Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-08-24
a Letter From Editor Jewell in
Which He Touches Upon Mat
ters of Interest.
A Little Plain Talk on the Incon
sistency Of Judge Templeton
of Grand Forks.
History of the Remarkable Feat Ac-
complished by Senator Hans
brough.

II oc0 Ivy Uu0 htkO papers uu6b VAdJOE
Buttz has returned to his farm from
Washington, and joined the populists.
From a conversation had with the major,
just before he left this city, I was led to
believe he was far from satisfied with
the condition of affairs, generally. I am
sorry to see the major in the pop camp,
but I guess his case is incurable. He
says the result of his fight against Jim
Hill and the Great Falls TOWNSHIP
scheme resulted in the combination of
the great corporations against him, and
the attempt of the the Sugar trust to de-
stroy him was but q part of the program
to hit every head that rears itself against
the gigantic monopolies that are respon-
sible for the agricultural depression.
Yes, the major is bitter. If he> feels the
same now as when leaving Washington,
after being knocked out by Jim Hills
attorney, I suppose the republican
party will have to bid him goodbye.
But I haven't much faith in the ability
OF the populists in Ransom county to
knock out those old republican war
horses, Oliver and Rourke-even with
the combined opposition of Tom Elliot
and MAJOR Buttz.
I am a little surprised that Judge
Templeton should, at this time, aspire
for the place Of Judge Bartholomew on
the supreme bench. Advocating. as he
always has, the elimination of partizan-
ship in the selection of our district and
supreme judges-on which platform he
he has been unanimously chosen for
judge in district overwhelmingly re-
publican am surprised that he should
now violate that principle. Hasn't
Judge Bartholomew, himself not an in
tense partizan, made a good record as a
member OF the supreme court? Can
there be any reasonable opposition to an
endorsement for another term? Is that
opposition the result of a lofty ambition
to improve the bench? Is it not, in
short, the opposition of partizanship
in its lowest sense? I am sorry Judge
Templeton has assumed this inconsist-
ent position, for [ fear it will be used
against him for selection as district
judge-a position he has filled so we'll,
and might have occupied indefinitely.
I attended a Grand Forks republican
district judicial convention once, and
Witnessed the putting up Of a "straw
man"-in the interest of Judge Temple
ton. I don't believe the republicans of
that district will do that any more.
/ was in New York last week, and, of
course, took in Coney Island, Manhat-
tan, Long Branch, S%heepshead Bay,
Rockaway and Monmouth. That's
where New Workers are at this time Of
the year. Fifth avenue, Madison aven-
ne and other fashionable streets in Got
ham are practically deserted in the
summer SEASONAL are at the seashore
or in mountain resorts. In eleven
blocks Of brownstone fronts on Fifth
avenue, I counted but seven open
houses. All others were closed, and
front doors boarded up like North Da-
kota astorm door" porohes in the winter.
These and the shattered windows, [ am
told, are fitted with electric police calls
so that the attempt to obtain entrance
in any way brings a police wagon to the
scene in an incredibly short time. At
Manhattan, l met Mr.. G. B. Woods, who
spent last winter in Bismarck. He tells
me he has accepted a position in a Bos-
ton hotel for this fall. Coney Island is
the craziest place I ever saw. Merry-go-
rounds, dance houses, gambling dens,
saloons, hotels, fhurdy-gurdys, rezzle-
dazzles, slde-shows, Gipsyfortune t~ellers,
snake charmers, museums, freaks and
fakirs-miles Of them, n after another.
It Is a "wide.open' town, and reminded
me somewhat of Bismarck and Dead
wood in the early days. It is q tough
place, and only two miles away-beauti-
full Manhattan. Harry Mclaughlin
and Manager Thomas are at Coney ISL
and with the Sitting Bull cabin, and are
doing well. They have a very respect
able display Of aboriglnees and Indian
trinkets. Buffalo Bill is in Brooklyn
with his Wild West show, and drawing
1scrowded stands"
Long Branch and Asbury Park are
the swell resorts. There's where the
rich papas 60 with their handsome
daughters, and there's where the genu-
me dude fourlshes in all his glory. For
swell turnouts, aaily attired women and
gallant men, I guess the shore drive at
Long Branch is uDexcelled. Long
Branch contains many beautiful cot
tages and hotels, and centrally located
onjthe drive overlooking the Atlantic,
are two fats of ground particularly not
iceable and attractive. The peculiar
architecture OF the buildings leads inc
to inquire about them. Imagine my
surprise when I learned that sope OF
these places was conducted BY an OK
Bismaroker, who will be remembered by
old.timers-FitzQerald the gambler