Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-06-26

Ol1Ce Cleu AUc HIS Ilhu SOAlS cApt1AcAACc
and he will never have another bill in
troduced, eve by request. The Hon.
Mr.. Frederick was the first plant tool
Boynton found to work with, and he
worked him for all he was worth. After
wards, the honorable Lennox statesman
found better tools to work with, and
quite a goodly number Of them.
The Harrison bill had a terrible time
at its birth, but it died peacefully and
gracefully in the house committee room,
as dieth so many bills of its kind. 1t re-
presented the combined legislative wis
dom of Moody, Edgerton and Day. 1t
was intended to be a great and good
move for the benefit of the Republican
party, and also for the Democratic party;
and also for the territory. Particularly,
it was intended to be greatly beneficial
to several individuals. Taken rs q
whole, I was in favor Of the Harrison
bill but I always saw the ludicrous side
of it, namely, that it proposed to suit
all parties and all conditions of men,
when we all knew that it wouldn't and
couldn't. Such bills will be better for
the millennium, whatever or whenever
that is or will be.
The Baker bill has gone with all the
other Williams. 1t has sought the place
where the woodbine climbeth, namely,
up the spout. 1t was only a little bill,
however, by a little man.
Congress is practically over now, SO far
as Dakota is concerned. 1t is useless to
look for anything else to be done during
this session that will be Of benefit or of
interest to the territory. Boynton knew
when to 60 nome and what was the be-
ginning of the end. He did not remain
one single Gay longer than was neces-
sary. 1t costs money to stay here at a
frst-class hotel, and as soon as business
is over he is wise who retires from the
field. That is what Boynton did. He
knew that all the territorial cake was
dough and that there would be no more
baking done this year. Hence, he went
hence.
McManima, of Pierre, also saw what
was and who was who and he concluded
that which was which, go he left right
away. Mcclure, of Pierre, also SOW
the handwriting on the wall, but he was
ordered to stay by his people and he il
here yet, but 1 am satisfied that he il
sorry that he is not at home attending
to business and assisting his neighbors
in their efforts to damn the entire con
, gress and condemn the entire country
Selah.
Judge Clifford feels that he must sta,
here and swelter all through the ho
: weather because duty calls him. Attht
same time I believe that he feels like
3 going home to fix up his fences and tina
= he considers his presence here, at Thu
time, a bore, a delusion and a snare
However, the people know his services
and record and they will deal justly witt
' him, AZ though he were on the grounds
looking after his own affairs.
Mr.. G. F. Frost, Of Huron, is writing
4 some excellent letters from Washington
, to several Dakota papers. He is max
ing q great deal of money out of thu
business. as he writes such superior let
ters and is well known in the territory
:, The confirmation Of E. w. Mile
has given q good officer to a good ane
lucrative Office. 1t also makes a Huron
lite prominent by the reward thus be
slowed upon a faithful partisan.
Marshal Maratta is still unconfirmet
and is likely to so remain. Capt. Da1
is the only official of prominence wht
has not been confirmed. But as Marat
. ia is independent of the office and no
! unlikely to be selected for the Office 0
- delegate to congress by the next Demo
!; cratic convention, he isn't borrowing AM
!. trouble about it. Maratta will make
! strong candidate and will make q vigor
- - GUS campaign. He is the only Demo
!. !. cratic leader in Dakota who has succeed
!, :, ed in making active enemies in the Re
= publican party. He is no trimmer. IL
= is a partisan, but he is not in any sens
|, an offensive partisan.
y One of your near neighbors is to be
y !, candidate on the Republican ticket 70
= the presidency in '8S. Mr.. Blaine viii
! be q strong candidate before his CONVEX
!, ton, but he will fail and will throw al
his strength to his friend, Senator Ali
son, of Iowa. That IS what is meant b!
= the Des Moines Register when it soy
q that "the next Republican nominee ma,
= be an Iowan." II the Republicans cal
y elect the successor to Mr.. Clevelan'
= they could not select a better man thal
the conservative, honest, big-hearte
statesman, VIM. B. Allison.
Col. VIM. B.. Morrison has again stoo
up to be counted, and he has fallen shol
II as usual. His little tariG tinkerer bi
and his presidential boomlet have agai
been pricke1 by Mr.. Randalfs little PR
y lection pin. He can't force free.trad
upon the country so long as there exist
al in the Democratic party such a big an
brainy opponent as Mr.. Randall. Til
country has few men who can comman
such attention and carry such strengt
into o fight of that kind as Samuel .
Randall. He is q man of powerh