The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-17

neer containing the following: '
For the information of the (Mankato) Record L
nd all other organs Of the Republican party,
may be as we'll to state that the Democratic !:
oarty is a live organization, and .riu not be
merged in nor sacamped by any other, unless {
rith the full consent Of the Democracy, in dele
gate convention assembled. The chairman of
he State Central committee, appointed at the
asst Democratic Liberal convention. is Hon.
VIM. Lee OF of St. Paul, and he and his associ
ates of the Committee at the proper time, will
perform the duties for which they were select
ed. among which is that Of calling State con-
renti0n
Here we find the same purpose mani
tested by Lee. If the Democracy were
not to be emerged i'm any other organ
ization until State Convention scas
first held, it was evident that the differ
ent elements could not ANTE in making
one call, or holding one convention and
hence all efforts for union would be futile |
for that year. And this was substantially |
yielding the field to the Republicans and |
permitting them to take the three Con-
gressmen and the United States Senator,
without struggle. And this was meant
to neutralize all those efforts for harmony
and cooperation which we had been in
structed to make. 1t was a treacherous
stab in vital part, given in the house Of
a pretended friend.
We accordingly wrote the next day,
March 25th, to H. W. Lamberron, then
understood to be the owner of the Pho
neer, letter from which we make the
following extracts:
81 find in your paper of yesterday leading
editorial, the evident purpose OF which is to
divide the forces of the Opposition, and give
the State to the Republicans. The Pioneer, in
the hands OF Carver, was for years the evil
genius OF our politics, basely selling out its
own party, time and again, for plumber
MANY have feared IT, at the same role was to be
PLAYED over again, and that even the sale to
Paulding was but sham and that Ramsey and
Window still had their money In the concern
| now write to ask whether you have author
lied Mr.. Fisher to publish that editorial. All
| the Opposition agreed during the last session
of the Legislature, that they must unite, or
give over all hope of carrying the State =
| Under these circumstances if Mr.. Fisher has,
without your authority, sounded the war-cry
of the Democracy and demanded separate
action. he has done it to destroy all hope Of sue
cess in the coming campaign.
shall not remain silent while the hopes of all
the Opposition are being thus destroyed.
Please advise me fully and definitely by return
mail whether we can count upon your paper
to assist in the coming campaign, or whether
Mr.. Fishers course indicates the future course
of your paper If zoe must haze tcar DC It 50.
To this Mr.. Lamberton replied:
| knew nothing Of the article before its pub
LEGATION neither was it necessary should, as
| ko Of IN = k1cheF
SHAH or shall not appear in the editorial COL
umns of the paper. 70 do SO would be pre-
sump.uols IN my put
A correspondence then followed between
ourself and Mr.. Fisher. One extract
will show Mr.. Fishers view of the whole
question at issue. He writes, April 2.
| feel confident that neither you nor the Pr
onser could prevent the assembling Of Dem
ocratic Liberal Republican convention, u It IS
accessory to haze any conrention th's year, OF
WHICH THERE Is soNH DOUBT.
What does this meani Simply that
there could be no coalition. And note
the language! "1f it is necessary tt
have any convention this year, of Which,
.. there is some doubt" Here were thu
, Changers, with $4,000 votes. seeking
through some Of their leaders, coal
, ition, to drive the Republicans out c
power, and the responsible editor of tn
leading Democratic organ thinks there /
doubt vhether any convention shout
be heidi!
Fitz John Porter was cashiered an
e dsgraced for refusing to 60 into battl
while the roar of the artillery thundere
in his ears. Here is . commander wh
e would have disbanded his troops and d
a clared the war ended in the face OF tn
d advancing enemy! And now j: IS pr
If posed to make him Governor! Who the
: was the true friend Of the Opposition
y We who were laboring to unite them m
give them victory; or this man, fishe
IS who sought to tear them into frsgmen
and deliver them over to the enemy
y y If the devil and Bill King had had hi
in under pay, had owned him body al
soul and breeches, he could scarce
=. have acted differently.
: We should not have alluded to tn
. correspondence, but that We have oe'
= forced to do SO in self-defence BY Fisher
: henchmen. It will enable any fair-min
= ed man to understand the labors We
); Cured and the absolute indignities
70 suffered in our efforts to patch up . uni
:. Of the discordant elements. 1t will
~ seen, too, that the whole issue Was NJ
IS represented, personal one on o
part, but that we were simply perfor1
of ing An Official duty and encounter
e. therein the factious opposition OF Repu
Of lican hirelings-
Gle In fact it was . realization Of the he
ns less condition of the Opposition, with
mt organ but this treacherous and CORFU
nd Pioneer. that forced Us. greatly again
nd our own viii, to incur the expense =
er. Labor Of establishing > Newspaper ; :
~ in our prospectus for the AsrI-Aosa