Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1894-10-12

had been mean enough to hold on to
every foot of land he could buy and pay
for on Manhattan Island.
Most of the audience was wondering
what was the matter with Walter and
why he talked so dis~connectedly. 1t is
all explained when I tell you the storage
battery he uses to run the wheels in his
head was out of gear, so that most Of the
time perfect combustion of. the carbon
he used could not be had, and though
you heard this fixing sound, caused by
the meeting of the two currents, you
could see no %perceptible illumination.
You have frequently seen the same thing
in the arc electric street lamp when walk
ing with your best girl, and all of a sud
den be left in the dark just when you
were trying to look your incest. It is
said Edison is working on an electric
thought recorder, and, if he succeeds,
Walter is to have one, and will then take
q position with the associated press as
sole correspondent from the northwest.
As a %spellbinder the honorable Walter
is a successful failure, and we feel we
ought to apologize for saying so much
about so little.
Hon. E. d. Wallace spoke three.ouar-
ters of an hour and satirized every word
both of the other speakers had said N
his first statement-"What has been done
in the past by other parties is not the
question, but what shall we do at this
time is the burning question of the
hour" Mr.. Wallace was as pleasant and
his soprano voice was tuned to as fine a
key as when he entertained the people
of Bismarck with his reasons for oppos-
ing the location Of the capital at Bis
marck, which remarks can be found on
page 636 of the Debates of the Consti-
tutjonal Convention, and are as follows:
Now, Mr.. President, it is we'll for US to
talk plain words. 1t does not take any
very sharp eyes to see through this. The
gentlemen may say that they have acted
honorably and for the best interests of the
PSopAS3 ouo WuCA GiiCy ody tllcy udIt HUI
submit this matter to a vote of the people,
what does that say? Actions speak louder
than words, and the history of this state
will record the fact that the judgment of
the people is not in accord with the ma
Jority here today. We very we'll know, as
L have stated, that the result of this days
work have only been made possible by a
combination which. in order to bring about
that result, has parcelled off the landed
heritage of this state to those various local
tiles. If that is not corruption and bribery
it comes so close 10 1t that it is not worth
while to call it by any other name. 1t is
not necessary for me to say anything more
to explain my vote. 1 believe the people
have a right to say where the capital of the
state shall be located, but the question OF
the permanent location uf the capital is moi
in my mind alongside of the right OF the
people to say where the capital shall be
located. For that reason l have taken the
position l have, that this convention, not
beng elected on that issue-not having
been empowered by the people with a right
in this matter, have taken on themselves to
do that which they had no authority to do.
and they have taken on themselves to say
that the people of this state shall not vote
on this questlon-that they are afraid to go
before the people and submit the result of
their labors to the people for their inspec-
ton. 1t is useless to try to cover this thing
up; it sticks out too plain. l vote no.