The Alaska citizen., 1912-10-07

est efforts to show how much he had memorized, sah, from tn" speeches of other men of the South. sah, on the negro question. sah. "Foh centuries. sah. the niggar has in habited the continent of Africa. sah He lived in country rich in timber. sah. and vet gem men he nevah cut a piece of lumber. He lived in q land rich in rocks. sah. and yet. sah he nevah carved piece of stone. For centuries gem-men he trod undah his bah feet. a land rich in diamonds. and yet he ncvah knew what they were. sah. until a sah. He was a hunter by necessity. and yet. sah. he nevah saw a knife. sah, or spear. sah, until the white man set foot on his continent. sah. He lived in a land of docile animals. sah. and yet he never acquired them to his use. sah. Foh years .sah. the niggahs worked their wives. sah. sold their children. sah. and ate their brothers sah. They came ovah to the United States. sah, as slaves. sah, in bondage sah, and our great common enemy. the Socialists. sah. have nominated a niggah. sah. foh office, sah.'' Horrors, jedge hor, TOTS. Oh yc shades of Southern orators. do not arise in your graves. Jedge Erwin is all through.
 We never knew Jedge Erwin. sah. had so many friends. Sah Everybody he spoke about were his good friends, sah." Oh, oh. oh, oh, oh, oh you beautiful jedge.
 After it was all over someone started to whistle Hes Nah Friend. " and the jedge sweled up as big as a house.
 Erwin was nominated as chairman of the campaign committee. and it was suggested that he get some money from the Guggs. through their representative, Henry Roden. If any body can get it. Judge Erwin can" said Joe Dilow.
 Erwin felt highly complimented. He wanted to be the Bryan of Fair banks. sah, but all he lacked was the intelligence, oratorical ability, and personality. sah He was long on the ambition, but short on the necessary abilities.
 "Oh. you beautiful doll" Kelly. got so warm he had to unbutton his vest. It was getting pretty hot Claude, but then why waste all that energy?
 They all wanted Pink" Pruning to run, but Pruning said: When it comes to running gentlemen can run so fast that you cant tag me with nomination.
 We wonder whether it was blood or tobacco juice that Judge Pratt spit when Roden was accepted bv seventeen of the assembled politi- clans.
 Jedge Erwin told them, sah, tha. he considered the tactics of the op. posing forces. sah, as almost petty larceny politics, sah, But, sah he considered himself, sah. some biz chicken. sah.
 Jedge Erwin certainly likes to hear himself talk. "Ah, tell yuh. sah, that gem-man is suah there with that hot ain. sah."
 The near-politician who sat in the most prominent seat and seemed to do most of the talking for the Dem ocrats expressed himself as greatly surprised that the Progressive fac tion of the party dared put their opinions before intelligent men such as himself C. F. Davidson and Fred Martin. "Ah am greatly surprised at nah good fren' Mr Dillow," says the talkative one when Joe opposed the accepting of the agent for the Guggenheims for senator.
 Judge Erwin was mighty proud of the fact that the little town of Selam. Alabama, furnished two Unit ed States senators. They both serv- ed their state for thirty years "Ah tell you gem'men they were honest Southern men, sah. and the fact that they were from the same town. sah, cut no ice, sah. They served that great state of Alabama, sah. and they served the people dah honest, ly, sah, and they held office for thir- ty years, sah 'Oh, gee, it was grea; jedge!"
 Judge Adams first opposed Roden's s nomination, but apparently he let his desire to be on the winning side get the better of him. for he