Rodhuggeren. [volume] (Fergus Falls, Minn. ;) 1893-1898, 1894-10-23
Chills and Blues.

Chills and Blues.
G. w. BRANDBoRG ON THE WAR.
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Ed. "Rodhuggeren"::
F. F. Journal gives an account o1
the populist meeting, Saturday
Sept. 9th and compares the slim
attendance at that meeting with
the large meeting of the probibs,
and states that they had "4oc
people at their meeting. Now
we have heard it said that
although a great many people
passed by the music stand, from
which the prohib candidat was
speaking, some of them stopping
a few minutes listening to the
speech and then passing on, there
we're not over 80 persons, who
staid through the whole speech,
But this is only hearsay, and since
the Journals statement is down
Gin pr lint" and Figures don't lie",
ergo the Journals statement must
be, true, Quoderat demonstran-
dunn. In regard to the populist
meeting, above referred to, the
Journal says that ...at no time was
there more than 50 persons in the
ROOM. This statement also must
be something in the neighborhood
of the truth, for the Alliance Ad-
vocate, I am told, says there were
only about 40 persons present,
and that paper never makes any
false statement - does it? Now,
we do not deny that the atten-
dance was small, owing partly to
the short notice - notice OF
only two days, the statement of
the Jour nal to the contrary not
withstanding and owing partly
to the fact, that the farmers just
then were very busy with their
fall plowing, which had been
retarded on account of the long
continued drought; but we do
most emphatically deny that it
signified any "chillness on the
populist as against Mr.. Burgess,
as the Journal seems to be in
clined to think. The paper is too
rash in its conclusions. That
"slim" attendance is of no impor-
tance or significance whatever.
The populist are no such weather
cocks as can so easily be turned
around by any windy prohibition
first - republican next" preach
ers. We can assure the Journal
that nine tenths of those farmers,
who did not attend the populist
meeting the 9th inst, will vote
for H. L. Burgess and the whole
populist ticket, so Mr.. Burgess
need not have any "chills or
blues" or worry on that score. 1t
will be the "other fellows, who
will have this diseases - after
election, and they will have them
bad, so bad, that they will have
become incurable at that time.
Still ! cannot but think, that
our candidates would have acted
wisely, if they had carried out the
campaign plan, proposed by Mr..
Vinje and myself. They could
by this time have all the school
districts in the county organized
into peoples parti clubs, and we
would have carried the county by
large majorities, whereas we now
must content ourselves with good
sized pluralities only.
Friend c. w. Brandborg, / find,
could no longer constrain himself,
could no longer resist the temp
tation to strike a blow for ~ no,
against ssHm! Anything to
beat Boen", you know. The pow
ers that be, do not like populist
in congress. They will spend mil
lions to prevent their return.
Therefore: Boen must be slaugh-
tered, cost what it may. But,
gentlemen, it "can't be did,. The
voters of the 9TH congressional
district will see to it, that it is not
done. Boen's constituents know
he has served them faithfully, and