The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-02-05
ST. PAUL LETTER.
Special correspondence.

One month Of the twenty-seventt
session of the legislature has glided by
and it may be well for all people tc
consider what work the two bodies
comprising it have accomplished, and
consequently learn whether they are
better off under fusion organization
than they were under the legislatures
in which the Republican party had SUI
preme control. The query can be easily
answered-they are not. Not one i'm
portant measure has passed either
mouse, and not one bill of general ma
ture has been passed by the lower
body, and not over eight have been ia
vorably acted upon by the senators,
whose actions l have the pleasure to
report. All the time in the senate has
been absorbed by the fusicnisrs in hit
ting the Republicans, who lacked but
one vote in having half of the member
ship, discussing memorials to congress
and settling an election contest case of
which will speak of later. Mr.. Don
nelly, OF course, and as was expected,
has made himself heard, but in such a
manner, that, in my opinion his star
Of glory will soon disappear below the
horizon, and so far as future leadership
to successful legislation is concerned,
ne will be minority. That he has
ability that will always give him a pre-
eminent place no one will deny, but
he cannot subject himself to parlimen-
tary rules, insists that he alone is
right, and On being heard, attempts to
bull-doze presiding officer who is to o
oull-dozed, and is so revolutionary in
we'll versed in parliamentary rules to be
his eloquent debate that his words fall
like quicksilver on the heads of his
colleagues. 1t is to be regretted that
ne cannot keep himself within due
bounds, as many of his intentions and
ideas are meritorious and would be
beneficial if adopted. Those Redwood
county alliance men who gather around
his standard as the people did around
Warwick's, should pause, consider and
reflect if they desire to maintain the
ascendant powers of their organization.
Mr.. j. D. Smith, of Hennepin, is Mr.
Donnelly's equal in debate, and is
quite as ready with an irony and sar-
casm that is as cutting as the most
studied sentences that fall from the
lips of the sage.
In the house the time has been occu-
pied in settling contested election cas-
es-one of which still remains to be
settled, and which will probably be
given to the democratic contestan' J..
The Democrats have no cause for COM
plant oyer their treatment. They
may indulge in obstreperous vehement
cy over their treatment in congress-,
but no actions of the Republicans can
ever compare with the political out
rage they committed in refusing to seat
Bob Dunn, of Princeton. He was clea .
ly elected, and clearl proved it, but
the avaricious and starved Democratic
tiger of Minnesota, ever ready to Jump
the bounds of propriety, law and just
ice, in order to advance it's own in
terests, even if but temporary, refused
the wishes of the majority of the vot-
Q of he forty-sixth district, and al
lowed I1r. Price to remain in his seat.
Neither is it any credit to the alliance
members of the house, who profess to
represent a new party of carnation that
they voted against Mr.. Dunn. But all
this will react and the combine will
suffer on the reaction.
1t is safe to predict, in conclusion,
that when another election is at hand,
and with pure and honorable candi-
date for governor leading the Repub-
lican ticket, the Republican standard
will once more be perched upon the
pinnacle of power in every branch of
the Minnesota government. The par
ty has learned that they cannot nom
mate man whose sole recommends
ton is "boodle," and carry the state.