Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-10-30
Healy's Friends Meet With Poor
Success in their Canvass for
Votes.
They Tackle a Farmer, But He's
Onto their Racket all
Right.
Candidate MOOrhouse Gives the Elect
Ors Some Facts to Think
About.
mo Suckers In the Corn"

Missionary trip Sunday, October 25,
1891, to Naughton township.
Farmer at home turning COWS out of
pasture.
Two young Bismarckers drive up to
fence and hail farmer: "Good morn
ing"
Farmer: Good morning, gentlemen
where are you bound for so early Sun
day morning?
Visitor: Oh, just driving out to see
the crops, everything looks good out
this way.
Farmer: We were blessed with a fair
crop this season. Hope we will have more
of them.
Visitor: We hope SO too. How are
things going in this township?
Farmer: Well, the threshing will
soon be over, and if the weather remains
warm we will. get our blowing done.
Visitor: 1 meant the commissioner
fight. How will Healy run in this town.
ship?
Farmer: I thought you meant how
was the work progressing? Then you
are out on a political trip-are you
not?
Visitor: Yes, we are out to stir the
boys up. We want every Healy voter
out on election day.
Farmer: I haven't been around much
since harvest, my neighbors seem all
very busy, not much excitement here.
Visitor: I hope you are going to vote
for Mr.. Healy? He is the best man in the
district for the place.
Farmer: I see by the papers that
Captain Moorhouse is also a candi-
date.
Visitor: Yes, he is, but don't stand a
ghost of a chance. He won't get rs out
of the 300 votes in the district.
Farmer: What's the matter with
M~oorhouse? Hasn't he made a good
commissioner? Will Healy do any bet
ter than he did before? Will he make
a better commissioner than Moorhouse?
Visitor: Oh, Moorhouse don't amount
to anything. He has no backbone.
Healy is a business mana hard worker
and a fighter. He is against the North
ern Pacific. He will stand off the city
gang. He will run the county at half it's
present cost. He will drive the thieves
and drones out of the court house and put
in honest men. He will give you better
road masters and fire wardens.
Farmer: That's a pretty good speech,
you have got 'em down fine. You tell
one truth and that's about all, "Healy is
a fighter" His fighting has cost this
county many hundred dollars. He has a
faculty of raising a row everywhere he
goes. That is n reason why I can't
support him. He is too hot headed. I
much prefer a more peaceful and pleas
ant commissioner. I fear his election
would result in a fight between him and
Mr.. Cahall and Johnson-perhaps more
law suits and increased taxes.
Visitor: You don't blame Healy for
fighting those who are pitching into
him?
Farmer: When a man goes dancing
around the county, carrying a chip on
his shoulder, daring any one to knock it
off, he generally finds his man. Healy
has been a candidate for office several
times in a few years. He acts to me
like a COW that's hunting for it's stray
calf. lie goes running around accusing
some one of stealing from the county.
Then crys out, elect me and this stealing
will stop.
Visitor: Then we are to understand
that you are not going to vote for Mr..
Healy.
Farmer: I I'm glad you have made no
mistake in my position. I have known
Captain Moorhouse for eleven years. I
bought my first wagon and pillow from
him; he has always been square with
me; he is a good business man; he is
plain and outspoken; there is no mean
undetermined tricks in his make up; he
has labored hard to get the county out of
the mess that Healy and others got it
into; he has treated all taxpayers alike;
he is not swayed by political or religi-
GUS differences when it comes down to
county business. The captain is an old
union soldier; he was fighting for this
country before you was born and while
your Mr.. Healy was a boy in Canada.
Visitor: Sorry you dosnot see your best
interest in this fight, but you will get
left; we will knock tie stufin out of your
man.
Farmer: You have heard of that dog
brag. He was a taller in his fight. You
say you are sorry that I don't see my
own interests, I have no doubt of it
you said you came out to look at the
crops-you haven't found many suckers
in my corn?
Visitor: Don't get angry. We were
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