Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1906-06-14

can TO open his eyes and feel like quot
ing Truthful James. with variation.
Do I sleep, do l dream. do l wonder and doubt!
Are things wha. they seem or visions about!
L our civilization a ~tailuref
l. the republican party clean played out?
The article is written from the stand.
point Of one who has been promised
bread and given a stone. 1t is also
valuable as inside information of how
things ARE did" in the grand old party
Ii is we'll written and cannot fail to
arouse the wrath of right thinking peo-
pie against the gang, the wicked gang,
the gang that took in Delegate and his
people. and the intention is evident to
create sympathy Tor the gang that was
took IL. delegate" writes his com
m~unication as a warning to those who
may come sitter HIM. and who may travel
that slippery path that leads to a repub-
lican state convention. But we would
rise TO SuggeSt that this be a warning to
our people to never again send to our
political conventions men so innocent
and guileleSs that, to quote from Dele
gate" the gang dig a little pit for the
innocent delegates, who tumble over
themselves in their eagerneSs 20 fall into
it," These men. formerly 80 innocent
are now. as We are led TO believe. In
surgents." And who wouldn't be after
such treatment, and especially when
"Delegate" informs Us their vanity was
wounded and their importance behttled.
Who wouldn't be IN "inSurgent' if his
vanity was wounded:: If any. Speak!
for him have | offended.
Let the people of Cavalier county take
these innocent ones on their knees. wipe
away their tears and say to them: w
will see that it will never happen again.
Big brother has hurt your feelings. here
after we won't let you out of the house to
play in the yard, except when there Is
somebody around to watch. In fact,
from what you tell Us both of you need
watching. Yes, we will attend to big
brothers case But while We are wait
ing for him to come in, just hand Us
that slipper and We will teach you to be
so innocent as to tumble over your
self and fall into the little pit dug for
you by the representatives Of the gang.
All good men must be sorry for dele
gate" and his gang. And to show oul
SORROW, let Us here highly resolve that
those ~innocents shall never again be
placed 10 a position where ignorance Of
cupidity may again tumble them into {
little pit prepared for their beneti
by gang or by individual. Let u;
keep our innocents at home. The.
don't seem to DO US much credit wher
abroad. They started for Grand Forks
twenty-one in number, oozing at ever.
pore the noble purpose, as "Delegate
says. ito do the best they could for thu
state in the selection Of good men ant
true for every office in the state" Blu
when they got to Grand Forks they wer,
met, and dined and told by these mel
Sthatf for the sake of something we nigh
get in the future, to get On the bant
wagon and sign up with the rest" .Anc
according to delegate" they did 20:
being told sign up as commanded b
the gang. And now two years after tn
~iniquity they come here and make
clean breast. Ask that big brother b
spanked. and little brother be taken t
your bosom. Oh no. not until you was
your face and hands, and get yourse
disinfected, little brother. We will a
tend to big brother all right.
But MIR. 1904 Delegate" don't 70
really think it would be modest of yo
to go into retirement at least until 'yo
can screw your courage up to the stlcl
ing point SO you dare to stand up IL
the right, as you see the right, and site
|, to it, even when you are told. You st
we can't feel quite sure that you are nc
being told right now. You may Il,
be over the habit of signing W" fl
- the sake of something we may get
the future Retirement and patiel
: exercise in the virtues seems to tit yol
!. case. You may recover but it tax
time.
Of The gang is bad: "'Dclegatc seer
H. to think they are about bad enough
30 be in Jail and crafty enough to keep o,
or Let Us hope for the honor of our sta
so the the insurgents are not as simple
TO delegate" paints them. If they are ,hs
be proper place would seem to be the Oh
w dren's Home. But dont send them alo
ce or they may wind up in the Pen. throu
I'd ignorance or mistake, or because so,
te wicked gang tells EN-
IL Yes, its a %sorrowful picture. and Il
ne legate" speaks as one having authori
h The gang with the brains, the innocel
or with principle enough to furnish t
ad whole state but so absent minded,
b. something, that you would expect tn
nd to forget to put on their clothes VII
ed going out to see the parade. The {