Daily globe., 1882-11-07
Late MINNEAPOLIS news
THE EVE OF BATTLE.
THE LIST GRAND RALLY OF THE
CAMPAIGN,

noH. 1SnatluS DOnnelly Tea the Mask
From Washburn-A Fearful Dream-"An
Ass. Six Millions for an Ass''-Charley
johnson and Gen. Nettleton a Paid the
r spects OF the Great Orator
Turner hall was completely packed last
, night by the citizens who were anxious to
, listen to the exposure OF ". D. Washburn's
rascality. The stage WAS filed by thu
T. leading Democrats of the city. and 1nanv
from Anoka and other towns, conspicuous
among whom were the
FON. A. A. AMEs.
Hon. Ignatius Donnssiy was introduced
amid enthusiastic cheers, as the orator of
the evening. Mr.. DonnelIy was in his
happiest vein, and from the
beginning to the end of his address he
carried the sympathy of his hearers as if
by magic. The speech sparkled with wit
and humor, and was withal, replete with
sophistry and argument. He treated
Washburn from Democratic standpoint,
and from a!aboring mans standpoint.
Hewas told that yesterday afternoon
Washburn, weary of counting out money,
retired to Charley Johnson's Office, and
there exhausted nature fell asleep. He
dreamed but it was not sail a dream.'' Be-
fore him strange apparitinos were
marshaled. The first was the ghost of the
good old man, Charles NJ. Loring, who was
slaughtered by Washburn last spring.
In his hand he carried cudrel
labeled s'What is sauce for the
| goose is sauce for the gander"
Cheers.I The next that appeared before
him IN his dream was the form of Loren
Fletcher, the man who has been able to Sc
cure elections without family aid. He
said to Washburn as he slept, sYou are
now in the same fix that I was, in Winni-
peg" Cheers. Then came the hosts
headed by DR.. Satterlee and Dr.. Phil
lips. In their hands they held a
steamer of ST. Louis bill Of fair. Then
came the German lovers Of personal lib
earty, who pointed their fingers at him
and said you would deprive US OF our per-
sonal rights. They passed away and then
appeared the Indians. They
said "What are you doing
with our Domains Then came the pio-
| neers and the emigrants and said ''What
are you trying to do with our homes
granted US by honest congressman Then
| come the figure of woman who, upon close
scrutiny was found to be Madame Dunn.
Cheers]. She said: ''Why have you
| dragged me into this campaign, you who
have always been my best friends,'' etc.
With the conclusion of the woman's
| speech, Washburn, with horrible groans.
| awoke. He cried out in anguish, after the
! manner of sRichard Ill, eBri1g me ar
| ass. My six millions of dollars for an
ass" Charley Johnson promptly answered.
''I'll take that bid" ''Bind up my wounds"
cried William. Bring me another ass,'
and then Charley Johnson darted
to the window and shouted,
| ''BR1NG UP NETrLEToN."
The humor of Mr.. Donnelly created the
most tumultuous applause. At the cli-
| max of the relation Of the Wushburn
| dream, gentleman arose from his seat
in the audience and proposed three cheers
for Mr. Donnelly, and the audience re-
sponded SO Justify that all Minneapolis
! re-echoed the shout.
Mr.. Donnelly here gave a careful and
logical dissection of the bill introduced in
| congress by Washburn, which shall repeal
| the e-emption law, and which Washburn
wanted to go to congress to complete. He
then turned his attention to the pine lands
which Washburn wanted to throw onto the
| market in tracts of 160 acres each.
These were all the pine lands that
| there we're left of all the
peoples domains. He here asked DR.. Ames
to read section of the bill as originally
introduced by Washburn, which should
authorize the secretary of the interior to
sell for cash to the highest bidder,th lands,
in which was clause which gave
NO LIMIT TO THE AMOUNTS
| of lands which may be purchased by any
one purchaser, respecting the sale of
pine lands, while the lands which were val
liable for agricultural pursuits only
should be sold in lots not to exceed 100
acres.
| DR.. Ames read the clause, when Mr.. DON
nelly resumed. He arraigned the Journal
as rascally scallawag paper for endeavor-
ing to mislead the people by publishing
that portion of the bill which limited the
sale to 16O acre tracts each, but omitted
the clause which placed no limit upon the
amounts of lands which should be sold
of the pine lands to any one
purchaser. Washburn has denied it upon
the supposition that no copy of that bill
could be procured IN Minnesota. but he
was mistaken. We have got copy of
the bill from Washington. The speaker
continued: II have been in public life
many years. and have seen many public
steals, but am free to say that in all my
experience I have never met with such
GIGANTIC STEAL
as this pine land steal which Washburn woud
consummate. Only think of it. 100000
worth of pine lands for only $l.500,OOO. I
address you as an old Republican. He re-
lated the canvass in which he ran for con-
gress against Washburn. 1t was the first
time he had faced Minneapolis audience
since the great battle. He spoke of the
contested seat in congress, of the malipu-
lations of the committee in congress which
was delegated to investigate the ques-
tion. The report of that COM
mittee was read by Mayor Ames,
and was listened to with marked attention.
The committee reported that the election
| of Washburn had been
ACCOMPLISHED BY BRIBERY.
| In many instances was the bribery
| traced directly to Washburn himself.