The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-05-27
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REPUBLICAN TACTICS.
Authorized Representatives of that Party Accept Challenge IN
der Fraudulent Pretenses and Then
Turn the Brass and Martial Bands Dr. Fish After Miserable
Attempt to Answer him by Crook Named G. L. Smith
Who Made Himself Ridiculous and Pestiferious
At Redwood Falls the Alliance Institute had papers
friendly challenge them debate on the
9th goth of May
On the 10Th telegraph Minneapolis papers
the challenge be accepted
arrived Redwood Falls
O'Clock the second nothing heard the acceptance
challenge although individuals laughing game
then learned that named L. Smith, formerly
Stock Home editors editor Of the Minneapolis Weekly Tribune
ORGANIZER
the hall the already
advertising house.
republican local organization frightened
about M and half time we would consolidate and do
Smith We drzing
offered stating
much prefer Note the challenge was accepted
by republicans late get any
solidly republican.
At o'clock M one OF the republicans came to Hotel
boarded invited the
they proposed
Smith 40 minutes for DR. Fish 10 minutes r Smith W.
wouldn't enough
then consented 80 40 and TO- OF Smith having the close
should have had than equal
said nothing Then Smith got little frightened
to limit the informed him that he would take
care of his time would
"A
club together with Mr. CLASSIFY furnished the music Sixty
Sleepy Eye, by special train.
upand thoroughly Disguised
this not to this without meaning it, He talked
about himself Next Dr. Fish the Mr. somer
Sleepy opponent Dr. Fish
O ands
badly disappointed au-I myself
badly especially
Sleepy named Hays editing pub
there called Dispatch This obnoxious spectacle fambe
rotoasm continually shouting and swinging his hat One
Smith said
81 am
Hays cheered and howled
audience thought time to chrand some laughed.
called The audience republicans cheered him
courteous chairman friendly greeting
pumpkin everybody laughed then he sailed
cassglation Of the republican paythe
whisky platform Of silver
selling gold
the
the putocaey The audience still death
revelation them ALL Smith had merely Dragged over the
himself haeuahed country great country.
astounding When the Dr. closed although
pudced against the Wild earnest ringing
cheer up-which amounted to almost ovation.
Then Smith had closing ten minutes And in that ten minutes
maddened by applause knowing that could reply
tered the
OUTRAGEOUS, UNREASONABLE FA1sEHooDs
human His first asehood serious
though would make Engman laugh He said this
buy this country savings
weeks the couldn't buy England
work The idea that clothes cheaper England than
skilled labor only
ntmuch less times difference
But the statement really Fish has told
the miners OF but he did not tell you that nnnths Of
robbed
thousands that be kicked down
editor standing
fore audience and stating in heroic madness:
"The republican There's
a worth 100 dollar The republican
The republican party made it legal TENDER
The audience took this ahood with cheers. OF course
although intelligent topics where the pu let them be
informed
Then the capshea Fish told that had sold
baska quoted II
he did tell that the magnificent sold FIFTY
CENTS bushe' We thought he spoke fifty for fifteen And the
audience cheered.
And these nfams until the had his time
minutes although Dr. Fish called
having passed. the chairman having leaned comfort
ably back his chair stepped forward and called his
ton Then the