The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1898-03-02
A Searching Rebuke.
Editor Representative:

| A Searching Rebuke.
Editor Representative:
In the Minneapolis Times Saturday,
Feb. 10Th, 1 find among other ridiculous
and downright false statements about Mr..
Donnelly by Mr.. Lynch the secretary OF
the state central committee and Demo-
cratic office holder, the following:
! Jim HILL HAD A FEW
PAID AGENTS WHO WE'RE
FAVORING THAT DATE" THE
18TH OF MARCH FOR
STATE COilVENTION), but NOT
ONE POPULIST IN THE STATE FA-
VORED IT. DONNELLY DID NOT GET
ON THE COMMITTEE TO MAKE
PEACE. HE GOT ON THE COMMIT
TEE TO GET A FOOTHOLD TO MAKE
WAR ON THE PARTY. HE WAS
BEATEN SO BADLY ABOUT THE
MARCH CONVENTION THAT HE WAS
AFRAID SAM HILL AND MIKE DO
RAN WOULDN'T HONOR THE
| CHECKS HE DREW ON THEM UN-
LESS HE COULD GET A NEW FOOT
HOLD IN THE PARTY. HE WANTED
To BEG HIS WAY BACK INTO THE
| PARTY TO GET A CHANCE TO EARN
SOME MONEY FROM HILL AND DO
RAN WITH WHICH TO PUT UP A
SEPARATE TICKET NEXT ELECTION
TO ENABLE THE REPUBLICANS TO
CARRY THE STATE. THAT IS THE
GAME, BUT IF HILL AND DORIAN
GIVE HIM A VERY LARGE FEE FOR
HIS SERVICES, THEY WILL PAY
DEAR FOR THEIR WHISTLE"
! Now Mr. Twitchell I want you to set
the above in big type. And want every
reader of The Representative to read It.,
and reread it until you know it by heart.
Why? Because the above Is the text
from which every fusionist will preach
from now until election day in Novem..
Der next. Jim Hill is the devil in Min
nesota and Ignatius Donnelly is his paid
servant, and both must be destroyed.
That Is the gospel Of fusionism In Min
nesota. That according to Lynch, Dobbyn
! Owen and their faction, is the end, aim,
and sole object of the Peoples party in
| this state.
had hoped, and have worked to the
end that all personal factions should be
eliminated from the coming campaign.
For that reason l did not appoint Mr..
Donnelly on our auxiliary committee.
nor any Of his particular friends. The
meeting at Minneapolis encouraged me
| to believe that harmony could be estab-
lished inside of the party. But not so.
! Harmony is evidently not what Lynch
& Co. want. Reform principles is not
the object they are aiming at, and 50
| Mr.. Lynch who holds a responsible posi-
| ton in the party hastens to publicly
charge Mr. Donnelly with being in the
pay of Jim Hill and Mike Doran and
working for the Republican party.
Now l do not here intend to attempt
to vindicate Mr.. Donnelly from this
foul, slanderous and Infamous charge
| That isn't necessary. Every fair minded
| nelly's career, knows that whatever may
| be his failings, he is not traitor to
| the Peoples party nor to the political
| principles he. during his life time. has
done more than any other man in the
state to promulgate.
| AS to the specific charges about Mr..
| Donnelly's attitude during the late meet
ing at Minneapolis l personally know
they are false. So does Eric Olson, L.
c. Long, Capt. Lowe, Senator Borchert,
| Hon. H. E. Boon, M. J. Costello, T. J..
| Meighen. Hamlin V. Poore, Judge Coch-
ran and dozens Of other prominent Pop
ul1sts who were at Minneapolis and
heard Mr.. Donnelly express himself on
| the questions involved. I should not
have felt called upon to say anything
about this matter had 1t not been for
the peculiar and delicate circumstances
under which Mr.. Donnelly is situated
at present. He is at present enjoying a
bridal tour, or rather trying to, could
his enemies let him have peace to do So
His fellow citizens irrespective Of poll
tics sincerely wish this distinguished
savant and philanthropist unalloyed Joy
in resuming the domestic relations OF
home and fireside he so much enjoys.
Now what kind of man or clique of
men can he or they be, who without
cause or provocation. jump upon Mr..
Donnelly just now as shown by the
above quotation from the Minneapolis
Times? And these base slandererS nose
as reformers, pose as men who aspire to
| work for humanity! This is the query
| that looms up to my mental view.
Mr.. Lynch is evidently another DR..
Fish, only he Is ten times worse and
without the ability of DR.. Fish. I call
attention to this matter inasmuch as this
Lynch & Co. are the parties that aspire
to lead the Peoples party of Minnesota
in the future. Now l have been utterly
opposed to taking any sides in this per-
| sonal strife between Mr.. Donnelly and
his opponents But as these men are
determined to make the fight ON Don
| nelly and have thrown down the glove,
1 am forced to say that 1 for one will
| stand by Mr.. Donnelly.
| Mr.. Donnelly has been accused of
| fiyhtino to- foc ha