The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
NEWSPAPER MEN BURLESQuE PROMINENT MEN WHO ZEN
THEIR HOSPITALITY

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TO n leader man OF this little band ?
Mister Voter, Mister Voter,
l ae me AXE you to Bob La Follctte's
Amt you comm along?
(Chorus.1
come on along. come on along,
rear La Follette's own brass band;
como on along. come on along.
It's n loudest in the land;
II a make a bigger noise than you
ever heard before
SOUNDS K the boom Of n presidential
That's just the busy little band,
Yes. 1t am.
Come on along, come on along,
Let me take You by the hand,
Up 10 the man. up to the man
Nhos the leader OF the band;
n II YOU rare to hear. the Conquer
ing Hero played in ragtime.
Tome on and hear. come on and hear
Battle Bob's insurgent band.
Owing to the absence of Senator La
Foiiette. who vas Obliged to leave
washington to keep a previous en-
easement. Mr.. Garthe called on Sen.
aIor Clapp to speak for the Insurgents.
Mnen senator Clapp finished, a mem
vi. OF the !! was seen to struggle
WIN a windiass down in the we'll in
asked what he was doing he reniied
ina ne a seen q dove Of peace nut
teIing near the banquet hail and was
trying to induce him to come into Tho
room. After much struggling, an i'm
WlllinE dove flew across the room and
aLgnted IN the Well In front OF the
peesiaent. The dove happened to be
- sooo sized goose. and when told that
has was not a dove Of peace. the mem.
Of peace are geese" He then tool .
message out Of the doves" bill la and
said 1t was addressed to President
aa1t. he then read as follows:
You can count on me for peace
atter we have y the bowels out Of
velt." '''e fsoose'
Durfng n evening the dove" nut
IN several unwilling appearances. car-
rying messages to the president on
peace and arbitration, among them be.
ing the following:
organization, is strong for
peace and arbitration. Darn the
ou.cn. signed, Boies Penrose!".
1t. E. H. Cary"
me packers are heartily for peace.
For the love of Mike be reasonable.
j. Ogden Armour,
'feace is all I want, especially since
tnat Pittsburg dinner. Signed Martin
A parody on Winters poem. "Bar.
para Frttichie." was presented. The
iishts IN the hall went out and a spot
.isIt PiaEed upon a dormer window in
the gallery over the band, and a mem-
Der began the recitation of the moan.
Up from the clubs rich with rye and
corn,
Clearly apptoaeMas a December
The clustered s;,s peil'reslot Washington
Walled a.. in by eridirons to give them
Round the tables are ef,cers fair.
PRESIDENT and congress, all are there.
The spot light then PLAYED IN pres,.
dent Taft, Champ Clark and annon
The reader continued:
Look them over. you 1~nsursent hord.
And AXE them all If YOU have the
Up rose old Barbara Cannon, then.
The fiashlight then. played on the
in the balcony. The window
was raised and Barbara. in her old
costume. maize up to resem-
PIE Uncle Joe Cannon. leaned out. Of
window and displayed a nag mark
ed: stand Pat" The reader con.
"".
sturdy-with her-how many years
and ten. $500
She had the nerve-never mind the
She took up the flag with a royal zest
Outside the sound of approaching
horsemen was heard and the reader
Up the street. came. the Insursent
tread, -. =. :
Bob la Toilette riding. ahead.
Under his SLOUGH hat left and right
glanced; the old flag met his sight.
AS the Insurgent army reached the
Well, La Toilette shouted, Haiti" The
continuing. said:4
The insurgent ranks stood fast"
and La Toilette shouted: FIRE."
The reader replied: .'Outblazed the
oratory blast" Then each member
in the insurgent army drew from his
SWORD belt. 9 m%esaphone and began
continued: 80
IL shivered the tariff and punctured
the trusts,
And all that have been SO gloriously
Barbara leaned out of her win.
. dowsill
shook her. flag with. a royal will.
In her piping voice Barbara said:
sshoot II you u this. old gray
But spare your country's flag" I
And the reader added: "she said!"
Uncle Joe Cannon was called on to
speak after this act. Following this
came the principal musical act. Of the
evening. 1t was a take.off on Faust,
and contained much Of the we'll.
known music of the opera. 1t was
called: The Standing Pat of Mephis-
TO-. the case being "Mephisto. the
crazy; Faust, the Progressives; the
chorus as the corps de ballet, and the
ballet composed of rejected political
The act was introduced by The
appearance of Dante. who declared
that he had gone everywhere to look
for certain information to find the Ia.
crets OF the late Of human kind. He
finally was told that he should 20 to
II. and there he found some an.
Gent friends. Miss Marguerite Democ.
racy 80 coy, Progressive Faust. a
valiant boy. and Stand Pat Mephisto.
who was wholly down and out.
The chorus Of merry voters was then
introduced and sang merrily, intro
ducing the principal characters. A
duet followed between Faust ana Mar
guerite. IN which Marguerite tried to
WOO Faust. but was refused, and then
Marguerite burst into song to the air
Of the Jewel Song. declaring. that ia
Toilette flirted with her, but that his
feature now on each magazine v
had filed her with fear. MarRuerite.
as Miss Democracy, declared that they
had all tried to push her out Of the