The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06

politically with Pettigrew' fight on our
hands and we have got to fool the peo-
pie. Now you want to get after Mccain
for disallowing some of your padded
bills andfor turning us down on that
tax matter that you was In on, See3
Z Now we will prepare some editorials
and you publish them, See? We will
roast Mccain won't we Bill?
Blll-By the Olympic Gods we will. The
pops will think thev are residents OF
ancient Pompell and the Daily Meek
Eyed Apology is the seathlng, boiling,
belching Vesuvius.
Joe-But they will get my bills and
see that Mccain was right, and then,
they know that I can't write editorials.
Bill-Pshaw we will write such grand
and brilliant editorials that the pops
will be stupifed, bewillder and dazzled
by their gorgeous Scinti]latlon We
will paint them as residents OF that
country beyond the river Styx, referred
to in Dante's Inferno.
Chollv-Now Joe, Bill wants to 90 to
congress and Charley Sheldon has
agreed to appoint me Judge. then we
will be in position to help you, See?
Joe-Yes but, but, but a bird in the
hand ls worth three frogs in pond.
Now am willing O carry any load you
fellows give me no, matter how heavy or
dirty, but I can't afford to make q
general fight on the pops and have
them nail up the bars at the public
crib and then loose the fight, for I tell
you the pops are going to worry us
this fall and then l tell you "it takes
money to stick type" now you can
make those fellows down east of the
river dig up. Tell them II help those
who help me-" My old wound that l
received IN the indian encounter on Box
Elder when the freight train was held up
Is bothering me and I must have the
stuff.
Bill-Well Cholley you go over east OF
the river and make those polititlons put
up enough to run our campaign, and
while there don't fail to look after my
fences, say to them that have been in
duced to stand for congress and am in
the hands of my friends In the mean
time we will get up some classical edi-
torials written in gorgeous oriental
splendor and prlncely magni6cence.
And Joe when Cholly goes after the
swag don't forget to say in the
Subsidized press filled with meaningless
nothings and glittering generalitlcs. that
Cholly he's gone to Sioux City on some
heavy legal business, don't forget to use
the word HEAVY or if you prefer, use
the word important. Now Cholley ior
those editorials, you write Mccain up
for he did hit you hard on that tax
matter (say do they know the money
was here IN town to pay those English
mems taxes) and will shed the effugent
rays ofmy versatil intellectual faculties
on the subject Of honest men in politics
1 will class Ben TunIey as pop to illus
trate that there are dishonest men in
all parties. exit Bill and Chally).
Challev Tout on the street) What an
avarcious old chump Joe is, never
known to do anything for the party
without money.
Bill-A political eunuch and an impo
tent relic OF barbarous and forgotten
past.
Joe-(Sollloquising after the departure
OF Bill and Cholly) Those swell head.
may be able to write IN more classlca
style than l do and beat me IN getting
office but they can't work me without
the stuff. | am willing to appear, while
in their presence as humble as Urial
HeeD but that pat sta tement of min,
that ut takes money to stick type
always brings the stuff. They may
think am an old fool and that they ART
working me but it may be that they arr
the fools and l am working them
| What is real greatness is a disputed
question. Then the sanctum sancto
rum was as still as graveyard at mid
night But the weird like stiffness wa'
broken ever and anon hy the chuckle o
Joe as he thought Of the promised swa.
or the occasional duh sickening thud 0
the chunk of coal as it misses the offic,
cat and stri kes the files OF the Daily
Meek Eyed Apology.
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