The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-07-16
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To Joseph.

Joseph, for six years we have been a
private citizen, without single news
paper in the State, on which we could
rely to defend US from falsehoods and
ISLANDERS; and, Joseph, during all that
time, with courage, a gailantry and a
chivalry which reflect the highest credit
ON your noble nature, you have devoted
about one-half of your editorial columns
to the most foul and persistent abuse Of
our humble self. You knew we were
muzzled and tied, hand and foot; but
you enjoyed it, Joseph. even as your
great ancestor did, when he kicked the
sick lion. You thought the poor beast
could not possibly recover and so day
after day you made your heels rattle a
devils tattoo on his ribs.
And why did you do this, Joseph!
You knew we had never injured you :;
had never laid a straw in your way
and that despite all the provocations we
had received we never descended to per-
sonal abuse of you; at most we had in
dulged in only good natured fun at your
expense.
Why then did you do it, Josephs
Because, Joseph, you were hired to
do it.
Now we are speaking mildly and
calmly to you, Joseph, and like a
father-though God forbid that we
should have tine terrible responsibility in
this world and the next, Of holding that
|relation to you-but you know, Joseph,
that every time you button up your
Ipocket over your monthly share Of that
$4,000, you say to yourself, now I
must go for Donnelly;'' and when Bill
King paid you that 100000 which you
black-mailed out Of Window, you know
you made a vow on the altar Of your
God, 4 know not whether you look up
ward or downward when you pray,) to
tell 10000 lies about Donnelly And,
Joseph. you have kept your vow like a
little man: you have earned your
money to the last farthing.
And now, Joseph, why were you
hired to thus abuse us! !.
Sometimes you say we are an lass
yes. Joseph. an sass; and instead
Of that constituting an appeal to the
tenderest sympathies of your suscepti.
bic nature; for
"a fellow feeling makes US wondrous kind; "
you assailed US with the utmost feroc.
|ity, even as if we had been some other
and nobler animal.
; Now, Joseph, you know that met.
ropolitan journal, with all the affairs Of
the great world to comment upon, does
not employ half Of it's valuable space
year after year, in discussing an lass =
nay more a pirate sass for there
!, are some public asses whose positions
give them the Importance of lions;-but
a mere private ass-browsing around
the bosky lanes Of an obscure village.
Then why did you do it, Josepha
Was it because, as you have thou
sand times asserted, we were corrupt
and purchasable! All, Joseph, had that
been the case how speedily would youl
loving arms have opened to US: how
soon would we have been reposing or
your palpitating bosom, with Frederick
examining our coat tail pocketse
Ii man is purchasable, Joseph, you
know how to deal with him; the rest i:
a mere matter Of detail, as to terms
price, sc.
You know how it is yourself, Joseph
You remember how you telegraphed
Clark W. Thompson to meet ''mutua
friend,'' and how Window ''carne down
with that $4,000.
1t was not necessary for Window te
abuse you for six years in daily news
paper. No; Joseph, the whole thing
was quietly arranged in ten minutes.
A corrupt man, Joseph, is never
dangerous. For even if his price be too
high, you do not become angry at him
Joseph. You may grieye that you have
not money enough to reach him; but
you respect his motives, you recognize
the practical aspects Of his character
and when you have funds enough, 10
seph, you and he get together and fl,
it up like two well bred gentlemen ;-fo
as Byron said Of the pirate:
"He was the mildest hammered man,
That ever scu.tled ship or cut q throat;
With such true breeding Of a gentleman,
You never could detect his real thought :
Now, Joseph, you know very vel
that if We had been man after this
, manner. you would have bought us long
ago. Think what it has cost you t.
print all those thousands of columns o.
abuse think how your poor nervou.
system has been racked and distraugh,
with the composition Of them; think
how often in the midnight hour 70,
lhave paced your chamber, tearing yOu1