The anti-monopolist., 1875-10-18


against Allen Our own Window aired
his handsome person and his harmless
platitudes on the same side. Even
President Grant went to Iowa and made
a carefully prepared speech. calculated
to arouse the religious bigotry and
fears of the people. In short the battle
was continental in its proportions. It
was understood that a decisive victory
either way would 60 far to determine
the presidential election in 1876. Re-
publicans were hopeful and jubilant and
talked about thirty and fifty thousand
majority some even thought the party
would poll its old war majority OF one
hundred thousand.
Alas for these bright hopes The
mountain IN labor has brought forth a
mouse. Instead OF thirty. fifty or one
hundred thousand majority, the repub-
lican party are tain 10 content them
Sc YES with a bAggarly $500 in a total
poll OF over five hundred thousand votes.
And if we examine the returns we find
that Allen would have carried the state,
and have overcome even that tritling
majority, but for the large republican
gains in the cities; in the country dis
tricts he largely increased his vote
over two years ago.
The gigantic effort OF the Grant Re
publicans has expended itself, They
cannot continue their expenditures on
same scale in the November elections !;
hence we feel confident that the Democ-
racv viii carry Pennsylvania.
Ever the Pioneer-Prcss which, on
Wednesday last, came out with its til
umphant rooster, says on Friday;
The Ohio election may BE- considered close
call for both parties. Neither OF them will see
in it sufficient amount Of encouragement to
cause them to swell vain gloriously. The
moral effect of it will help the republicans in
Pennsylvania, but they will need TO redouble
their exertons to make victory sure.
The Minneapolis lHnU OF Thursday
contains a column OF reports of the
views of leading business men of that
city upon the results Of the election from
which we make the following extracts:
H. t. WELLS,
democrat, said he was glad Allen was deteatr =,
and was glad imitation was defeated Hard
money is the only money
MIR. c. NJ. LoRIEG,
republican dry goods dealer, said the result
was boost foI the republicans. While he re-
garded II as also Il victory on the right side of
the finance question, he hoped the hard money
men would not be eIated to such an extent as
to go to extremes, anu force resumption. 1t
would ruin thousands of business men. He
thought the thing was settling itsslf, and need
ed 20 be let alone.
Mr.. II. p. vEsTFALL.
cashier Of the National Exchange Bank, re
publican, said he thought the result, if Hayes
was elected, was i'll favor of honest money
though he did not believe in going too fast
We cannot resume in 1879 unless we have the
gold in the treasury 10 do il with. He be-
Lleved IN taking things easy.
Mr., }. X sIDLE,
president Of the First National bank, demo-
crat said h., was sorry Allen was defeated. be-
cause lie was democrat but | am glad the in
datlon proposition Is defeated. Ii the demo-
Gratis had made the reform question the issue
they would have succeeded. The result in
Ohio will Offset The Pennsylvania election, but
that state will 20 for imitation by q large major
itv. Judge so from wha: saw and heard in
talking with men q both parties.
MR. PARIS GIBSON,
democrat, Of the firm OF Gibson x TYLER, pro-
pr;etors OF the North Star wooen mill. was
sorry Allen was defeated, not because he was a
democrat, but because he was liberal on the
money question. Did not believe in precipi-
tatiIg sumption unon the people Did not
believe IN unnecessary initiation either He
thought the country needed quiet, and grad
ual assumption through period OF growth
Ii was all very well FOR men who lad their
wealth in government and other securities
bearing interest. and ii mortgages. 10 talk Of
immediate assumption. but men in industrial
circles ike the woosea mill and The Maj
would be ruined by sudden shnuka1e #
values. Mr. ellison wanted the subject let
alone.
This is the sound view Of the whole
question no expansion. but permit the
natural growth OF the country to bring
rs back TO specie payments without
crushing out the prosperity Of the peo-
pie. And this doctrine. Just rs soon rs
men are educated to It. viii be accepted
by all who have not an interest in de-
preciating the value OF Al property
save money.