The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-11-21
A TRUE PROPHET.
He FOretold the Present Political
Condition Eight Months Before
the Election.

We have received the following let
ter from Col. Blanton Duncan, of Cali
fornia. His representations have
come wonderfully near fulfillment.
Los ANGELES, Nov. Z, 1894
My DEAR DoNNELLY:
[ see that you have made a great
tight, and that numerous thousands
OF Democrats have voted for Nels on:
and several Republican congressman
send you copy Of a letter which you
received from me last March, and
which / had published here. You can
appropriately republish it with let
ter, which l have just written to a
Kentucky editor, who l tried to en-
tighten some weeks prior to the elec-
tiOn. l have never doubted-from
the day Cleveland paralyzed and
starved the country by forcing the de-
mOnetiZatiOn of Silver,-that the peO-
pie would strike him down every
where; and that not single Demo
cratic state would be found in the
the North; and [ now think that the
masses will free themselves from the
control Of such worthless dictators,
and will form organizations, which
may rescue the UniOn:-1st from the
terrible bloodshed and destruction
which cOnfrOntS us:-and I'd to take
away from the combined Republican
and Democrat machine leaders the op-
portunity to seize the Government
and change our Republic into an oil
garchy or Despotism. You have
done great public duty in your grand
canvass; and your name will stand
high on the pinnacle Of true patriot
ism, when the Clevelands, Shermans
and others will be grovelling in the
mire. Yours truly,
BLANroN DUNCAN.
The following is the letter referred
to:
Los ANGELES, Nov. I, '94
MIR. d. p. OSULLIvAN:
The next time | make an effort to
guide the dense ignorance of your
friends, with ray of light, you had
better tell them instead of filling it
away because it happens to cover '2
pages Of type writing" 1t required
much writing to tell you how great
your many errors were. That you
have lost the Louisville district / fore
saw as far back as last March, when
placed the Kentucky delegation at
IA; and later 6-5; in published let
ter to Ignatius Donnelly of March 5.
| figured up then 1872 Republicans.
Democrats 1876, Populists %. The
telegraphic reports indicate, from my
count, 204 Republicans. 130 Demo
Gratis, % Populists.! l believe in my
efforts to give you facts under esti-
mated the tremendous majorities Of
Republicans. only placed Indiana at
25,0O0 but see it has given 0,000,-
Illinois at 40, 900: and it gives 5000
The Democrats have triumphed, it
is stated, in Colorado, by voting the
Republican ticket-and also in Kan
sas, Nebraska and Minnesota by elect
ing Republican congressman as ad-
vised by Alexander Mcclure and other
prominent northern DemOcrats-tO
crush the Populists.
On the 5th Of March 1895 the Senate
will stand Kyle, Allen. Bryan. Jones,
Stewart, PETER, lrby, Tillman, s Popu-
lists, as balance Of poerer between 40
Democrats and 3S Republicans. with
the great probability that Morgan, of
Alabama, will be unseated by Popu-
list, and Ransom, of North Carolina,
by Populist also. From the 1st of
December 1894, Mr.. Cleveland cannot
carry single recommendation in Con-
gresS, and with the advent Of the
three northwestern Republican sena-
tors, the senate will be adverse all the
time. send you printed copy of my
letter to Donnelly, which it would be
wise for you to publish in large let
ters, and put several placards on your
Office wall. You will observe that l
named in advance months the dele
cations from 3S of the states. A
month ago l changed the Massachu-
setts figures to 'onc from all the New
England states The South Carolina
delegation will be Populists. Yours
truly, BLANToN DUNCAN.
AS a matter of curiosity we reprint
Col. Duncan's prorhecy.
Hon. Ignatius Donnelly, Editor Of the REP
RESENTATINE, st. Paul. Mimi.
The next Congress can now be
definitely estimated from the data al
ready shown. 1t will be % Republi
can over all, and plurality of SO ovel
the Democrats. by states it will foot