Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-10-25
PITHY PENLINGS
Picked, Pointed and Preserved
For Reading by Regular
Correspondents.
MILTON.

MILTON.
The election of Plain and Flack is
conceded by everyone.
The fight on county treasurer waxeth
hot. In this corner the battle royal is
between Robertson and belong, with
Robertson several lengths in the lead
H. D. ALERT showed up the other
day and the hackers of Gjevre and
their money disappeared. H. D. is
going to have his usual walk away
which from official services he richly
deserves as his services are the most
onerous and exacting of any county
officer.
We notice in the Milton Globe long
communication from DR.. J.ED. Win
deli. now no longer one of us. DR..
Windell's practice while here, as well
rs that of several of his predecessors,
was almost entirely confined to the
newspapers. We presume that where
he is going there are some debilitated
weeklies-a la Globe.
We hear since the republican rupture
that the Globe has lost quite number
of its subscribers and that John F. is
reorganizing the old republican club
with all out of town members. We
presume that all those who have sever
ed their connection with the Globe are
now subscribers to free and impair
tial peoples advocate, viz: COURIER
DEMOCRAT.
Hon. Walter Muir, demo-pop candi-
date for congress, addressed large
and enthusiastic audience here, on
Friday evening. Walter devoted con-
siderable time to the questions of silver
and transportation, but seemed to deny
the tariff issue. Well, of course Wal
ter had to have some platform of popu-
listic color to stand on, although adj
uniting that the income tax portion of
the tariff bill was boon beyond any
thing obtained in the line of national
legislation during the past thirty years.
We wonder how long it would take
Muir and the rest of the populistic cor
poral's guard in congress to pass this
measure? He would have been in his
grave. So tits worth all reform meas
ures of merit. Walter, leave them to
the democrats who will adopt and pass
Them and III two or three years you
will have no platform to stand on and
every one Of you will be voting the
straight democratic ticket.
The republican club had meeting
here last Monday evening. Oh what
ameeting! Harmony? Well, 1 should
smile. 1t seems John F. organized
the club a few days ago, James Walk
er being the secretary while he reserved
the honors of chairman for himself.
But on Thursday evening last some of
the disgruntled republicans thought
John was having ,too much of asnap
being chairman of the meeting, and in
PRODUCING the speakers. After talking
the matter over they met and decided
to depose the old officers and electinp
J. RI. Mears as president and Jos
Catherwood, secretary, despite the
rulings of the old president and the
remonstrance of number of sscountrv
voters" which John, at considerable
sacrifice, had kept in town all the
afternoon and evening. John, saws the
end is not yet.
In pleasing contrast to this the dem
ocrats, to the number of Is or 30 met
in G. W. Plains Office and organized
the Milton Democratic Club for the
furtherance of all democratic princi-
pies. Mr.. Humphrey presided and
That veteran democrat, Joe Kelly.
acted as secretary. Every one signed
papers and pledged themselves to aid
In pushing forward the good cause.
The secretary was instructed to write
the chairman of the state Committee
asking that campaign speakers be sent
here. Owing to disruption in the re-.
publican ranks we expect large acces-
sions.
OLGA