The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-10-18
CANDIDATES INTERVIEWED.
AK IRON RIVER MAN OBSERVES WHAT CAN
DIDATEs SAY OF THE TICKETS.

OlnAlfsN HA1 Df TIE lilhtfNs
AS there has been considerable dissatis-
faction expressed among the people over
the nominations mnde, both at the Re-
publican and Democratic conventions,
the writer undertook 90 get the opinions
of the leading citizens of Iron River ~ to
the results al the coming election. With
pen in hand and roll OF paper under
his arm he set ont. The first person he
met was w. j. TulIy. Mr.. 1nlly sand:
think the delegates showed good common
Sellse In the selection they made in the conyen.
tion at Crystal Falls. BE iabers, know that
there are some kicking on me who ! supposed
am In favor of the Mills bill, and II am elected
/ viii try and bring around a more amiable heel
ing between England and Ireland and try and
strengthen our foreign policy.
The writer next interviewed Joseph
Brady. Mr.. Brady said:
We did the best We could ont Of the material
we had 20 work on. and anyone who don't like
II can go plump 70 thunder.
When the writer asked Mr. Ryan what
he thought Of the nomination. he said I:
ooh Look. Whisper think what you call
Is left"
With this Mr. Ryan went OF i'm a series
of grimaces, contortions and "ahs," that
the writer would not attempt 20 de-
scribe. Robert Barkley was next seen and
said:
think have the majority OF the people on
my side and ann pretty sure 90 be elected
Daniel Bannerman, of Crystal Falls
said that he did not know who would be
elected, but thought the delegates from
Iron Riverto the Democratic convention
after occupying his wash room, under
his counter and "A spnce alongside Of his
stove, did not show good taste in refus-
ing TO pay for "A bed
The writer next met Geo. NJ. Buckley
and found him very communicative. Mr..
Buckley thought the ticket nominated
at Crystal Falls a strong one and thatit
stood u mighty good show OF being elect
ed. But. says he, becoming eloquent:
II don't require any disinteerated conceptions
OF an unbiased or metaphysical mind 20 discoy-
or that this country is developing into "A state
OF impecumosity.
Mr.. b. gasped for breath, and the wri r
leaned heavily ON the BoyingtOn house
bar for support. There being no opposi-
tion TO this moral philosophy, Mr.. Buck
ley switched off ON another track. He
resumed:
There was a lack OF that fowery oratory Ia
the Crystal Falls conventions ofthe early Greeks
and Romans. Was there. IN that conventions a
Demosth henes Julius Cesar, Mark Anthony,
"a Daniel Webster, or a Henry ClayY No gentle
men, there was not even "A Cleopatra at the
Banuerman house The oratory OF the present
day Is a. insipcd as water.
Here Mr.. b. looked around rs IL in
search ofa glass Of something with which
TO wet his parchei lips and throat, but
there being no one 20 administer to his
wants he contented himself with takingn
chew 81 tobacco. There being lull in
the storm the writer made his escape
alive. hut has suffered with very lame
shoulder. A. W. q. said:
don't know much about politics but know
that Crystal Falls would be very bad town In
which TO delve for coal.
Ed. Moran said
N the people aiht satisfied they have them
selves 10 blame. They were bound TO have "A
Quirt there and Quirt run everything. voted
for my man right through the whole convention
Being tired and weary the writer wend-
ed his way homeward and retired to
rest He had beautiful dreams, in which
he saw Cleopatra pose as the Goddess OF
Liberty, with Geo. NJ. h N a pedestal,
and away in the dim backgrounds loom
ed up the Iron River delegates. wv" in
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