The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-13
Female Suffrage.-Elk River Replies
to Little Falls.
Elk RIVER, SHERBuRNE Co.,
Mimi, May I'd, 1875.

MIAAs3 &Asy ~~S AOsOe |
Editor Anti Monopolist:
In your issue of the 10th ult., appears
distinguished defender Of Mr.. Keegan,
YES sir, there is no Disgusting the fact,
here is another little toet from brother
Andy's whistle, with a slight change Of
kew, say an octave above. It is substan-
tally a rehash of what he said emitting
most of his elegant epithets, ''Minnie
Mary deems herself mp to snuf,girds on
her amor and goes for the ''hornets
nest" as if fighting hornets was favorite
pastime with her. preparatory to which,
she endorses Keegan in manner that
should put his heart forever at rest on
that subject.
The hornet she goes for is ''Miss Equal
Rights and smites her after the follow
ing fashion: quoting her, 'sShe feels that
she has as much right to say in the
formation Of our government as any
one,'' and adds: .'There can be no doubt
of her right to her views on that sub
ject;;' but she invites attention to the
fact that great multitude of women, in
GLIDING Minnie. are delighted over the
fact that 1.-THE Washingtons, Jetfersons,
and Adams, got the start Of equal rights.
leaving woman without suffrage. And If
we we're disposed to be very serious in re-
plying to this correspondent, we might
suggest that the Washingtons, and the
Jeffersons, and the Adamses, ''got the
start of about six Fights Of all other
men, as we'll as women, since under their
administration only about that proper
ton had the franchise, and no doubt there
Fwere those who rejoiced at the condition
of things just described.
Let me advise your distinguished cor
respondent that we, like that great multi
tude of women, also admire 1.-THE Wash
ingtons, the Jeffersons and the Adamses,
I for their noble and glorious achievements
for instance, when they tell me, "A
7 Just powers are derived from the consen
of the governed they eliminate grea
n truth that can never die! But whel
these same men enact as part of the or
Il ganic law the following-"No person hell
e to service or labor in one State, unde
6 the laws thereof, escaping into another
J shall, in consequence Of any law or regu
e lation therein. be discharged from sucl
: service or labor, but shall be delivere,
), up on claim of the party to whom sue
II service or labor may be DUE they erect
l. ed, Opposite to the Goddess of Liberty
: the ugly genius of Tyranny, where sh
s. sat for nearly one hundred years, bran
dishing her murderous knife in fiendis
l. triumph, anxious to stab to the vital
e the Goddess of Equal Rights. But sh
y suffered at last the fate of all wrongs. an
+. passed into the limbo of things lost an
- forgotten.
e The next hornet in the regular order
y your ELK River FRIEND who seems
rs think Keegan behind the times that
IN don't know the shining lights mentione
u in former article to your paper. We
e. yes, that was about our opinion at Il
K time referred to; and we regret to say '
= see no reason for reversing that opinio
n But minnie" continues, ''people Wi
e proper self.respect, or the fear Of e.
% before their eyes, will rejoice to rema
sn with Keegan; and know as little as pos
zee BILE about those cited moral monstro
We ties" Well, there; that settles it. Pr
oie pie with proper self-respect, according
ng Minnie, would seem to imply an utter d
,o- respect for anybody but self-or what
ne just the same, t'the fear Of God. d
ere why fear God! Are ye unworthy or IN
= sx- pablo of that higher and better attrib'
ne love ;-''love which casteth out fear
IA. Learn to love God; have charity for
rs! rest Of Gods family; don't dcfame p
mas sons whose culture and refined SOC
not standing admits them to titled society
me England and France. and who are
ca peers of their own country women. Su
sly ~ these elegant women are not to bla
ons for the unaccountable want Of informal
'rt' Of your correspondents. If it would
trespass on your space would append
10 brief sketch of the lives of some or al
per the distinguished ladies whom one OF y
'eo' correspondents has the efrontery to
NO. nounce as moral monstrosities;;" but v
lral in fact. are the pride of the Amer
Aoie rostrum. Yes; / submit, let some
not more conversant with the subject, g
'ent and explain" R. P. CRAwFoRr
ors. The Battle waxing Warn-Mr. Z
for gan's Reply-His Side q the
uan's Rights Argument.
EDITOR Anti. HoNoPoLIsr: l see in J
"a issue Of the I'D Of April, 1875. frien
:. ~A ~ correspondence from = Miss Equal Rig
..:s Of Stockton, Mimi, and an accompany
poA0 II. &c Pit Rswov