Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-16
DoNNELLY OR wAsHBURN.
Co0ent Reasons Vhy the Former Shou
be Elected.

Co0ent Reasons Vhy the Former Should
be Elected.
To the Editor Of the Globe:
Permit me few suggestions in regard to !
the two candidates in the Third COMPRESSION
al district.
Washburn Or Donnelly, which? One or
the other aust represent the Third district
in Congress, and it is for the people to
choose. w. D. Washburn came to the State
of Minnesota armed with commission
from the general government as surveyor
general of the State, not pioneer, but the
pet of Office and child of fortune, served
single term in the State legislature, and the
only measure inaugurated by him was bill to
confiscate the 100000 acres of interal i'm
provement lands by dividing them between
the different railroad companies then in ex
istence, his own receiving the iious share.
After series of years as
business man, he appears on the list of bank
rupts, victim to the policy of party of
which he is to-day the standard bearer. But
Ly an ingenious device heretofore unknown,
viz: putting up his assets as prize packages,
he auctioheers them off accompanied with
a hint of fifty cents on the dollar) to his I'M
pays his creditors IN prizes instead of cash
and has plenty left.
Such in brief is the record of the standard
bearer of the hard times, hard pan, or hard
money party of this district whose policy
has destroyed the prosperity of the county
and smitten every material interest with the
paralysis of death. A vote for Mr.. Wash
burn is an Endorsement of the party that
brought this great calamity upon the people.
On the other side is Ignatius Donnelly, who
came to Minnesota poor and frlendless.
backed and supported by DO other capital
than his intellect and indomitable will. He
cast his fortunes with those who had the
pluck to follow the star of empire. The
people were not slow to discover his abilities,
and accordingly he was soon called into the
public service. He was our war congress
man, and after an honorable career of six
years retires without being tarred by the stick
of corruption. Also many years of official
life in the State where his public and pri-
vate life stands untarnished and unchal-
lenged even by his most malignant enemies,
of the many good acts of his life in the Ma
tional and State Legislatures: and one for
which the good people of Minnesota will al
ways bless him, was the last and browning
act when he stood up against the school
DOCK ring that nad invaded the legislative
; chambers, debating to, and debauching its
members with money. While others went
over and voted for high priced books
Mr.. Donnelly stood up bravely for the
right against the most gigantic wrong and
secured for the poor people of Minnesota
first class school books for less than half the
price they were forced to pay this abominable
: combination that had extorted more than
| $15O,0O0 annually out of the people of this
r State. Voters of the Third Congressional
district of Minnesota, can you hesitate which
of these men you wish to represent you OF
l the floor Of Congress? Take warning by
Maine. If the Democrats and Nationals
r had united as they did in the Fourth distric
, Powers) they would have swept the whole
/. State. In union there is strength, ane
g ''don't you forget it, my Democratic friends
r. 2. G.
Z Elk River Sept 3. 1878