The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-09
The Anti-MonoPo1ist.

proud of it. let the laborer have the
same chance as the farmer The latter
can starve out capital as they have re-
sources in their farms, but the laborer
must be starved out by capital. All
have equal rights, are citizens of the |
United States and demand recognition
as such.
Mr.. France replied that he did not
mean to say that none but farmers
should constitute the Autobiography
party. He felt that the blacksmith who
mended his pillow. the mechanic who
made his wagon, the carpenter who
| built his house, and all other tradesmen
we're interlinked with the farmers so
that their interests were indentical. He
thought however that farmers had been
too much accustomed to stand back and
let editors and lawyers do their thinking
for them. This is all wrong. Two
years ago they had taken lot OF farm
ers in Olmsted county off their farms
and placed them in the Offices at the
Court House at Rochester and they had
given as good satisfaction as any men
VIII, had ever held those Offices.
O. H. Page took the same ground.
He claimed that all the industrial classes
should act together for their mutual pro-
lection. Lawyers and editors where
thew are faithful to the interests OF the
people should not be set aside because
, of their professions, but they should not
rule all other classes simply because
they were lawyers and editors.
! DR.. Westfall nominated Hon. E..
l E., CLo: oT ho SfQfQ Central
: Committee. This was unanimously ad-
) opted. o. H. Page was then elected as
a member OF the committee to represent
Olmsted county.
4 Hon. Donnelly, who was then nomi-
u mated for Dakota, and who had sat qul-
+, e,ly through the entire session, explained
that he did not consider himself eligible,
Y as he was not a member OF the cOnVen-
u ton. :.
The chairman ruled that he was eligi-
. BILE as citizen of the state. and he was
= unanimously elected Mr.. Avres was
}. then empowered to appoint the rest Of
:, the committee at his leisure.
q An eloquent letter from Horace d
= Day. ESQ.,. the chairman of the invitation
le committee of the national convention to
be held at Cincinnati September z, wal
y read and accepted with vote OF thanks
ut A resolution instructing the State Cen
y trail Committee to call state convention
at for September %, was adopted.
h Little was said about candidates, l
it being tacitlv understood that the people
,, should be allowed to digest the platform
', first.
SUPPLEMENTARY.
y The business of the convention havin!
E. now been disposed of, motion to ad
ut iourn was made, but the chairman sug
ID gested that some parties might desire t
n offer some remarks. A call was mad
as for Mr.. Donnelly, and he spoke substan
tally as follows:
Of He had little to say. He had sat quiet
~ " and enjoyed the meeting. If Their
Ia were any hostile persons present, the
n must have been impressed by the NEE
ITS ing. The design OF Autobiography pal
ul ty was q good one 1t was to improv
IN IN the condition of the common people, an
nd to purify and reform the government
a Sel6shness was the base of all the ev
ds, we find in government. That spirit WI
ICY at work in this country to-day, and tho
who sought to counteract it must Del
mo- sneers and ridicule. The antl-slavel
as fight had been for q single race. II
re, Autobiography fight was Tor the good
IN all.
cl He would be glad if all Minneso
as ~ could have looked in upon this conve
bic ton to-day. There were brains enout
full present to equip both the old partie
(Applause.)
on The discussion had been conducted
led a mancer that reflected credit on all e
ia, gagged in them.
re- He said he had taken part in the Del
raj ocratic orOpposition caucusfor the So
ov- of harmony. This convention, thouI
ro- smaller in numbers. would compare
not yorably with it. He had never seen
ant convention where important questic
: of had been so thoroughly discussed.
uld ually political convention vas mer'
,ro- 4 struggle for office. and its deliberate
on. were only a series of old, WORKOUT p
two titudes. When in this state had thu
,pt- been such heightened discussions OF
ons great questions of the time. as he
up- heard to. day. Let these fellows v
I'm sheer at potato-bug and hay-seed N
of come in and give them turn. e
.ele plause.)
ms. II those who despise you think J
olu- know nothing of what is going on in
lon great world Of politics let them pick
II. their champions and meet the plain
de- mers Of Minnesota in debate.
ICED Republican institutions cannot K
re- continue il those who control the ba
uliy box are not well-ininrmed- When
working-men come to the front, the
'em- publican Institutions are safe.
der Mr.. Donnelly then proceeded to sp
ISIS. of the necessity OF resisting the aggl
mtg. siye and aristocratic tendencies of org
cad. ixed wealth. He told Of the conditio
!. IS affairs in the eastern cities ard sta
ap- where the railroad corporations y
absorbing the mining lands. impover
Mr.. in1 the miners, interfering in trs
ring opening commercial enterprises.
lent. building hotels. At Cape May, n.
er OF they had built hotels and even opene
$ to r. 4. landing and had deprived the p
or old Irishwomen of q chance to max