Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-07-18
DOLBY At THE CONVENTION.
The Chicago iumorist's Comments on
Bryan and lliIl at Kansas City.

1sFA' eha s"h ~ No"'a Nfhff
Convention Hall. Kansas City, July g.
We'll, " said Mr.. Dooley. " 'Tis all over bot
tn calm iv names. They've nommynat
ed WiIlumJ j. Bryan. told ye they wud."
Hes sure to accept, amt he?' Mr.,
Hennessy asked.
II think so" said Mr.. Dooley.
"He wud like to stay in Lincoln, Ne.
brasky, l%istenin' to tn chirp " tn Hessian
fly in tn wheat, hut iooty flags him an he
must rispond. Whin u mar has II unani.
nous call firm himself to lead himself to
victhry on a platform made be himsilf,
they'se nawthin' fr him to do but obey.
"Willum J. Bryan, Hinnissy, is a young
man firm tn country, but he's no come
on. | think from what Rafferty, tells me
tn la-sds firm tn big cities where they use
ice whit out fr TO do him. Says they to
thimsilves an to others, It's all right to
put up Willum Jennings an have him
slain. they says, but If we lave him run
on a free silver platform They'll be raypub-
leans on tn bridges an in til wnther alice
next year, they says. AN we'll pc pini-
thratin' tn bowls Nv tn earth with a pick,
says they. We care not says they, who
vetoes tn pinsion bills. so long AS we han
dies tn tax receipts, says they, an they
started out to do him.
AN where are they now? He's havin' a
crazy quilt made " tn hair iy their heals
a.. bav, so. Al, ufa,Abr;o man, &, than y
lor ~ HE simple little home in Lincoln, Ne
brasky. Most iy thin that escaped is tear.
in through the wild woods where that ster-
lin dimmycrat, Jesse James, first inthro-
iooced a plan FOR currency rayform, an the
kind people Nv Kans' City is ssndin home
be mail to New York the remains ~ David
Binnit Hill, an it won't take more thin n
wan clint stamp at that.
aye talk iv ye're bosses, Hinnissy, but,
glory be, they'se RS much difference between
Hanna an Bryan as they is between a
sthreet car dhriver au' the Markiss iy Xii.
dare dhrivin' four horses up n hill. Any
wan can boss a Republican con-yintion.
All he needs is a pencil an a copy OF a pay.
rool. But with us dimmycrats It's diff
rent. It's a long time since amy Of us had
wur-ruk. We have no jobs to lose. Raj.
ierty says the Massachusetts Obligation
looked like a baseball nine, an tho dilliga,
ton from Kans' had niver been roped OF
branded, though nanny iv thin had
rOamed the range for sixty years. Twas
again such as these that Willum Jennings
Bryan. the country boy, whit for to fight.
They picked out Hill for to lead thin.
That's a fine man, Hill, a brilliant states
man and q crafty POLITICIAN. But he
ought to have an alarm clock in his room.
Some day he'll sleep till noon an lose his
Job. He whit to Lincoln to see Willum
Jennings. He didn't want to go, but he
rote the invitation himself an he thought
'twould be impolite for him to rayiuse.
He's Il polite man, Hill. lie Nint up to see
Willum Jennings Bryan, who received him
coriully an give him IA seat on the ice chist.
1--we made out a platform ir ye,' says
he. i believe he Gays, that we ought to
60 to tn people in tn east an say: Boys,
We are in favor iv reafiirmin tn Chicago
platform. an hope ye don't raymimber
it," That's what | want, says he.
"''Tis a good platform" says Willum
Jennings. I'm with it firm wan ind to tn
other he says. but Id frame it different
he says. 'Durin tn winter, wbin tn
speakin was poor he says, 4 croshnyed q
little platform ~ me own. he says. 1T
doesn't amount to anything, he says. 4
just dashed it off aither tn chores
was done he says, but p'raps ye'd
like to hear IL, he says.
"'Doss it say anything about ~silver?'
says Hill.
ait touches on IL lightly says Bryan.
They e 30 much feeliL' among our set out
here near Painted Post that ! thought it
best not to dale too sthrong with it, he
says, so | simply declared fr tn free an
unlimited an indipindint coinage Nv silver
at tn gran an %gloryous oil ratio OF sixteen
to wan, regardless iv tn wishes Nv amy
prince, potentate or sovereign, especially
Victorya. queen iv Great Britain, an to tn
divvle with Wall sthreet, " he says.
"'Give me me hat, says Hill.
~ just kicked it out iv tn window, says
Bryan.
81 will lave this house, says Hill.
aye bet We will. says Bryan, If tn
records iv tn assessor iv taxes is correct,
he says.
"'Ye'l hear rim me again, says Hill.
"'Wbin | pass tn cimitry,' says Bryan,
an he butted him off tn premises.
well, Rafferty, says Hill come back
tearin mad, an be stirred up tn la-sds. He
did that. Oh! tn things be was goin to do.
Sure they tell me Bryan was that world