The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25
A GREAT SPEECH !!
The Acceptance Of Honor
able Ignatius DON
nelly.
Made in Acknowledgement Of
His Nomination for
Congress.
BY the Convention ofthe Farmers
Alliance, Held Aug. Is,
1884, at Glencoe.
And His Nomination BY tho Democratic
District Convention; and tho
Peoples Convention, Aug.
20, 1884, ut the Same
Place.
Straits Record Dissected-IIe Is Shown
to Have Voted Always on the
Side Of the Corpora
lions and Mono
polists.
The Kind Of Civil Service Reformer E0
is-The Wheat Ring shown np-Tho
Pedigree Of u Bushclo Of Wheat-The
Tariff Question Discusscd-Strait
rs u Read and
Hand to Your Neighbor.
Fellow Citizens:


the thanks have already expressed for the
high honors that have been conferred upon
me, In the joint nominations made yesterday
and to-day.
shall 20 to the people Of the district and
lay before them your platforms, aud the rea-
sons that have actuated you In these nomi-
nations, aud ask their support. II they give
It, your principles will triumph, SO fur Us
they can triumph, by being represented upon
the floor Of the National Congress. II they
do not, the people alone will be to blame.
For myself, shall consider 1t no disgrace
10 be defeated for Congress in district which
gave Garfield nearly 1000 majority; aud no
discredit to go before the voters, even as the
representative of u minority, aud In proper
spirt present to their notice matters for con-
alteration touching the good government Of
our common country. Applause.
A mans standing among his fellows does
not always depend on his obtaining or hold
ing office. 1t is eighteen years since was
last elected to any position under the nation /;
aud In the meantime have been three times
defeated for office; and yet am encouraged
to believe, by your kind support to-day and
yesterday, that have not altogether forfeited
the esteem and confidence Of the people Of
Minnesota. tApplause.l
WHAT IT MEANS.
As understand 1t, this joint nomination
by three distinct political elements, Demo
Gratis, Republicans and Anti-Monopolists,,
represents an attempt on the part of the
voters to agree upon those points on which
they are able to agree, even though
they continue to disagree Us to
other points upon which they cannot
agree Among those who united In
your action to-day arc men who win vote for
those eminent reformers and distinguished
statesmen, Cleveland and hendricks; Igreat
applause. others who will vote for Blaine
aud Logan; others who will vote for Butler
and West, and still others who will vote for
st. John and Daniels. But irreconcilahle rs
may be the differences between You, on the
presidential ticket, you are al,-Cleyeland
men, Blaine men, ST. John men and Butler
men,-agrced in thinking that this district
has not been properly represented by your
present congressman, Major Strait, aud that
. change Is desirable.
PUTTING OUT THE FIRE.
In coming together to effect this ohjec.
you sacrifice no political prejudice or princi-
pie. Ii house is set ON fire men Of all par.
ties rush together 10 put it out. II, at such
n time, any man should step forward and in-
sist upon dividing the people into factions,
and setting them to wrangling over thei,
differences of politics or religion, It would be
shrewdly suspected that he was the man who
had set fire to the house, and that he held y
good-sized insurance On it. tApplause.
NOT 4 VIOLENT PARTISAN.
Aud In making this nomination you have
chosen one who is not violent partisan, but
one who has ever set the publ. good above
the demands of party, aud who for six years
past has withdrawn from political life aud
devoted himself to other pursuits.
think the people of the whole district un
derstand and know, that II elected will con
tinue TO place the welfare of my constituents
aud the pcrpetuity of the Republic, above III
other con sidcrations: and that will strive
70 do right 'though the heavens fall" lAp
plause.l
HE WILL MAKE A THOROUGH CANVASS.
/ shall make thorough canvass Of III,
district. l owe this to you gentlemen VIII,
have nominated me. l owe ii To the people
that they should know the reasons for tn,
faith that Is In me, and that the,
may then vote Understandings, each mar
thinking out his own conclusions for him
self.
ltdoes not follow, II they vote me down,
that they are right aud am wrong. II VA
the voice Of the majority that sent the Savior
Of mankind to the cross, 1t was the voice q
the majority compelled Socrates III drink tht
henlock. Every wrong which has ever ex-
listed In the world, rs, polygamy, slavery u
idolatry, was once sustained by an over
whelming majority Of the people.
WHAT Is A nEaA6oGIEs
That man Is the true demagogue who, find
Ing the people filed with fierce passions AM
the victims of general errors, fans thos,
passions aud fatlers those errors, and thereb.
rides into power aud wealth. lie who In tn
face OF several thousand majority, leads tn,
forlorn hope of a minority, and talks uphill
against the preeoneeptions of u people, ma,
be In error, but be is no demsgogue. ZAP
current than to attempt To turn it, that al
the drift wood Of life, the IN ere eareasses Q
politics, that float by their own rottennes
aud shine by their own decay, 20 with til
food, even though II takes them out To sea
II requires strength aud yigor and an earn
est purpose to buffet the tide,
'stemming IL With hearts of controversy
The dishones, man does not attempt 1t.
TIE PLATFORM.
Now what are the reasons which have le
men from all parts OF the district to assem-
bic here, and regardless Of party ties unit
In one nomiuationa We lind them ey
pressed In your platforms, aud In thes
there is substantial agreement
You demand:
/. Civil service reform.
.. Protection tsg the producers Of sls als