The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-10-10

To The Forum: Me an my neibor
Halvor Nilsen ban discussing no We
shud vote for dis fall an of kors We
talk guide deal bout de president an
governor.
Halvor he say he not laik Taft purity
guide bekaas he wanted resiprositi wit
Kanada. Ay tai him vas OATS SO but
dere war a guide menni odders wanted
it tu. Dere al saxty-faiv demokratik
MAJORITY in de Kongress dat wanted
r~esiprositi tn. Halvor say Roosevelt
amt want resiprositi. Ay tai him Mr..
Taft go tn Mr.. Roosevelt and say, Ted
dy, luke at dis resiprositi beel and see
vat WI tank bout it," Roosevelt luke it
awl over an say. willie. dat a a guide
teng an Ay failing peepel awl de time
das ban guide. Yessir dat be alreit.'
VEL Halvor say, "Ay ont no.. Ay
hear Roosevelt mex speek in Fargo last
mont an he say he vas not for resipros-
It'll
Den Ay say, "Halvor, Halvor, yu mex
me Iaff. Dident yu ever see yur
trashing knew play yak pot? Dat is a
game we're de man dat meks de biggest
blof wins"
Halvor say, "Yas Ay hev seen dem
play uaI DlODlI SdIllG aUuL H tAy . uAoCLh
no Roosevelt plaid kards." An Ay say
"HaIvor, Teddy plays de same game
only he dosent use kards-he uses his
mout.' An Halvor say "Is dat so?" an
Ay say "Shure teng, Halvor. Ven
Roosevelt kom up tn Wisconsin, Meme
sofa an Nord Dekota he new dat os
farmers don't laik resiprositi, so he yust
say dat he ban gainst it so he kan git
os farmers tn vote for him. Roosevelt
,I-, :, w in his EMAIL in ITO rrrn- dat If
he vas president he vod Civ os farmers
parsels post law. Dat ban big bloff tn,
bekaas Kongress passed a parsels post
law 2 weeks befaar Roosevelt speak in
Fargo"
Halvor say 'Vel, Vel. is dat SOP an
Ay say "Shure teng, Halvor."
Ay say, "Halvor, yu no Roosevelt say
egain for enniteng. Vel dat vas yust a
bloff. gust bout laik a pair of buses.
Den he ven to Afrika an shute plenti
lion, tiger, elefant, Wild kitty and hip
otamus. Ay spose eff he dident hev
enni NOR bullets left, he yust ticking
a hipotamus between his teet an shek
him tn %ingenteng. Den he stop on de
way bak an hev fife wit de Pope. Ted
dy hitting de label an say MI. Pope,
Az ban Teddy Roosevelt De Pope he
say 'Ay kant halp dat. Ay ban de
Pope Den he stop an see Yohn Bull
an falling him a fue tengs. Den he
kom bak an say tn Mr.. Taft, Willie,
Ay want my yob bak.' Mr.. Taft he say,
LAY laik dis yob purity guide an Ay tenk
Ay stick roun har fue years NOR
Den Teddy getting mad an he pulling
his koat off an he say, Willie, git out
of my chair rite evey or Ay tro w out
Taft he say, Wait a minut, Theodor,
Ay yust buy me a CRATE big new chair
after yu vent to Afrika an Ay ban
efrade it ban tn big for yu an voddent
fit w..
Den Teddy say 'Yu is a big stiff al a
sonofergun, Cor someteng lailx dat.) Ay
no SOMEBODY som has ban bedding a
chair yust bout my size. Ay vii go an
see Bob Lefolet.' So he go tn Vision
sin and see Lefolet an say tn him,
Bob, yu an me mex a guide team. Yu
is a better worker but Ay vod max a
guide boss. Ay want yu tn kom out In
de field an vurk wit me-
Bob he say, Vel, Ay tai w., Teddy,
yu hev ban sneaking 1roun har kople
tree days an yu stoling my oyerails. Ay
kant go til vurk for YIN now de vey Ay
luke, oTne winners meybe kom elong.
Teddy he say, Vas, Ay got yure
yeans alreit. but dey fitting me an Ay
want til yea DEM Az ban Teddy
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