The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-06
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following language:
1.-THE injury done to Mr.. Donnelly, and
the insult offered to his supporters, can only
be blotted out by his denomination and cleo
ton this fall. - We protest in the
name OF the eleven thousand Republican
votes in this district who supported Mr.. Dom
nelly in 1855, even though that protest should
inroLuc the election Of Al Democrat AND THE
SCATTERING OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY UNTIL
THE STATE FOLLOWED THE EXAMPLE OF THE
DISTRICT IN ELECTING DEMOCRATIC OFFICERS
Revolutions are not always justifable, but
they will ever find their excuse when the
minority persistently tran.ples upon the
rights Of the majority"
Here there was a declaration of war.
Mr.. Donnelly must be nominated, even
though it destroyed the Republican par
ty, not of the District alone. but Of the
whole State; and made the State Demo-
cratic.
Where then was this overweening
love of the ''grand old Republican par
ty' and its principles?
Shortly before this, while we were
still in Washington, Mr.. Stebbins wrote
to us as follows:
'Politics is fat, (sic,) no issues; and Re-
publicans as well as Democrats assert that
there are no issues to longer divide the par
ties.
"With your pronounced opinions on the
tariff question see no reason 1Dhy you shall
| not ANNOUNCE YOURSELF CANDIDATE FOR
CONGRESS IRRESPECTIVE OF CONVENTIONS,
trith every probability Of election.
''The Congressional canvass is beginning
to assume shape, and aspirants are looking
after delegates. Averill has been here but
received no pledges. Unless you are in the
field, Dakota county will be uncommitted in
the convention and Ue propose to trade for
the BEST SLICE OF PATRONAGE THAT MAY BE
OFFERED Us. hope you will leare US free
in the premises, but believing in your sagac-
we conform towards anything tending to-
wards again placing you in public life. y
Here we have three distinct and some
what conflicting propositions.
l. That we should run for Congress
without regard to the wishes Of the
Republican or any other party, SIRE
spective of conventions. Oh Steb
Steb where was your love for "the
grand old party" them
2. That we were entitled to be re-
elected to Congress even though it rev.
olutionized the politics of the State and
wiped out the Republican party. Oh
Steb! Steb! where was your love for
"the grand old party" then?
3. That Todd and Stebbins, THAT is
the eve" of the letter. wanted a
chance to trade s'for the
best slice of patronage going and
they wanted us not to interfere with
their making that trade. Oh Steb! Oh
Steb! Was that what your love for
the ''grand old party amounted to?
Well, we followed precisely the course
indicated by Stebbins. We announced
ourself as an independent candidate for
Congress irrespective Of Convention"
on the issue of a tariff for revenue. We
had every reason to expect, and did ex-
pect, Todd and Stebbins to support us.
Up to the last moment their converse
ton confirmed us in that belief.
General Averill was nominated Sep
TENDER LIST, 1870. For two weeks after
that nomination the Gazette refused to
hoist Averill's name. Where was the
''grand old party" then. They were
trading for the best slice of patronage
that might be offered to them and
they got it. to wit: the Collectorship Of
the District, and having secured that
and, as we have been told and believe,
credit of several hundred dollars for
printing paper, the Gazette came out for
Averill.
These worthless recognized the fact
that to follow us they must take to the
rocky cliffs of manhood, honor and in
dependence; and that in that quarter
there were no "slices of patronage"
Even if elected we could give them no
Offices, for we would find ourself in an
tagonism to Grants administration j;
while Averill would have the patronage
to distribute whether he was elected or
defeated. With Averill, they were
sure of their pay in either case.
The letters we have from these men,
after the bargain was made, show the
struggle in their own souls between the
last remnants Of their sense Of honor,
and their love of money; but the baser
sentiment prevailed, as it will with
baser natures.
And now they say:
eyes, we do remember how for weeks
after Gen. Averill was nominated we refused
to hoist his name as candidate, and we did
so at the request of personal friend, and
that friend was Ignatius Donnelly."
This is false-absolutely. We did
not make any such request because we
had not the slightest expectation that
they would sell out to Averill, but when
they did so, they sought to prevent US
from denouncing them to the people Of
the county as they deserved, by appeals
to our kindness of heart. We have a
brief note from Stebbins, sent just when