The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-08-12
PUjlLLI.a4AN CAR Politics.

A writer in the Omaha Bee, in a
reminiscent mood referred to some
of the phases of the 1908 campaign
as to the presidential candidates and
of the scenes which are frequently en-
acted in the smoking room Of a Pull
man sleeping car. One incident that
is interesting is told of two demo-
Gratis who got into a heated argu-
ment over the possibility of the sue
cess of Mr.. Bryan. The writer says:
I remember one such incident on
a train leaving Kansas City for tie
west. Kansas City is a point which
the transcontinental traveller never
forgets, because it has the most
crowded, dirty and uncomforta BILE
union station on the continent. 1t is,
however, one of the great distribute
ing points for western travel. The
transcontinental trains all start about
6 o'clock in the evening. The wise
traveller makes his way Immediately
to the dining car, which is cut OF
at an early hour. Having satisfied
the inner man, he repairs as promptly
as possible to the smoker, in order
to secure a place. On the occasion to
which l allude the room was already
fairly filled and the air comfortably
blue, while two Missourians, each a
little excited, were in the midst of a
warm discussion. The Bryan repre-
sentative had just expressed the opin-
ion that Mr.. Bryan was the greatest
exponent of democracy since Jeffer-
sons time, and would in the end lead
the people to victory.
The picture of Bryan as leader
fairly made the other Missourian
squirm. Taking a black cigar from
his mouth with his left hand and ges-
ticulating in a large circle with his
right, he said: Il was a democrat
until twelve years ago, but Bryan
and his crowd have forced me to vote
the republican ticket so long that /
don't know that I'll ever get out OF
the habit. It's bad enough" he said,
.'to have Bryan as a candidate, but
when you talk Of him as a leader and
compare him to the great Thomas
Jefferson then nothing short Of pro-
fanity-and that of the most acid
variety-can express my feelings.
Bryan as the leader of the demo-
cratic party, reminds me of the time
when Uncle Tom Sitting Of Pike coun-
jty sent his prize mule down to st.
Louis by boat. Uncle Tom was proud
ser of this mule-the mule was eigh-
tee hands high-than he vas of any
thing on his farm, not even excepting
his wife, and in order that the mule
might reach the commission agent to
whom he was consigned in perfect
safety, he sent a trusted colored uan
named Ephriam to look after the
niue. AS Ephriam couldn't read, tae
address Of the commission agent had
been carefully written on a tag and
tied to the mules left fore foot. The
boat reached st. Louis all right an
the morning they got there the cap
tain found Ephriam and the mule on
deck, but very much puzzled as to
what they should do. Where are you
going Uncle Ephriam?" said he. Well
boss,' said the old man, scratching
his head, that is the question, 1 dun
no where we's gwine, de mule he dun
no where we're gwine, an he done
ct up his tag The trouble is, gentle
men" continued the man from Pike,
that the democratic party under Mr..
! Bryan's guidance not only doesn't
know where it's going, but it's eaten
! up its tag, so that you can't e any
thing but populist labels.
!, Now sir,' he added to his antag-
onist, who was somewhat overwhelm-,
ed by the story, there are three rea-
sons why Bryan will not be elected in
November; the first reason is Theo-
dore Roosevelt; the second reason is
William Howard Taft, but the third
and principal a is William Jen-
nings Bryan"
TALK ONE WAY; VOTE ANOTHEAt.