, 1873-07-28
ANTl-MONCPOLY.
The Outlook from the Capital
, of Iowa, .:
Views from Republicans, DEM
oorats, and Changers.
The Future in the Hands Of tie
Farmers.
Iowa Railroads Subject TO Legis-
latjve Control.


lative Control. IL
From. Our o,ot Correspondent
DEs MONIES. TO-, July 2t. 1871
Iowa has no groat city within her borders, and
consequently tho Capital Is supposed to hnyo
woighty influence in shaping the policy Of tho
State, aud ID determining tho action Of parties.
Thia III tho honrt whence tho body pohtio, Oh
tending to tho nttormost yorgo OF tho State. de-
rives itB nourishmont. Des Moinoa Is esgon-
TALLY
Il CITY or POLITICIANS.
il ia pleasantly situated. Tho stroets, though
not grand, aro woll-payed nnd clean. East Of tho
river, on n blum overlooking tho town and q por-
ton Of tho Dos Moines Valley, stands tho stato..
many a a Iotly.eoutastea e political - struggle.
Around this stata-HouBo hang tho political cor
morants who hing around State-Honeea overy-
Wl,ero, feeding upon tho public. picking up
chanco to make money In Tint and oain1tng
those ~ fat takoB as rewards for party:RorVtces.
Thore arc any number Of these mon In Des
moinos. Thoy have grown rich AZ, and impuent
ANY intimation that The pooplo will include thom
In the Autobiography war touches thom III their
pooketB.-the only tender spot about thom Tho
Republican party Las had full ewing in this
State. Tho Oppoaition wau In d hopeless min
complaints woro ignored or boiled by the major
ity. Tho latter Inns bocono imporvious to critf-
nisra. The dofalcation of State Treaguror, and
tho chnrges preferred against Polk County
pnrposos, arc maao Light Of, smooth thed over, aud
hushod up, bocause, indeed, it might hurt tho
purity, Which would bo d torriplo calamity to
those who 1.-Two on II. Tho Anti -Monopolsts will
to hold their State Convention, They will bo sr,r
rounded by act OF mon bound to dlsarraugo
thoir programme and discomft thom, nposaible.
Tho sentiment hero which iH tho a.
SENTIMENT OF RULING POLITICIANS,
fs strongly ngainst tho nomination OF All Anti
Monopoly candidate. They foresee dofoat for
the farmers, and they 1oyo tho farmers SO vol
that they could not bear to Boe thom vanqtushod.
or four years. moro they n1ny do something polit-
ically; but, just now, they lad bottor keep
quiet, submit to the inevitable, keep OH good
torma with tho 1Eammon Of unrightoousness,
because t is snre to succeed, and vote with tho
party. Tho politicians won't SOC anything 10 tho
movement; 1t il transltory obul1ltion Of feel-
Ing that cannot lust. It ia not founded on any
lnmortable and immutable principle. like tho
Republican party. II 4 essays arything:po!itieal,
1t will fall to pieces Of itn own woght. as it has
not men in it's rants able to direct ita course.
i ia Democratio dodge to get hold Of things;
aro running it tho Democrats want to return
tho froodmon to slavery, to start now edition
Of tho Rebellion /; 1t Is Democratic /; 1t ia dan
gcrons It won't do to touch 1t every good he
avoid it aa ho would a cholera-pationt,-an
stand by tho boys' who hare the Post Offices,
tho Ponsion-Agoncies, the Btato-p printing, tho
scl1ool-Fund. aud other rich perquiaitoa which
them. It is funny to wisness tho erection of tho
Democratic bugaboo to acare tho people, WHOM
Coy. Carpenter, in his speech nccepting his last
nomination, stated to the Convention that there
were not enough Democrats In the State " to
hall" '
This ory Of Democrat Ia expected to scare tho
Anti -Monopolista. most Of whom nre quandam
the shoulders Of the farmers. Some Of them
will probably be frightened baok into tho party,
. but others don't scaro worth q cent. 1tepnb-
lcans predict that, even II tho Anti-MonopoliHtH
They claim that thoy will have majority Of
l0,0)0 in tho State, though they may lose the
Legislature. 1t La with extromo reluctance they
: Rdmit that, In looalitiee the movement 1s ALI
jority Of Anti-Monopoly mon to tho House. They
draw somo consolation from tho fact that thero
Is no United States Senator to bo ted, and
many OF thom think the farnora Will make SUCH
foola of themselves as Legislators that they will
never return, and that thore will bo 4 reaction
ngainst farmers two years hence. They hage q
low estimate Of tho average farmor. They turn
up their noses ct the Idea ct farmers legslating
English language. Of tho meaning and import OF
the words they might put in bill, mud Of their
ability to construe 1t when 1t bocumo low. Ono
half Of tho senators hold over anu hspueiiea,l,a
Of tho now lot, they can curb tho farmers in tho
House, aud keep them from mischief II the
farmers hare as poor IN opinion OF the polit1
cions ss the politicians havo OF re re tapmsr tht
with the farmers teaches mo thero is no Love
lost on their side.
pEMocRATs
arc about aa scarce around here aa serpontea
Ia har6 In
ueuce, and, when one il found, he has little t.
eay, except to admit that the party in the Stat'
is Us dead rs a door-nail. They ray they cnnno
cans control tic Grangors, and will dictate th'
nomination, II any be made By tho Anti-Monop
oily Convention: They point to the ".'capita
Grange" in thla city, which has among its mem
Aaron Brown (1toRister Of tho Land ofaco2, Ok
Gov, Morrill,, ex-Auditor Of State Elliott
and other gontlemen who have been conspiouou
ln Republican loadership..z Some Of thcs
IN. address before tho Oranges In this city il
Juno last, and askod tho Oranges In tho count
have no doubt TINT, If tho Oranges are !
room for reasonable doubt,-tho party is tn
Republican: and that 1t will uso thom-if the
submit to bo usod-for It's own aggrandizqmen
And now 1t Is interesting to 1now What Patro
mattora. It should DO borno in mind that Il
Influences surrounding the Patron under IL
shadow Of the Capitol are not as disnterestod {
as pure AZ those swaying the minds OF the worl
log farmers who toll in tho folds far nway tro
this hot-bel Of politics. 7 had conversation Q
this subject with ......
an. WILSON, THE SECRETARY,
who was strongly opposed to the farmers moe
l1ing with politics. Ho did not bolieyo ths
could succeed. It might disrupt tho Grange
a. thought they Ind enough to do attending
,o-operation. The Oranges were not ostabisht
AZ political clubs, and tho nomberB were n
permitted to discuss politics in tho Oranges.
be sure, they might disousa s such ~ matters tier
Yes, ho supposed tboao abuses would have to
remodlol BY legislation, aud, to remedy tlot
political power would DO necessary but he v