Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1901-07-17
The ONO OBSTQUITS.

were few, The people who conducted
the obsequies seemed in a hurry 10 get
the remains ont of sight. buried them
deep and placed much rock, earth and
brick over the grave So that there might
be no hope Of resurrection in the here
after and prying ghouls might not dig
up the cadaver for dissection. The re-
mains were mouldy. widowed and Of
fensire TO the o~lfactories of most Of the
men engaged In the interment. So in
one deep grave were uncercmoniously
dumped the following dead, d%ecayedand
fctid matter: az The nee famous Chi
cago Jim crow platform and all It's trim
miDgs; t?l II cross Of gold, one crown
OF thorns and a cruciixion appurtenant
thereto; Cl II Kansas City platform
with imperialistic and Populistic en-
bellishments; ln n peerless leader,
with voice, ~vagaries, gas fixtures and
wind guagc-all To return TO ineXtin-
guishable dust.
The lack of tears. sorrow and cere-
mony on the part of those conducting
the burial rites and their evident pleas
ure in getting the unpleasant duty over,
mingled with their sarcastic comments
and ghoulish glee. made the scene pa
thetic 10 disinterested u~nloollcrs.
The place was Columbus, ohio; the
actors were dclcgatcstothe Democratic
convention of that state: Tom j.. John
son and Johnny Mclean ohlclateu' IL
was a notable hut luEubriOUS occasion.
some few there were who sincerely
mourucd the dcpartcd-a mere handful
az scattered delegates whode, red more
respect 10 bc shown tu the dead and
down. They were jecrcd and hooted
AZ. Thelr mournful objections met
with no response. - down "a burial
and oblivion went the mildewed and
drcayed remnants OF what were once
subjects of fulsome Democraucidolatry
Thoscohjccts once zealously and strenu-
ou,ly announced rs dcathlc>s and inn
mortal went to their graves 'unwept,
uuhonorpd and uusung." The undying
fealty that buoyed them into life. the
fierce rodumontadc that greeted them
with halos as immortal, the fanaticism
that kent them in the fierce light of
publicity for a few short years, all
forgotten
x,, drum va. heard nor A funeral note
As the corpse to the rampant was hurried.
ONLY unkind. cutting things were
said of them. .'Thev carved not a line
and they raised not a stone" but left
them doomed to oblivion for all time
and breathed n great sigh of relief when
all had been inferred.
So eudeth the second chapter. What
is 10 follow? The platform adopted is
a oueer iumble of monstrosities. Ii
contains the yagaries by means of which
Tom Johnson has been resurrected and
homes to mil down a few official hon
or,. The remaining planks constitute
the footing across which John Il. Me-
Lean expects To meander to the United
state, senate or to the White House.
There was a CHASTITY effort at harmony
between these two men. Both are mil
lionaires and seek high official honors.
Both have made their millions 10y work.
ING monopolies of public franchises for
all there was in it. Both are now pos
ing as special friends of the poor and
downtrodden. Can they work the pub
lie as successfully as they worked pub
lie franchises? That is the question.
In the convention the delegates
agreed enthusiastically upon only one
question. and tina, was the death and
burial Of BRYAN and Organism. Here
all was harmony and accord. on all
other subjects they worked at cross
purposes. Johnson was determined To
nave his peculiar hobbies and dogmas
Incorporated in the platform, and Me-
Lean wa, jus, AS determined to thwart
him In that eudcavor. In the commit.
tee for a while Mclean won all along
the line and johnson was shut out