The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-03
MAKING A CLEAN SWEEP.
This il What the Daily Pres. Can.
cedes as to Mr.. DonneIlv'.
Candidacy.
A Sample Batch Of Letters That
Show That the Daily Press
Il RIGHT.

Messrs. Hompe, Baker, Owen, Phelps
and Hall are thoroughly incompe-
tent to cope. All that these gentle
men can do is to insinuate that
Donnelly is working in the interest
of some mysterious politician behind
the scenes, and is bent on turning
over the Alliance to this unknown
who is furnishing the political sinews.
Meanwhile Boss Donnelly marches
from county to county making a
clean sweep OF the alliances as he
goes"
"Why man he doth bestride the narrow world
Like Colossus and pretty men
Walk under his huge legs and peep about
Upon what meat does this our Caesar feed,
That he is grown SO great?'
Every reader of the GREAT WEST
of course knows that the Peoples
Party 'secret order" is open as day
light. Every intelligent reader also
knows that it is not Swallowing
up" the Minnesota Alliance. The
Alliance, as a non-partisan organiza-
ton, endorses whatever party it
chooses. 1t prefers the Peoples Party
to the either OF the old parties be-
cause it has confidence in the former
and has not in the latter, and be-
cause the farmers believe that the
measures advocated. by the Peoples
Party would, if put into effect, amel-
iorate the condition of the people.
We wish, however, to express our
approval OF the Tribune's estimate
of the incompetency of the Hompe-
Baker Phelps Hall Owen outfit.
We also desire to congratulate our
astute plutocratic neighbor on it's
political sagacity in thus discovering
afar off the popularity OF the great
leader OF the peoples movement.
Lest the reputation OF the Tribune
among the farmers should cause the
reliability of it's statement to be
questioned, we publish a sample
batch out OF the scores of such let
tiers that come to us daily showing
the answering loyalty OF the plain
people to the great commoner:
THEY KNOW HE WILL SWEEP THE
FERTILE, May 80, 90.
EDITOR GREAT WEST:
Some of our democratic papers
have seen fit to criticize our recent
peoples party county meetings and
carry the idea to the public that we
were noisy, disorderly set. Noisy,
we admit-and enthusiastic; but
disorderly, no! Our temporary pres
ident was not posted on rules OF Or
der and there was some confusion
on the start, but all went off smoth-
ly and tremendously.
How interested our democratic
friends are. They tell us we missed
it when we instructed for Donnelly,
they also feel greatly worried over
said instruction. Why? Because
they know he will sweep the state.
And when he gets there they know
what to expect. 1 have canvassed
our part OF the county and what l
say know to be SO; not only will
Donnelly be supported by the farm
ers if he receives the nomination, but
three fourths of our village mer-
chants and business men will vote
for him. We will no doubt have on
our state ticket men that will not
please every body, but if all stand
as well as Mr.. Donnelly no one need
fear for the ticket. j. S. NICHOLS
STEPHEN, MARSHALL Co., MINI,
May 81. 1892.
On motion the following resolu-
tions were adopted:
Resolved, That we do heartily en-
dorse the platform of the United In
dustrialists of America, as adopted
at st. Louis, Feb. "a, and pledge
ourselves to support said platform
by vigorously working for and vot-
ing the Peoples Party ticket-Na-
tional, state and county:
Resolved, That we favor candidacy
of Ignatius Donnelly for governor OF
this state, and Andrew STEVENSON,
OF Polk county, for congressman
from the Seventh Minnesota district.
Resolved, That we favor the Peo-
pies Party placing a full ticket in the
field, and we denounce as a traitor
any alliance man who will endorse
either democrat or republican.
Resolved, That we publish the fore
going in the GREAT WEST and the
Argyle Banner.
On motion the money sent by this
alliance to the prosecution fund was
turned over to the state lecturers
fund.
On motion adjourned to meet on
Saturday, the 4th OF June, to elect a
delegate to the state convention.
JOHN WHALEN,
Secretary.
WACoNIA, MIMI, May %, 1892.
Representatives of the peoples
party OF Carver county met in con-
yention at Waconia on Monday,
Nav %, Delppates were chosen for