The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

should perhaps, be-. encouraged But in
periods Of peace the voice of reason
should be heard above the clamor OF
prejudice. = A sensible, man should al.
ways hold his mind open to the appeal
Of argument. The most ignorant man
in the world IS he who is incapable of a
new idea, even though he. may have all
the learning Of the schools : he is, as
Po$e says: '' - -. ;'i '+''',' .
First slave to words, then vassal to name,
Then dppe to party, child and m man It. the same. :"
Iint, These thoughts are suggested BY, re-
cent editorials in two oflthe leading Re-
publican papers Of the State. The first
is, from the Duluth. Ninnesotiian, and
speaks as follows of that well abused
man Judge Emmett: blsa "a IT, a-a
n, There is no nsed, of apprehension, for the
success of the Republican State ticket yet to be
/, nominated: and therefore, the party has no
| right to commence to wage a battle against the
candidates on the opposing ticket based on
talsehood or unjust disparagement. And If
|
ence i'll this State for sixteen years, in constant
triumphs' and political prosperity, cannot at
ford to run thu campaign honestly and truth,
| fully, perhaps it would be- better at once to
throw up the sponge, and admit that We have
no prlncipies worth perpetuating. and that
our only bond OF unity asa party is the acaui-
sltlOp of office and SPOTS. ...-..... -...t-a.,,x
These remarks are called forth because Of an
! unwarranted fling at Ex-C Chief Justice Emmett,
now candidate for that Office on the Demo-
cratic ticket, which appears in the Minneapolis
Tribune, of the It'll lnst., in regard to his de
1 cisions III the Supreme Court, on the interest
question, as reported in the End and ard vol
nmes of Minnesota Reports. The decisions
referred to were thus: 'sThat seven per cent
UNI per anilun being the legal rate Of i..terest
in this State, that is the measure Of damages
in all cases, for the detention of money after it
! becomes dueand payable;'; and that the infam-
d GUS and blood sucking stfye per cent. per
article ipainuates, very upkindly, that Judge
! Emmett made money by those decisions.
r. Wheth.r he made OF lost money by his opin-
ion, is Of but little moment, provided hts de.
| tisidfi was good law; and tenefited the peo-
l pie, and az not decision in his own case;
j Dut the,fact was in the first case he was "a mil
nprity Of the Court; and in his last case the
whole bench affirmed his unchanged legal
! views, ...,. :.
Those sound decisions saued the FARMS and
homes Of nsany d poor DO. ro,rer Of money .chich
l1as obtained to- enter their lands; ana it saved
a million ofdollars to Ae farmers who were
! thus relieved from the ShylOcEs whose
"shent per shent," was three and five per cent
per month. We cheerfuily give the Judge his
dre need qt PRAISE :4l:.a-a; &. ana
] This is probably from the pen of Hon.
\ E. II. Parker, Of Duluth, just and good
man, whose 'sympathies have always
been on the side OF the people. We
thank him for these liberal and generous
4 words '.'f' '.' ''i'.' '*th
! The other article is from the, pen of
Mr.. McMasters, of the Lake City Lead
cr. an d isin reference to ourself.' We prin,
in another column, not from vanity, but
! in order 10 acknowledge. the kind spirit
which dictated it. nsa1 n."'2's u 'ai
! And we take this opportunity to say
that for the rank and file Of the Re-
publican party of Minnesota we have
nothing but tie kindest feelings We
!, never received anything at their, hands
save confidence. honors and friendship
: We believe them to be as honest ard as
well-meaning as any people on earth
, The record of that, Republican party du.
ring the war and immediately thereafte,
was noble one and posterity will not
! permit it to be forgotten f., Ourself and
thousands Of others have not separated
ourselves from it through any recanta.
ton OF opinions as to the past. OF
through any lack OF faith in the honesty
1T the masses Of the party In the pres
ent. But we, have become convinced
( that upon the tariff quection. the. organ
: izasion was radically wrong;i that II wa.
!. under the control Of the protected man
:, ufacturers Of New England and Penn
.'Iisylvsnia that the sympathis of its lead
| l'iers had passed away from the people t.
' the capitalists; and tina. in this new, DO
, itical era. with new questions pressing
: for solution, We could not look to til,
1 Republican party for honest service. .ol
!. aid. And SO, we have set up the stand
ard of revolt 'breakiug loose from part,
: ties. even As OF old the founders Of tn,
E Republican party broke loose from tt,
t Democrats and Whigs.l We have felt
moreover. that the common tate of DO
liticai organizations had overtaken th,
Republican party that lorg continuance
in power had corrupted and demoraliz
: ed it, until Il has eliminated, in Mime
: sofa, in the domiration Of ring headet
: BY Vim. Window and Bill King.
). We shall try to conduct the comm,
. campaign in the spirit 50 handsomely in
e augurated by the Duluth -Ainmsosia,
\ and tho Lake City Leader. giving ersdi
eltand psaise where credit and praise ar,
:. due, even . ! political opponent Nei
q ther party j. mads aP altogsther Q