The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-12-13
A BREEZY LETTER
From Hon. JIG. Manning, the Dis
tinguished ,"Boy Orator
of Alabama.

tinguished ,"BOy Orator
of Alabama.
Editor Representative.
Through the courtesy of the editor
of the REPRESENTATIVE L have re-
ceived this interesting and instruct
i've publication. l desire to express
my appreciation of your kind consid-
Grafton.
In the articles signed II. d." /
read the able writings of patriot
whose name will live after the dema-
gogues who now misgovern this ma
tion are entirely forgotten. What
glory would Donnelly bring to this
country, and to himself, if we could
only see him where Gresham is! But
it is grander to be a Donnelly of to-
day, than to be Gresham or Cleve-
land of now That posterity recog-
niZes true worth, all know we'll. 1T
is as easy to force the Mississippi
backward in it's course, as to rob a
patriot of his highest reward, the
plaudits of oppressed humanity and
the browning laurels always given by
posterity. If in years to come, some
"Shakesrear" would rob this genius
of merited identity and fame, may
another DOnnelly come FORTH
From the western reform press l
notice that Mr.. Wrightmeir, of To
peka, Kansas, has demanded" the
organization of new reform party.
Wrightmeir seems not to be satisfied
with the growth of the peoples party.
He wants a new name. There are
some of our our weakened friends,
who writhe under the old-party boss
es' ridicule of the peoples party.
These friends, however, are mistaken
as to what they need. They really
don't want so much a new name as
they do new backbone. [ hope
Wrightmier will ship a few of his
spare-ribs to Chicago in exchange for
western backbone.
Some of the members of the demo-
cratic party say ''the peoples party
isn't in it," So far as to my part. |
had rather belong to the peoples par
ty and not be 'in it, than to belong to
the democratic party and be Gin the
soup" Talking about names, what
has man who belongs to the demo-
cratic party to boast of in being
"demOcrat"? Is it because Cleve-
land sold NanAllen an appointment
for $4,000 that some boast Il am
demOcrat,'? Is it because national
honor is so proStituted and every bus
mess and productive interest so stag
mated, under this administration.
that some boast 81 am Democrat?
is it because the name is so synony-
nous with corruption, slavery and
degeneration that some boast II am
Democrat? For Gods sake, then.
why is this old fool, SO cheekily known
as Il am Democrat, proud of own
ing up to being jackass?
But there is the ignorant cold
cuss" of the II am a democrat" spe-
cies who is proud of it because he is
going to reform his party. For, he
says, the democratic party will never
die. Then, if this be true, there are
two things honest men will always
count on having to fight,-the devil
and the democratic party. Talk
about reforming the democratic par
ty! You had as well attempt to re-
form flock of goats and try to make
them quit climbing fences and quit
sinking as to try to make a corrupt
old party, without principles, quit
climbing over the people and getting
rotten. The goats grow that way.
So do the old parties.
There is the old republican! Don't
fight him. Just hold him out at
arms length, and he'll kick his old
fool self to death. This old gauly re-
publican didn't want "any change"
No, he was satisfied. Now let him
feel in his pockets: he hasn't got
"any change" Sherman-Cleveland
is all right! The old back DEM
ocrat wants the change. And now
his ragged old change is still frazzling
around the boot-heels. 1t needs
patching where he rests. Last year he
threw up his hat and yelled for Cleve-
land. Now, what about it? The old
party fool hasn't any hat now to
throw up! He is so sick, although,
that if he could get square meal he
would throw it up. He hasn't had
one in so long, under these "demo-
cratic times that he isn't used to it..
The country went democratic. Yes,
banks are failing,-going democratic.