The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-22
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UNFAIR.

10 those who have read and heard
the utterances of Hon. Ignatius Don
nelly concerning railroads and ]. J.
NIL IL may be surprising to learn
ClaC The railroad magnate. the Sage of
Nlninger and p. B. Winston. a prom-
| lhent politician and railroad contrac.
Tor; met on friendly terms in this CITY
anu had pleasant chat. 1t is not
known 10 the Globe reporter what was
Che SUBJECT OF the conference, but it is
presumed that scientific and literary
suoJects were the only ones touched
upon.-St. Paul Globe, Aug is.
NOW the man who wrote that item
is mean 'cuss." The reporters are
generally fair-minded men; but this
chap adroitly constructs his article SO
as TO give the impression that we met
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Winston by appoint
ment, IN some secret chamber. with
the curtains drawn, and conspired for
certain terrible purposes against the
people. And yet he knew perfectly
we'll that the interview referred to
was purely accidental, and took place
on street corner, in the busiest part
or st. Paul, at Fourth and Jackson
streets. one block from the Merchants
motel, in the gaze of thousands. We
were passing through ST. Paul. on our
way home, when we were hailed by
some one: we looked up and there were
Mr.. Winston and Mr.. Hill standing
talking together. We shook hands all
around and chatted for about five
minutes. Said Mr. Winston, laughing,
this is queer combination." Yes"
we replied, "but if we can't agree up
on anything else we can meet on the
common plane Of gentlemen"
For Mr.. Winston we have great re.
spect and regard At heart he is more
OF Populist than anything else. We
were on the same committee with him,
during the last session of the Legis-
lature, to investigate the Coal Com
bine, and we found him earnest hon
est and faithful. We believe his votes
in the house were generally right. He
mas some views, probably, which we
don't agree with: but he is Southern
gentleman. representative of a
breed that do not carry their conyic-
tlOns on their cOat-Sleeves. as mer-
camille commodity, to be disposed of
TO the highest bidder. We are proud
to talk to him anywhere, on all the
streetcorners Of Christcndom: and
we are surprised that this writer. for
Democratic paper. should consider it
an 011enSe for us to treat distin-
guished Democrat with common cour-
teSy.
AS to Mr.. James J Hill everybody
knows that we differ from him as
widely as the poles are asunder: and
yet. as we showed last week, he is now
helping the farmers: and while he
does so. whatever may be his motives>
we have nothing but good words for
him. 1t cannot be very wrong for the
President of the State Farmers ALI
ance to shake hands with man who
has taken steps that will leave a mil
lion and a quarter dollars in the hands
of the farmers of the Northwest,
which otherwise would be stolen from
them.
We should not notice this little
SQulD. out we expect to see it spread
all over the state. growing as it goes,
like the story of the three black
crows" until the frontier Republican
papers will prove, before the campaign
is over, that Winston, Hill and Don
nelly met, in a back room of the Great
Northern's offices. with six armed de-
tectives guarding the door: and there,
by the light of a dark lantern. and amid
thick sulphur fumes, plotted the as
sasSinatiOn of both knute Nelson and
S. NJ. Owen, and the blowing upof the
State Capitol.
Being Populist does not prevent
us from being a gentleman. We have
lots of dear friends in both the old
parties. Politically we would pound
their heads off:-pcrsonally we are
ready to do all we can to help them.
Only very shallow or a very narrow
man would take any other view OF
life. I'D.