The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-01-17
of his appointment until it was ten

OF MS appointment until II was ten
dered to him. The arrangement was
doubtless due to the fact that my
son-in-laws was prominent candidate
in the democratic state convention
against Mr.. Biermann, and 1 under
stand, withdrew his candidacy in IA
vor of Mr.. Biermann.
What Mr.. Fish should demand il
an amendment to our state constitu
ton, that no man or woman of the
name Of Donnelly, or who should
even marry Donnelly, should ever
be allowed to hold any Office of honor
trust or profit, in the state of Mime.
sofa.
INTEREST ON MONEY.
And then Fish says that I was op
posed last winter to the reduction OF
the rate of interest, from 10 to pei
cent. The senate journal shows that
/ voted for such reduction! But Fish
says that made speech against It
What I said was this: that ]
was as earnestly in favor of lower
rates of interest as ever had been
but that crisis was upon us; that
the time was near at hand when Dor.
rOwers could not get money at a',s
price; and that in my judgment we
should not add to the horrors of the
situation by legislative interference
But, l added, I lived on the eastern
boundary of the state, where money
was abundant at and per cent, and
I was not fitted to speak for the from
tier. If the alliance senators from
the Red River valley thought we
should pass such bill, I would vote
with them; and l did so vote. For.
tunately the bill did not pass. I say
fortunately, because If it had this al
lance would be today ruined; for in
three-fourths of this state it has not
been possible to borrow money on
land at any rate whatever; and IL we
had passed such bill to reduce inter.
est, the money-lenders would tell ev.
cry farmer who lost his farm be.
cause of his inability to make new
loan, that the alliance did it; and
the farmers would be ready to drive
us all out of the state.
THE STATE CAPITOL.
And this infamous liar says voted
for the State Capitol bill He knew
perfectly well that 1 made three
speeches against that measure; and
the Senate Journal shows that
voted twice against 1.-THE only
times when it came to direct vote,
on ordering it to third readings and
on it's final passage. But he charges
1 voted to suspend the rules to pass
the bill. He has not the manhood
however, to tell you that the Senate
has passed resolution that the Capt.
to Bill and the State Elevator bill
were to be acted upon together
without such a measure the Elevator
bill could never have been passed
Hence to hurry up the Capitol bill
was to hurry up the Elevator bill; )
to delay the one was to delay the 9th.
er. Hence when the vote showed
that the friends of the Capitol bill
had votes enough to pass it, and it
could not be defeated, was willing to
get it out of the road, and take uI
the State Elevator bill. But the mo.
tion to suspend the rules did not get
two-third vote, and failed; but
three or four days afterwards the
State Capitol bill came up and passed
finally by an increased vote.
FIsH's REPUTATION.
"Fish tells you, Mr.. President
that his reputation, among the work.
ers for reform, is ruined from salt sea
to salt sea, and that have done it.
Mr.. President, if his reputation is
blasted, he has blasted it himself
If the great leaders Of the party in
this country have turned their backs
upon him in disgust and distrust, it
is because they understand thorough
ly his treachery. Hon. Herman E.
Taubeneck, of Illinois, is one of the
greatest men in the peoples party
He will be remembered as one of the
three populist members of the ILL
nois legislature, at the time of the
election of Senator Palmer. These
three populists stood out, to try and
force the election of man with re.
form principles; and when his two as
sociates, supposed to have been cor
rupted with democratic money, de.
serted him, and voted for Palmer,
Taubeneck was the man who laid his
head down upon his desk and wept
out loud before that whole assem-
blage. This great and good man at
the present time is chairman of the
peoples party national committee OF
the United States, of which commit.
tee 1 have the honor to be one of the
seven members. When Mr.. Tau
beneck saw these charges of Fish
that the peoples party had fused
| in 1909 with tho domocrotc of tbic