St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-29
AN OLD WHEEL HORSE HEARD FROM
ID. A. j. Baker Heartily Endorses the Can
diddcy Of Hon. IDnatius Dmanelty.

diddcy Of Hon. IDnatius DmIanetty.
To the Editor OF the Globe:
ST. PAUL, Aug. 2S.-For the past two weeks
have been rustcating among the lovely scenery
surrounding that greatest of all inland seas
Lake Superior and returned home yesterday
morning. / have been daily reader Of the
GLOBE from its first issue to tee present time,
and when picked up your issue Of to-day saw
among the other items of news a letter from
correspondent at olivia which read as follows:
Since Hon. J. b. Brisbin and Gen. II. W. John
son speaks as they do of the coming man, we
would ask, although out of the district, what
has become OF VIM. Lee, j. W. McClung, Capt.
II. II. Barney, r. A. Smith, and Barney Arm
strong, and last bnt not least, ID. A. Il. Baker?
Their pleasure may be to keep quiet yet word
or two from such old wheel horses would do an
IN immense sight of good to the younger De-
mocracy scattered throughout the country.
thank your correspondent for the compli-
ment he pays me as being some OF the old wheel
horses of Democracy in Minnesota. l am proud
OF the title. Their motto has ever been, and
will continue TO be, "the greatest good to the
greatest number" In this spirit / have always
spoken and voted. ] may have made Mistakes
for to SER Is human but none who know me
will accuse me OF Of making an intentional error
''for reward hope of reward" l have
passed through many political contests
in my life, and although / have always been
what may be called a crock rooted Democrat
j have had occasion to change my views OF men
and (although rarely of measures. This brings
me to the pertinent point of what desire to say
in this communication, so far as II has any bear
ing upon the candidacy of Hon. |. Donuelly for
congress in the Third Congressional district. I
was resident of Minnesota long
before she be came a state, and
years before Mr. Donnelly had a name
or record IN its political history. ! have been an
attentive follower OF his public az well as his pr-
waite career ever since he came TO Minnesota.
While often compelled to differ with him on
questions Of public import | have ever accorded
TO him an honesty of motive | have always
and still think he is one Of the most brilliant
minds, not only of our own state, but of the
nation. Fearless in the expression of his
political views, whether in Office or out of it,
Peerless almost as an original thinker and au-
thor, his very audacity challenges admiration,
aud however much may differ from him on some
political tenets | look upon him as u man of
whom any citizen OF Minnesota should be proud
If were n resident of the Third congressional
district in the presenet contest should not only
vote, but so far rs my humble ambition go should
labor for his election He is in accord
only with the crock rooted democracy OF to. day
but also with that greater than all parties-the
people lf, as your correspondent says, word
or two from an cold wheel horse rs myself can
he OF any good, then would say to the young
democracy, "a well ms the old, OF the third con.
gressionHl district, buckle on your armor and
fight for Cleveland and Donnelly, and by no one
will success be more enthusiastically hailed than
ID. a. j. BAKER.