The anti-monopolist., 1875-10-18
THE PEOPLES PARTY OF DAKOTA
COUNTY,

There are four political parties to o.day
in Minnesota: the Anti-Monopoly party,
the Democratic Republican party, the
Temperance party and the Republican
party -four clearly defined organza- "a
tions, representing definite and distinct
issues.
In Dakota county there are two par
| ties: first. the Democratic Republican
party, embracing in its call and its mem.
bership much OF the Anti-Monopaly SEN
timent of the county, represented by
such men as Jonathan Beswick. A. w.
Riddell, Chas. Cluer, j. n. Searles, etc.
Second. the so-calle dPeoples Par3u
1t is customary in the South, when
men are undertaking deeds which will
not bear the light. to disguise their faces
in the black masks OF the ku.Kluk The
Republican party of Dakota county is in
much the same shameful plight 1t has
reduced itself, under John Kennedy,
Columbus Stebbins and Charley Baker,
to such a depth OF universal unpopulari-
ty, that it finds it necessary to disguise
itself in the decent apparel of a Peoples
Party. 1t dares not hold Republican
convention in Dakota county. 1t '.steaIs
the livery Of heaven to serve the devil
in." But, it must be remembered. when
the devil makes trade, he always gets
the big end of the bargain. And in the
same way when the Republicans of Da-
kota county unite with oisaffected Denlo-
Gratis and Anti-Monopolists to form Peo-
pies Party on local issues, they shrewdly
insist that all hands shall vote for the Re-
publican safe or national ticket. In this
way they contrived to swell the real Re-
publican vote in 1873 of 500, into POO
in 1874: and this year, while they are
bewildering the voters with howl about
two or three petty local offices, they
will labor to vote the entire Peoples
Party for PillsJury, the candidate OF the
Monopolisls, and Wheat Rings; and
against the farmer and granger Buell..
the candidate OF the Democrats. Liber-
ais and a -Monopolists OF the State
To sugarcoat their disgusting pill the
Republicans have coaxed into their
movement such really faithful Anti-Mo-
noDolists as Geo {. Chamberlin, I. {.
Hodgson. X. A. Simmons. John Byers,
j. 4. Case, f. W. Feltan, ETC.. etc,
These will be put forward as shield.
behind which Kennedy and his crew will
mine and counter-mine. until they cap
ture the county, ald make It sufficiently
Republican to support the Ramsey Ring
in state politics. and Grant for third
term. S.ebbins, TO be sure. has become
such loath.ome OBJECT. politically
speaking. that even his friends insisted
he should not pollute the convention
with his presence, but skuik at home in
the secure shade OF his printing Office;
but Kennedy could not he suppressed In
that way. and 10 the disgust OF the real
Anti-Mono polists. he old Tona-Cat took
part IN the Hastings caucus, nominated
the delegates. made up the STATE, attend
ed the county convention aud ran ~ =
And. after having lived for years of the
Democracy Of Dakota county,-and al
ter having been tor years the mead cen
ter Of the worst Ring ever known il the
politics OF the county.-his honest soul
now loathes Democrat, and bis elo-
quent voice IS now vociierou5 In its de-
nnnciation OF Rings.. God save such
purity from such Affections Ii Is shock
ing to see the soul Of so great and good
a man so perturbed By the Vaccinations
Of bad men. viii not somebody take
the post-ofilce. (saiary about $3.50
year, of kennedy's hands, and relieve
MIN Of his distreszes3 He Is sore
pressed:-A foreigner himself. be i
labor;ng hard 70 rouse up Know Moth
ing feeling against the id Dutch
and Irish IS he calls them. II the
same time. in the hope Of setting those
same Cd Dutch and Irish br the
ears, he has tretted out j. 4. Duff Esq,
personally very clever young e nile
man, against n K. W. kranz, in the
hope that the Irish will vote for DUFFY,
and de.eat kranz; and then tire two
races will forever after play the part Of
the Kilkenny cats and fight and Eevcar
eac,, other. for the specisi benefit and
amusement Of the Republican party.
On. it Is cunningly contrived game !.
And We can fancy the old Toms ewes