The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-25

cord more parti-colOr6d than was Jo-
seph's coat, Segrave strips tor the race.
We are not surprised at this report.
We pretty much expected it. It is in
keeping with Seerave's past history. He
has an itch for office more intense, deep
seated, and lively than that which some
times invades a country shOol. when
that pleasant visitor the 4carus ScGbiei
plants itself in the palms of the hapless
urchins. He has been candidate tor
Office in Dakota county ever since its
first settlement by white men. But the
county not affording him field enough,
he some years since. moved up to
Stearns county, opened land Office and
ran for di t'ict judge and was defeated
in the Democratic convention. Forth
with he turned around and opposed his
competitor at the polls and elected the
Republican candidate Judge McKelvy.
Stearns county having no more field. to
conquer he moved back into Dakota
county, and soon after he ran tor district
Judge there and was defeated in the
Democratic convention BY Hon. w. w.
Phelps of Red Wing. Forthwith, true
to his instincts, he turned around again
and entered into acOmbination with John
Kennedy, whereby the Democratic coun
ty OF Dakota cast its vote for Judge
Crosby, the Republican candidate, and
elected him; notw rhstanding the tact
that the Republican vote OF the District
was divided by the candidacy OF Hon.
Chas. Mcclure of Red Wing. Poor
Phelps, defeated by treachery in his
own party, among those who should
have been his friends, never recovered
from the blow he had received but sank
rapidly into the grave. He literally died
! of a broken heart, under wounds inflicted
| by Segrave Smith.
But Segrave's Unsuitable appetite was
not yet appeased. One year ago he
cropped up as candidate for Congress.
Our name had been mentioned. but we
at once stepped aside and permitted Sc
grave to take the delegation. He vert
to Shakopee. and. unable to be nominated
himself, he played 1.-The dog in the man
GER and prevented as far us was in his
power the nomination OF any one else.
| In the midst OF the contest he made
the most positive pledges to the Rice
county delegation that il they would
give him q complimentary vote on the
next ballot he would withdraw. They
did so, when to their surprise they found
he had made a similar arrangement with
other counties which ran his v,te co.,
siderably ahead! And he then refused
to withdraw but hung On regularly until
| Mr.. Cox was nominated. Our enly won
der is that he d d not run against him 1t
the polls.
| This summer ne was again candi
date and desired Dakota county to pre-
sent his name for governor!
We hold little office, that Of Senator.
worth $500 per year; financially OF no
value. and important only tor the oppor.
tunity it gives to effect those Legislative
reforms for VIII cl we have persistently
striven. Sexrave cast his eve on this
"poOr mans one eve Iamh." He was
holding place worth 3lzUU per year.
He threw it aside and entered the lists
against US. Mutual friends went to him
and urged that he run tor the House
that it was equally remunerative and
for the same term. because the Senator
elected this year holds bur for one year
No! he would have the Scnatorship ol
nothing. Th, they proposed that he
take the county sttorneyship that i
was worth in the two years of its tern
OF service 324OU ;-{2lD more than th.
sentoTsnip. NJ! he would have the sen
atorship .r nothing. That little 500
office mad be .otDe 70 him bigger thar
the whole world.
He went out TO the Peoples conven
ton he a lifelong Democrat .-undel
the pretence that he went there to pre-
rent them from nominating himu Blu
they nominated Ircuus Perkins Thcr
followed the Drmocratic-Repub.ica
convention and hs was defeated Now
he proposes to enter the field a. a boil,
ing naiidate.
The question viii naturally arise. wha
powerful motive could actuste Mr.. Smith
TO take this course for it Is evident tha
whether he is elected or defeated in th,
pending contest hr is committing politi
cal hari kari 50 far as State politics ar,
tconcerned-
4 And here we have The key note Mr.
Smith is and has been for years past H.
regular saIarisd attorney of the lAilDdu
lee and st. Paul r1ils01d company
That accounts for the milk in the cocoa
nut
We have been struggling. for years
for such fair and rescnab:e lee isIatiol
as would protect the farmers and Civ,
them cheap transportation on their pro
ductions without doing injustice 10 th.
roads. We have incurred the bitter hos
tility of these corporations. We havt
tried to ..break the jaws ef the spoiler
and take the prey from between
their teeth They have doomed us 4
destruction. and S-gravc has been com
mis-ioned TO do th-ir work. Defend
est Char1tago:-Dornsllv must be DE-
stroyed-
Il And see how cunninglY the plan i,
contrived. Mr.. Perkins was put fsr
ward by the Peoples convention as tilei
candidate for Senator Who i Mr. Per
kinss He j. the Gyent of ~ Mime rpoli