St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-03
VIEWS OF THE SAGE.

The Farmers Alliance, in annual
meeting, have elected Hon. Ignatius
Donnelly president thereof. This re-
suit was foreShadowed, as he was the
only candidate who seemed to want the
Office or made any determined effort to
secure it, Mr.. DOnneily is brilliant,
erratic and extreme, and is therefore a
fit leader of the movement, the eXtrem-
lists in the organization being largely in
the majority. The choice will hasten
the disiniegration and downfall of the
Alliance as distinct party.-MoOrhead
News.
The triumphant election of Ignatius
Donnelly as president of the state alli-
ance was merited compliment to that
distinguished gentleman, who will I'M
doubleday wear his new honors with
his accustomed and becoming mo6esty
of manner and fairness and moderation
of conduct.-Winona Republican.
The members of the Alliance hold the
balance of power in both branches of
the legislature, therefore Mr.. Donnelly
as senator and president of the Alliance
will be the great mogul in the coming
session. Indeed, when he is viewed
from all sides, as senator. eX-lieutenant
governor, eX-cOngressman, president of
the farmers organization, orator. re-
former, author of Caesars Column, :"
'sRagnarok" and atlantis" and chief
cipher eXpounder of three centuries, he
is man that no one but Henry KelIar
will dare to dispute this Winter.-Du-
luth News.
In his speech of acceptance. he said,
that as he listened to the vote, he felt
that there passed into his veins the
blood of the Alliance. This is unfort-
innate, for Ig. never had any of it in his
makeup before. His election is the be-
ginning of the end-Of the Alliance in
this state.-St. Cloud Times.
Donnelly wins. He received $40 votes
for president of the State Alliance, to
los for Kittel Halversen. Didn't we
tell you so? A word of advice to Mr..
Donnelly, don't cut up any foolishness,
but act with prudence and good judy
ment.-Lake Crystal Union.
All the Republican papers Just now
are petting Donnelly. All for love of
the great preStidigitator, of course. No
man is great enough to make the ALI
ance party. and none is smart enough
in cussedness to break it.-Albert Lea
Standard.
1t is quite laughable to read r. ].
Halls proposition to stand aside for the
sake of harmony if Mr.. Donnelly would.
There will be harmony with Mr.. Don
nelly when opposition is dead. We can
imagine Donnelly saying TIA Ia" to
HodgSon, Atwood, fall, Hixon and Eric
Olson and their followers.-Fefgus Falls
journal.
Before his awful majority the opposi-
ton crumbled to pieces. and Ignatius is
the hero of the hour. Hail to the chief!
is what the Donnellyites now sing
John diamond to lead in the chorus
Mankato Free Press.
"Omnipotence that made the world
can do nothing with fool-except kill
him." Here is where Donnelly runs his
conceit beyond the power he allows to
omnipotence, for he is obviously trying
to suckle fools in place of killing them.
Oh, let him pass, he hates him that
Would upon the rack of common sense
stretch him out longer!-Duluth Herald.
Since Donnelly is an astute politician
and skilled in fitting his utteranceS to
the sentiments and tastes of his hearers,
it is impossible to cherish any very lofty
respect for his hearers. Starting out
with such theories as that embodied in
the sub-treasury scheme, and with such
leaders as the cryptogrammic Donnelly,
it should not tax anybody'S prophetic
faculties severely to predict that the
career of the Alliance will be brief and
ignominous.-Du Tribune.