St. Paul daily globe., 1891-01-10
DoNNELLY AND REPUBLICANS


The game can hardly be said to have
opened:yet; but Senator DoNNELLY, we
see, is already meeting with some crit
icism and opposition.
He has his players all lined up, and
stands with the ball under his arm
ready to kick off, but the other side has
begun to interfere and tackle before he
has made move. They object to the
positions to which the Democratic-Alli-
ance members have been assigned in
the game. They do not want Don
NELLY to be center rusher. They say
that the Democratic-Alliance comblna-
tion is not gong to play fairly.
We notice that the opposition has put
we'll forward in its rush line our own
Senator SANBoRN and our own Senator
DEAN. They are both strong players.
Senator SANBoRN's interference with
the fiery architect of Caesars Column"
yesterday was graceful. tactful and ef-
fective. lie smiled upon him with the
sweetest fattery; then he smiled Oh the
whole Democratic party with story Of
his love for JEFFERSON and JACKSON;
then, when he thought everybody was
off his guard, he tackled the man from
Dakota county fercely. These are the
arts of the adroitest student of football.
Senator SANBoRN evidently under
stands the game. We believe. however,
that DoNNELLY still has the ball.
The reports of the senate's sessions
thus far imply that our Senator DEAN
has been selected to play against
SHAKESPEARE executi0ner. He has
already interfered with him again and
again. Senator DEAN is good man for
the position. If he has not already been
anointed, we nominate him for center
rusher On the Republican side. There
are good many handsome men in the
Ramsey county delegation, but Senator
DEAN is easily the handsomest Of them
all. He is one of our most eminent cit
liens besides, prominent member Of
the House of Hope church, wealthy, full
of good works, acc urate, learned, in
dustrious, with bright eye, and of
fluent speech. Nobody ever thought i'll
or spoke slightingly of Senator DEAN.
We advise him, however, if he stands
in the rush line opposite DoNNELLY. to
keep awake, and to tackle hard-DoN-
NELLY is dangerous. He has cot hay
on his horns. Beware of him.
The only criticism we would make on
Senator SANBoRN and Senator DEAN is
that they seem to be somewhat deficient
in a sense Of humor. They are taking
the doughty presidentof the Alliance a
title too seriously. They are finding
fault with him this early because he is
not accurate and exact in his state
ments. DoNNELLY has quality a
thousand. yes. ten thousand times
more valuable than accuracy and exact
ness-he is interesting. Why shouldn't
he be chairman of the committee on rail-
roads? What we want in this legisla-
ture is somebody to stir things up, and
give US food for thought and discussi on.
No one can do this better than Don
NELLY. Give him chance. He never
harmed anybody in the world except
himself.
Kick off, IGNATIUs DoNNELLY. put
the ball in play, Oh with the game.
You have a crowd of million people
waiting to see the fun. Look out, there,
Republican goalkeeper, WILLIAM r..
MERRIAM; keep your eye peeled. OF
DoNNELLY will get by you, and make a
touchdown before you know it,
Thank God for the Sage of Nininger.
What dreary waste of millionaires
Minnesota would be without him.