The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-17
ST. PAUL. MINNESOTA. THURSDAY JUNE II, 1875
Important News--A Political Break
Up i'm Olmsted County.
ROCHESTER. Olmsted county,
June II, 1875.


Editor Anti -Monopolist:
Our ti-Monopoly county committee
held meeting this afternoon to conslder
the propriety of sending a delegation to
represent the party Of this county IN the
Democratic Liberal convention, called to
meet in St. Paul, July 7th.
Your correspondent offered preamble
and resolution declaring that in our opln-
ion the proposed convention wonld not
sympathize with the sentiments and aims
of the Anti Monopoly party, and that 1t
would, therefore, be inexpedient to send
delegates thither to represent US.
Mr.. 0. Il. Page offered. as substitute,
brief resolution simply declining to
send delegates to that convention. which
was accepted by the mover of the orig
inal proposition.
A lengthy and somewhat excited dis
cussion ensued, upon the conclusion OF
which the resolution was adopted by
vote of six yeas to two nays.
The chairman of the committee, Mr..
VIM. Brown, then stated that while he
was heartily in sympathy with the Anti
Monopoly movement and hoped it might
achieve success, he was politically lib
eral Republican and : member of the
committee which had called the st. Paul
convention. lie had, besides, signed that
call and felt bound to abide by it, and as
he could not consistently continue his
membership of this committee. he accord
ingly rendered his resignation. Before
resuming his seat he reiterated his con-
viction that the only salvation for the
Anti-Monopolists laid in their uniting
with the Democrats and Liberals, and re.
GREETED deeply that the committee would
not agree to such coalition.
Mr. Page was sorry to have Mr.. Brown
withdraw from the Autobiography party.
but he could not agree with him that
any continued alliance Of the latter with
TIE Democratic party would be advan
tage cus to the An i Monop ,lists,espec.ally
when they could only occupy subordi
nate position and must follow the ole
Democratic leaders.
| Several others expressed their regre
at parting with Mr.. Brown, and your cor
respondent essayed to console them ant
himself by remarking that he hoped ant
believed the separation would be onl,
temporary, inasmuch as he was conf
dent that the experiment of fresuscitatinl
the Democratic party would prove to-
disastrous to be persisted in beyond
single campaign.
! The resolution was accepted, and MI
O. II. Page was nominated to fill the va
cancy. The following resolution wa
then passed unanimously:
RESOLVED, That this committee requests it
chairman to correspond with the Anti -Monop
olists in other counties, with . view to procur
ing the calling OF a State Anti Monopoly con
vention at the earliest practicable day.
On motion the meeting then adjourned
The full committee consists of twenty
two members, and it is fair to presum
that the non.attendance of fourteen Q
them was due mainly to their repugnanc
to have anything further to do with tn
lso-called ''old Democrats" Nine O
those who were absent are known t
have expressed themselves, some week
ago, in favor Of independent action OF
the part of the Anti-Monopoly party
The facts are that the experiences of tn
last year have disguised the people o
this vicinity with "Old Democracy NOR
than ever. The Democrats pushed u
aside in the district conventions of las
fall and nominated Waite. Cox and Will
lson, and had these gentlemen been elect
ed, Anti-Monopoly would still have beel
beaten as radly as we were by the cleo
ton of the Republican candidates. Whcr
we aided in electing Democrats and Lib
lerals to the Legislature, their votes ol
the Morse railroad bill, with
few honorable exceptions, shove,
that We had been used to defeat our
selves. l should like to have the Demo
cratic masses remain IN our camp, and be
lieve that must Of them will do SO, bu
sensible democrats certainly cannot hop
or expect that Anti-Monopolists will len
themselves to aid in elcvating to powe
the obnoxious Monopolists who contrc
that organization. To the Anti-Monor
olists there is no preference betweel
Monopolists. Mr.. Ramsey is just a
worthy in ,heir eyes as Mr.. Fisher. The
cannot consistently and heartily suppor
for office any one who is not an Ant
Monopolist and in full sympathy wit
their movement. Yours truly,
FL. 81, You've.