspondent shows the falsity of the
statement that Senator Cameron of
Pennsylvania is opposing Maratta. He
shows that it is true that the Camerons
do not love Harrison Allen. and their
reasons for their dislike, but it appears
that that is not a reason for opposing
Maratta.. Now that Allen is in Dakota,
and that he is suspended from office, it
makes no difference to the Camerons
whether he is continued in office or not,
by the rejection of Maratta's nomina-
49, To- ,,ol1 l>rovn that %bo rvoo;
dent would appoint some one else if
Maratta were not appointed; and hence,
Mr.. Allen would be without an Office
anyway. Mr.. Allen knows this, and he
is trying to get into congress as the sue.
cessor Of Judge Clifford.
l can say this much: If Maratta is
not confirmed by the time the senate
adjourns, he will not be laid aside polit-
ically. 1t is we'll known that the presi.
dent has taken q strong liking to Cap
tain Dan, and he will not let him go by
the board. If he is not confirmed he
will be we'll taken care of, if he will &C.
cept anything else. They who have inn
agined that by defeating his contirma-
ton they could bury him politically do
not know their man. Selah. These be
the words OF wisdom.
In the matter of the alleged candi-
dacy of Mr.. Maratta for the congress
sional honor now worn by Judge Clifford,
Maratta says that he doesn't want it,
and wouldn't accept the nomination if
rendered to him. There is undoubted-
ly, however, a large sentiment, and a
growing one, in favor of his nomination
at the hands of his party. If he were
placed before the people for the position
he would make q vigorous and telling
canvass. He tells me that as the result
of his travels through the territory, and
after interviewing hundreds of leaders
in the various counties, that the Repub-
licans ore undoubtedly in favor of the
denomination of Clifford, and that who
ever the Democrats nominate will have
Clifford as the antagonist with whom to
battle during the short campaign. Ma
rata says he isn't afraid to make q can
vass against Clifford, but he doesn't want
any such Office.
The departure of Mayor Mcclure, Of
Pierre, leaves the Dawes bill without a
friend. 1t is as l predicted two months
ago. The present congress has done
nothing for Dakota, and has not even pre-
tended to want to do anything. 1t was
a small thing to ask for the opening o
the Sioux reservation, and it was a just
thing, which was Endorsed by the lead.
ers Of the philanthropic hosts of the
land, as we'll as by the political wise
acres. 1t was u move to be commended
because of its equitable treatment o
both white man and Indian. 1t wa!
designed to open q tract Of land twice
as large as Indiana, and permit the ag'
gressive settlers to make the desert
blossom as the rose. 1t was an effort tt
renew the life and bloom to Pierre
Chamberlain, and all other river towns
It was expected that by the passage o
the Dawes bill all Dakota would be ben
Gifted. 1t was hoped that the railroad.
would bind together the fertile prairies
and the wealthy hill country. In othe,
words, in was expected that there woule
be a union of the Pennsylvania in Da
kota with the rest of the empire. Wher
those hills are brought to the doors oil
the people in the south, and very nea,
to the people of the whole country, j
will then be seen what great benefits
shall accrue to the faithful workers and
toilers who have waited so long and i'm
patiently for the coming of the Lord Of
Plenty.
1t vas q great measure to champion
and the people out there selected a goot
man to champion the cause. Mr.. Nc
Clure worked day and night for the bill
No man could have worked harder
He is now thoroughly discouraged, anc
will not wen pretend to the existence
of any hope in the matter. lie has beer
ably assisted by Mr.. McManima, Sena
tor Dawes, Senator Voorhees,, Represent
atives Kleiner and Nelson, as we'll a
scores of smaller fry, who have each
done their little best in the matter
But through it all congress has turned
a deaf ear to the matter. Why? Die
you say why? Well, because there wa
no corruption fund on hand to expent
in the purchase of q certain congress
man. The mar upon whom it all de
volved, and without whom it was i'm
possible to get the bill before the house
simply killed the bill by his stolid in
difference. 1t isn't just the fair thin
to say that that man wanted to b
bribed, for we do not positively kno,
that to be the case !; but it is fair to So
that everybody believes that he wante'
to be bought. There is no other by
pothesis upon which to account for hi
damnable meanness towards the peopl
of Dakota.
Judge Pratt. of Grand Forks. is still
here. He is one of the most genial
gentlemanly. and popular of all tn
visiting Dakotians. He is well-knowr
at the white house, and his indorsmen'
for any Office is good for more than il