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Show j Ig-riatlm Donnelly. New Yoi k Commercial Advoit'ser, The appearance of Mr. Ignatius Donnelly Don-nelly at the head of tho farmers' alliance alli-ance of Minnesota is not in the least degree de-gree surprising. Donnelly is an honest man, but of a turn of mind that makes him naturally and honestly a champion of anything that is interesting, popular and cranky. Ho has shown this in many ways. His "Atlantis" wai a notable example of wasted scientilic onergy, and in bis 1'acouiun theory ho made himself the butt of the paragraphed para-graphed but also the admiration of not a few scholars. So in politics; his bent has made it impossible for him to endure the humdrum of ordinary party affiliations. Ho has perhaps been the enthusiastic advocate of more I'topian schemes than any othot man of his day. Nevertheless, we repeat our belief that Mr. Donnelly is honest. He cerlainly is brilliant, and he he has the genius for obtaining free advertisement, so necessary neces-sary for tho succes of a new doctrine or a new party. Should Mr. Donnelly's peculiar talents be called to the attention atten-tion of tho single tax league it would not surprise us to see him in a year or two leading the farmers of Minnesota in a crusade ngainst the taxation of everything execept the unearned increment. in-crement. He is an easy man to convert, con-vert, and oftcii finds it easy to convert others. |