The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-06
ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA MONDAY, SEPT. g. 1875.

Democratic vote, the rank and file, the
American, German, Irish and French
farmers, labUrers and mechanics, are as
sincerely opposed to all schemes to beg
gar the poor and enrich the rich as Mr..
Young can possibly be. Now suppose
the Graz gers, and the ex-Republicans,
should unite their votes with the honest
veomanry, and elect Mr.. Buell. and the
rest OF the Opposition ticket, what would
be the result? The scheming, monopo.
ly-loving, Democratic politician, who
had looked to railroad companies and
capitalists to lift him into power, would
suddenly recognize the fact that they
were powerless to hurt or help him s.
that the true source of power was the
Anti. Monopoly sentiment in the breast
of the working classes, and he would"of
with the old love and on with the new"
at once and without a moments heslta-
ton.
On the other hand when the Monopo-
ly leaders the next year, approached the
Republican State Convention, the aspi-
rants for Office would say to them:
Gentlemen we want nothing to do with
you. Last year we identified ourselves
with your cause, and the result was we
got numerically whipped. We will
never get back to our soft places OF pow
er and plunder unless we can convince
the laboring masses that we have etern-
allv divorced ourselves from all cOnnec-
ton with you. So clear out"
Is not this truep Is it not better to
produce these results than, as MIR. Young
says, enter upon q hopeless. fruitless
campaign and poll - meagre minority
of the votes?"
Suppose the Anti-M Monopolists refuse al
coalition with the Opposition; and sup.
pose Mr., Pillsbary TO be elected Cover.
nor bv 5000 majority, and the Anti-Mo
nopolists poll, say. $500 votes; what
peal Of derisive laughter would rims
out over the whole State how the rail
read men would mock the $500 fools
who had emasculated themselves; WIN
had thrown their votes away and wer'
pledged to throw their votes away for
ever. Who fears gun that won't shoot
Who wants COW that will give no milk
And who desires to unite his fortune
with party that caunot win and has n
!, hope of ever winning?
II the Opposition, composed Of Demo
. Gratis and ex-Republicans had slapped U
in the face, and refused to endorse an
of our principles, even as the Demo
: cratic and Wing parties of old refuse
5 all coalition with the Anti-Slavery els
ment, then we would say hoist the bar
ner of seperate and independent actio
: as the Republicans did. But in tn
a State the Opposition have adopted
e platform in the main satisfactory, an
i, nominated a thorough Anti -Monopolis
granger and farmer for governor. Is
: not better 10 help elect him, and Legisl
y ture that will sustain him, than to 81
J. him 90 down in dishonored defeat viii
!. the Monopolists triumph? In short. VIII
would our enemAss prefer.-to see
y united or divided?
/ Now, Mr.. Young. may say you wa
@ to make Democrats OF us?" Not bit
:. it. Go ahead and form your sepers
party; appoint your committees, sele
- your ticket, take men from the Temps
r ance party and from the Opposition ps
q ty, and, il you please, nominate sol
n. new men; but, SO far as possible. un
all the votes that are in favor Of RefoI
L on the same men, and win some prac
o. cal results. some reformation, some
d. duction of expenditures and taxatio
% something TO improve the condition
the people, Remember the old fab
.e why sad the tree to the axe. :
US you always strike in the same place.
he How else can | bring you DOWN.
he piled the axe.
Mr.. Young would have rs scatter (
blows all over the trunk Of the trer.in
'et belief that such physical discipl
at would bring the tree 70 its senses,
make it ..step down and OUT Of its Q
= accord. Fancy fellow, with bag
- plunder, up in that tree, waiting
'r- brother Young to persuade it to tnm
en- after that fashion