The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-09-27
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Mr.. Levi Green, OF Vermilion, 10 say that II
name was inserted in the list Of delegates
the recent anti.monopoly convention witho
:: authority that he did not attend the conve
ton and is not in sympathy with its object
also that the name of G.. VI. Newton W;
placed upon the same list without authorit
and that Mr.. Newton, though a democra
would rather vote a straight republica
ticket than one cotton IN by such CONVEX
ton"
That may be u matter of taste and in tina
view, if Mr.. Newton is represented correctly
we must be permitted to say, his taste
peculiar" 1t is possible-indeed fact
that less drumming, and scramblng anC
pullhauling by rival candidates was resortct
to to get together a big attendance OF dele
f. gates at the antimonopoly convention thar
were dragged out to attend the republican
convention; but we do not see that the bigger
crowd either nominated better ticket, or
did their business more dccently. The vuI-
gar tendency to follow the biggest crowd,
however, is characteristic of other animals
than geese and sheep and your professional
polite h understands that thoroughly and
knows W to take advantage of it, We do
not, the fore, underrate the force Of the argu-
ment in vor of the republican convention
which iJlrawn from the fact that a dozen of
eager candidates got out Il pretty full attend
ancg/ and that, in that respect il had the
advantage Of the other body.
There are, however, some principles under
lying the antimonopoy movement that its
friends had hoped might have influence with
men who care more about right than a bigi
show. We have, within the past six months,
talked with hundreds of republican farmers
of this county, and we have yet to find the
first one who is not ready TO admit that the !
political parties of the day and their leaders
are hopelessly corrupt-that, in fact, there is,
among the prominent men in Office scarcely
Dne that can be trusted. They are also to
nan ready to admit that, to purify the politi-
al atmosphere, some such tempest as that
which swept the democratic party from
power in 1S40 and again in 1854 and 1860,
would be desirable. But while hundreds
ak this way and doubtless are honest and
'arnest about it, the old party letters still ,
lind them as unreasonably and relentlcssly /
IS depraved appetite cnslaycs the drunk
nd
We have no fears for the aEtimonopoly
ause on account of the weak. kncCd timidity !
f some Of its Wanted leaders who six months
go could mouth their contempt of party =
,tters so loudly but now cringe to the lash q
f their old leaders. There are thousands of
theirs who have passed that stage and we 7
ave no doubt the new party will make a
Efficient showing at the polls to command o
spect and to inspire others who honestly Il
We 1t their sympathlcs with sufficient cour. "
&c also 10 give it their votes. Il makes a d
st diiicrence-this thing Of numerical II
rength, h
The anti-monopoly cause was jcered at in Il
e east as tempest in a tea pot'--a bit of G
cal bluster-until the farmers showed their G.
rcngth by the defeat of Judge Lawrence
Tier that the eastern press and politicians
gan to regard the movement with an amaz
6 amount Of respect As the movement in
il develope still greater strength at the d
,ctiOns in the west this fall-sufficient an
ength, indeed, TO show both the republican IN
d democratic parties that the farmers of of
: west hold them in the hollow of their Pa
nd, we haYe no fears whatever that before an
v year all our present weak kneed gentry of
be stiffcned up sufficiently to swear that til,
y were the very pioneers of the movement to
stuck to it like wax from the very begin. TIL
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