The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02
A New Correspondent at Elk Rivera
Ringing Letter on the Present Evils OF
our Political Syster

our Political SISTER
Elk RIVER, MINI, July 81, 1875
Ed. Ants-.Aonopolist:
Your excellent paper pays us its regular
weekly visits, and never fails to receive a
hearty welcome for its fearless utterances
in the direction of reform and purified
government. threading the ANTI MoNoPo-
LIST, its persistent denuncations of rings
and every phase Of political chicanery
whereby the toiling masses are robbed of
their hard-earned property by system of
taxation unparalleled even during our
mighty struggle for national existence, we
feel that we have, leader who can make
these well timed thrusts with perfect mmu-
nifty from counter attacks from political OPP
ponents; for up to the present writing, no
political crime or swindle can be traced to
his door 1t cannot be shown that he has
ever been accessory to any Legitimate
speculation whereby the people or his con-
sttuency, while he represented them in the
national council, have ever suffered in the
least degree. Hence, Mr.. Editor, you can
take the offensive in this field of reform
with an assurance of success that even now
must have to you the force of demonstra-
ton; for as sure man is n reasoning,
rational being, so sure will the truthes and
logic of the NrI-MoNoPoLIsr swell. that al
ready large number to such formidable pro-
portions as to sweep eHectually from posi-
tions of trust and emolument that merclless
army of barnacle Office holders who have
so long preyed upon the people and eaten
out their substance. Let then the ANTI
. MoNoroLIsT live and circulate, We bid
welcome and hearty God speed on its mis-
sion of mercy to the sweating millions of
the earth.
We truly feel that the reform wave has
commenced its flow, and if the true condi--
ton of things is clearly understood by the
people. it will be as irresistible as in 1860
when they with such emphasis reversed the
suicidal order of things by placing at the
helm of State good old Abraham Lincoln
But to effect this there must be work per.
sistent and untirlng effort. 1t is not to be
expected that office holders are going to
"step down and out. Of fat positions with
out herculean eftor; to retain them; ana il
is equally idle TO look for that radical re-
form for which you are striving aud which
the people so much need. within the pres
ent dominant party; for when in the politi
sal history of this country, has a party had
more suspicious opportunity 10 justly call
forth the eulogiums of an admiring world
than the Republican party II has held
almost entire sway for about fourteen years
in all the northern states of this Union
which to a reasonable mind is time enough
to demonstrate its ability to administer the
State and National governments in such
manner as to win TIE plaudits Of a gratifad
people. But as the great Webster said, i
is not the first time in the history of hu
man affairs that the vgor and success O
the war have not come quite up to the lofty
and his Astounding phrase of the manifesto
By corruption its cohesive force is weaken
ed and as result the work of disintegra
ton has been going on for years, and neve
so rapidly as to-day Every organization
to have any lease OF useful existence mus
possess nucleus, a central idea, which vii
commend itself to the equity and intelli
gence of the people. That idea havin
vanished with the great work of emancipat
ing race the party subsists to-day only b
virtue Of constitutional limitations and it
memories without distinct element c
strength upon which to base its claim
perpetuity. Having performed its mission
it has degenerated into series of rings
made up of the most corrupt elements {
society: whose only mission seems to be II
discriminate plumber, from the highest
the lowest organization of the land.
nominations are made by these ring
Hence. it is farce to call caucuses and col
veations to make nominations: for in .
case scarcely is change made from th'
previously mapped out by the leaders
amounts to nothing but the mere formalii
Of q ratification by the delegates, Of VIII
the few ring readers have done. Why ha'
the sovereign people stood this deg . latte
of manhood so long, Why, we have OIL
of these nasty little rings" right her
and the ssmogulss. thereof will boast
their adroitness in manipulating delegate
What is this but oppression of the VOL
character. What is our Republic but
name, if a few are to rule, and not the p<
pie. 1t is rather an aristocracy Of I
most dangerous character, by virtue Of
liberal delovnfion of nrcrorativeS which