The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-12-22
From an old Friend,

FAR1BAULT, Mimi, Dec. IA, rs.
TO H. H. YOUNG:
Dear Sir:-Yours of late date came
duly to hand. You wished to know
why I had not written you, and then
guessed pretty near the truth when you
supposed I might be discouraged.
Three years ago the anti-monopoly party
made a noble fight. Last year they
tried it under the names of democratic
4iberal-republican and anti-monopoly,
and came out badly defeated. This year
you know we were overpowered in orr
conventions, forced to go before the
people on two political platforms, in
part'as opposite as light and darkness.
The result was just what I expected,
though l worked for success as duty
forced on me by my going into the con-
ventions, which were gobbled up by men
who, when they gained then ends, were
as silent as the grave about anti-monop-
oily principles.*
Now, what shall we do? Support the
republican party, as you suggest? Work
to make it better, when we know its
specie basis policy is in direct opposition
to our principles; and which, if carried
out, will ruin millions Of people and
spread devastation and ruin all over the
land. That party has already about
bankrupted the whole country, and is,
as you have often said it was, controlled
by great money monopoly. No,friend
Young, I will still fight those damnable
principles Of monopoly that have been
fastened on the country by the repub-
lican party during the last fifteen years.
And, further, I will say, as you have
often said, I believe, the leaders Of the
Democrat party are just as guilty and
deserving Of condemnation as the repub-
ican leaders,, and henceforth shall not
cast vote to build up either, while they
advocate such principles as they now
do.
am surprised at you for not wheel
ing into line with such papers as the
Indianapolis Sun, Industrial Advocate,
Weekly Worker, Industrial Age and a
host of other papers and able speakers
that are all urging the people to aban-
don the old parties and join in an Inde-
pendent Anti Monopoly party.
The people must, think, be getting
quite ready for the formation of Il new
party. What is wanting to make it a
success is for the people to understand
that it is independent of the control of
both old parties, and is advocating prin-
ciples designed for the greatest good to
the greatest number.
There is now cali issued by the
chairman of the Independent party COM
mittee for National Convention to
meet at Indianapolis on the 18th Of next
May, and our old friend, Horace H. Day,
of New York, and his friends, may also
call a convention. If so let US do all in
our power to unite the two elements.
If friend Day cannot get all in that
be wants, he will do as others often do :
Work for the best. that can be got ut
present, and still press on for other
ideas, as fast as the people can be edu-
Gated up to see their wants. Now is the
time to spread the light before the PEG.
pie and show them what their needs are
Show up the railroad swindle on the
transportation Of our wheat and -four
It would seem that these great monopo-
lies were able to calculate to cent Just
what we can bear 70 be robbed of, and
yet live to raise another crop for them
to skin US out Of.
just 50 with the money monopoly
They are reducing the people to bondage
and bankruptcy, and in due time shey
will gobble up the railroads. All our
grievances are due - an over-coniidence
in knaves and fools, and we, the great
laboring mass, have proved to the world
that we are the greatest fools Of all. II
the people can only be made to see how
their ghts are being sacrided by design
Inn 2an.nnrna. tho,, ,,;u sa.- s4.: :.