Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-07-31
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preparations.
Special Correspondence of the ISrER-OcEAx.l
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 90 wrote
an article. recently, for a morning paper
here noting the fact that a Dakota girl
had been on the floor of the house. II
not only wrote the squib for the morn
ing paper, but also incorporated it in my
Dakota letter. Hansbrough, of the
DEVILS LAKE INTER- OCEAN, forwards me
a copy of it, as an extract from one of
the letters of the Washington patent at
torney who has been writing for his pa-
per. 1t simply proves what l have so
strongly put to you before, namely, that
these patent attorneys who go around
on their uppers, begging advertisements
for their business for cheap correspond
ence, do not write their own letters, but
steal them bodily from the Washington
papers. Theirnews amounts to nothing
and fits Dakota, California and Florida
equally we'll. Reputable papers ought
not to place the names of such shysters
before their readers. Patent attorneys
who cannot pay for their legitimate adj
vertising, are mostly ~impecunious frauds
whom the people would do we'll to be-
ware of.
A prominent Dakotan asks me why 1
jumped on to M. H. Day last week. 1
didn't do anything of the sort. 1 only
mentioned his name in connection with
his visit to the hills in the interest of the
Irish orator. 1 have nothing against
Day. I haven't mentioned his name in
my correspondence since he left here.
1t would be hard for anyone to convince
Mr.. Day that l said anything against
him. I haye been his friend for some
time, and it is pretty we'll known that
I have done more for him in the past
year than anyone else has done. More
over, I have served him without money
and without price.
The resignation of Judge Church
makes a vacancy which will be filled al
most Immediately. Unless the New
Yorker whose name is mentioned de-
clines, the judgeship might 60 to- Judge
Pratt, of Grand Forks.
The president has decided upon the
appointment of a governor for Dakota,
He is waiting for congress to adjourn
that is all.
I have been visited by Charlie Frost
of Huron, and he has been in the verlta'
table den of the Dakota News Bureau
He will probably describe our Dakots
headquarters in one of his racy letter:
from this city.
Complaint reaches me from upwards
of twenty papers that my letters are toe
long. Well, I'll try to condense, here
after, and give you all the news in les!
space.
Major Burke, of Ipswich, stopped q
New Harmony, Indiana, to visit his fam
. lily and friends. He is now due in Aber
deem to take charge of that office.
Judge Pratt. of Grand Forks, will re
turn to this city on his way to New York
and Boston about the first Of August.
By the time this letter reaches 20,
this beastly congress will haye adjourn
ed. The majority of the Representatives
have been no more or less than so man,
walking gas bags. They have squaund
cred the peoples money, and have dom
nothing. Leading Democratic member
such as Cobb, of Indiana, and LeFevr,
of Ohio, decline denomination. Tina
q looks ominous.
Through it all. Judge Clifford has beef
silent and modest, as was becoming in
new member. But he has learned all o
the ropes and made many friends wht
e will be useful to the territory in the fu
Z; ture if the judge is reelected. How
! ever, he will Don be among the peopl'
and speak for himself. l would like t,
$ tell you some reasons why l believe tina
the Judge should be re-nominated, bu
q my space is limited, and I can only So.
that believe in giving honor to whom
honor is due, and that it is not fulsom
praise to speak we'll of n who has don
. we'll, as l believe Clifford has.
The adjournment of congress will b
followed by the appointment of Eros
and Brown, as l stated before. Thos
!" y who are inclined to carry out the savag
e customs of Dakotans, namely, stabbin
a at the successful ones, may as we'll leav
e Frost alone. He has made plenty of en-
u u mics during the past year, because h
was young enough to enter intoa chan
pionship of his friend with too niue
vigor. But he is to be selected for tn
, Fargo district, and no amount Of kick
% ing can harm him.
oil Dakotans here all think that Whee
Is lock, of the the Mitchell Republican
e has sized up the delegate fight ina care
~ ~ tul and correct manner, as to the feel
against Clifford, with the chances in fs
vor of Clifford.
Judge Pratt says that the Democrat
will not nominate either Maratta, NJ,
Cormick, Miller or any other man VIII
is racing for the honor. He believe