The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-09-07
Interesting Dissertation Up.
on the Subject by
Bill Carli.
SWANSON, BULL COOK, MAKES
A BET.
Bill Carli Shows the Boys They're
Not on to the "Perlitical
SituaShun."
Big Medos, Aug. 81, 'O4.

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of the 22nd you are boostin for
Dave Sylvester and that made
me think of aneckdote that took
place in camp when the drivin
crue was here.
Wilman was here thrown the
con into the boys and after he
left Swanson, hes the bull cook,
he wanted to bet stick of climax
that's a pound. that Dave wood be
nominated, seems that Swanson
and Dave is trends. Well Gray
back Kelly that's what the boys
call him, his front name is Tom,
he takes the bet, gray back
always takes every bet that's
offered in camp and the steaks
was put up in Bill Carli's hands.
Bill CARL is the teller that did up
Sunset Smith.
After the steaks was up Bill
ses, we'll Gray back, you will win
yure bet.
Hows that, ses Swanson, thot
you was a Sylvester man, Bill.
So am, ses Bill, but Gray
back wins just the same.
How do you figure that, ses
Swanson.
Well, ses Bill, i see you fellers
amt wise to the situashun, i see
the handWritin on the wall a long
time ago, ses Bill. When i see
the Beltrami County News out
with it's hammer after DaYe, i ses
the stuff is off with Dave. The
News is the organ of the gang,
ses Bill. Who's the gang, ses
Slim Thompson.
Bill he kind of looked Disguised
at this question, because he thot
it was bum question to ask,
but he ansered Slim just the
same.
Why the gang, ses Bill, is the
mashine in Bemidji what runs
the politicks of the County.
Bailey, the land attorney is the
recognized leader of the gang,
ses Bill. The village hires 6 or Z
men and pays EN- big wages to
work for Bailey and the gang in
electshuns.
It do! ses Slim.
Sure, ses Bill. i meen the polio
force. Sherm Bailey. hes the
attorneys brother, is chief OF
polio, and he makes EN- plug for
the gangs tickit on electshun
day, ses Bill. If you was in Be
midi on electshun day, ses Bill,
you wood see the polio diggin up
the stiffs and buns out of dark
corners and back alleys and
marchin EN- up to the poles to
vote for the gang.
They don't do nothin else on
electshun day, ses Bill. and ator-
ney Bailey hes always there
bossin the job. They are part
of the gang, ses Bill, and then
the gang has 2 newspapers.
There is Carl Martin. hes the
editer Of the news, and there is
Hayes, the same they call Dog
Kennel Hayes, he runs the Sen
tinel. These are the talons of
the gang, ses Bill, and they are
mighty powerful claws, ses Bill,
and when a man is in Office that
don't taste good to the gang, they
put the broad on the guy and
gather him in, in the connection,
ses Bill.
Martin and Dog Kennel begin
knockin him first. They are
both men, ses Bill, that have all
the splendid qualifcashuns that
go to make up the true patriot,
ses Bill.
What's a patriot, ses Slim.
Why patriot, ses Bill, is man
what loves his country better
than any thing else, better than
his wife, or his dogs or his news
paper. Hes a natural guardian
of publick interests, and hes
never got his NIT out and hes
agin graft and all that kind of
thing.
And is that what Martin and
Hayes be, ses Slim.
Sure thing, ses Bill, they is
both men of unquestioned pa
triotism, ses Bill. Yes, in deed