The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-09-20
Brinkley Night in Emporia
New York Times

DR.. j. r. Brinkley, who in 1880 as
an Independent candidate for Gov
ernor Of Kansas got $4,000 votes
besides, it is said, a lot which were
not counted-and means to better the
performance this year, came to BILL
Whites town and possessed it. No
such crowd has been known there ex-
cept at a July Fourth celebration
Soden's Grove was packed. The doc
| tor always gives a good show. It be-
gan with prayer by his pastor, who
also led the singing. There were solos,
music by band, photograph records,
one of which startled the air with the
doctors campaign song, Hes the
Man" The Gazette was mean enough
not to print the words. There was a
dance sponsored by the Brinkley club
at the close, with peanuts, popcorn,
crackerjack for the crowd" Mr.. White
tells this in an editorial, his mouth
evidently watering at these daintes,
his heart beating faster at the thought
of all this revelry.
To the microphone 1.-THE little man
with the goatee' uttered his thanks
for 1.-The well-knoWn national figures"
unconscious services to him:
From time to time he has had
great pleasure, suppose, in TAX
ing the skin off of me. At times
he has taken off my hide and my
shirt and my pants-and I have
enjoyed it. He helped me get
elected Governor two years ago,
and he is doing all he can every
day now to help me get elected
again.
Whereat there was prodigious ap-
plause. Once man came to the doc
tors office with copy of The Ca
zette containing fluent and fire
tipped editorial. DIR. Brinkley," said
the visitor, this is the first time /
have heard of you. You must have
done something big to get Mr.. White
to write about you like he has, and
if you will accept me as a patient !
want to give you $780," If The Kan
saS City Star and The Gazette keep
lambasting him, our medico is sure
that he will get at least 100000 votes
in November, for the more he is
''scorched,' the "madder" his friends
get. AS a friend of the people, he
drove to the grove in his 16-cylinder
Cadillac and discoursed on automo-
bile licenses:
A man like me that can afford
$4,000 automobile should pay S73
for his tag. People who can af-
ford to pay $4,000 and $4,000 and
on up for car can afford to pay
more for their tags and help the
poor devils out who are too poor
/ to pay high prices for tags. You
bought your Governor 12-cylin-
der Cadillac. DR.. Brinkley paid
with his own money for his To-
cylinder Cadillac. I will be driv-
ing the same car out Of here to-
night that will drive when you
send me to Topeka.
Mr.. White, who probably regrets
that he called the persons who vorc
for the doctor ''riffraff" and NOR
ons," comedies that the poor folks a
least get their moneys worth at DR.
Brinkley's meetings. The Gazette re.
porter curiously misunderstands thu
political psychology of the famou.
leech. Everybody wanted to see hin
and many were disappointed:
The night was dark, the plat
form, which consisted of the can
didate's own broadcasting truck
with two sides let down to form a
stage, was poorly lighted and it
was close to the ground. He spoke
from his wizards cabinet in q
soothsayer's mysterious voice. He
came and went like a wrath,
without Handwriting, without
personal contact with the COM
mon people, man Of mystery!
That Is his method. Apart, hearc
by multitudes but seen by few, he ha.
built up his legend.