Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-11-02
Mr.. Dukesbldtt on "CronEs."

GRANGEvILLE, Oct. 80, 1888.
Mister Etidur of der VREE BREss
toni sometimes write fur der newsba-
bers, unit maybe l make some leedle
mistakes, becos vos Green to de psness
But l see you haf DECLARED dot you
likes to pc fair in your baber, so take
it fur Granted dot you will gif me a
shance init der odder scripplers.
II der vos anything dot tont like. dot
vas der "erank." 1t makes no tiffer.
ence vedder der crank vas in bolidics,
or religions, or Something's else, dey vas
likevis apominable, unit not wordy to
pc lisdened to by goot citizens. You
know ders lots of dem vellers desc days,
unit some of dem has gomed arount dry
ing to blay smash init der regular bolt
dies of de country.
Der vas dwo regular dckets of Tenn
ocrats unit acknowledgements dwo bar
ties dot vas recognized ply der beables-
unit ven desc granks comes arount NIT
der side shows, unit dells me dot dere
vas no political barties, unit dry to ber-
shade me to trow away all my brinci.
Piles, unit vote fur der little side racket,
] tink it is dime dot gif dem a piece of
my mind.
One of dem vellers COINED to me, unit
he say sinister Dukesblatt l vas run
ming as an indebendent candidate for
congress, unit l tInk / COUNT on your
subbort. Der vas no political barties in
dis derrdory, unit We would pc foolish TO
imagine dot We vas capable of aggom-
plishing anything by drying to pc Temo-
gratis unit Rebubligans. Der vas only
one practical question before our bea-
bles, unit dot vas der annexation of
Mort Idaho to Washington" Veil. vas
asdonshed. Dot vas de first dime
had heart dot de barties had trowed up
der dickets, unit had burned der cleo
ton upon dis racket, mt l vas leedle
skeptical. So dot weller vent town in
his side booklet, unit he bulled out
batch of election dickets, and dold me
dot vas der dicket dot all good citizens
would vote. mitout regard to barty.
Ven examined dot dicket, 1 saw dot it
vas der regular straight oud REPUBLICAN,
dicket, except his own name in der
blaze of Mr.. Dubois. Vell den | vas
hot, unit / say: "Who Authorized you to
alter der REPUBLICAN, dicket dot vay?"
He says: der citizens of Moscow"
Den, says |, I'll toght you said der vas
no political barties, Wy den do You put
,NOut Oi uOt IsoOuUliRdU OlcRBt
Den comes out on him, unit l says:
Il know you vellows--you vas noting
but granks, unit you dry to git into offs
by changing der dckets. l subbose
You change der Temogratic dicket in
der same way, unit think you can fool
enough on bote side elect yourself.
Dot vas fraud. and you leave my house
unit go gwick" Unit he vent.
You see dot vas de way dose granks
haf to git offs. Ven l interviewed der
candidates, dey said dey had not au.
torized dot weller to put der names on
his dicket-unt dot settles it. If dey
want TO git up regular crank dicket of
der own, dot vas all right unit legal, but
dey dry to blay fraud, unit it ton't 20
town NIT me, l dell you.
MIR. Etidur, l tink dot vas libel. III
vas running for offs, unit anybody put
auodder ditle to my barty dicket, unit
make me subscribe to principles dot |
toni advocate, l would prosecute dot
weller NIT der COURTS of shustice. If dot
vas de way candidates can pc made to
run on bote sides of question, vot Sc
gurity haf we got against dose granks
unit all de rascals vot ish browling
arount NIT der anarchy. vot dey dry to
sink der gofernment unit der laws nit
Yours druly, II. DUKEsBLATr.
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