St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-07

and were out of the woods and had 70
votes against IS, then (see p. 924
Hompe, just as he voted for the interest
bill, when he found it was impossible
to kill it, came forward and voted for
the meat inspection bill !! And so he
made up his nasty little record. And
this is the reformer who takes me to
task, and proposes to write me down
and wipe ME out.
Search the Records.
say to his constituents that they may
sions in the legislature and L defy them
to find an instance where the interests
of the people came in con flict with the,
interests of the corporate ons and the
miilionaires. that Hompe did not vote
(Where his vote would acc OmpllSh any
thing for the rings and against the
people! ri ;
1t will not do for Hompe today, in re-
ply, to refer to the fact that the "meat
inspection bill" was subsequently de-
clared unconstitutional by the United
States supreme court. HOmpe Is 10
lawyer; he could not have toreseep that
decision. nor could anyone else. and very
able attorneys like Gordon E. Cole had
the interest of his constituents Hompe
was bound to take all the chances in ia
yor of measure that would have broken
up great trust which was plumber
ing the whole nation. And l for one 4,
have no respect for that supreme court,
ever since it made the bred Scott declS-
ion. L believe that as it was then the
bulwark of slavery. SO it is, today, the
last ditch of Plutocracy in the country;
packed, by the great railroad corpora
lions, In consideration OF immense
largesses. given to corrupt the presi-
dental elections. ] respect nothing
that is not deserving of respect; and
judicial wigs and gowns are no more to
me than SO much h0rSehair and dry
goods.
Where Hompe makes any statements
derogatory to me. resting OH his unsuD-
ported testimony, it is enough TO say
that | deny them. Where he and his
abettors make charges that are suscepti-
BILE of demonstration, by the evidence of
others, it is sufficient for ME to call
upon him to produce tine witnesses,
and to denounce him and them,
III the meantime, as motor
ious liars. For instance, his ally, Hodg-
son, charged that had made speeches
throughout this state in favor of the
road bonds. If this be true, there must
have been hundreds and thousands who
heard me; and | will give $1,000 TO
Hompe or Hodgson if they will produce
any reputable person who will say that
he ever heard Inc utter a word i'll any
speech in Minnesota, or elsewhere, in
favor of paving one cent of those bonds.
Again, Honfpe says that nv soli, DIR.
Donnelly the calls him Mr.. Donnelly}.
was member of the Democratic state
convention in 1890. and made one of the
speeches nominating Hon. Thomas Viii
sou for. governor. This is not only
lie, but it Is a lie that every member
OF that convention will certify to be
such. And Hompe thinks that it is
a horrible thing that my son, DR..
ponnelly, should have been talked OF
as one Of the prospective members OF
medical commission, which was never
created. to prevent sane people from
being inearcerated in insane a5ylumS,aS
has happened very often. Surely. the
only objection lie can urge against DIR.
Donnelly is that he is my son-for he is
fitted for any position in the state. He
is /. graduate OF the great jefferson col
lego, Of Philadelphia, where my father
received his diploma as physician
nearly seventy years ago; he spent one
year in the schools and hospitals Of
Londor.and another year in the schools
and hospitals OF Vienna; he is perhaps,
the best equipped m..n in the state in
his specially diseases OF the respiratory
OrganS}; his business Is large, hedd0eS
not need the small stipend proposed,
and it would have been an honor
to the state if he had d con-
scented to serve upon such
commission for the prevention of
cruel injustice to individuals. But
Hompe robs him of his medical title, lies
about him. reduces him 10 the level of a
Democratic ward-heeler. and is lndig-
nant oyer the possibility that his name
should be considered by the governor at
any time for any professional position.
And all because he Is my son, for don't
suppose the creature ever saw Dr., Don.
nelly. -"
Bare-Faced Lies. sls
But these bare-faced lies show the
character of my aSsailants, and the eX-
tremities to which they are ready to
proceed. | pray God that no dead man,
whose taking off cannot be properly ac-
counted for be found anywhere within
ten miles of Ninlyer How my enemies
would gather around it from every quar-
ter like buZZardS seeming carbon. |
think | call see them accom-
panying it, noisy rabble, in
obstreperous procession. 10 the
corUner's residence, with clamorous de-
nanciatiDns that killed the poor man
yea, and some of them ready TO swear
to it, i can imagine Wheelock at The
head and Hompe at the foot. bearing
the body, frothing at the mouth and
bowling. while IIodg5on and I1oskins
teHderly examine the pockets Of the de-
ceased. the whole gang making the air
solid. in the meantime, with SANDERS
against myself. Indeed. | am disturbed
with the thought that ii 10 corpse is
soon discovered in the enyrons Of Min
niger, they may provide one for the oc-
casion For if men will lie where there
are hundreds and thousands of wit
nesoes 10 contradict them, what will
they not 90? What depth of venality is
there that will not be respectable be-
side such colossal and mountainous
faisehoods? l think can see Hompe
bounding from his bed in the middle Of
the night, distressed at the absolute
failure of ali his attacks upon me, and
crying out, like Richard Ill: "a
corpse, corpse, my Kingdom for
corpser' 1GNATIUs DoNNELLY.