Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-07-28
MR.. EP|z00T WILKINS
His ssPeranbulatiODs Around Moo York" While
Irving to Harmonic Democratic Differences
He Favors the Secession of New Jersey.

ever we concfooded tn call him. lie wood
feel at home in either place. Ez a presi-
dent he noze how to dodge the laws and
bring on an attack NV kalamity tibet wood
strengthen us and free the labefin man
frum continooal toll. Free traid and rev.
enoo reform, SIGH ez he Civ the whole
kountry wen he wuz larst president NV 1t,
wood du the bizness. If it wuz thort best
tn hev him ez a king, he hez all the nes-
sesary qualifcashuns. He Good pla the
part tn ~perfekshun and not be obliged tn
disgize hizself. He Good recall the livin
members Nv his cabinet, clothe them in
sum distinguishin livery, and tina wood be
ez obsequius ez- tina wuz before. He Good
put us all in offs and keep us thare in
spite NV sivil servis laws. He Good appint
sum Nv us tn furrin misshuns and estab-
lish diplomatick relashuns with Moo York,
Chicago, Toledo and other places where
thare amt no Republican mayors. He Good
call on Professor Wilson tn git up a new
tariff bill and thus relieve us NV the ojus
Dingley tariff that is prodoocin tn much
revenoo hi it's oppressiv tax on wiskey and
other aids to democracy. I shood favur
maxim applejaok our nashunal beverij and
hev all laws declared unconstitooshunal
that interfeered with it's manoofactures or
absorbshun. I kin see menny advantages
to be gained frum cuttin loose frum other
secshuns NV the kountry, and I shell SEQ
whut kin be dun toward establishin the
republik or the kingdom NV Moo Gersey.
I shood think the Republicans wood be
glad tn git rid, Nv us, fer we hev put 'em
tn d geodgdeel NV expense tn enforce the
laws agin us, and tn menshun the name
Nv a Moo Gersey Dimicrat in Republican,
strikes IL like shakin 9 red rag in frunt
NV an enthusiastic bull. Tha ort not tn
oppose Jul seceshun, but 1t wood be jist
like ''em tn. dus 1t on the prihsipleA nv. gen.
eral kussidness, fur tina ar always agin
whutever a Moo Gersey Dimicrat thinks
he wants. The f1nanshul department. Nv
the moo guverment-if we kin establish it
Il think Good safely be left tn ex-Sen-
atur Jim Smith and other trends Nv the
Sugar trust. Then we Good slap the taxes
ontu ALI the, other trusts tibet hev organ
lied in Moo Gersey, and If tina wantid tn
git out we Good tax EN- twict ez much ez
1t wood cost 'em tn stay where tina ar.
In this wa we Good start upon a shoor
loundashun fer meens tn pa the salaries
Nv the o%fisholders, witch, after all, IL the
first dooty Nv any government establish in
Moo Gersey. Doorin the 80 yeers Nv Dimi-
cratic rool in the staff we never failed tn
draw the salaries with periodical regular
ity, with whutever independent pickins we
Good git. 1t hez bin the aln wen we hev
bin in kontrol Nv the government ct WASH
ington. Our ofisholders hev alwaze bin
men hoo hev bin willin tn work fer hiz pa
wen If tina he'd nothin tn du. If we con-
clood til secede, I shell insist upon hevin
more %ofises, bigger salaries and less work
in order tn harmunize and hold tugether
the two wings Nv u party. So long ez
the ofdses belong tn us I feel shoor we kin
settle all other differences. Whut ar the
questions Nv gold or silver or rasho tn a
Moo Gersey Dimicrat If he kin git his
claws ontu an ofis2