The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-25

these 1OlnL reSOIuIlOHS, yOu 0APA0oo wv
fear that my culture usefulness will be
greatly impaired and dishonor cast upon
the escutcheon of Minnesota" unless
shall at once comply with the demands |
YOU make upon me. That seems to be
the fear that Expresses you; the night
mare which disturbs your slumbers; the
sense of danger which haants your wax
ing and sleeping hours, and plunges your
virtuous souls into the very depths OF
despair. Well, gentlemen, from what
know of your political lives and charac-
tiers, I should have expected nothing else:
Taking your representative men
and your leaders as fair sam
pies of the present virtuous
Legislature of Minnesota" and can
readily imagine the anguish of heart
which would pervade your whole body
upon the disclosures of my assumed wick.
edness. There is my old time ''friend,
Morton S. Wilkinson, for instance. who
adorns by his life and virtues one branch
of your body. What teacher and ex-
emplar of official honesty and purity IS ne.
How he weeps and walls over the danger
to the ssescutcheon'' from unworthy KEEP
resentatives. And how carefully he
guarded the s'escutcheon' when Senator
and Representative in Congress. How
nobly he stood for public virtue and hon.
esty when he so stoutly insisted on ''ialr
DIVIDE in those Indian transactions, SO
well known and understood by so many
in our State. How earnestly he insisted
that s'something handsome should be
made" out of the confirmation of certain
treaties with foreign powers where his
vote was needed. And with what touch
ing devotion did he champion the cause
of public virtue and benevolence by so
strenuously insisting upon the broad and
generous doctrine of 'give and take" he
always playing the humble and virtuous
part of stake How bravely he advoca-
ted the cause of "Cuban independence
in the House, when Cuban bonds were
not worth one per cent on the dollar, and
with what independence and vigor he de-
nounced Gen. Grants first administration
: for not adopting his suggestion as mem
Der Of the Committee on Foreign Affairs
and going in for policy which woule
have made those same bonds worth sew
enty-five cents on the dollar, simply by
our going to the trifling expense Of wa
with Spain. But, gentlemen, "Wilk'
didn't care anything about the ''bonds.
6 Bless your and his ,irtuous souls, no
What did the insignificant amount of fiji
ty thousand dollars of Cuban gold bond
matter to such a high toned and hawk
, eyed sentinel Of the ''escutcheon'' a
: 'Wilk." Gentlemen Legislators. yo'
only do yourselves and your own charac
tiers simple Justice in following "Wilk a
a proper leader in this crusade against Of
> fetal corruption.
And he-shall name 'him!'' Nee
r l name "him?" Does not every Legisla
! tive eye turn instinctively towards tina
proud champion of political virtue an
: reform" before whom fifty.three Of 20
: so recently bowed in political alteration
q without my resorting TO the vulgar M
q cessity Of uttering the name Of -Donne
:. ly1 DoNNELLY - A name familiarize
. to the people of Minnesota by its clos
). and intimate association with all that
q pure and good in politics during the te
!. years service he rendered in guardin
a the s.escutcheon; name synonymou
). with the Hottest integrity, purity of cha
!, acter, exalted patriotism, and unyieldin
,f devotion to the cause of public virtu
:, and the honor Of the ''escutchcon. An
: when recall that fifty-three Of you. gel
a tlemen of the Legislature, thoroughly a
~ auainted with Mr.. Donneliy and his pu
=. lie record, recognized in him fit an
:. proper representative Of yourselves, ar
:, gave him your votes for q. s. Senator,
:, am forced to admit that you performt
one of the most proper political &C
20 Of your lives. For Donnelly is worth
of of you and your votes, and you a
", " worthy-but no, l can't say that. N
81 Donnelly is worthy Of more reputat
N followers than you, so far as | have Z
m honor Of your personal acqauntant
to For | here assert that think him just
co honest as you. who 50 recently kneel
IN before him and decorated him with 20
-. votes for U. S. Senator, while the me
AZ communicated man in the State, outsi
q. the present Minnesota Legislature
~ will at once admit that he has me
70 brains than. all Of you. So extending
a. Donnelly my sympathy that he COT
~, not have been favored with q more rep,
or able class Of supporters, proceed to
to mark that, after all, your mutual relati.
no are. beyond doubt, the most hit and pre-
% er that could have been established.
,st Doanelly S political ''kite" no more tas
to and becoming tall" with fifty-thl
nc joints, could possibly have been constr'
Nd ted, even down to the very last lit
~. ..Crooks" at the end. The combinati
A. of materials and character is most hap
~ " blended from extreme to extreme, q
&c | do not wonder that you arc somewf
80 vain and even pompous in view Of
N. very satisfactory and happy relations J
" sust,in in your distinguished head q
mr. leader. For Donnelly s kite is, fortuna
,er ly for your ambition, different from oil
,rs rrticles Of that kind, inasmuch as he {
h;s always furnish wind enough to ay it
On any kind Of political weather. This cl
~, of political attachment" between 70
Ike selves and Donnelly, gentlemen. is
the very fortunate for yeu IN another respt
,ns that it enables you to reach po'iti
sty attitude which you could otherwise ne
oh have hoped to attain.
ak But. gentlemen. interesting to You
S know this somewhat aggressive branch
UNI the subject must be, proud IS know
.ct rnust he At the GRATED uoSiti0n VII