The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-23
that he wrote to Mr. Blaine. He says:

addressed . personal and confidential note to T
the Hon. James G. Blaine of Maine, and on the
day on which it was written deposited it in the
postotfice in this city. To that letter, some
what to my surprise, never received word OF |
reply from Mr.. Blaine, and his silence is ex |
planned by the fact that the letter was stolen |
from the mails or in some other way surrepti~ |
tiously seized by the Democratic editor in |
Maine, who has paraded his own shame in pub |
fishing it.
Then Foster tries to pettifog the case.
He says:
But my letter did not state, and it is not true
that this order s'exists within the Republican
party" or is it in any way or to any extent
controlled by Republican politicians. 1t It
composed, as | understand it, OF both Repub-
icans and Democrats.
This is ingenious, but it will be OBJ
served that the letter as originally pub
lished did not contain the words quoted
BY him as in it! And this seems to be
the only exception taxed by him to the
correctness Of the letter. In fact he
boldly says:
The published letter advises Mr.. Blaine to
become member of this order. Suppose
had done so III my letter, achat of ite
This reminds one OF Boss Tweed's ia
NOUS question, to the outraged people OF
New York City:
"Well, what are you going to do about
i,an
But while Foster admits the writing ot
the letter he says:
| The confidential letter written by me to Mr.
| Blaine did indirectly refer to the existence OF
an order Of this description. not from any act
| ual personal knowledge, but upon the strength
| of common rumor ana OF certain information
| impaired to me, the confidential nature OF
which felt under obligations to respect.
In other words while admitting the
| existence of the secret society he denies
that he is me mber of it; and yet in his
| letter to Mr.. Blame he says:
| my obligations do not permit me to
say more" What obligations? Ger
tainly his oath of fidelity to the society
What else could be expressed BY that
word obligations.
Let us see then what is proved by Eos
tcr's letters:
/. The existence of an Anti-Catholic
society or know nothing organization
based onthe prescription OF q portion o.
the people Of the country.
III. That it will have great influence
in the next Republican National Con.
vention, and already has "a good deal o.
strength in congress-
| Ill. The strong probability tina
Grant is member Of that society. This
rests not only upon Fosters letter, bu
also upon . further statement to Q re
porter:
Il By invitation Gen. Grant was present at tn
New Jeesey State Fair, held at Waverly, ant
was then the guest OF Hon. Amos Clark. Presi
dent Of the State Agricultural Society. n
rode about the grounds with Mr. Clark cOnsld
erably. and was informed that he continual
conversed on kthe subject Of sectarian legls' =
ton, expressing himself with considerabi
, warmth in opposition to public grants OF a
kinds to sectarian institutions. And 1t wa
only a little later that the President deliveries
, his strong anti -sectarian speech before the Ar
nv OF the tennessee at Des Monfs. | wa
fully persuaded then that the views had bel
were well grounded, and one day early IN NO
vember | sat down in my business office an
= rapidly penned the letter to Mr.. Blaine.
! And this is still further confirmed b
!, Grants recent message wherein he wen
I out OF his way to rouse up the religion
: bigotries OF six-sevenths Of the people 4
this great nation against one-seventt
: And why does Grant pursue this course
: Not from religious zeal but because, a
Foster puts it, he relies upon the ordt
ITO promote has aims" What aims ccul
an honorable man have who was neal
ing the close OF his official career, whic
: could be subseryed by revival Of IL
old know-Nothing dead-and done-io
!. intoleranceP None. But il he propose
to remain in the White House then "
! can see how bold. bad. able ma
r would use any secret and discreditabl
:, means to distract and divide the peop
. and thus divert attention from his ow
: villainous schemes.
The whole question resolves itsc
right down into this
u Which has this country and its liberti'
most to fear-tho efforts OF q few zealo
to subordinate secular education to tt
cause Of religion or the attempts Of Il
4 ablest military leader and most adrc
!: politician this country has ever pr
= duced. to hold perpetual possession
! power7
! The Republican party arose out Of
; combination of three distinct elements
q the Anti-Slavery sentiment, the Kno
NOIalUX OE06B 0AA4 AAA0 VAAA w uAk R0Bk
|. For time the two last named were 81
( ordinated to the first; but - soon . 81
= very was destroyed the party began
resolve itself back into its other Ell
: ments and hence the Whigplc u b
: for years retained the abomlnable Hi
n Protective Tariff on our statute boo
. despite the protests Of the West; u
: now, IN the congenial soil Of New j
!. sey, the old Know Nothing party reviv
! in the United American Mechanics
with Grant At their head If not q
sworn member, At least with all
d moral countenance and political inf
ID ence be can bring them
I'll We do mot believe any such pestiit
ut ous intolerance can ever prosper on :
+ soil Of America. Il was wiped ont
B. existence in 1856, and il leaders, Ii
le Jim Baker, Window, ETC., driven II