The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-17

that he had left balance of s. in his
nandS; and that he handed over that
20 to Mr.. Eckford, as part of the
funds Of the campaign.
Mr.. EckfOrd here rose and said
that was every word true.
l would further say that il the
members Of the convention have any
curiosity upon this subject they can
examine the file of the Great West.
in the Historical Society's rooms and
there read the report made by Fish
in regard to his receipts and expendi-
lures; and they will find that he
credits himself with this IS paid to
the campaign committee. He comes
here now and tells you that instead
OF having IS over and above his ex-
penSes, he was out of pocket $1,8O5.
This OF course, is fragrant and abso-
Lutte lie.
ANOTHER WITNESS.
"Since this discussion began, a gen.
tleman in this hall, a member of this
convention, and prominent alliance
man, has sent to me the following
note: (Mr. Donnelly here read let
Ter from the party, saying that in
1898 n. +. Brown, member of the
republican state central committee,
told him that the republican state
central committee. in that campaign
had bought up E. w. Fish and his
newspaper.) This corrobOrates the
statement of Louis Hanson, who says
that in the heat of passion over q
contested bill of Fish's which the
committee had to cut down, Fish
said to him that he had been offered
large sum of money by the repub1i-
can party to sell out, and that he had
made up his mind to take it. Fish
has just now, before you all, admit
ted on. this floor, that the statement
WasnOt exactly correct, but that what
he did say was that eff you, Hanson,
are going to sell out to the republic
ans, don't see sohu I should not sell out
alsol" !; -,
My God, gentlemen, is this the Ian
guage of an honest man? Do honest
men talk or think of the possibility
of betraying their party to the
enemy? And what is the difference
between the language which Hanson
attributes to Fish, and the language
which Fish admits he did use? (great
applause).
EDITING THE GREAT WEST.
DR.. Fish further states that every
thing that he ever said in the col
umns of the Great West; that was in
iquitous or felonious or disreputable,
was inspired by Mr.. Donnelly, and
that Mr.. Donnelly practically edited
| the Great West.
Mr.. President have been charged
in my time with a great many Of
fenses against justice and right and
decency, but l thank God I never
had anything to do with editing the
Great West. Great laughter During
the 1892 campaign, when wrote let
ters to his paper, giving accounts of
our big meeting, ETC., to encourage
our friends throughout the state,
Fish, SO his own employees told me,
tore them up and threw them in the
waste-basket, saying, before the
whole Office, "I will teach Donnelly
he does not edit the Great West"
And now this infinite villain says
did edit it!
FISH AND CHRISTIANITY.
DR.. Fish, said to you here, just now,
that he is not a Christian. In the
name of God and humanity, I thank
him for the statement; for the lies
he has told here this night, if they
came from Christian, would be suf-
ficient to overthrow the whole Chris
tian dispensation. Great laughter
and applause).
THE CAMPAIGN OF 1892.
So far is it from being true that
DR.. Fish's course was governed by
my directions that I will read you
letter which I wrote to him Oct. 3,
1890, in the campaign. I have the
letter press copy of it in my letter
press book at home; it has been pub
lished in the Great West and never
denied by Fish,"
Mr.. Donnelly here read letter in
which he protested to Fish against
his proposal to take down the name
of S. M. Owen from the top of the
columns of the paper, or to oppose
his election. Mr.. Donnelly said in
that letter that if this was done it
would be believed that he had been
bought with republican money, and it
would be believed that Donnelly, as
the friend of Fish, had shared in the
bribery. That if he, Fish, took the
name of Owen from the top of the
columns Of his paper, he would re-
sign his candidacy for the senate in
Dakota county, and devote his whole
time to the advocacy of S. M. Owen.
That he had worked for % years in
behalf of reform, and he was not go
ing to abandon it at'that time, when
there seemed probability of success,
no matter how shabbily he had been
treated by the friends of Mr.. Owen.
Mr.. Donnelly then read Fish's re-
ply to this, in which Fish said that
he had made up his mind to sustain
Owen to the last. He also read let