The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-09-01
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Especial to the st. raul (;lObe)
BUXTON. Aug. l~5.-"Brinx me v~enison,
and make me savory meat that l may bless
thee before the Lord"
He did not say: My SOD go out and
gather up some dead flies and bring them
III for your mother to make me some
soup
But he asked for venison. For the meat
Of an animal clean in it's habits and feet
of loot, one that breaths pure air. climbs
steep mountains. feeds upon sweet herbs.
and is acute Of scent, sight and hearing.
One that it requires the skill of a marks
man ana hunter to pursue and capture.
A majority OF the voters at the last cleo
ton. being tired OF Republican missrule,
Of granting high protection to million
aires, of ia ting til. mauy for the benefit
of the few, of filling the country full of
free emigrants. and saying a high tariff to
manufacturers WAS for the benefit of
The people being tired of this by pocrisy
and fraud said to the Democratic party:
Give US the principles of Jefferson ind
Jackson, bring US savory Democracy, that
we may bless thee before the Lord"
But who has seen anything OF any veni-
son. of any savory Democracy? Congress
convened in extraordinary session on the
18th Of August 1898. For over a year we
have been patiently sitting with our legs
p1vflor tho national foL1o iiokorrr k> No.,
servants IN the kitchen who took cur orders
to bring in a good square real of old
fashioned democratic corn bread and cab
bage, w%rangllng and quarreling, haw-haw-
ing and playing tag, dispnting about the
way the food should be cooked and served,
while we are sitting into the second year,
worn out and furnishing.
One thing is clear; we must have a new
set of servants; some who will mind and
do as told. The head waiter, Grover
Cleveland, has done his best, but he can't
make the other servants move promptly.
In. North Dakota there is no venison. A
few political pot hunters have crawled out
of dark holes and presented us a lot of
POpulist endorsements for savory Demo-
cracy. Great meat this Is to support and
nourish Il sick and furnishing party. Such
food would bring paper in the
poor house down to a premature grave.
No wonder Democrats are reduced to
shadows and played-out cripples. We
live on dried snake skiing, toads, rats,
lizards, bed bugs aud flies, and call it
savory mea We must have something
moro substantial and Democratic. When
We are asked to abondon all our own
principles, desert our own faith, and 20
right opposite to the way we wish to go
and think it is right, can we be blamed
for hating and asking for more right
A Populist has u right to be a Populist
and q Republican a Republican. But when
we are asked to take a Populisti for a
Democrat, 1 am frank to confess l am too
stupid to see how the Democratic party
and Democratic principles can be built up
in this way; and I find many others who
think and feel the same. II
Democrats claiming to represent the.
Democracy, of North Dakota met in con
ventiOn At Grand Forks and adopted a
platform. Then they turned right around
nominated candidates who were
already nominated on an entirely different
platform. and liz many respects sworn
enllnie to the Democratic platform and
Democratic principles: and some of the
Populist candidates now represented to us
for Democrats, but a short time ago shut
their convention doors in the very face of
tn ,se who nominated them.
The Populists and Democrats do not
agree in principle half az much as the
Republicans M Democrats. 1t would
Gratis Of North Dakota to have indorsed
the Republican ticket in full than auy of
tho Populists.
NJ. N. johnson believes in honest money
and stood with Mr.. Cleveland when Mr..
Roach deserted.
Roger Allin is in favor OF law and order
say the least, and would protect the
rights of property n the individual.
But why endorse anyone? As long as
the Democrats of North Dakota claim an
and nave adopted a plat
form. why not have candidates to repre-
sent and al vocate their principles? Why
our own and indorse something
don't respect or intend to follow!
Delegates at Grand Forks who voted to
the enemies of Democracy instead
of their friends not only proved themselves
to their party, but hypocrites, and
stultified themselves before the world.
What would be thought of a man who
made love to a pure and beautiful woman.
won her heart and hand. end after the
wedding ceremony was over abandoned
her at the alter, and ran off after a married
woman with I've children, and not in love
with him at that! This is just what was
done at Grand Forks. A declaration of
love and devotion was made for Demo-
cratic principles, a platform was adopted