Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1900-07-10

the proper spot, "two weeks ago dar was
bornin in dis famous old hall which has
made talk fur 80 millyon people. 1t was
de bornin of a new political party whose
words an deeds am gwine to 60 rumblin
up an down an round Moth America till
de populashun will sit up nights lookin
fur an airthquake Violent outburst of
applause.1 In my cabin home in de south
land I read of de bornin of de Postum
party, an l went out on de doahstep an
cheered fur liberty an sung de song of
De Star Spangled Banner [Ferocious
cheers I saw de sun risin to light de
way Of de Guild man, an l realized dat
our weary waitin was to be rewarded at
last. lBlood curdling whoops.1 %s
"My fr'en'sAI had bin waitin 80 vars
fur de dawn of freedom. I hev bin wait
in 60 vars fur de birth of de Postum
party. [Surges Of emotion.] De posi-
ton Of de Guild man since de wah has
bin dat Of a possum cotched by silver as
he climbs rail fence. He can't 60
ahead nor draw back, an de longer he
sots still de mo- it hurts him. [Explo-
sions Of enthusiasm De fact am he's
bin wabblin dis way an dat way as he
walked long de road, but he wabbled
kase he didn't hev no straight line to fol-
Ter. He was dependin on de white man
to show him de way an glib him q far
show. We's bin sheep which has grow
ed wool fur one man an mutton fur an
other, an dey has taken de wool an de
meat an left us only de hoofs an bones.
[Thunderous outburst.] Wheneber dar
has bin feast of roast turkey, de white
man has sot down an eaten eberything
up an left de black man to lick de oven
doah to satisfy his appetite. volcanic
disturbances De vars hev gone on on
IN on, an we've kept lickin de oven doah
an held our peace an waited an hoped.
All de white mems parties wanted our
votes, but all de white men also wanted
all de Offices. Dey has kept us climbin
de tree to shake down de coon, but dey
has eaten de meat an sold de pelt when
de coon fell. [Agitation verging on the
cyclonic.]
"Ebery man in desc United Stats owes
a duty to his kentry. It's to help lift
her up when de bad times come, shove
her long when de good times abound an
fight fur her an die fur her when her life
am at stake. [Gigantic and long contn-.
ued applause.] De Guild man has done
his duty in dis respect as well as de
white. ["He hasv'] He's bin boostin
her up an pushin her long an dyin fur
her till de pages of history hev gibcn
him chapter arter chapter fur fucher
generations to read. Tornado of enthu-
siasm.] He's ARMED his name, his place
an his rights, an he's gwine to stick right
to his job an keep doin. But change
am gwine to take place-a change dat
am gwine to rattle de shingles on de roof
an skeer de cat out from under de bed.
to 30 rp10 ~ Il oo ly
man am gwine to keep right on bein an
an he am also gwine to keep right on
payin 'tenshun to politics. Whar de
change am gwine to come in will be in
his votin. Heretofo' he has bin led up
to de polls to vote hisself. [Vociferous
and soul stirring shouts, yells and cheers,
ending in the whole crowd singing my
Country!' In seven different keys and
upsetting the pail Of hard cider provided
for the orator.1 =, ,c.'1
"Freemen Of q free land, patriots who
ar takin ;yo'r fust breath Of liberty, I'm
lookin ut dat stuff possum which we hev
adopted as our sacred emblem an arter
which we hev taken our name. (Ty.
phoonic yells.] Oar has cher bin q bond
Of sympathy between de cull'd man an de
possum. Dey hev both had to lay low an
bide DER time. Dey haven't had a show
wild de- big game. q. DEFY has had to keep
still till folks look upon EN- as dead.
[Sighs and groans and repressed agita-
toni Howeber, it's ewine to astonish
hull continent-de way dat possum will
let 60 an drap down into de row an de.
mand an fight fur his sheer of de spiles.
[Whirlwinds Of applause. during which
the stove fell over unheeded.] Up to dis
date nobody has cher axcd de black man
what he wanted in payment fur bein
soldier, citizen an an elrctor. 1t was
calkerlated dat what was left ober was
good huff fur hin. an dc white man has
taken mighty good keer dat muffin was
left ober which it was gwine to bodder
anybody to kerry of in his coattail peck:
ct. (Gnars Of assent But we amt
waintin to be axed. We am standin up in
Paradise hall tonight to say we want
thus an 80, am gwine to hev it or kick
ober de beehive. FUnearthly whoDDs and