The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-09

Inc CatnO4lc falr ueIQ mere Oh IldHkSSlt-
ing day was grand success, both for money
and pleasure Father McDermot is not only
popular with his own people here, but is liked
by all If our own people regardless of sects.
The receipts of the fair were nearly one thou
sand dollars The voting was the warm part
of the Fair. Everybody seemed to be in favor
of expansion. The first thing voted was a
very nice saddle to James Flynn, of the town
of Harvey bringing the nice little sum of
Sl765S. The next was a watch and chain
voted to Mary Mcintyre, of the town OF Man.
nanab, and it only brought $685.
will not take up space to give full account
of the drawing, but will state that we were
glad to see our young friend ]. @. A. Braden
draw the washing machine. Quinn. with a
bran new wife and washing machine, you
ought to 60 through life clean.
The dinner was all that could be asked for
everything of the season, and that of the very
best II was enough to make a man laugh
clear down to the ends of his toes to see Old
642 shovel down those Zig, fat oysters They
came from Topping's) After all had fsasted
until there was no room left, the old folk, or
at least part Of them. went home, and the
young folks-well, guess they all stayed till
morning.
We wish to thank orr Young friend Mas 'er
Charles Fairchild, OF ST. Paul, for his able
recitation. Friend Charley, You did well. We
will be glad to hear you again.
Mr. Donnelly, want to thank you for your
manly position in regard to our common
,hools. have no doubt that Grant, a man
that was made in q few days President Ont OF
3 drunken tanner, would like to bring about
this war God forbid The idea of a religious
war in America Shame. Shame! Shamei
Who demands III Who asks IL No one; un-
less it's Grant and few politicians that the
late war has taken from the ditch and placed
them in positions that they never could have
reached in time of peace, when intelligence
must exalt the man But they say the Catho-
lies want to DESTROY our common schools This
IS false; they want no such thing. What they
walt land ought to have) is this: Our schools
made institutions Of education, and the
religious part of the child's training
he left 10 the family and their church. Catho-
lies love their religion as well as any people,
and when they see our Protestant priests hired
to pray for orr virtuous Republican Legisla-
turps and teaching sectarian doctrines in our
schools, no wonder that they are dissatisfied.
Now then where weare 80 divided in regard to
our form of worship, q won't say religion) let's
prohibit the teaching of anything in onr COM
mon schools except practical education. No
reading of the Scriptures, no praying. no ex-
planation-let this be left to the family and
the church The people are not all fools
Grant can't plunge this country into another
war on the school question. The people have
ton much good sense
| Now then, TO close, Bro. D the fight that w
want To make this winter is on the school
hook question We are paving about three
times as much as we should for school books,
A great many poor people are unable to send
| to our common schools on account OF the high
price of school books Now then don't pro-
pose to dictate as to how this swindie should b.
remedied, but do think in this free land o
| ours school books should b. a. free and cheal
Is the Bible God speed the day when lov,
win bind the people together, and not secta-
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