The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1866-11-08
MR. cDONNELLY AND MR. ROBE RT
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ANhougn eIectlon Is: over, ana We
can have no purpose to: influence the
vote Of the people Of this District, yet
We cannot refrain from copying the
following wcn-earned tribute to Mr.:
Donnelly's ability and oratorial powers,
wruug from the St. Paul Press, a paper
which treated him most contemptibly
during q tie greater portion ~ Of the cam:
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Robettson's intense solicitude to meet
Mr., Donnelly in joint discussion aud
bis, landabie ambition for; an audience,
were grasi6ed slastsnight in manner
who! We fancy, rather surpassed his
most sanguine expectations. / He did
meet Mr.. Donuelly, aud with Mr. Dom
nelly, the largest audience ever packed
inside aIngersoll's spacious hall J.; and
what was still more rdsoidedly3 to the
purpose, Mr., Donuelly met 6im-met
him very much as the ,pugnacious bull
who has planted himself across it's track
TO lock; horus with, theicow-catcher, and
with sory'nuch the same result, only a
ENTHUSIASTICALLY is hardly enough: to
say that Robertson was crushed under
the iron wheels of Donnelly's irresisti-
bic logic he was 'aunihilated. J There
was not >sedough' left of him even to
pity.i .ss1s -; :tr>@ IT,! , :o'.t
r. Coli Bobertson5 opened the debate
accofdiue TO the programme, and spoke
out his hour" ip q dweak, ;discursive,
rambGug taraogue; which was simply
NJ attempt to anticipates Wharf.-The sup
[poeed DShnelly' ssspsecl would be, and
pattty about the tariff question; which
he1sssumed tsat eMf* Donnelly would
pat nothing saboat-uponi beth which
assu@p1ous he was doomed TO be-" wo-
fully disappointed. :'e," :'t' . ;:
|, We shall netsbe, saspeetedAat least
by ahose friends Of: Mr. Dennelly who
,pemin indtetfdsanting us as:perscbally
,hostils 20 hin; or :bya Mr.. :Donnelly
himself, who thinks so too-of any de-.
1.sigAaeo hattsr that sentlemai, whet, We
| say chat ;hisspeeoA was the ablest ind
ymtstspo~eEful effort of campaigu' ora.
itary ever delivered in this ely : and in
Hthni@sfsut't1ptess hsgeneiai 6piuion
# those 'who heard it"'We~ give else.
,vhefe aaopretty full slreport Of: this
i::speesh- though ho"report CID do full
/ juSeiee78o the keen and incisive force Of
his arguments or to thu telling home.
,thtusts with vhiehis abounded.' 5n' ,of.
b Every argument or: statement Of his
opponent Hls met ard rsfnted with al
irresistible' cogency th1t' elected bursts
Of 4uproariotis and ;piolong ed applause
from the audience The %blank, SPELL
bound silence Of the numerous Demo-
lcrAtSpfesent, 10 less than the exultant
and responsive enthusiasm Of the Re-
kpublicans;;' was an eloquent testimony to
1.-THE ''iinanswefSble logic, Of Mr.. Don
nelly's exposition Of the great plrinci-
/ pies at issue. His discussion of the
tariffft,, Though 20 part Of, the issues Of
the campaign, was eminently clear, and
viz RECEIVED With every evidence Of
satisfaction. x'4 We gite bis views On
: thiasabjeet somewhat II, length becau.e
! they, form MI, yloppeIlE. reply to the
a,skesysH s!i!ieis9s q hjs ftss' t,.ae
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