New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-09-21
/. DONNELLY ROASTED.
THAT MONUMENTAL HUMBUC
HANDLED WITHOUT GLOVES.
The checkered Career OF Man
whose Whole Life Has Been
Spent In Office
and Self Admiration
The Brilliant Record os
Senator c. K. Davis.

Amidst all the turmoil, trouble and
tribulations incident to grave polit-
ical contest throughout the nation, it
is comforting to think that the Repub-
lican party in Minnesota shows a So
lid front, during the campaign OF 1892.
There are no disgruntled Platts or
Hills to be placated in the North Star
State. The only dead wood that is
lett to stumble over in the onward
march OF the grand old party to Wet
DRY, is the calamity howlers who de
serted the ranks two years ago, and
are to-day whistling the Rogue's
March to keep their courage up,
while the people are getting their Re-
publican ballots ready in the midst of
a solid material prosperity such as
thenation has rarely known
The only leader of prominence who
remains to eso-callei People Party
is the inevitable Ignatius Donnelly,
and this man Donnelly is unique in
the politicalhistory of the republic.
M He is a singular production Of ma
ture Possessing large intellectual
capacity, his life has been complete
and monumental failure. Only for
the ornamental purposes OF his
singular personality, he is as
entirely useless to-day as the sphinx
It were a pity that means could not
be discovered which would make himas
et7rnally silent.
His egotism is simply monumental
He loves himself as the bridegroom
dotes upon his bride. And the re-
markable thing about it is that while
burning incense upon the altar of his
own self-love, thefellow really imagines
that he is all the meloving the people.
Now, will anybody vouchsafet to the
public first what Ignarius Donnelly
has in common with the masses of the
people in this splendid young
state of Minnesota? can he
sympathize with them in
their ceaseless toll? No. For Mr.
Donnelly was never known to do a
days hard manual labor during 35
years residence in this state.
Men who carry heavy burdens be-
come round shOuldered. Mr. DOnnel-
ly becomes round bowelled by carry
ing the immense cargo OF rich food
which daily finds q resting place be-
meath his constantly frightening belt.
This man who assumes to be the
Moses to lead the laboring Egyptians
out OF slavery and bondage, lacks the
first element of a popular leader. He
was born without q conscience. Du-
ring his first years in the state, the
people conferred high official position
upon him. He was first elected Lieu
tenant Governor of the state, and i'm
mediately afterward chosen to Con-
gress, where he served four years.
In these high positions was he service
able to the people? No. He served
nobody but Donnelly. Every in
terest in the State became secondary
to the advancement of Donnelly.
Repudiated by his party, he ran
upon an independent ticket
for the purpose of defeating that party.
He was successful, and through his
agency the first democrat from the
state of Minnesota occupied a seat in
| Congress.
He then joined the demo cracy and
remained loyal to that party until the
Patrons Of Husbandry gave him an
excuse for turning traitor to it. He
became the leader OF the political
granger" movement, and was SO
parsistently clamorous for official pre-
ferment within it's ranks that the
movement gradually disintegrated
| until it became a memory.
Then he essayed to lead the
Knights OF Labor, but was soon
repudiated by them.
Finally the Farmers Alliance
was organized, and he drifted into
the ranks of this latest movement.
and from that into the Peoples Party.
Here we find him to-day, deafening
the ears of the groundlings by his ca
lamity howlings.
This is a very imperfect world. But
does any reader Of history remember
a period in the life OF the planet when
prosperity was more universal than
| just now? Injustice and selfshness
have always obtained in the dealings
reader of these lines recollect when
things were better than they are now?
"Give me a bite of your apple and I
| WILL SNOW you LILY sure zoe, remarked
the cunning urchin to his school mate.
Mr.. Donnelly is just now showing
his sore toe to the world, in the vain
hope that a confiding people will elect
him to the office OF Governo or in return
for the sublime favor. But the peo-
pie OF Minnesota are Just now too
busily engaged in gathering the har-
vest to look at Mr.. Donnelly's ulcers.
1t is not at all singular if Mr.. Donnel-
" should be covered with bruises. He
has for thirty years been fighting i'm
agginary evils, punching his lance into
the wings OF wind-mills in motion,
running amuck with the capital which
has been engaged in the Development
OF the commonwealth, and it is very
remarkable if he is not covered with
boils and wounds gathered in his Quix-
otto Career.
The people OF this state are tired OF
| Donnelly. His former eloquence has
! degenerated into rot. His stories are
"stale, fiat and Improbable" His
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