Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1892-12-16
Such Seems to Be the Status Of the
"salt River Ticket" Case of
Thursday.
The Democrats Do Not Seem to
Know Much About the Affair,
at All. ,
And Many of Them Unite With Re-
%publicans in Expressing Them
selves Regarding It.
A Deplorable Happening.

pal source of discussion about the city
Friday. 1t was a prolific theme, and
the expressions rendered thereupon
were mainly of the same trend-they
we're condemnatory. The ticket seems
to have had no parents-at least no one
manifests any disposition to assume it's
authorship. No one seems to be
proud of having fathered the idea. 1t
seems to have grown-Topsy like-and
to have had nc author.
1t is rather hard upon the democrats
that is upon democrats as a political
party-to say that such tactics are
characteristic Of the democratic party.
1t is hardly possible that the circulation
of the ticket had the sanction of the
Burleigh county democracy. And yet
if the assertion is made that the demo-
Gratis are not responsible for it's appear
ance-the fact remains-and an incon-
trovertible fact-that the documents
we're distributed in a democratic meet
ing-and democrats must have witnessed
the distribution-and been aware of the
character of the ticket.
The scattering of such a ticket-with
no n Responsibilities of the same
nature as a stab or q blow in the dark.
The designations and characterizations
of the several persons mentioned were
insinuations and innuendoes-with moth
ing-no accusation-made openly-but
with a whole volume to be understood.
Following are some of the expressions
made upon the ticket;
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Inspector P. F. Bussey: I do not
think any democratic votes were made
by the proceeding.
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r. D. Roskins: His jags? I do not
care for myself, but I think some of the
ticket would have been we'll omitted.
*
H. P. Bogue: No sir, you can't pawn
anything here. They let me down light
when compared with some of the others.
***
General Hughes: When I first heard
of 1t I said "water can rise no higher
than it's source" Itis too low to notice.
TX
An ofice-seeking democrat was heard
to remark yesterday: SWELL, that dis
poses of two candidates for fat federal
Offices"
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w. s. Moorhouse: It is the emana-
ton of some brain which is positively
brilliant. Very bright people who
fathered the production.
*
Jos. Fox: I was a member of the
committee, but when asked to sanction
the printing of that circular I opposed
it. I didn't believe in it.
~
Rev. G. A. Chambers: It is a mlser-
able thing. Such tactics will never win.
If it was done with q desire to be
"smart" it was a sad failure.
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VIM. Braithwaite: What is that cir
cular, anyway? I had not heard a thing
about it until this morning. They could
be sold at a premium. I guess.
A citizen remarked yesterday, that it
was in keeping with that famous poker
article and possibly furnished a clue to
the authorship of that celebrated
"break."
TX
M. Wick: 1t was brought to me and
it was stated that "the other committee.
men had sanctioned it," I didn't pay
much attention to it-thought it was
only a josh.
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OCapt. Baker: I disapproved of tina,
circular, and Capt. Braithwaite told me
, in the afternoon of Thursday that he'6
stop the printing. I don't believe il
personalities.
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Doctor Harcourt: Have not seer thu
circular and do not care to see it. From
, what I hear of it I do not think 1t il
worth discussing. l can stand it if tn,
democrats can. I think I know til,
author and he's a sneak. /,
~.
The "Salt River tickets" circulated a
/ the democratic meeting Thursday wer
in demand yesterday. Although a grea
: number were circulated they seem Il
have disappeared mysteriously, and vii
soon be quoted at q premium.
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w. r. Perkins: Come in and look q
my Office. See how clean it is and hoy
= nicely the floor is swept? It does no
> take a brick house to make me tumble
Oh, I haven't much to say about it. I
= was a pretty NEAR piece Of business.
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Ed Patterson: I regret I didn't Sc
one of those circulars beforeI went u
: on the platform; you betI never woul'