The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-24

mestic felicity In the faces of the peo-
pie. but have been content to live
quietly and modestly-a thing greatly
to their credit.
1t had to come. 1t was Inevitable.
Webster Davis has been accused of
That appears to be ia
vorite method OF campaigning with
Republicans. 1t will be remembered
that when Bryan made his astounding
speech at Chicago in 1896. which serv-
ed the double purpose of securing the
nomination and the adoption Of the
platform, it was suddenly discovered
that Bryan had stolen one portion of
his speech from Patrick Henry and
another portion-the cross Of gold fig
ure Of speech-from Congressman Nc
Call Of Massachusetts,. But somehow
1t did not hurt Bryan much. Neither
do I apprehend that the same charge
will do any great harm to Webster Da-
Wis.
'"To Quigg verb transitive) means to
cabbage; to make way with; to cause
to disappear" That is the latest con-
tribution to the dictionary. My friend,
Lemuel Eli Quigg, has been converted
into a verb, ira la! That happens to
men only at rare intervals. Indeed l
have never known it to happen to an
American hitherto. Some have had
their names used as adjectives. For
instance, the Wellington boot and the
Mcclellan saddle tree are familiar to
men. Mcintosh, McAdam and Burn
sides are cases where names of in
ventors have passed to the things in
vented, but Lemuel Eli has the double
honor of having furnished the basis for
both verb and adjective, as the ungod-
ly newspapers use the verb ito Quigg"
also the adjective "Quiggy."
boomerang Candidate.
He has fallen. We may now gaze
upon that splendid prodigy which
erstwhile awakened our awe and made
us gasp. We refer to Teddy. That st.
Paul speech did the business for him.
He is boomerang. Republicans apol-
ogize for him; Democrats sneer at him.
Human nature is the same the wide
world over. When the old woman was
Informed that the COW had eaten the
grindstone, she exclaimed, II told you
SOL"
And my esteemed contemporary, the
Washington Post, remembering many
jab which 1t made at Teddy in days
of yore and remembering that it's jabs
were now taking on the character Of
prophecy, publishes the following edi-
.storial as to Colonel Teddy:
THE INEVITABLE HAS HAPPENED.
1t must be an unpleasant duty for SO stanch
and loyal supporter of the Republican candi-
dates and policies the Brooklyn Eagle to devote
Its editorial space to explanations Of Mr. Roose-
velt's St. Paul speech, with view to mitigating
the boomerang effects of his reckless indiscre-
tion. Yet it is the expected, the predicted. the
inevitable that hes happened. 1t was expected
by all who had any familiarity with the ora
torical methods Of the brilliant young statesman.
1t was predicted by The Post both before and
after his nomination. 1t happened at the first
opportunity. The governor of the Empire State
and nominee for the second office under our sys-
tem-the man who was selected for the second
place because of alleged special qualifications to
hll the first place in, of need-made these re-
marks before great audience at St. Paul few
days ago:
''study the Kansas City platform, and you can
not help realizing that their policy is the policy
oi iniamy; thae their triumph would mean m.sery
disgrace SO lasting + that a % more than q Generation
would have to pass before it could be wiped out.
They stand for awlessness and disorder. for dis
anu asnonur ,or aao d..
abroad
What is there in that TRADE that does not sug-
ees! the antpoaes oi eaen ana an .ne quaneanons
reoiste % for the vice presidency Of the United
statess The delegates to the Kansas City con-
yention represented the membership OF the Demo
era,e party .nas S $1,000 o. M d;.hnn
esty % and dishonor,, the Democratic party stands
for the same list Of infamies.
There have Deen many VICE plesaen,il crhoa T,sa
oe' dore Roosevelt. 70 % There have been few. il any,
who surpassed him in traits and qualities that
win and hold friends but no party has ever named
tor ote .bs hndsr ~ TINS "ssans and
defaming 5000 900 or 6ooo 900 Of his fellow cti.
zens.
Pensions For Soldiers.
Mr.. Ridgeley OF the Third Kansas
district is generally recognized as one
of the most faithful and useful mem
bers OF the house.
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