St. Paul daily globe., 1888-10-31
DONNELLY TALKS.
An Amusing Rambling speech at
Washington Rink.

~ AhhANs
Last night about 1.50O people assem-
bled at the Washington rink to hear lg-
natins Donnelly. a. J. Blethen pre-
sided and introduced Mr.. DOnnelly in a
very tlattering speech, calling him the
greatest American debater and the
champion of American litera-
ture. Mr.. DOnmelly at the
outset entered upon an explanation
of his present position. He said that he
had not withdrawn himself from his
party-the Farm and Labor party-but
the party could not raise sufficient
means to carry on the campaign and
had withdrawn him. Il not only found
myself without party" he said, ''but
what is more, without an office. 1t
wOIl not do for man or my prom
inence great laughter to retire to
the shades OF Nininger while two great
parties were striving for supremacy"
He went on to explain why he was sup
porting the Republican party. He
made long explanation upon the sub
iect of the Grccnback party and its OBJ
iect, and discussed at length the dem
onetiZation of silver. Grover Cleveland
was denounced because, as he said, he
favored making silver legal tender
only to the extent of So. The Republi-
can party had put silver back where it
was in the time of Abraham side by
side with gold. They accuse me of
making too many changes. 1t is not
the parties that have changed so many
times and so fast have had difficulty
to keep track of them. l came back to
the Republican party, not as a cringing
suppliant, but with head high up. |
could not go to the Prohibition party.
because it Was too much like
my own party. They could not
elect themselves, but might defeat
some one else. | had to turn to one of
the great parties and let side issues go.
He went on to discuss the records Of the
two parties, and said that the Demo-
cratic patty could not point TO single
great accomplishment. The Democratic
party, he said, has always been made
up OF two parties, one liberal, pro-
| gressive, patriotic party, the other a
conservative, unpatriOtic party, from a
! fault of the head and not of the heart,
! hope.
This conservative party is in the as
| cendancy in this state, and at its head
is J. J. Hill. Michael Doran and Pat
Kelly. He here paid high tribute to
AmeS. who, he said, had gone out as
the champion of the people denOuncing
| rings. m0nOp0lleS ana frauds. lie rlQl-
culed Mr.. Wilson because he was go
ing about making tariff speeches
and neglecting state issues. These
issues. he said, were things which
| affect the farmer and labOring
peopIe-the railroad, dairy and labor
commission. Furthermore, he took up
the state weighing system and lien
/ laws. In order, as he said. not to ap-
pear TO be dodging the tariff, he spoke
! at some length upon that subject, and
while he defended protective tariff he
advocated a readjustment in accord
ance with the Republican views.
He paid high tribute to Harri-
| son and said something in favor of
each of the Republican candidates.
! Merriam. he said would make a good
governor. and Snider, gallant soldier,
would make a good congressman. He
had nothing to say against Rice, except
| that he was getting too old. In con-
clusion, Mr.. Donnelly made review OF
| the situation, and took considerable
pains to impress upon his hearers his
reasons for supporting the Republican
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