Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1890-10-24

that was left in the lurch. He says that
if our nominees are not ready and there
are others who are well versed and ready
to respond and here he lays it off in
another string of stereotyped trashy,
obusive epithets that are the only stock
in trade of the G. O. p. at the present
time.
This wise man from Brooklyn, this
man who carries with him in the
initials of his name, an indication of
his mental calibre, next appeared at the
Pleasant View school house at the inde-
pendent meeting held there and as al
natural consequence, the g. o. p. were
not left in the lurch in his estimation,
for how could they be with such wise,
well red, well posted and powerful ex-
ponent of the true principles of re-
publicanism to stand guard?
tell you Mr.-Editor it would have
done your very liver good to have been
there. When he at first appeared he re-
minded me Of a jack in a box but when
he had removed his outer covering and
taken out his note book and pencil, one
could not help but be awed with the
superb grandure of the man, in fact one
could not help but think it was good to
be there and to note that far away look
on his countenance, rs he began to write,
his placid and might say almost idiotic
countenance lighted up and there was
such a halo Of glory shining round about
him that one would suppose he was
writing an Interpretation Of the book Of
Revelations. Just imagine my surprise
when I found it was only his SO called
report Of that meeting and in fact it was
as far from the truth As the party bosses
for which he is playing. the part of the
yallar dog are from honesty.
Mr. ID. f. B. complained that he was
only allowed Is minutes to reply to two
hours Of spcech-making which is as d.
void Of the truth Is his Uranium is Of
brains. The facts of the case are that
after Mr.. Hotter had finished speaking,
his excellency was given opportunity to
speak and with an air of injured inno-
cence he very mildly stated that he had
not heard nything to reply to, SO after
delivering that detestable insult he sat
down and MIR. Bradshaw took the floor
and after saying some, things that he has
missquoted and a great many more
that it would not do for him. TO mention,
took his seat and Mr.. B. was again
called upon and this time he responded
with alacrity, and without stopping to re-
| ply to what Mr.. Bradshaw had said he
launched off into an outburst of clo-
quence that would make Rosco Con-
Kings remains turn face downward in
the grave.
He opened wide the throttle and let his
hitherto pent up stpower of
oritory have full sway. Oh, my Mr..
editor, you just ought to have
been there to hear that wonderful
speech. Mr.. Patrick Henry and Daniel
Webster are no comparison to this man,
and just to think that he has lived right
here in our midst for 10, these many
years, and has had the office itch so bad
that he has been known to scratch more
than once and we have never rewarded
his aspirations. He has lived and
moved and had his being among us for
nearly twenty years, on land that he says
the g. O. p. gave him. He has lived
in poor and very cheap house and has
kept his stock in a very poor stable, in
fact it was SO poor at the time thar he
was not able to provide shoppers for the
holes that were in it. He has ridden
in rickety old wagon and has
driven span of poor old plugs, which if
outward appearance does not lie. have
never seen a good square meal. This
same man has taught in the common
school some and he and his family have
gone about dressed in the plainest cloth
ing and it is true that he has as big u
mortgage as any of us common scrubs. on
his farm which he says the republican
party. through the medium Of the home.
stead act gave to him twenty years ago.
IIt is remarkable, that such men are found
among the common people-smong the
hayseeds they belong to the exalt:
ed ranks ok,sages and rulers. Verify.
one can never tell from appearance, just
rhow far i froy will jump. s
But ME-, Benjamin. in his exalted
fAspirsti1hs, his, no reason 10 feel discour-
LACED. The revolutionary WAT gave US =
W WAshington. the rebellion. y Lincoln and
as God kept Moses hid in the bullfushes,
so may he have kept this man Of wonder
ful eloquence, political wisdom and
financial ability. hidden among the weeds
and sunflowers that surround his habita-
tion, until the proper time comes to bring
him forth as a modern Moses to lead the
children Of the 6. o. p. away from those
naughty independent ways.
Respectfully,
| T. &. NoRAMoUs.
FREE FREIGHT RATES.
From The Dakata Farmer.
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