Devils Lake weekly world. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1911-1914, 1912-10-18
Erick Larson and Hal
vOr Nilsson Talk Politics
They Discussed Both National and State Issues
and Decided to Vote for Taft for President
and Hanna for Governor.
Verbatim Report of the Conversation Used and
the Arguments Made by Erick for His
Favorite Candidates. #s&


Ne an my neibor Halvor Nilsson ban
discussing no We shud vote for dis fall
an of kors We talk guide deal bout de
president an governor, j
Halvor he: say he not laik Taft purity
guide bekaas he wanted resiprosit Wit
Kanada. Ay tai him vas OATS so but
dere war a guide menni odders wanted
it tn. Dere vas saxty-faiva demokratik
MAJORITY in de Kongress dat wanted re-
siprosity tn. EIalvor say Roosevelt amt
! want resiprositi. Ay tai him Mr.. Taft
60 tn Mr.. Roosevelt and say, Teddy luke
at dis resiprositi beel and see vat yu
tank bout It," Roosevelt luke it awl over
an say. willie, dat ban guide teng an
~ falling peepel awl de time das ban
guide Yessir dat be alreit.'' /.
''vel," Halvor say "Ay don't no. Ay
hear Roosevelt mex speek in Fargo last
mont an he say he vat not for resipro-
siti'' 5i:
Den ay say, "Halvor, Halvor, you
mex me laff. Dident yu ever seen yur
trashing crew play kak pot? Dat is a
game we're de man dat meks de biggest
bloc WINS"
Halvor say "Yas ay hev seen dem
play dat bloff game but ay dident no
Roosevelt plaid kards." An ay say HAL
vor, Teddy plays de same game only
he dosent use kards-he uses his mout"
An Halvor say SIS dat so?" an ay say
'Shure teng, Halvor. Ven Roosevelt kom
up tn Wisconsin, Menesota and 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 also say in his
spek in Fargo dat If he vas president he
vod Civ os farmers parsels post law. Dat
ban big bloff tn. bekaas Kongress passed
q pareels post law 2 weeks oefaar Rose
welt speak in Fargo" er eo
Ha4vor say vel. vel Is dat so?" an
ay say "shure teng. Halvor." t
Ay say. "Haivor, yu no Roosevelt say
he. -voddent be kandidat for president
egain enneteng. Vel dat vas yust a
bloff, yust bout laik air Of buses. Den
he vent to Afrika an shute plenti lion.
tiger. elefant, Wild kitty and hipotamus
Ay spose II he dident hev enni moi
bullets ...t, he yust ticking hipotanui
between his teet an shek him tn ingen.
teng. Den he stop on de way bak ar
hev fite Wit de Pope. Teddy hitting d.
label an say Mr.. Pope, ay ban Tedd,
Roosevelt De Pope he say 'Ay kan
help dat. Ay ban de Pope Den h,
stop an Sc Yohn Bull an falling him {
fue tengs. Den he kom bak an say t,
Mr.. Taft, willie. ay want my yob bak.
Mr.. Taft he say, 'Ay laik dis yob purt!
guide an ay tenk ay stick roun har fu
Gears NOR
Den Teddy getting mad an he pulling
his koat of an he say Willie. git GU
of my chair rite evey OF ay tire yu out
Taft Re A7ay. Wait akninut. .Theodd
ay yust bp( y me crate big new cha
after W. TENT to Afrilsa an ay ba
efraid it ban tn big for yu an vodden
fit yu.'
Den Teddy say 'Yu is big stiff an
sonofergun, Cor somteng laik datD A
no SOMEBODY som has ban bedding
chair yust bout my size. Ay VII go a
see Bob Lefolet.' So he go tn Viskonsi
and see Lefolet an say tn him Bob, y
an me mex a guide team. Yu is a bet
ter worker but ay vod max d guide boss
Ay want yu tn kom out in de field a
vurk Wit me
Bob he say, Vel, ay tel w, Teddy
yu hev ban sneaking roun har kople Q
tree days an yu stoling my overalls. A
kant go tn vurk for yu now re way a
luke, some vimmens meybe kom elong
Teddy he say, Vas. ay got yure yean
reit, but dey fitting me an want tn yea
dem. Ay ban Teddy Roosevelt an ay van
yu vurk for me-
Boy he say, No tank yu, W stolin
my clothes, now go an du de yob elon,
Ay vii go in de house an go tubed. Gud
mite
en- Teddy, talking tn hemself, he ga,
'Ay never did laik a man dat had hi
hare kut pompedor ennivey. Ay hev n
use 'or hi mbut Ay kan use his overall
Ay mo vat ay vii du.' So he goes Owe
an ties loose his bronko an jumped o
an say Diddap, Yak, We vii go op I
Mennesota an see Knut Nelson He ko
to Alexandria an see Knut an he sa,
Hello Knute, how yu ban? BY Yine
ay ban delitcd tn Sc yu.' Knute sa
'Ay, ban alreit how ban yu?'
Teddy he sa: ny Kn"te, yu alive,
ban guide stra'a .eller an ny laik ,
bulls, sude f&1 w. hitting Knute on
sholdcr so X ;lers humping sidevay