Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-06-10
Serving ard Has a
clear Field


Yes, said Silver serumg ard to
the Inter Ocean man, the other day.
Us am a candidate for delegate to St.
Lonis, and so far, have a clear field
in the district. Who do 4 favor for
preside nt IA the first place We must
have q good man a man who can.
enter tho campaig n without making
Ut necessary for the party to make any
apology either for hts private OF his
public career. ID the second place,
we must have d man, that can win
AT the present time we d i not knew
who that man is. believe that
the delegation from this state should
go to- st. Lotlis without instructions.
We can scarcely hope this year to.
deliver any electoral votes from this
state and we should therefore exel
else good judgment in dictating to the
other states who the candidate should
be-.
hat Of the issues Of the cal M
Epaign Mr.. Bryan to the contrary,
notwithstanding, nesilver issue is
dead The country has settled that
But while this Is true, ii does not
necessarily follow that We should ~
pudiaJe the platforms Of 1895 and
1900. still believe that our party
was in the right then and there is
noneed of 1epudiating what WIS
rich Cond itions have changed
We have now been on gold basis
long enough to establish all the bust.
ness relations Of the country on that
basis and it will b. as disastrous to
Interfere with this basis now as ii
was to interfe with the basis upon.
which business was done ID 1873.
- I believe that the paramount issue
Of the campaignsis the tariff question.
Icannot see any good reason now any
more than il 1888 when became d
democrat, FOR taxing the aa1icultural
communities Of the west and middle
west for the bene6 tsof the eastern
manufacturer. &!
N either do I sbelieve that the de-
mocratic PAL w should revise IFS tariff
plank # protection is wrong, mo-
derate protection cannot be rig HI
We mig hit as we'll swallo low the repub.
Ilican plat torn whole and follow
Roosevelt and tariff revision.
Speaking Of local matters believe
that ii We are successful ii the com
Ling struggle the local org anizations
state and county should have absolute
control Of the dislrlbution Of federal
patronage
Our organization was wrecked in
1892 and during ca veland s. second
tenn By the suicidal and corrupt man
lner in.iwhich federal Offices wels dis
Itributed through ont the state. do
not care t5 so into detail but could
point to two appoint ments Id this
county which did more harm to the
democratic patty locally than any
thing which has happened either be-.
fore Of since.
The county central committee
should have absolute control Of APP
pointments within the county and
only when tho local democrats can.
not agree should the state central
COMMITTEES Or the national committee
men be allowed to interfere.
would lise 10 remark. however
that this glorious rain is worth more.
to lls than all the politics Of the
United States. 81 J,
State Of Ohio, City of Toledo
Lucas county. sss
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he IS senior pa rtner Of the firm Of f.
y. Cheney 81 90, doing business In
the city Of = ledo, county and state
aforesaid. and that said FIRM will pay
the sum Of one hundred dollars for
each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured By tie use of Halls
Catarrh cure. 5E
Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn to- brfore me and subscribed
IN my presence, this 9th day Of Dec
|ember, B D. 1856
Al, w Gleason,
| Seal. Notary Public.
Hall q Catarrh Cnre is taken inter
nalfy8ard acts (3iractJ q an tie blood