Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1886-02-06
"JoHN SMITH"
Unllmbers His Batteries on Wash.
inRfQn Heinhta.

ington Heights.
Special Correspondence Of the IxTEn.OcEAS,l
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The people o
Dakota think they ought to be admit
ted to. statehood; and they are right.
They arc aggressive and determined
to win in their efforts to attain thei
rights, and they will win.
But, there are objectors and icono
clasts in this matter as in everything
else. They are like barnacles, clinginl
and hurting.
The wheels of progress have started
however, and they who are in the way
will be run over and crushed. There
will DO small pity, i any pity, for them
They who have no aim in life but tt
thwart the will and the work of the
faithful and forward marching pioneer.
of the world of progress deserve little
better than death.
Just as an Irishman hates an "infor
mer," so do l hate the man and the mer
who are chronic kickers and directors
Manhood will be at discount when the
meddlcrs and muddlers Of Dakota poll
tics are allowed to run and dictate the
afairs.o Of the territory, or of the new
state. Congress never sent for, and
never knew of, and don't care for, and
will soon forget, Boynton, Thompson
johnson. Engel, and all who have vol
untcered to come hero for dis .rganiza'
ton and political rapine; just as the
men who send such fellows here will be
forgotten and fastened into oblivion a.
their merits reward for causing trouble
dissatisfaction, disorder.
Fortunately for me, it is not my fun.
eral. Simply as a news.gather, and
with malice towards none and charity
for all, do I picture these mon aud
measures to you. If the people Of Da
kota a afford to support and foster ir
their political bosom a class of mon who
belong to the "rule or ruin" species, i,
makes no difference to me; but l write
down the people as bigger fools than the
other follows are knaves. 1t ought to
be just as easy: to send progressive men
here, men Of intelligence, men of hon
esty and worth, men Of standing in
their parties. The people of Dakota
ought to repudiate all self-constituted
leaders. They ought to choose their
own men to represent them and take
care Of their puplic measures.
Particularly should the wise people oil
Dakota be careful to see to it that there
IRE no traitors in their midst. If a mar
is a Democrat, he ought to be associated
with Democrats, and be recognized as
n of them. When he pretends to be
q democrat, and is always to be found
under the wing ola shrewd, intelligent.
able, alert schcmer like N. G. Ordwav,
heis to he looked upon as doubtful and
ola questionable democratic honesty.
Such is the character and standing OF
tho II man here who makes the great
est %pretension to leadership Of the Da.
kota democracy. The Democrats would
do we'll to look out for their man II
little. Unless they have no care as to
their representation here, they will
have a simmer show at the polls next
fall than they have been expecting.
fla beefy man Of two hundred weight
can come here and represent himself as
the great mogul Of Dakota Democracy
and so strutting about unrebuked by
The honest Democrats at home, they de.
serve all the harm that he can do them,
He can go to the departments and the
white house and defend Judge Francis,
making him out an "angel Of light
and he can delay the appointment Of a
Governor; and the internally foolish
people deserve to be so treated for al.
lowing him to swell around here under
false colors. As matters stand, there
will DO no change in the prominent
Offices Of Dakota for so long that they
might as we'll be allowed to remain q.
they are ~forevo,. Remember, that SC
far as I am concerned, it is not my fu'
neral. But Pm paid to speak the
words Of wisdom unto my great congre
CATION Of 100000 people, and these be
the words of truth, soberness, wisdom
Ii tho Democrats Of Dakota enjoy being
ridden like patient asses by the fat.wi,
ted fellows who a afford to impress,
congress with tho idea that there is NJ
real genuine, honest, Intelligent mater,a,
in the territory; if the dear people car
afford it and can stand it, God bless EN-
Pm satisfied. JOHN Smith.
Domains DENIAL.
CHICAGO, Jan. 3d. have been del
uged during the past few days with let
tiers from people in every part of tn
country, asking for advice and informa
ton in regard to Honduras. and the al
legged wonderful discoveries of gold there
The glowing article on the subject, which