Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1903-02-04

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en- every opportunity to refund the
money and thus escape being prosecut-
ed for obtaining money under false
pretenses, utterly failed and refused
to do so and as a consequence Is now
a prisoners cell regardless
Of his notable parentage. Ignatius
Donnelly, Sr. was one OF the earliest
and most radical ~populists Of this coun-
try. Along with the b~ewhiskered
Pfeffer and Sockless Jerry Simpson of
Kansas he really launched the party
and made it q factor in American
politics. In 1900 he was the choice OF
that party for the vice-presidency and
waged a vigorous campaign but the
fusion of the populist party with the
democratic party made his race Of
small consequence and he only receiv-
ed something over $4,000 votes, which
was about seven million short Of cleo
ton. But it was not so much as q
politician that Donnelly won renown
which spread even beyond the limits
of his own country. He was a student
of literature and a Shakespearean
scholar of more than ordinary emf.
nence. After several years spent in an
exhaustive research into the history
of the plays of Shakespeare, he gave
1t forth as his opinion that the world
was altogether wrong In attributing
the authorship of Hamlet, Macbeth
and their companion masterpieces to
the Avon bard and that to Lord Bacon
should be given the credit for giving
to the world those matchless produc'
tons of an unlimited genius. In sup
port Of this contention he wrote q
book which, while above the average
in ingenious logic and masterful Eng
lish, failed to have any material e.
feet on the general belief that Shake
speare was written by Shakespeare
Donnelly died about two years age
leaving a wife and two children. the
oldest of which was Ignatius Donnelly
Jr. The young man was well educated
and fitted for a professional or bust
ness career but evidently some Of tn,
fathers peculiarities were visited up
on the son In whom, however, they
took q more unfortunate turn. HI
was indolent. drunken and absolutel,
incorrigabIe in every form and par
ticular. He married a Miss Chan whit
was serving in the house Of his fathe
as a companion to Mrs. Donnelly blu
made no effort to do anything towards
the support either of himself or hi
wife. His fatherin-law had moved Il
Fergus county in the hope that b.
would get away from his old associate
and try to amount to something, hi
mother sent young Donnelly out her
; several months ago, but the change Q
. climate had no effect other than,
anything. to make him more rockies
: and untrustworthy. The climax cam
when Justice Mcfarland sentence
him to pay a fine of $50 or serve
5 time in the county jail and his fatheI
r in-law who is heartily tired Of longe
r supporting him, much less paying hi
fines, allowed him to go to Jail. H
5 fiippantly accepted his fate but tn
t lines of sadness around the prett
mouth and the half suppressed teal
8 in the lustrous dark eyes of his youn
wife showed plainly that with all {
0 his faults there is yet one who b.
e lieves and hopes that the day ma
r come when her erring, reckless hu
e band will forget his waywardness an
e try to live the life of an honest, u
right man.