The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-29
AN EDITOR FOR PRESIDENT.

Will Carleton's poem, in which the boy
who seemed good for nothing else was taken
to the printing office, with the idea of
| making an editor out 'en him." is remem-
bered by everyone. In recent years the
custom has been growing to make public
men ''out EN- editors. In the state of
Minnesota at the present time the positions
OF congressman, lieutenant governor, state
| auditor, a score of positions in the state
legislature, and numerous appointive jobs
have fallen to the lot of modest editors.
The country has had one case, at least, of
an editor running for the presidency, but
generally when it comes to national pos
tons, it is thought more desirable to- send
the editors out of the country as far as pos
sible, to consulates in France, Russia, ST.
IBERIA or Borneo. There are exceptions,
however, and that brings me to the subject
in hand
Understanding the native modesty of the
senior editor regarding that presidential
boom which many good people about the
country seem DESTROYS of thrusting upon
him, and also being aware of the instruc-
ton not to take part in the discussion of
candidates, it nevertheless does not seem to
be especially criminal on the part of the
junior editor to publish the following ex-
tract. 1nasmuch as the senior editor has
completed his work on this issue and re-
tired to his farm at Nininger, leaving the
writer with the duty of completing the COL
umns with interesting NATTER he Will
have to stand it for once, if he himself is
the victim of the interesting matter. It is
not right that his inherent modesty should
become chronic. The following is an article
from the Minneapolis Penny Press, the new
cooperative daily, and contains an extract
from a we'll known Missouri paper, the
Butler Free Press:
1.-THE Missouri Populists seem to want ex-
Senator Donnelly for the candidate for pres
ident The movement is started by the
Butler, Mo-, Free Press, one of the ablest
Peoples Party papers in Missouri. 1t says:
"'We have been so often asked about our
choice for the Peoples presidential nomna-
ton at st. Louis, that we have concluded to
ly, of Minnesota. We are for him with the
reservation that if any other good man Isl
nominated we are for the nominee
"'We are for Donnelly because we believe
him steadfast, incorruptible statesman.
There is no doubt about his attitude upon
any public question. He is for the prin-
ciples of the Omaha platform. We are for
him because he is a scholar, an orator, and
q in O IF 20 nd hoe
stood in the front of the battle for reform
for over twenty years. Geographically he
is all right; and with a good running and
good fighting matelike Watson, from the
Southeast, the ticket would sweep the coun-
try. We are for him because he is the peer
of any man who may be nominated by
either old party IN craftsmanship, scholar
snip and effectiveness with the pen or On
the stump. He is a great man by achieve
ment, nadnot merely by reputation. Great
n thought n action, in holy resolution;
brave in every emergency, unfiinching un-
der all manner of vicious attacks; and pos
sess;ng both the power and WI to impress
his strong personality upon the pages of
history, he seems to us to be the man,
among a multitude Of good. brave men to
lead the last great struggle for liberty, JUS
tice and humanity Of the Nineteenth CEN
Jury. we dIdSe llO OlI6T man S claims
upon the affections of Populists We only
insist that Donnelly is all that could be de-
sired by the men who have by untold sac
rifces with courage and unfalter:ng deyo-
ton, pushed the reform cause out of the
quagmire of disgrace, and into position of
honor and respect. We want no leventh
hour man. We want man whose courage.
ability and fidelity have been tested and
established. We would like to see Ms
souri's 38 votes in the st. Louis convention
cast for the man whose name and thoughts
are familiar to students and scholars around
the world. That man is Ignat:us Donnelly,
author Of Caesars Column the Great
Cryptogram, and the versatile editor of
The Representative of Minneapolis, Min
nesota. What do the Missouri editors say?
Shall such delegation be sent to st. Louis
from Missouri
'The Minnesota Peoples Party men
would no doubt second such movement