Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-03-11
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A PRICELESS PRIVILEGE.

Oh, joy unreasonable! Oh, bliss un
speakable! Oh, privilege inestimable
Oh. self sacrifice unexamplcd! The
sphinx has spoken and out of its mouth
have flowed honeyed words, fraught
with sweetness unalloyed for waiting
thousands of republicans. The blush
ing bud has opened and from it's shyly
parting petals a perfume is waited more
delicately sweet than all the perfume
laden breaths of Araby. A gigantic
statue has been self.raised on Il mighty
pedestal, and the republican party OF
the state of North Dakota is permitted
to stand at such a distance that the
eXudations of common humanity will
not tarnish its spotless purity, bury it's
face in the dust, and cry "Ecce Homo!'
Behold the man!
Editor Winship of the Grand Forks
Herald has consented to become a can
didate for ~gubernatorial honors. But
not eagerly, not hastily, not anxiously,
not after the fashion of the pilgrim
Klondiker who seeks Ell Dorado with a
sparkling eye and a few pounds of salt
bacon. Rather, haltingly, coyly and
shyly, and with the modest hesitancy of
the untutored bull calf, first sought to
be instructed in the ways Of the world.
For it came to pass that on a certain
day when the prophets and scoth-
sayers were clamorous at the outer door
of the temple where sat the Most High
and Excellent Winship, beating their
breasts with their hands and crying
"Winship, Speak,"
Lo and behold a great cloud arose
and darkened the courts of the temple,
and a pillar of fire stood in front of the
gateway, and Winship appeared saying
"What wouldst thou have me say unto
you?"
And the soothsayers answered and
said: "waster, we are the republican
party of the state, b%eseeching that we
may glorify thee and exalt thee in q
high place."
And Winship spake again and said:
ut is not meet that I mingle with thee,
or make a deal with thee, or go out in
the highways and byways and seek
honors at the hands of the voters.
Neither is it meet that I pay out
shekels of gold or brass (of which latter
l have a goodly store) to exalt the re-
publican party, for shall not the repub-
lican party exalt me in a high place be-
cause I am SO much greater. There
fore I say unto you, bring me the gov
ernorship on a platter of precious ware,
studded with great jewels, and if I am
pleased with it, mayhap will I salt it
down.
Then one of the soothsayers, think
ing the republican party to be of equal
Importance with Winship answered and
said: "But shall we not see thee on
the field of battle, when the campaign
wakes hot and the soldiers have fought
long and are wearied?"
Winship spake and said: "Doubter,
what would ensue were I to BE- slain?
Shall the chieftain fight in the ranks
with his common soldiers? Not for
George B. For is it not written that I
am greater than the party? Ask Hanna
Whereat many of the soothsayers dis.
sipated themselves through the adjacent
towns and settlements crying Eureka
And the republican elephant trumpet
ed from his enclosure in great anger
and resigned his position saying: "Hav
ing escaped from the vest pocket of ont
great man, shall / now carry water fol
the Winship procession, and stink along
at the fag end of a Salt Creek brigade?'