Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1890-09-12
From "Jiln Craxs."
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From "Jim Craxs."
EDITOR TRIBUNE: Pm glad you have
acted Oh my suggestion. l will have con-
siderable to say through your columns my
self, and l presume there are many more
just as vigorous kickers as l am, who will
be glad OF the opportunity to call some
body a liar.
l have been shopping around this town
and country for several years and l think
l understand somewhat the financial, So
cial and political conditions of the people.
It's as rotten a burrough, politically, as
God ever allowed to exist. There never
has been a campaign in this county fought
out on square party lines or square any
thing else, n | tell you a good many peo-
pie are getting mighty tired OF such raZzle-
dazzle. l hear them talking now about
putting up three good republicans for the
legislature and some more good republic
cans for the county offices and stand by
. them. One-half of the republicans of this
county don't mean any such thing-they
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hasn't been the practice of the republicans
of this county to be square III the past and
there will be as much dishonesty this fall
as ever before. They are knifers from
away back, and it is just as impossible for
them to be true to a regularly nominated
republican ticket as it is for a duck to
swim out of water.
find misunderstanding about Pierce's
appointments, not only in Bismarck but
elsewhere. They say Fisher and Neal are
good fellows, but ask what particular SER
vice they have rendered the g. O. p. Neal,
l happen to know pretty we'll. He talks
well and urges republicans to stand solid
for the republican ticket. He did this
years ago, and while he was a candidate,
yet he has cut and slashed as much as
Bentley and Hughes and other old razor
manipulators in the city. One time, how
ever, the last time he ran for sheriff. l
very active until the last two years. l
understand he put some money in the
campaign for Pierce, and Pierce remem-
bered it. That's all right. Fisher is cute.
l understand further that both OF these
men were endorsed by a lot Of away up
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make out that their endorsement had a
string attachment. Pierce having given
his word, kept it.
Then 1 hear kicking about old Bogue,
the postmaster. They say he keeps demo-
cratic clerks, and young republicans ask
what use it is to get out and work the re-
publican racket il democrats are to get the
plums. 1t was a mean piece of business
the defeat of a good, honest republican
like Brunsman for city treasurer, but the
republicans did it.
There is a scheme on foot to do up the
republican ticket this fall by combining
shs a%nt ali tSs anti e 1lM9ken7's eic dem0cra its
combination and 1 don't Il think aEni It IS
goin. to work. l will ventilate the whole
business later on. I know the whole deal.
Old BLY, and a lot of fellows are into it.
BLY, is about as great a kicker as [ ever
harder than those who have to put up at
his house during the legislature. The
cranky management Of the Sheridan has
caused a great deal of trouble for Bis
marck. The truth is, the old man is sick
and don't realize how disagreeable he is.
hotel.
IL was out In the country the other day.
They have an impression out east that the
city Is going to insist on the return of Raw
lings to the legislature whether the coun-
try wants him or not. l tell you there will
be music If you city chaps intend to crowd
anything distastefuI down the Threats of
the country people. They have proved
themselves as expert with the knife on
election day as the city people.
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l see Surveyo or General Williams is get
ting his Office organized. There is some
kicking about his clerks, but I understand
n is his brother, another-Bill Mercer
is an old-timer and another is an old-time
friend and expert draughtsmaD. You can't
kicking on the chief himself. They say he