The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-22
nrrespnnaente.
From Goodhue County--The Anti
Monopoly Candidates, Comstock
and PAIGE -Dunnell's UnPOPulari-
PINE ISLAND, Oct. II, 1874.

PINE ISLAND, Oct. IL, 1874.
DEAR S1R:-The ANTI-MoNoPoL1sr
appears to take well here. The Re-
publicans receive it with an avidity
which should be encouraging alike to
you and to your political associates
The paper is doing good work and should
have the appreciation and hearty sup
port of all honest and true reformers in
our State. For it is only by having the
political affairs of either State or ma
ton fairly and honestly represented IN
the public press, that the people can
Judge of the honesty and efficiency of
their representatives or public servants.
| heard an honest and Jealous Re-
publican say few days since, every
one should read Donnelly,s paper. Read
it, and you think you hear him talk.
Another old time and honest Republi-
can drove up in mis- carriage, a few days
since, and accosted your correspondent
thus: "Have you any Anti-Monopoly
documents for distribution p "Yes,
there are few left, believe was the
reply. 81 want all you have to spare,
as | wish to distribute them among my
neighbors." This Joseph said. Not
the Joseph of the old but of the new
dispensation.
might, if space permitted, give sew
eral such instances as those enumera-
ted, which to my mind proves conclu.
sively the change that has taken place
in public sentiment.
| cannot of course speak with any de-
gree of certainty as to the result of the
election either in this Senatorial or
Representative District. You are, l
suppose, aware that on the the 23d ult.
the Farmers, Mechanics and Laborers
Convention assembled at Featherstone,
and nominated ticket irrespective of
old party ties or affiliations. A major
ity of the delegates at this Convention
we're Republicans, as upon any test
question it was carried in the interest
of those who have long identified them
selves with the dominant party. The
Democratic County Convention have
endorsed the doings Of that at Feather
stone. This leaves the voters of Good.
hue county with only two tickets-the
Anti-Monopolist, or Reformers, and the
Republican, or Corfu ftionists.
If the people are wise, for their own
interests, they will find little difficulty
in choosing between the present politi-
cal parties. The Reform party is or
ganized in the interest of the people,
while the Republican leaders, use their
position for the purpose of peculation.
In this Senatorial District the Reform
party nominated for Senator, Hon. E.
G.. Comstock, of Cherry Grove. Mr..
Comstock, as many of your reader:
know, represented this county ir
the Legislature few years since; and
SO far as | am able to learn, his acts
and record is with the people. He is
both able and honest, and if elected viii
so discharge the duties of his trust thai
his constituents will feel to say: "Wel
done theu good and faithful servant.
The nominee of the Reform party fol
Representative in this Representative,
District is Mr.. Geo. W. Paige. Mr.
Paige has been a resident of this towr
since the close of the war, having served
faithfully in the 4th Minnesota. from
which regiment he was transferred t.
the commissary department under Sher
man. in his great " March to the Sea. ;
This district is very close, the chance,
at present being in favor of Mr.. Paige
who has been for several years oul
Town Clerk and Assessor. Mr.. Paig,
is competent for the position to which
he is nominated, and this town will sent
him up with rousing Eajority.
If the people will ignore professiona
politicians and consult their own inter
est. the gentlemen named may an,
should be both elected.
Their opponents are both Norwegian
Republicans. And while presume tina
they are both honest, it is not believes
that they possess that ripe experience
and legislative ability possessed by
either Comstock or Paige. You see
then. how necessary is it that the las
named gentlemen should be elected.
This Anti.menopely movement. lik,
the late epizootic. is sweeping over oul
entire land.
The people in the first Congressiona
District in this State are taking the righ
position with regard to Dunnen. Al