Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1886-10-27

| he gifts q ticket from old Bill he's
sure to get straight goods"
"Ha, ha, Bob, you may risk your
youthful existence on that proposti-
ion. Old Bill Snoggles is the father
in-law Of straight-haired politics in
this little peninsula. Yes, stree, I'll
be thar afore the 6rst vote is folded,
you bet."
"All right, Uncle Billy"
".All rite, Bob"
"Good day, Uncle Billy"
Good day, Bob"
"Mornin, Pete, howdy du, howdy
du."
"Good morning, Uncle Billy. Glad
to see you. Your potatoes are turn
ing out first rate and they will bring
you good price this fall, too"
"Yes, Pete, you're rite, Old Billy
don't often make mistake"
Gust 80, you are one Of the most
prosperous farmers in the valley,
your crops are always equal to the
best and generally ahead. All, by
the way, Uncle Billy, had you heard
the news?"
News, what, eh, are you runnin'
independent"
mo, no; but you see some of my
friends are dissatisfied With the nom.
ination, and they declare they will
| vote for me anyhow, and
| ,"All right, Pete Dakins, you're my
man fur barrister, and was from the
first out. Bob Wauldat was up tn
see me a little while ago and left
some tickets; wanted me to peddle
them at lecshun, but If Old Billy
Snoggles knows himself, they don't
cram any such dose down him. Now
I'm no mug-wump, Pete, understand
that / alters vote the strate party
ticket, but if Bob Wauldat thinks
I'm goin' to support a man that let's
his chickens run into his neighbors'
wheat field til almost harvest, he's
badly mistaken; that's my principle.
If a convention wants to set up such
a man as that ON me, they've got to
look for votes somewhere else, they
don't catch old simon-pure polite
ians that way. Pete. you'll git thar
with good majority and few votes
to spare, Old Bill Struggles word
for it."
swell, Uncle Billy, how do you
like the rest of the ticket. Going to
support it, I SUPPOSED"
Not much l haint, Pete. To tell
you the truth, if Old Billy Snoggles
had been in that convention we
should had altogether different
ticket. You see when lot OF green
horns get together and put up a man
for county constable who allows his
wife to 60 round the neighborhood
into peoples houses when her young
'uns is just cummin' down with
mumps, they mustn't ask Old Billy
Snoggles to help lect him. If they
du, they'll slip up ont every time.
bleve in putin up good strate
men for offiis, men that tend tn
thare own business and keep things
kind-o-snug tn hum. Now, thare,
the nommynee fur treasure, I tell
We, Pete Dakin, that convention could
hev found another fur that place
jest as good ez the one the've got,
and not looked far off from here
either, Pete, but l won't mention
eny names. Now, thares another
man on that ticket that don't list
suit Old Billy anoggles. l amt for
got yet how he he'd the impudence
tn squirt up and run agin me in the
convention some time ago and Jest
because he he'd few more delegates
he cheated me out Of the nomina-
alton. Tibet sticks in Old Billys
crop yet, and I told him then tibet
I'd get even with him some time.
But tell you Pete, you can count
on Old Billy Snoggles every time.
I'm strate, simon pure party man,
you always know where to find me;
but if these upstairs think they are
going to yet me to support men who
the people who find go much fault
with, they'll find old Bill Struggles
has got mind OF his own. But,
Pete, some Of my neighbors here say
they're going to run me for surveyor
agin the reglar nominee. but I told
'em wouldn't hev it, and they sed
thayd lect me anyhow. But Pm no
office seeker, and / won't hev it; but
if they will vote for old Billy Snog-
giles, then they will. that's all; this
is free kentry. Well, Pete, l must
pitch in, now you hev my senti-
ments, | must git these taters dug
fore lecshun."
IT has been claimed by some that