St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-11-08

made against any accusation which M
may fOrmulate; and it II were only truG
that that audience was composed OF the
older citizens of st. Paul, OF men WIG
are acquainted with the political hiss
tory OF this state. and II were to cOis
suit my own inclinations, 1 woule
pass it by in silence, but THE
is not the case where the pers
sonalty of any man is to be taken int
consideration. When a gross, wanton,
false and Indecent attack Is made upOh
political candidate, il is also made
upon the political party which he rep.
resents; and there are times when it
becomes necessary for men, however
unpleasant it may be, however contrary
| to their own personal inclination, to say
| few words, not i'll explanation or in
, defence. but a few words by way OF in
| formation.
| Mr.. Donnelly proceeded, in that re-
| markable address, to make personal
attack upon the Democratic nominee
for Soverhor. desire to say 10 this
| audience that it has been my privilege
TO know Mr.. Donnelly ever since have
been six years of age. ] am well ac-
qualnted with his two sons, who live In
st. Paul. They are as Straightforward,
as bright ana as good citizens as there
are in Ramsey county. The personal
relations which existed between my
own father (whom Mr.. DOnnelly felt
called upon to attack in that address)
were exceedingly intimate and
Exceedingly Confidential.
He made certain statements of fact
which he knew to be false, and it is
only for this reason that | speak OF tho
Intimate acquaintance that he had con-
corning those facts. lie stated, for the
purpose of prejudicing the voters of
Ramsey county, for the purpose of at
tempting to besmirch the reputation OF
man among his own neigh bOrs and
his own fellow citizens, that. while he
was not able to bring any charge against
the private or the public character Of
Mr.. Lawler, he had certain charges
TO make against his father, who rests
III the repOsc and the quiet of
the grave. Applause. Aud that charge
consisted only in the statement that tho
father of the Democratic nominee had
for many years been the vice president
of the Chicago, Milwaukee * st. Paul
Railway company, owned stock in that
organization and had accumulated
fortune in railway matters, and. when
he died, left large amount of
money TO be divided among
his children. Applause. / say be-
fore this audience tonight that Mr.. Dom
nelly knew that major part OF that
charge was untrue, that il was false in
its every word; he knew, because he
had reasons for knowing, that the per-
son to whom he referred was never in
any way officially connected with the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul railway
system. go far from being vice presi-
dent or general officer of that
director, and, to my certain knowledge,
never owned single share in that rail-
way system. Applause, And Mr..
DOnnelly knew when he made the state
ment that he was stating that which
was deliberate and an unqualified
falsehood. am able to understand the
enmity and the hatred which man Of
Mr.. Donnely's characteristics can
hold against the man whom,
now in his grave. he slandered
and maligned. am willing TO admit to
this audience tonight what Mr. Don
nelly knew TO be the fact. am willing
TO say to this audience tonight, and L
am proud to say it-thcre is nothing /
avn DrOuder Of in this life, nothing that
ever Will be prOuder Of, that my
father, at the aye of twelve years, With
out further education IN the schools OF
the country, commenced the
Great Battle Of Life,
and that by honesty, sObriety, by tho
intellect and the genius which God had
given him, in the light Of good intclli-
gence and of an honest conscience,
carved out his way to success, to fame
ard to reputation in this great land of
the Northwest. Great appausel. And
from the very commencement Of his
career, as he walked along that path
of success, he was followed by the
prayers and with the good wishes not
only of those who are in the higher
walks of industrial life, but with the
prayers and good wishes of the laboring
men of the Northwest; and, although
say ii because | am compelled TO say
it,, there is not name that STANDS
higher than that name with the labor
ing people of the Northwest who knew
him when he walked the fields of this
life. Applause. He was followed TO
his grave by the footsteps ana
by the tears of the laboring men
who had known him during more
than thirty five years of his life. His
live after him i'm the hearts
of the widows and the orphans whom
he succored and defended, and If
lgnatius Donnelly were TO live ten
years he would never be able
to rear monument, in politics or in
literature, that, in the sight OF God,
would stand out as glorious and as
splendid as the tear OF the orphan and
laboring man as was shed over the
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