The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

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condemnation any man who had the hardihood
to present his name before It, who was q party
to That monstrous conspiracy Of turpitppde p and
dishonor.
/ we, thank Joseph for this admirable
frankness. He is right. =, The ticket IS.
a Ramsey triumph land one Of the issues
to re decided thisfal1 is whether the peo-
pie will endorse the Ramsey Ring at the.
ballot box, and declare that Armstrong,
Hubbard, Barto, Huntington and all the
rest who helped to burst that nefarious
conglomeration of plunderers last win
ter were engaged in "a monstrous con-
spiracy Of turpitade and dishenor,"" 10.
has made the issue plain, he has drawn
the line Of demarcation and he must abide
the result. If the people do endorse a,
ticket so selected, we can only draw the
drapery of the grave over the gallant fell
lows who made so bold. a fight against
the Ring last winter. 3ee, n.r
Mr.. Pillsbury, the nominee for COVER
nor, is a man of excellent private char
acter. good business man, of sound
practical understanding, and pleasant
and agreeable manners. II these con-
stituted the sole qualities necessary ior a
governor, Mr.. Pillsbury would FIJI the
bill. But unfortunately for him, other
things are required. The governor of a
great state should be a man Of culture, a
man OF education, a man of broad and
liberal views; he should be, in short, a
a scholar and a statesman. Our present
governor possesses all these qualities in
an eminent degree MR., Pillsbury pos.
sesses not one Of them. He is most
bitter and intolerant partisan He
thinks the, first chapter Of Genesis
should read:' '"In the beginning the
Republican party created the heavens
and the earth Although elected last
fall bymen of all parties, without oppo7
sition and although he had time and
time again received Democratic votes
when he ran for office, his political in
I to1efance was SO great that even when
his own party was disrupted and broken
into fra gments, he could not be induced
70 east a single vote, for hon. ,Wm.
Lochrep, an honorable and pure man, a
resident Of bis own town and one who
! had, placed himself squarely upon an
nnexceptipnable platform. Mr.. Loch-
ren's,i election would have hOnored apd
benefited :, Minneapolis ;---wouldi have
been. worth hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars to it in the protection OF
all nits great interests ;--Alajori Camp,
a straight Republican, elected against
Democratic opposition, galiantly led
the, way and beckened Mr.. Pillsbury
to follow-but he would not. His poll
ties were to him a religion may a 'su-
perstition may sl1ore-a fetishism =
1 and he could not commit the unpardona-
bic sin of voting for man who had
helped him to his own place. We do
not tmention this in any revengeful spirit,
but to point out a striking defect in Mr..
tPillsbury's mental constitution.
! The agricultural population of the
state will largely vote to- Mr.. Buell. this
|fall. Mr.. Pillsbury has no claim upon
the, sympathles of the farmers; he is a
merchant and miller; while Mr.. Buell.
lis himself farmer. The i'civic influ.
| ences" have too long ruled the state
Gov. Sibley was an Indian trader. Gov.
Ramsey was a professional politician,
Gov. Marshall, an editor and banker
while Cows Miller, Austin and Davis
were all lawyers. 1t is time that the
great body of food-producers, on whose
industry rests the prosperity and great.
ness OF the state, should be represented
lin the gubernatoriaI chair Of the state by
one of theiv own, number. Wisconsin
elected a farmer to, the governorshiF
two years ago. Gov, Taylor, and his ,ad
ministraion will compare ftavorably
with that OF any who preceded him.
We cannot but regard the nomination
of Mr.. Pillsbury rs the weakest the Re
publican party could have made HI
will mot command one half the supper
that either Austin or Stewart would have
received. Austin has the confidence o
the agricultusal' classes in an eminen
degree, while Stewart is'enthusiasticall,
= beloved wherever known Moreover
the question OF excessive taxation vii
, enter largely into the coming canvass
and Mr.. Fllsbury. as head of the Senat,
committee for years past, viii justly b,
held responsible for much of the reckles
extravagance which has characterize,
the, Legislation ofhis party
We have not time now to refer to In,
rest Of the ticket; some of them are mel
of fair character while others are utterly
unit for the places for which they ar,
named. 1t seems to us that the ticke
/ with Buell. at its, head will sweep tn,
! state in November next if even moderat.
effort is made. ..,s,