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

skulkln up to candidates IN convenshuns
an begin fur crumbs, but we am walkin
up to de bakery shoulder to shoulder an
demandin far count Of de loaves. Iris
Ing temperature, followed by explosions
+. "Yo' jest git out y0'r pencils an fgger
a mint. Dere's ober 1900, 900 black men
In dis kentry who am entitled to walk up
to de polls on Election day an cast votA
II dey but hang together, 70 can't count
ss'em out nor keep 'em back. Dem $780,
900 votes am gwine to be cast fur prin-
ciple, but doan 70 make no mistake
bout principle. We used to think dat
1t meant votin on sartin lines an dat
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,
de constitushun OF de United Stats and
seberal other things was mixed up wild It,
an we walked up an put In our votes a.
It each an cherry one was gwine to save
de kentry. But we's Earned q thing or
two. We hewitt Earned it from each 9th.
er, but from de white man. (Cries Of "Yo'
bet we hev!"] We has Earned dat he sots
out on political campaign wild a cart
load of principles to glib away free gratis
an punctuate his speeches, but when de
ballots am counted up he lays down his
principles to pick up his Office. [Bewil-
dering outburst of warwhoops.l We am
gwine to take a fly leaf from de white
mans book. Wen stick to principles, but
we'll look out fur de spiles as we'll. [Un-
paralleled demonstration.] We am sayin
right now an right we're to all parties an
candydates-no Office no vote. No wagon
kin run on three wheels. De Postum par
ty am de 10th wheel, an let it drap off
an down goes de vehicle. (Unprecedent-
od orfhp, ~
three women began singing camp meet
ing songs.]
my fr'en's, daylight has cum at last
fur us. WEES got our bundles packed
an hev started on de road. Yves got
headed right, an wc's only to keep on
to find de bee tree an be on hand when
de honey am divided up. [Yells for
honey.] Keep yo'r eye on de possum
an yo'r brains in yo'r heads, an yo'u win
victory dat Bunker Hill couldn't hold
a candle to. General hoarseness, but
prodigious applause.] l want a word
mo- befo' close. Dis am to be plain,
airnest campaign on our part. We amt
gwine to say much, but what we do
say will hit de barn door like load of
buckshot. Doan' git de idea dat big
words am gwine to help yo' win what
belongs to yo'. Befo' dis meetin opened
tonight heard Waydown Bebee obsarve
dat de malignant innuendo of de torrid
afiliashun would enhance de generality
of de pomposity. He probably meant
well, an mebbe his observashun has help
ed us to git started, but hope he won't
do it ag'in. Doan' nobody do it. Dis
am no dictionary campaign. ["No, no"]
1t will be plain puddin an milk at home
an plain English when yo' am walkin
up IN down wild possum badge on yo'r
breast an flag of liberty in yo'r hand.
Muffin counts quicker nor harder dan to
call man liar, an de languidge am SO
simple dat child kin understand it.
will now return yo' my thanks, grid on
yo'r armor Of battle an bow my graft
tude fur de welcome handed out to me-"
The orator sat down amid applause
that broke windows and put out lights,
and it was continued until the police
came up the alley stairs and dropped
three women and four men down upon
the sand pile below. The Possum party
may be said to have got hold of its nurs-
ing bottle with good grip.
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