Brookings register. (Brookings, S.D.) 1890-1894, 1892-10-28
Where Were We At?


Two prominent farmers were closet
ed together the other day and the
following conversation took place
between them:
FIRST FARMER:-I ihave lost all
trace OF our grand leaders"
lately. Where's Loucks?
SECOND FARMER:-Loucks? Well
you see he pulled the wool over the
alliances eyes by telling us what q
thleving set the republicans were. and,
while attracting Our attention,
stole us blind with his elevator
scheme. Then you know he had q
salary OF So 900 a year as president
OF the alliance and president OF the
Alliance Union, besides securing nice
slice OF the hail insurance steal, so he
didn't care so much how things did
run this year in South Dakota. In
fact think his influence in South
Dakota along with his other steals
has gore up the flue. But what be-
came OF Wardell?
FIRST FARMER:-Hush! We must
be careful not to mention Wardall's
name here In Brookings county or 1t
will hurt Shep. Goodfeliow's chances.
The two were too closely identified
with certain dirty steals to bear in.
vestigation. Wardall made over
$1,000 in two years out of the
Fidelity insurance steal and then
threw up his job and went south for
his health. Between you and ! that
was pretty fair sum for a farmer
with his mouth) to make, especially
when the people OF the county are
standing on the "verge OF moral,
political and material ruin" l
alwaysthought he was too sleek to
be honest. But, really would like
to know where all our grand array of
leaders have flown too? They have
vanished, but where too?
SECOND FARMER:-Well, you need
not say said so, but the fact is they
were too darned piegish and grabbed
SO deep that the people caught them
at it. During the past tew months
they have been south singing:
"Iu Dixie Land I'll take my stand
And reap rich crop in Dixie"
They found that the Mckinley bill
had not raised the price OF eggs high
enough down there. Thepeople didn't
seem to value that product to any
great extent or they would not have
wasted them in such q manner as
they did at Atlanta, Georgia. Tell
YOU what. Kyle is dandy, though?
SECOND FARMER:-Yes he's a sore
er II We had another such man in
Washington the historians would be
kept busy telling what they had done
lin their mind). He Is not saying
much this fall, however, is be?
FIRST FARMER:-No! He talked so
much in congress that it affected his
voice and the large amount Of bills
"passed" by him favoring the farmers
overtaxed his brain. ! fear on the
whole, he will not be able to shout
even if the democratic party should
be victorious this fall.
SECOND FARMER:-Weav did not
succeed very we'll in the south either
did he? TO be frank l fear Weaver
overestimated his ability to "split the
solid south" He has been too much |
OF O creature Of circumstances and
has turned his coat so oten that the
garment has become thrsadbare.
The people OF the north should now
realize that even former democrat |
caunot have free speech in the south |
even though he is a Cleveland coal
HEAVIER.
FIRST FARMER:-I see, my friend,
that you, like myself have about
come to the conclusion that the
leaders of the Independent'party have
been using the Woodworking farmer
to further their 1.-THE leaders) interests
and not for the purpose OF benetitting
the farmer or the poorer classes. All
this howl raised by them has been to
cover up their real motives, their
purpose OF swlndling US out OF every
thing we have and line their own
nests rather than work for an honest
living. !, for one, am going back into
the ranks OF the republican party
where men have some principle to
work upon and which party, in my
has done more for the
nation, ail classes and all sections,
than any other party ever existing.
Look at our nation to-day Look
at our money system! No nation on
earth has q better money than we
nave and no nation has more world.
wide credit than we have. The re-
publican party has given US this
standing in the face OF opposi-
tion presented by q solid south of
democrats. If protection has built
up industries and manufactures in
the east and they are extending
westward why not maintain pro-
lection until such time when the
people OF the northwest have those
manufactories?
SECOND FARMER:-Burn my pants,