The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-12-17
The Senatorial Question.

The Wabasha county Sentinel, an
able opposition journal, thus concludes
review of the Senatorial question:
1t is fight among the managers of
the Republican party. Its object:
place and plumber. We feel Indifferent
as to changes in forms, so long as the
succession in men can only result, OF is
only likely to result in sustaining the
past and present policy of the party in
power. With Republican majority in
the Legislature we expect Republican
to be elected. We feel Indifferent as to
whether Ramsey is returned. or Gov
ernor Davis OF some other man elected.
We don't expect that, under any other
circumstances, the members of the Leg
islature elected on the Democratic Lib
eral Republican, Anti-monopoly ticket
at the late election, or any Of them,
will aid or assist in any way the cleo
ton of Republican. We want to see
them do it all themselves.
We remember hearing that in the
levy upon the wealthy St. Paul friends
of Senator Ramsey, which is said to
have been made six years ago. almost
at the last MON ent, when it needed
much money to release and restore
that honest, unbiased and unpurchased
preference for Ramsey, you know,
which the money Of the other candi-
dates had prevented from manifesting
itself, then, in that crisis. Democrats
as well as Republicans were called upon,
not for votes, but for money, to remove
prejudices and secure votes, and they
paid.--so it is said,-they paid their
assessment like the others.
The succors came in time and they
were just sufficient. The caucus was
the battlefield upon which the Demo
cratic subsidies won the day. Can it
be--we ask the question in all earn
estness and kindness that the Ram
sey journals expect to swell Ramsey
minority into majority by means Of
Democratic money as in 1862 LII
this Is not what the caucus meant
what does it meant Mind, we are not
Directing. We simply desire that tbs
Republicans of this State should know
what the game is, and whether the
Republicans or the Democrats are TO
choose the next United States Senator.
If the money Of Democrats is to do SO
with the help of factious minority
of the Republicans, very we'll, only no
back intriguing in the dark. Let
us have a frank. honest, manly avowal
of your purpose and no deceitful pre-
tense. to trick honest Republicans into
your clutches Red Hing Repabli-
can.
The Pioneer, Ramsey's st other St.
Paul organ, is very much troubled in
spirit by the formidable opPositioathat
is sprineing up in the Republican party
to the Legislative caucus. 1t says:
The ahrogation Of the caucus would cause
every Granger in the Legislature to eseave to
Donnelly with hooks OF steel. They would
probably never vote for q DemocTxt-oer-
tainly never for Republican Donnelly
would thus have 8 clear balance Of power,
and would be enabled to maintain . dead
lock, or dictate his own election Hence
Donnelly Is likely TO be the competitor v ham
Ramsey must encounter in the event of the
abro9ation of the caucus. This Il probably
the way Donnelly figures it. The resuk will
show whether his figures be reliable
Well. what if all this does happen
Amt Donnelly . refermer And don't
You propose to be . refsrner, David
Didn't you leave the Republican party
because it chad become too corrupt
for your spotless spirit ! And isn't
that lust what DonnellY left the party
! for Don't yeu both stand upon the
same platform And ought you not t.
be congenial spirits I. Why should you
thus be holding up Donnelly's ghost t.
frighten Republicans into caucus fo1
know that RamseY has ten chances fol