The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-05-31
LOOT TALK BY
MIR. SORLEY
At Christine ON May g He Enlight.
ened O. the Minds Of Some Twenty.
Five Anxious Ones on the Subject
Of State Politics.

At meeting held at Christine on
May 2Sth the orator of the day was
Hon. Mr.. Sorley of Grand Forks, the
subject of his discourse was the looting
of Alaska, few Misrepresentation
about the capitol bill, and several
Misrepresentation about the republic
can organization; he went on to state
that Booklover's magazine was very
good authority, that the article written
by Rex Beach and circulated through
out the state contained what purported
to be facts about McKenzie's. Alaska
deal should be read and needed by all
decent people.
He eulogized Mr.. Spalding for his
great work in congress, but didn't
specify what this great work was! the
audience consisted of twenty or
twenty-five people, and the general
subject of conversation as to what the
great work of Mr.. Spalding was, was
very freely discussed; some thought
it was his great work on the mileage
grab" bill, others again thought it was
his splendid record Of voting on the
free importation of Canadian wheat,
while others who seemed to bA better
posted was quite sure that the orator
was eulogizing him on his noble work
in getting through some fraudulent
southern war claims.
He also eulogized Senator Benson
of Richland county as being clean
man and being good republican, but
forgot to mention the fact that Mr..
Benson was elected senator on the
democratic ticket four years ago, took
his stand with the democrats in the
senate, but is now running on the
republican ticket. He also told what
a clean, honorable and good republic
can Mr.. Schewuiler was, how the good
republicans should all support Mr..
Schewuiler for the reason that Mr..
Schewuiler was brother-in-law of his
and that he or any of his relatives be-
ing pure, holy and sanctified, it would
be impossible for them to do wrong.
He forgot to call the attention of the
audience to the fact that Mr..
Schewuiler had run on the democratic
ticket for member of the lower house
in the Twelfth legislative district, was
elected and AFFILIATED with the demo-
Gratis during that session and is now
a candidate on the republican ticket
He also forgot to state that on the
goth day Of February 1893 while he
(Sorley) held the position of senator
for Grand Forks county elected on the
republican ticket and by republicans,
he cast his vote for Mi Roach demo-
cratic candidate for United States SEN
ator; he didn't explain why he did it,
nor what was the consideration. He
also stated that at this time, meaning
that particular night he was a candi-
date for any Office, but should the in
surgents win, he hoped the future had
great things in store for him. He
didn't even state that since his
treachery to the party in 1893, he has
been a standing candidate for any office
within the gift of the people, constable,
councilman, attorney general or dis
trict Judge, or any little thing that was
laying around would be very accept
able to him. He wound up with a
fervent prayer that he and his quote of
insurgents would be the resurrection
and the life that would lead the dear
people from their bondage.