Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-02-14
KNUTE
Ole T. Torlesen's Mastery Effort
Next Year.

saltwater (Minn) JopMnal:-We have
received the following, purporting to
be the speech which Ole T. Torkleson
will make in 1896, nominating Knute
Nelson for president. We all know
that Knllte is ineligible to the presi-
idency but We publish the speech in
full Notwithstanding his disqualified
ton:
Master Chairman. Yentlemens and
Lady. Ay never med spetz ON repub-
Dic conversion before men ay tank ay
haw gut ritz to med spetz for sweed
mans some live on Minsota, as gankee
mans hOd to med spetz for gankee
mans DOM est en-.
"Ay Twin ON ManneSOta long time
Master Chairman, ay been nerly born
ON MansOta, plenty more sweed faller
Twin III Mansota more-in millin in it,
all good mans and Master Charmans
every tame We NEEDED pressedent for
the United States, bout forty tusend
gankee faller down esten yump up and
Want to MAX himselfs for president
and ven he didn't get man him
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Master Chairman.
1--WE got pile schmart sWeed faller
som mad gnd president On Mansota
and ay ben har to nominate one of
it, MI. Knud Nelson, Skidgo county,
Mansota. He ban gud substamsable
farmer, and ay nominate him for head
or republican ticket.
sLCp,,J NaIco, him, ~, fa,.p, i,ur go
gud som amy man OH Mansota hay
ben hard worker. Hay a hire two
mans to rus farm, and Knud him can
run business round Washington United
States capitol hoOs strate as string.
AT Knud Nelson ben lected president
him vod yus keep n gud mans and
discharge hole cabinet. Two sveed
mans can do yus so much work as
all do gankee faller ON V~ashingtown
and Knud Nelson ban gud NAM Amy
man like Nelson who can keep Chime
bug and cookie bur out $40 acres Land
ON Mansota, can run hole United
States like top.
"Ah hdW NE farm on ManSOta, and
western sid Vim river. Dakota Terri
ME broder Ole, him got farmstead
tory. We hod plenty bad crop and Ole
him pit big moryaje on farmstead and
first geer Clevelan him ben president,
com long g~raSShopper him ate up ev-
erytang on Ole farmstead moryaje,
and we want SO get gud man for
president go Clevelan him Won't get
in gin.
"Ay tank Master MacKinley better
pay him bill before him want to run
for president. him ben hole talk vid
democrats ON MINNESOTA.
Same tame Harrison him for
president ay REDEEM on sweed paper.
Ben Harrison hay are Uncle for Ole
! Thompson, sweed faller, him Ev in
ManSota, 50 ay work hard for Harm
SON, and ay get gud many more sweed
faller him work for Harrison too, and
so soon him are lected ay not hear
Won word from him, hay aint so write
me a letter and say tank you. And
him med ministers to Chilli out of Irish
nan and hay not give sweed fallel
yob tall, only Poster office and We haw
big fite vid gankee faller bout dat.
Harrison Amt so gud seweed mans
Ike Knud Nelson ay bat he Won't &C
shoot in duck nice veder. Knud Mel
son ben plenty gud shoot vid gun, but
hay will tend to business on Washing
town and shoot duck Sunday.
You tank more-en miEln Sweet
mans on Mansota keep still and lie
voomans out vest run hole bisness
Not bay a--ay don't tank 70.
"Af you don't give Knud Nelson
Nomanasson, sweed mans him vi
made Tammany hall out Mansota
and med cembinassOn vid Irishman:
ON New York and run hole Uniptet
States yus de same so him won't. Blu
af you put Knud on top of de Tepub
lican ticket We carry Mansota and "
AND ay bat Knud Nelson him Won
carry ever staten mort side Mansota
send faller out vid powder machin'
med rain for ten cents acre and nov
him can't stop it.
SAY been thankful for tame so a,
med this spetz and ay hope ay ain
so Sc to big word. Sweed mans ca
make beSten spetZ ven him cam us
few English word. Ay tank you gen
tlemans and lady for your kind in
tentiOns."