The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1894-01-12

bis own purse often paying hotel and hall and advance
agent bills and besides carried on his own quartette
campaign. Mr. Donnelys income during this campaign
was $125 week. Our then manager (since then tool
of Donnellys wrote that the losses OF the G. Of
fee we're startling Like lightning from clear sky came
the fusion OF the democrats with the popuists and the
official acceptance by Donnelys man. Hanson and ter
rbe wreck OF hopes the dsgraceful defeat of Don
nelly. We worked still harder in the campaign with
drew part of the time given to Dakota in February be-
f0re and put in the time with the quartette in Mnneso
ia; declared in the GREAT WEST that THERE WAS
NO FUSION! But the republican bonfres and Hansons
cartel us the e and swept to terrible defeat
For four days Donnely was in hiding broken by the
fall from his public estimate of lib 900 votes down to
80 OOO-2OOOO less than Owen with the double-faced
fusioniss way in the rear! Thos Meghen was chair
man of state committee.
Notwithstanding Donnelly had accomplished his vii
lany (the truth regarding the 1888 SELL out was not
known then) heart melted for the broken politician
We decided to reveal the ntrgues dark and sell
fish heever again to the front?
We decided to spend the winter in Washington So we
wrote tender regretfu sympathetic letter to Donney
(which he answered., and in kindly, courteous
terms resigned State Lecturer-and requested that
G. w. be not regarded "Otcal' We we're afraid of
democracy in absence.
But Donnelly reused himself. He still had the state
members of the executive committees to the Merch-
ants Hotel, and issued heavy broadside against Dr.
Fish! Well, it curled us all up in little heap. In a
moment we OWNED his purpose Reckoning our ex-
posure OF his villainy he proposed to
SO COMPLETELY CRUSH US
with the vehemence of his assault that defence would
scarcely be heard and an assault upon him ignored He
issued circulars to the alliances and letters to be read
to the aiances-flled with the blacklist yllainy ever
bred in the womb of falsehood. He overstepped By
these letters sent back to in disgust revealed the
plot OF the Markham bill trap put up to destroy
carried out by Stoughton. Finally he issued wordy
challenge the The history that slick game
is known to you
Gentlemen, was publicly charged with selling out
to the republicans while your official was SO charged
in your presence officially, by your president sought
an audience before your executive committee l have
demanded impored for jot, little, item, OF
the evidence upon which to be runed-cast forth
shame upon the face OF the earth 1t all in vain
Covering behind black fa]sehood-of vaults for cor
rupton treasureo unjust charges for the quartette
OF shameful board expenses-of Donneiana authorship
of those who knew of sacrca work for this brutal
ingrate-cowering behind his monumental meanness, he
refuses to dvulge his evidence.
In behalf of those elements OF Justice and Of COM
munal righteousness, the State Al
listened to my accuser, should give him
before the accused and his witnesses. I-
mOny to support his fearful charges, Is
| broken creature of shame. Ii he have n
| titus DOnnely STANDS out upon the very
shame, villain and conspirator! One
to be in this wOrk-and hard as it may
duty to do justice. Ii the state aia1
! let of it's tTuest workers and
branded by another, without ---------- r
the insecure peace for the day, let til
| committee OF one from each
could be elected in ten minutes. Or
Fish Donnely trouble will be quiet
| Tmnnachmnnt Of