Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-10-20
BURO Nv INFERMASHUN.
WASHINGTON, D. C.

WASHINGTON, D. c..
Tu the Editur:
l hev jest got bak frum anuther hyin
trip tn the west, witch inclooded mi visit
tn the Dimicratic sirkus and animal sho
at GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and witch out Nv re-
speck tn former gatherin's wuz called a
staff convenshun. We hev bin plannin
fer the performance doorin the past flu
weeks under the direcshun Of Mr.. John
R.. Mclean, hoo wuz the ringmaster at
our rehersals, and hoo il tn kontinue in
tibet capasity doorin the staff campane.
He lives in Washington, most NV the
time, and frum whit Weood see and
hear doorin mi trip tn Ohio, thare amt
likely tn be nothin in the result NV the
campane tn cause him tn change hiz resi-
dence tn the staff WHARF he sumtimes
stays over mite.
All our STATESMEN hoo hev been kor-
raled, occasionally, in these headquarters
hev bin NV the opinyun tibet a CRATE
Dimicratic victory IL needed in Ohio, this
yeer, ez a send off fer 1000. We hev all
Ielt thet 1t Wuz necessary tn hev the
president politically repoodiated hi hiz
own staff in order tn give w the proper
kind NV a foothold. 1t wood hev a most
gratifyin infooence on the Dimicratic
fackshuns hoo are fitein each uther, cv-
erywhare, and it wood also enkurrij the
insurgents in the Fillipeens and in Mas
sachoosetts. Thare hez bin no difference
Nv opinyun ez tn the necessity NV hevin
a Dimicratic sweep in Ohio to sho the
kountry tibet SIGH tyrants ez Mark Han
ma, and SIGH degenerit STATESMEN ez Nc
:kinley kinnot forever rool with an iron
hand Tho or1v ruoctebr, No., ~, -,
hoo wuz best fixed tn du the job. At
Mclean ez the ringmaster NV the sirkus.
At sum time or luther, doorin hiz career,
he hez manijed tn be up aginst neerly all
the leedin Dimicrats NV the staff, and
hez blode hot and cold on their measures
and their ambishuns. l found, doorin mi
travels, tibet tn menshun hiz name in the
presence NV menny 'Dimicrats wuz like
shakin a red rag in frunt Nv an existed
bull. l found a noomerus number NV EN-
at GAINESVILLE, and it took all the keerful
steerin we Good du tn prevent an out
brake in the convenshun. But it he'd bin
desided tn try the experiment Nv runnin
a m%illyunaire tn ketch the laberin vote,
and 50 we he'd tn spuelch all opposishun.
The convenshun wuz about whit l he'd
expected after knoin whut he'd bin dun
previusly. We he'd the job well sot up,
considerin the size NV it and the ma
terial we he'd tn work with. We got Mr..
Mclean nominated all rite in spite Nv
the powerful current Nv opposishun witch
wuz runnin agin him underneath, and we
hev put him ontu a platform witch wuz
destined to ketch votes faster than fiji pa
per will ketch flies. Ez a vote ketcher it
il rite in it if we only ketch EN-.
The resolooshuns il hot stuff. We hev
fred %everybuddy overheard fer president,
exseptin Mr.. Bryan, and we hev endorst
him at the rasho Nv more than 16 tn 1 ez
the only man in the kountry hoo kin Iced
the Dimicratic party tn victory-anu then
we>nominated a man fer guvenor hoo he
woodn't hev on the ticket with him 10
1896.
On war and imperialism we hit 'er up
in crate stile. endnrsin the sellers hoo fit