St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-04-20
DonnellY Ends His Great Con-
trovepSy on Records With
Hompe.
He Thinks He Has Drawn the
"Poison Fangs" Of Hon.
John B.
And Turns With Pleasure to a
Much More Interesting
Topic.
His Views Of the Issues Of the
Coming Great Political
Fight.

1t Is with pleasure | find myself writ
ing my last letter OF this correspond
ence with Mr.. Hompe. 1t was with
great regret ] was forced Into il. |
would have given considerable sum OF
money If could have been spared the
labor and loss Of time involved in such
task. But what was / 10 do? | did
not provoke the controversy. | was
compelled 10 either defend myself or
permit the public 10 believe that all
Hompe's falsehoods were true. And il
1t could nave been credited. throughout
the state, that | was the reckless, ex-
traVagant and dishonest squanderer OF
the public funds, and the supporter of
perniclous legislation, which Hompe
tried TO make me out, il would undOubt-
eddy have greatly injured the organiza-
ton which has twice done me the honor
10 elect me president. hold no malice
against IIOmpe, but have no respect
Tor him. ] cannot but regard him as an
extremely lad man. who thought TO re-
habilitate himself by my disgrace; and
10 brazen out his own bad record by an
attack OF unprecedented bOldnesS upon
the record OF another.
But every great movement finds itself
Desct by Just such men. Ii can only
succeed by wedding them ont III this
correspondence has had 40 other effect
1t las drawn Hompe's poison-fangs and
deprived him or the capacity for evil in
the future. Those who follow him here
after cannot pretend that they do not
know whittier he is leading them; and.
where they err, they will be justly held
responsible. by their constituents, as
guilty OF intentional wrong-d0ing.
l am sorry such discussion ever
arose. 1t Is not In cOnsonance with my
feelings to assault or expose the short
c0mings OF any man. | would much
rather spread the mantle OF charity and
forgiveness over them. That this is my
real disposition Is evident in the fact
that, In this correspondence. wherever
have had occasion TO give the votes or
senators or members upon any subject,
have refralned from publishing their
names, except where the votes were a
credit 10 them. | departed from this
course In. think, only one instance, and
even then made excuses for the men
who voted enormously. | have shown
no desire to make party capital by
wrecklng the fortunes OF individuals.
do not think have ever in my whole
life uttered an unkind word OF any
man, except where | was first attacked.
and then | struck the hardest blows |
was capable of in defense of my own
character and rights. | am OF Polonins'
way Of thinking:
Beware
or entrance to quarrel: but, being in.
Bear 1t that the opposed may be Sare OF thee
The public will pardon me for saying
thus much about myself, but 1t Is rem
dered necessary by the attempts of such
men as Hompe 10 make me appear as
an arrogant tyrant and merciIess slave
driver. The truth Is, my dispo stion is
so much towards charity and forgive
ness that some OF my best friends have
time and again rated me about it, nd
charged that | was:
"Pigeon-livered and lacked gall
To make oppression bitter"
But something too much of this" |
turn with pleasure from it and from the
Otter Tail failure TO speak OF matters
wherein there are neither personalities
nor malice.