The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-03-02
CURRENT COMMENT.

SSnnEstNI SSlVlnclNIs
The respective chairmen of the Iowa
senate and house committees on tenn
perance, who seem determined to play
horse with the prohibition question and
seriously damage the Republican party
in that state, are appropriately named
Funk-probably relatives of the motor
ious Peter Funk.
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The Pop party has been guilty of a
great many absurdities in advocating
its cause, but it has reached the limit
OF indecency in vulgarly paraphrasing
for use as a political document the Ser
mon OF the Mount-the embodiment and
incarnation of true religion. The fol-
lowing extracts from "Grover's
Sermon from the White House, " origin
ated by q paper called the Buzz Saw,
we take from the columns of the Ca
zette of this town, as showing the bias
phemous character Of the stuff:
And seeing how the multitudes had
voted for him he cast aside his fishing
pole and went up into the White House.
And when he was set, and had tapped
fresh bottle of beer. he opened his
mouth and taught his disciples, saying:
\ Blessed are ye when men shall
revile you and persecute you for my
sake; for ye shall eat OF official pie at
my hand.
Blessed is the man who will bring
me another bottle of beer for this one is
oil X Na hov hoo hot
it was said by them of olden time.
Thou shalt no. commit adultery.
My experience with Maria Ha1pin is,
that it is very good advice, but rather
difficult to be governed by.
After this manner shall ye pray:
Our political father which art in Wash
ington, Cleveland be thy name. Thy
congress come. Thy will be done, in
the regular sessi' MS as in the extra
ones. Give us this day our usual cuss-
ing. n Bring me another bottle
of beer. 4 X
Perhaps cause which processes to
have for it's aim the elevation of man
kind will be helped by such tactics as
these. but we very much doubt it.
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MITCHELL REPUBLICANS: What the
Pops do in this state this year will cut
very little figure in general results.
State Forum: Beautiful illusion!
Scatter the delusion, yet there is not
one of you who wouldn't give chrome
to feel you don't lie when you say so.
Brother Buchanan should not hatter
himself that his advent into the Pop
party is going. to make such tremend-
Gus difference in results this year.
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We have been assured time and again
that both the old parties were corrupt
and that the only salvation for the dear
people was to fall into the arms of the
Pops. Isn't it little singular, then,
that the same dear people do not en-
brace the present magnificent oppor-
tunity to work out their own salvation,
instead of returning by the thousands
to the ranks of the G. O. p?
The Western Passenger association
is seriously considering reform which
will commend itself to every interest.
1t is proposed to issue mileage books at
q cents mile which shall be good for
bearer and which are intended to take
the place OF the present mileage hooks,
supposed to be good only for the per-
son whose name is signed to them.
The REPUBLICAN has always con-
tended that railroad transportation
should be good until used by anyone
who holds it, whether tho original
purchaser or not, and the fact that the
railroads are almost forced to take the
suggested action by the abuse Of the
mileage contracts through scalpers
does not detract from the merit and JUS
tice OF the proposed change.
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Receiver LaFollette of the Chamber
lain land office, when he steps out, will
begin the duplication of the Missouri
Valley Journal at Chamberlain, having.
bought the plant Of the late Plankinton
Beacon.
Our sympathy goes out to the suffer-
ing people of Southern California, who
are just emerging from terrible sand
storm that wrecked railroad trains and
caused serious damage to person and
property.
At the risk OF being shot by indig-
nant readers we arise to remark that
the majority for Pennsylvania's Repub-
lican congressman -at-large was grow
ing at last accounts. 1t will pro oably
reach 100000.
The eastern courts are playing sad
havoc with South Dakota divorces, sew
eral of them having been overturned on
the ground of non-jurisdiction. Our
sympathy goes out to the Sioux Falls
hotels and lawyers.
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The Democratic house was not salts