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The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-15

One of the ablest letters called
out by the request Of Hon. Ebene-
zer Ayers, who asked the candidates
of other parties to express their
views on the Anti-Monopoly plat
form, IS that from MIR. Adolph Bier
mann, democratic candidate for Sec
retary of State. MIR. Biermann is
a sincere and original Anti-Monopo-
list, being himself working man
and not an office-seeker, and is be-
sides an honest, capable and worthy
gentleman, whom even bad compa-
ny cannot corrupt.
How can any sane man claim
that party led by Augustus Schell,
agent of Barring Bros, and August
Belmont, agent of Rothschild &
Sons, is an Anti-Monopoly party7
Yet these two men have alternately
stood at the head of the Democratic
organization since 1852. Can such
Democracy be Anti-Monopoly?
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In accordance with a resolution
adopted at Owatonna, July 28th, 1875,
an Anti-Monopoly State Convention is
hereby called to meet at that place on
Wednesday, September %, 1875, at II
o'clock N. for the purpose of nominat-
ing a State ticket and transacting any
other pertinent business. Men Of all
parties who favor Independent action
and the platform adopted by the late
Owatonna Convention are invited to
meet in their respective counties, and
send delegates to said convention.
Counties are entitled to delegates as
follows: Anoka 3, Blue Earth 10,
Brown 4, Carver 7, Chisago 3, Dakota
10, Dodg ge 5, Douglas 3, Faribault 6,
Fillmore IA, Freeborn 7, Goodhue l3,
Hennepin l8, Houston 8, LeSueur 7,
Martin 3, Mcleod 4, Meeker 4, Mower
7, Nicollet 5, Olmsted II, Pope 3, Ram
sew Is, Renville 2. Rice 9, Scott 6,
Stearns 7, Steele 5, Wabasha 9, Vase
ca 5, Washington 7, Winona Is, Wa
tonwan 3, Wright 6.
Ebenezer Ayres, Washington ca. Chm
Henry Heys, Goodhue county.
c. D. Sherwood, Fillmore county.
D. S. B. Mollison, Mower county.
N. Small, Anoka county.
J. j. Hibbard, St. Louis county.
Geo. S. Millard, LeSueur county.
John Shoenbeck, Nicollet county.
Joseph Goar, Rice county.
William Blaisdell, Hennepin county
0. H. Page, Olmsted county.
G. S. Kneeland, Dodge county.
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IMPUDENCE.

We like impudence-cheek, as it
is commonly called. One of our
nearest friends is a book agent and
another is a lightning-rod man. But
the display of impudence by Mr..
Donnelly, in the Anti-Monopolist of
Sept. 18th, beats us. Beginning an
article with the assertion that he was
not of those who originally called
the Owatonna convention, because
he "knew that a large part of the
Anti-Monopolists were satisfied with
the ticket headed by Mr.. Buell., (sic,)
he proceeds to tell his readers that
he "felt that he owed it to the cause
to help make that convention Sue
cess, and save the principles which
it represented from ridicule," (mag-
unanimous Donnelly,) and then he
bemoans the circumstance that the
convention was called at a "very
busy season" and was, therefore,
slimly attended. ~
Why was it held at that busy sea-
son, Mr.. Donnelly? Who persuad-
ed Mr.. Ayers to postpone it till
then? Was not this mainly your
own doing? Did you notmake such
representations to Mr.. Ayers as in
duced him to postpone its meeting?
Were you not prompted by desire
to prevent its being successful? You
know that you cannot truthfully give
a negative answer to any one of
these questions. You know that
YOU exerted your utmost influence
to prevent the calling and holding of
that convention, and that you have
since, publicly and privately, de-
nounced as fools all those who &C.
lively favored that convention. Why
make these false pretences now?
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Financial and Commercial.


of the market, gold was quoted at $1.163,
but fell off to $1.16, and afterwards advanc-
ed to $l.l63 q SLIGO. Money is reported
as having closed easy at 20 3per cent.
per month. Prime mercantile paper at 5
"a 6 per cent. The Assistant Treasurer
disbursed 100000. Government and rail-
roads bonds closed firm. The former were
quoted at $l.ls for new five per cents cur
rency skies at $l.233 ive-twenties at ST.
1s3 for 1864 to $l.2G3 for 1863 During the
day Wall street was agitsted with rumors Of
failures, but these are said to have been un.
founded, except that Of the house Of Messrs.
Mallory L Butterfeld, paper board dealers,
who failed for large amount, because of
the great reduction in value Of their im>
mense stock, occasioned bv contraction Of
the currency. From private sources we
learn that money is seeking investments in
government bonds and mortgages on West
ern lands. Capitalists not being free to
lend to business men, on account of the un-
certain status Of ordinary collaterals.
In St. Paul, on the 18th, the quotation
for gold was $l.1s3 of is. new S P. c.
Sligo; currency 6's $l.224 The Chamber
of Commerce received circular letter from
the New York Chamber inviting the send
ing of delegates to an an nti-indation conven.
ton, to be held at Cincinnati, Oct. rs.
In this city there is money to lend on
real estate collaterals at IL per cent. per
aDnum, but the amounts loaned are gener-
ally confined to about one-third OF less of
the value of property mortgaged. Lenders
evidently apprehend further shrinkage in
values, if the preseut financial policy con-
t:nues. The banks, us is generally the case
throughout the State, are not lending freely.
On The 18th, in New York, wheat was in
fair demand and advancing. No. l Mime
sofa (old) was quoted at sl.4l @ $l.43 !;
Milwaukee No. (new) $3.50 q $l.4o; No.
2, $1.31 q 1892. Barley, frmer; Canada
$1.3o. Oats, demand fair, mixed white
western 56 a &c., white 40 @ 473c. Flour
steady ana Oe"duO 18lI. 0OOO 10 CHOICE
Western s6 q $6.40; New Mess Pork $21
$21.5c; Beef $11 $11.50. Prime lard
Isle. Coffee dull and unsettled, Rio, 203
243c, currency. Sugars quiet at u s3c.
for fair to prime. Cotton dull and market
weakening. Butter, western, Is Csc.
Eegs,. 10 zoe. Cheese, 10c.
In Chicago, on the 18th, prices of wheat
tended upward. No. 1, $l.2O, Ne. 2, 1.151,
no. 3, $1.o3 $l.043, rejected, 95 954.
Oats in fair demand, No. 2, Sc SIC. Bar
ley, demand good, $l.06 SLIP.
In Milwaukee, on same day, No. wheat
was 81 81, No. 2, $l.154. Barley, No. 3,
75c., No. 2, $1.123.
HOME MARKET.
In Red Wing, Sept. Is, the market is still
unsettled. Very little grain has come in
yet, and quotations ars difficult to establish.
The injury to the wheat by rain is believed
to have been exaggerated, and some are in
sisting that it will not exceed ten per cent.
of the value Of the crop. 1t is, however,
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RED WING, MIMI, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER IS, 1875.
-Anti-Monopolists of Olmsted


-Anti-Monopolists of Olmsted
county don't propose to be swallow
ed by the little clique Of Demi-Reps
who infest Rochester, but will run a
ticket of their own. They've had
enough of coalition and want no
further alliances with enemies.
YIN. Lee, of St. Paul, Demi-
Rep. party manager, has started a
new sort of circus. Dick Jones and
Bub Wilson, clowns, are to appear
first in a comedy entitled: Which
of us is the biggest hulnbug? You
tell, mister.
The Demi-Reb. leaders in Olm-
sted county propose to run a ticket
of their own; not that they hope to
elect it, but to beat the Anti-Mono-
polists and restore the county to the
Republicans.
Had the Democrats been sufi-
GENTLY strong to elect Mr.. Buell. to
Office, we should never have heard
of his Anti-Monopoly proclivities.
He is simply an fice-hunting Dem
ocrat.
I'VE shall hereafter seek to give
Grange news every week, to the ex-
tent that we find it interesting.
Five years ago we asked Of Hon.
R. A. Jones of Rochester, his opinion
on the question: ''Has the legislature
Of the State the right to restrain rail.
road companies from extortionate prac.
tices, and from unjust determinations
in favor of special parties and against
the general public?" Mr.. Jones, afte,
a brief examination Of the subject, re-
piled af6rmatively, and was the only
one Of dozen or so of lawyers who did
so. A few days ago we requested Mr.
Jones to give US his opinion on the f.
nancial resolutions which were st:icke1
from the platform Of the Owatonna con
vention, as reported by the committee;
our reason for so doing being that, in
reply to Mr.. Ayers letter as to hi,
views respecting the platform, Mr.
Jones declared that he did not under
stand the meaning of the financia
planks which the convention substitut
ed for those alluded to. 1t will be seer
by his reply, published in another col
umn, that Mr.. Jones approves Of the fl
nancial policy involved in the resolu'
tions, although he seems to be prevent
ed somewhat, by his position as candi'
date of hard-money party, from speak
ing out plainly, and makes a feint o1
opposing the main proposition of the
second resolution by misinterpreting it
The letter is worth careful reading
Notwithstanding it's irrevelant matter.
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NO. 49,.

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simply disgust your Oldest and
truest friends, and make of your
self a laughing-stock for the Demo-
cratic sharpers who are using you
and whose freely uttered remarks
concerning you are hardly hattering.
But we have not yet reached the
summit of Mr.. Donnelly's impudence
or cheek. He improves on the
above. Attains still sublimer heights.
He claims to have learned that the
adjourned session of the convention
to be held on the 22d inst, is likely
to be fully attended, and he urges
his party friends to 60 there too for
a purpose. Hear him;
Some say to us, "What is the use Of our
going to Owatonna? True. we are Anti
Monotolists, but Mr.. Buell. is good enough
Anti Monopolist for u.s." We say to such
gentlemen: Then 50 by all means, and
help secure the Enforcement of that conven-
ton 70 + Mr.. Buell."
What would Mr. Donnelly say if
a leading Republican editor were to
urge his political friends to 60 to
Owatonna and secure the endorse
ment Of that convention for" Mr..
Pillsbury7 They have the same
right to do so that he has to urge
Democrats to 60 there and force the
endorsement of Mr.. Buell.. When
Mr.. Donnelly identified himself with
the Democratic party, he certainly
ceased to be an nti-Monopolist po
litically, and he has now no more
right in the Owatonna convention
than Ramsey or Windom. In urg
ing his Democratic associates (ane
he ought to know that only ruAian'
will follow his advice) to 60 there
seize upon that convention and rur
it in the interest of his party, he out
RACES decency and insults every gen
tleman to whom he addresses him
self: This is a sort of plug-uglyisn
that respectable people must dis
countenance. But suppose YOU
associates follow your bidding, Mr.
Donnelly, and 60 there and capture
that convention and endorse Mr.
Buell., are you silly enough to believe
that .Anti-Monopolists will vote thu
ticket? If SO, you have studied hu
man nature to poor advantage. In
stead of doing so, even those wht
were formerly Democrats would pre-
fer to vote for Republicans. Sucl
insulting arrogance as yourself an<
other Democratic leaders have man
ifested toward Anti-Monopolists ha
not been calculated to win them tt
the support of your candidates.
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

A BOY in San Antonio, Texas, it is reported,
put rainbow hued Easter egg in hens nest
and she fancied she laid it herself She was
an old experienced hen, but she cackled her.
self to death in fifteen NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
We know of similar case in Minneso.
sofa. A newspaper man Of st. Paul once
suggested the name Of very able and
popular man for Governor and, by a
rare coincidence, he was nominated and
elected. The result is that that old hen
has been trying to lay rainbow-colored
eggs ever since and is now in fair wav
to cacklc herself to death.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

Oh, consistency. thou art jewel. Jim
Green declared the other day that there
must be no more coquetting With Liberals,
Anti-Monopolists and Reformers. no
more q All and All conventions and
that if those who had associated with
them for three years were not ready to
go right down their throats, that the
sooner they parted searfully, etc. the
better.
And now, James signs . call which
commences thus:
A DELEGATE Convention of Democrats
Liberal Republicans, Anti Aonoposists, and
all other voters Of lie Sueur county who are
opposed to the present Federal and State adj
ministrations. and who are in favcr ofthorough
Reform in al departments OF the Government
A month ago he closed mp IS conserva-
tive as an oyster: now he broadens out
hk big sun flower. This Is : queer
world.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24
JEROME LAYMAN.

MIR. ngersoll OF Messrs. D. W Ingerson &
Co. has been in the eastern markets for the
past month, and from the piles of domestic
and foreign goods piling up at the old corner
we should judge that he had struck rock bot
tom. Our tri .nds would do we'll to inspect
this splendid stock and see to what astonish-
ing low prices the goods are marked down. In
addition to all the staple, everyday goods 0.
which Messrs. Ingersoll Co. carry so large a
stock, they are always adding some specialties
OF great attraction. Last month in was thou
sand fans in over six hundred different STYLES.
now It'll a lot Of real Llama shawls at half the
price Of last year, and a lot of foreign dress
goods at less than the gold cost to import, and
q few pieces of rich black silks at very low
prices. Messrs. Ingersoll & Co. is one Of the
live firms, up to the times, and should have
q call from every stranger visiting ST Paul
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

laNATIUs DoNNELLY has canght the p. P in
fiction, and consolidated the sSrI- MoSoPoIIsr
with the Western Times IAN Irish paper OF St.
Paul.l He will announce the new wrinkle
in due time, but the Trsbanc takes time bv the
torelock, and aStonishes IL. He now figures
three thousand circulation, and will quietly. as
the seasons roll round, sink the Times out of
sight and bring the ANTI MoNoP alone in view
Minneapolis Tribuae.
No. brother Ray, that's mistake.
We have rot consolidated with the
Western Times. That paper has discon.
tinued publication. and we have bought
its subscription list as announced else
where. This paper is the ASrr-Moxoro-
LIST and nothing but the ASrl-MoSoPorrsr.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

Had Mr.. Donnellv, when in Congress, been
suhservient 10 the St Paul Ring and done its
bidding, and not used his influt nee and posi-
ton for the people at large, there is little doubt
but that ne might have seat in Congress to-
day. But he is possessed o. too much ability
and independence OF character for a western
politiciaa and therefore he must take hack
seat and let the '.Gospel OF meciocrity. be the
ruling power in the State-Psrs Istara Cor
respondent Red Wiag 4rgxs
Yes, we fought the Republican side Of
the St. Paul Ring years ago; and now we
are fighting the Democratic side of it,
''Shall we who struck the lion down
Pay the wolf homage
Not much ''if the court understands
herself. and she thinks she do
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24
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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

Now il we didn't know the editor of
the Faribault Democrat to be a man of
temperate habits and high moral charac.
ter. we should say that he had lately
been unqualihedly drunk. In his last is.
sue he says:
HurHh for Fishhury and Pillser,
This is equal to the fellow who inquired
at the book store for the ''Magtober num-
Der of Harpers Octazine.
And thentin another place, in the same
issue. he says:
In the last issue of Dom. lly's ASr1- MoSop
oLisr he steps right out of the way and invites
Gerrit Smith to be the next President Smith
will accept.
Poor Gerritt Smith is dead! This run.
ming of Fisher TO- Governor has unsettled
Haven S understanding, and he is mixing
up the dead and the living in most alco-
holic confusion.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

ONE of our agents, travelling in the St.
Croix Valley, speaks in high terms of the
hotel kept by G. c. Gushing, Esq, of
Alton. 1t is in the heart of beautiful
country, and upon the side Of Lake St.
Croix, one Of the handsomest sheets of
water in the west. For those seeking re.
taxation and the comforts of home, with
hunting, fishing, &C., our correspondent
recommends the hotel of Mr.. Cushing
highly.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24
land They Asked for a Sixn. ,.

Attention is called to the advertisement in
another column of A. N. Titus, practical sign
painter. This city ny many is called the city
OF signs, and indeed it has hundreds OF very
handsome ones. Mr.. Titus has contributed
largely to the artistic beauty OF our streets in
this respect. We will not name any particular
work OF his art that is now complete for fear of
that he has under construction at the present
tor the AxT1-MoNsPoLIsT will reflect great
credit on him, and also inform the pedestrian
that we still live and are prepared to furnish
all mankind with the most readable paper in
Minnesota at low rates Invariably in Advance.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

DonneIly thinks we Bourbon Democrats
never learn or forget anything.-Le Sueur
Sentinel.
Precisely, James, you know less than
you did twenty years ago. and you have
not received new idea since you cast
your first vote.
1t is curious fact in natural history
that the jackass of to-day has precisely
the same stock of mental ideas and emo.
tions as the jackass which was bestrode
by BALKAN more than thirty centuries
ago. And alas there is no angel loafng
around the village of LIE Sueur to infuse
miraculous light into the darkened I'M.
Outstanding and make him talk sense.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

The entomologists haven't been able to de-
wise any way to exterminate the grasshoppers;
but are taking their revenge by calling it cap
tenIs spretus and other opprobrious names. As
general thing we don't like personalities; but
in this case we can't undertake to defend the
grasshopper. --Pioneer- Press.
Well, that is remarkable! The grass
hoppers are the first plunderers of the
people you ever refused to defend.
But then the grasshoppers have no
money. Fortunate grasshoppers!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

The Dispatch of Tuesday, under great
headlines, announces the Minnesota
Valley unanimous for Fisher, and closes
by giving an interview with NJ. S. Will
kinson, in which he (Wilkinson) does not
even express himself in favor of Fisher S
nomination, but thinks Fisher is a very
good man. Would it not have been well
to have seen Severance, Cox, Baxter, and
few others of the Minnesota Valley
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

A; I. Porter & Co., OF this city are determ-
ined that all the world and the rest of man
kind shall know that they are in the musical
trade, as evidenced by heir liberal advertise
ment in the ANTI MoNoPoL1sT. They sell the
Haines Pianos; and the Mason s Hanlin and
Western Cottage Organs; and they sell them,
too, tor the reason That they won't keep any
thing but first class goods, and then deal b u
orably with their customers. You don't need
to call on them to buy an instrument. but send
in your or Ter and it will receive prompt a.ten-
ton and you will be sure of receiving satisiac-
ton. Send to them for any musical merchan-
disc you may be IN need Of
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

DoNNELLY claims that he left the Republican
party when it had ten thousand majority, and
thinks that is evidence that he is not seeking
personal advancement regardless of principle
But supposing it happened that the ten thou
sand majority was decidedly hostile to Dom
nellys Eli, Ig!-Dispatch.
But, Harlan, you remember the major.
ity was not against US. We had 1900
Republican votes and our opponents had
5000. All the true men of the party
were on our side, including yourself, Har.
Ian, for you we're young and virtuous
then; and all the scalawags were against
us, as they are now. So you see we did
not step down and out because we were in
the minority. Do justice, Harlan, if it
breaks q leg.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

Donnelly sees the peril of the Pillsburv
movement, and he knows without the farmers
and grangers, whom the Democracy now in
suit and ignore, that Pillsbury's majority will
reach q, 0Oo.-Min.eapoiis Ereaias Mssl
Precisely; and these Democratic blum
der-heads are mad because we do see it.
They want US to swear the horse is seven.
teen feet high because they said he was
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

Our Minneapolis contemporaries are terribly
excited over the mild allusion to their pet
Pittsburgh Saturdays Dispatch This is
extremely sad. That was only preliminary
love pat When the campaign is fairly
opened we may conclude to drop in a stinger.
st Paul Dispatch.
Don't do that, Hall. If you want to
kill PilIstury, bring him out IS the Sec
ond choice of the Dispatch for Cover
nor.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

The only time Jim Green ever led the
Democratic hosts was when he carried on
the campaign against Gov. Austin in 1871.
He landed the party into overwhelming
defeat and barely escaped the peniten-
tlary himself through the generosity OF
Gov. Austin.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

jim GREEN is in a terrible state of
mind. He begins by describing us as
cloven-foot ed, then with admirable sim
plicity he slips the metaphor into that of
dog; then he transforms it into a
gopher and last Of all brings us out a
viper with poisonous fangs.
That is the way his disease generally
ends. the victim sees snakes.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-24

The Jackson Republic is of the opin-
ion that St. Paul and Minneapolis had
better remain in the background in re-
gard to the Governor. 1t says st. Paul
has the United States Senatorship, while
Minneapolis has high-blooded member
of Congress.