The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-12
A STARTLING LETTER.

Leading POpulist Reveals the Mo-
tfves of MncdOnald's ActiOn-His
Treachery and Penuriousness-His
Attempt to Sell Out to the Demo-
Gratis in 1892.
To the Editor:
Allow me- through your paper, to eX-
press my indignation at the attempt to
destroy the Representative, also at the
manifest intention of few sore heads to
kill off, our noble and fearless leader
Ignatius Donnelly. These men have done
about all the harm to the Peoples party
they could, and l am of the opinion that
they ought to be removed from positions
of honor and trust, so they can do US no
further injury.
Would say that l am convinced that our
state convention would have nominated
Mr.. Donnelly for United States senator
as it had right to do, aye, it was in
duty bound, but for the skillful and I'M
scrupulous work of Judge John l.. Mac
donald and a few of his henchmen. These
men seized upon the nomination of Geo.
NJ. Giltinan for state auditor
in order to show their strength.
Macdonald pretended to me that he was
favorable to Mr.. Giltinan's candidacy, Sc
cretly, however he did all in his power to
from other counties, urging them to down
what he was pleased to term as Mr.. Bier
mans tool. Later he aided the bOiSterOuS
in the convention, so that it broke up in
a row, making it impossible to present
senatorial candidate.
(This statement as to Mr.. Giltinan is
very surprising to me, and yet it ought not
to be. Macdonald told that he was
doing all he could for Mr. Giltinan's nom
ination, and regretted that there should be
any opposition to him. /. d.
l have it from Macdonalds own lips that
he was out for revenge against the Dom
nellys, because Stanislaus Donnelly took
the stump in favor of r. A. Smith at our
city election held last spring.
Would say that l believe the present
chairman of the state central committee
to be a narrow minded, scheming politician
who joined the Popuists because he was
played out with the Democrats, and when
two years ago, Mr.. Donnelly was speaking
for the party night and day, furnishing the
state committee meanwhile with funds
which he collected throughout the state,
Macdonald hung around the court house
at ST. Paul, trying to induce the Democrats
to withdraw Judge Nethaway and indorse
him instead. The price to be paid for this
was that Macdonald should run our county
convention seeing to it that gang Demo-
Gratis were Endorsed for the county and
legislative offices. Mr.. Eckford and my
self spoiled this little game for him, and
l am proud of it.
l for one am not sorry that this question
has been raised, since, to my mind, it is of
far greater Importance that we elect the
next United States senator than that Mr..
Owen shall be governor and l believe we
can have both. The governor is elected
every two years, but a senator cannot be
displaced for six years; again, what we
need most is legislation, a tried, true and
fearless man to fight for it; not only this.
bufa al ahafa
liamentary tactics, man who does not
know defeat in an argument who Is con-
versant with ancient and modern history
a man with a heart filled with compassion
and love for the unfortunate of his kind
and a holy anger and hate for the oppres-
sors of man; such a man and more we
have in the person of the heart and soul
of the Peoples party, who towers head and
shoulders, morally and intellectually, above
any other man in the state of Minnesota
or any other state, for that matter, our be-
loved and respected friend, Ignatius DON
molly.
l call upon the friends OF this movement
to speak boldly at this, the most critical
period of our movement. Let the people
do what the state convention, consisting
largely of politicians and office seekers
failed to do: let them nominate through
the columns of all loyal Populist papers
their candidate for the United States SEN
ate so that the Legislature will not dare to
elect some nondescript or some corporation
tool.
Would say that | entertain no feelings of
hatred or malice against Macdonald. / be-
lieve he is using his high office to further
his own interests, perhaps he has him
self got a senatorial bee in his bonnet
Am opposed to him chiefly for these rea-
sons. and also, because he is too miserly
to contribute dollar to the campaign
fund himself, and does not enjoy the con-
fdence and respect Of the people sufficient
to induce others to bear the financial bur-