The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-09-05
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY.

tiine III StrlIe Respectfully yours,
JOHN DIAMOND.
Mankato, Aug 80
WHAT THE NEWSPAPERS SAY.
The Dying Echoes of the Big Ex-
posure-GOsslp and Chatter.
In order that our readers who do not
see the daily papers may know what is
said about the Macdonald and Lucas con-
splracy. we quote the following. The
Minneapolis Tribune said Aug. 18th:
The Populists, or so-called Populists,
who have made war on fgnatius Donnolly
and schemed to destroy his newspaper,
have reckoned without their host. Don
nelly; as the leader of a radical third
party is simply superb and matchleSS and
cannot be downed They reckon ill who
leave him out ip Populistc calcula tons.
Doodle today and short as is the time in
tervening between now and election,
build up another party stronger than the
one which would be left to Owen. Don
nelly could enter the field tomorrow a
candidate for governor and poll more
votes than Owen. AS men we de-
spise ingratitude. and therefore sympa-
thise with the intellectual giant against
whom the pigmies have turned their
puerile weapons"
The Penny Press of Aug. 18th said: 1T
must be remembered that Mr.. Owen has
and will not return before the lst day of
September. When he does return, how
ever we have no doubt that he will
promptly suppress all agitation concerning
senatorial aspirations. We believe Owen
TO be running for governor of the state
of Minnesota, and for no other office. We
believe that if the Democrats make
weak nomination or refuse to nominate at
all, that Mr. Owen has more than. a fight
ing chance to be elected To accomplish
this result, however, he must have a
united party, and a single purpose in view.
To attempt the double act of running
for governor and senator at the same
time. or to repeat that which is charged
against Governor Nelson, would weaken
his cause many thousand votes, and we
do not believe that Mr.. owen is silly
enough to attempt anything of the kind.
We would sooner say that Mr. Macdonald
is an aspirant for senatorial honors, than
to think that Mr.. owen would attempt to
ride double in this campaign. How
ever. Mr.. Donnelly's agitation will do no
harm, and it may result in effectually
squelching these side political aspirations
and of presenting an harmonious front as
the campaign begins to Open
The Minneapolis Times of Aug. 90 said:
Mr.. Donnelly has always been given
credit for perspicacity and clear eyesight,
no matter what his enemies may have
charged to his account. and there is no
the outlines of an Ethiopian in woodpile
just as far with out the aid of binoculars
as the next man. 1t is also admitted that
he can look through ladder and see
through a milestone if the perforation is
sufficiently large, and it is therefore not
to be doubted that he has a fairly we'll
founded conviction of the truth of what
he writes. 1t would seem from his article
that some people trying to play the
game of Populism with Donnelly left out,
and all who are at all conversant with the
game or acquainted with the man, know
that it cannot be done. 1t looks very much
as if some prominent Populists would have
to do grand stand act of regeneration
If they want to save their bacon Mr..
Donnelly has already demonstrated his
ability to save his. and if he works his
cipher on the state central committee, it
might be just as we'll to give up the ghost
first as last.
If a fraction of what Mr.. Donnelly al
leges is true, he has just cause for indig-
nant complaint. He has been the head
and front of the Alliance and Popu-
list movement in Minnesota, and has done
more work and made more sacrifices of
money and time for the cause which that
party is supposed to represent, than all
his asSalants combined. PopulSm with
out Donnelly would be the play of Hamlet
with Hamlet left out. He has been the
brains of the party since it's beginning,
work on the rostrum and in the sanctum,
the party would long ago have been di-
Vlded into Jangling factions and left with
hardly a shadow of effective organiza ton.
The attempt of the chairman of the Pop
ulist state central committee to start a
daily and weekly paper without consulting
Mr.. Donnelly, is susceptible of no other
Interpretation than that which Mr.. Dom
nelly puts upon ito destroy The Repre-
sentative, the present recognized organ of
the party. To what extent Mr.. Owen, the
Populist candidate for governor, is a party
to the conspiracy to do up the Sage and
his paper, it is impossible to say but it
is hardly possible, nor even proba BILE, that
the Vaccinations of the anti-Donnelly
cabal could have gone SO far without his
cognizance, if not his approval
OF course the conspiracy against Mr..
Donnely is based upon the confident ex-
pectancy that the Popu!ists will carry the
state. With the election of Owen for gov
ernor and Clough for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the condition would be favorable for a
combination in the legislature this winter
that would make Owen United States sem
ator and Clough governor The Times
suggested the probability of such deal
several weeks ago. and therefore is not
surprised to see the evidences of it crop
ping out at this time. Now that Mr.. DON
nelly has got upon the trail of the con-
spira tors and thrown a flood of light upon
publican managers and Popuist marplots
and place-hunters, the public will await
further developments with unusual inter-
est.
Benson Monitor: Tom Lucas is nothing
but loud mouthed blatherskite a man
who has done the Populsts and labor party
more harm than good, a who disdainS
to do work of any kind except tina. which
can be done with his mouth, jawsmith in
everything that the term implies While
Donnely may be som. what erratc, he is
a man of brains AMI worker. Lucas is
neither. The Monitor is anything but a
supporter of Mr.. Donn"lly. but it can tell
its readers that there is Simply no ,,tm-
parison between Ignatus Donreiy and
Tom Lucas. The latter IS not fl. TO be
named in the same breath with the sage
Irish Standard: S. NJ. owen says he is
not and will not be a candidate for United
States senator. This should satisfy our
friend Donnely and should put at rest all
rumors to that effect Mr. Owens means
what he says, and no one will doubt him
in the least.
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