The anti-monopolist., 1874-12-03
THE MEANING OF WINDOWS
TRICK.

A story is told of two boys who, DUR
ing thunder storm, took refuge under
a tree. A fash of lightning struck
tree few feet from them. ''Tom,
said one of the youngsters, ''do you
know how to pray!" NO said the
other. Another fash and crash follow
ed. 'sTom,'' again, ''can you sing
hymn?" No. was the reply, ''why!"
sWell, Tom, something has got to be
done, and mighty id quick too!
This is WINDOWS feeling. He has
heard the roar of the Reform thunder'
he has seen the bolts descend. He has
seen the majorities of the State, on the
largest vote ever polled, reduced fifteen
thousand IN taCo gears. In two years
more he comes up for reelection to
the United States Senate. Something
has got to be done, and mighty id
quick, too" What shall it be? 1t must
be something to please the Grangers.
He has not originality or power enough
to strike out line Of action for himself;
but in large orchestra
he has the capacity to
play second fiddle with the best of them.
And so he seizes hold of an old thread
bare scheme, the Fox and Wisconsin
river improvement,and proposes to get =
million or two appropriated for that
purpose. He may succeed. Wisconsin
will of course be delighted to have any
amount of government money spent
along her water courses, and she will
clamor for it. Iowa may join in the de-
mand; and if Minnesota unites with
them large appropriations may be OBJ
tanned. The work cannot be finished
for wears to come, and, in the meantime,
Window will insist in 1876 that when ii
is finished it u:U increase the price ol
wheat ten cents per bushel in Minneso-
ia. and OR this pretence he may so back
to the Senate.
That is the entire programme
What does Window care
about the farmerse Hi
has been an office-holder ever since he
came to the State, and he does moi
know the difference between wheat and
oats growing. And now, forsooth, he
proposes to lead the farmers into the
promised land. Hs will fight the rail
roads, and that too after having made q
fortune off the Northern Pacific road
What does he care, provided he get:
back into the Senate, whether . single
bushel Of Minnesota wheat is evel
dragged over the sandy and shifting
bed Of the Wisconsin riveri
And Abernethy, publishing Bill
, Kings Agricultural Organ. seconds tn
motion, and is flooding the State Wit
petitions and memorials. Who pay
for thesci Either Window or Bill
King or the Ring in Wisconsin tAa
has been receiving lands or money on
: of the people for the past twenty year
, for their canal.
: Farmers.-we say to you that this
a trick a base trick to sell you out
: For if the assistance which the natio
C may be now disposed to give is diverse
1 to impracticable objects, it will be q
most impossible for you to obtain n
lief for many years to come. You WI
be, As the lawyers say. esfopped by you
own folly.
t Do not sign single petition unit
t this matter is thoroughly discusse
r among yourselves Why should b,
Window and Abernthy do your tninl
:. ings Think for yourselves Their II
terests are not your interests ne.tne
l. Of them is = farmer and never Will b
It why not wait and talk this who
J. matter over at the State Grange meet
l. ing At Mankaso!