The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-18
ONE CAUSE OF OUR DEFEAT/.


The following letters, just received,
explain in part the cause of the defeat OF
the Opposition in Minnesota in the late
canvass:
BoxDrN, MuRRAY COUNTY, MINI, /
Nov. s, 1916. :
Editor 4nt-Monopolist;
DEAR S1R This town gave Mr.. Buell. its en-
tire vote, except two for J. s. Pillsbury. The
county has gone republican, and for the SIM
pie reason that the Anti -MoDopolists had no
organization. The Scandinavians would have
voted for Mr.. Buell. but there were no tickets;
the Opposition ticket In our town we could
obtain no other, but made ticket out of your
paper This whole frontier could be made
Anti -MonOpOlist by little trouble. There was
not speech made in this county by our side..
The republicans were thick. Austin was all
over the county. See that we have help next
year. Yours as ever,
VIZ. M. DAVIS.
The Democratic Republican State
Central Committee were q good deal to
blame. We have no doubt they did the
best they could according to their lights,
but their lights were dark ones. The
was the only paper
in the state of state wide circulation that
was supporting Messrs. Buell., Bierman,
Rahilly and Emmett and making per-
sistent war on the Republican party But
because we would not disown and de-
nounce the Owatonna nominee the COM
to our paper; they even refused to give
Us their job work but took it to a gentle
man who publishes no paper and who
has no influence save that which proper
" attaches to any worthy private citizen.
They did Lot even invite us to speak for
the cause.
We proposed to furnish copies Of our
paper to them at the actual cost Of the
paper, press-work and postage. This
would leave US nothing for additional edi-
torial labor. additional composition and
wear-and-tear of type in printing such
mammoth editions. But even this fair
offer was declined. We are not mistaken
we think. in saying that ten or twenty
thousand copies OF the ANrI-MoNoPoLIsT
sent out tor two or three months, to all
parts Of the state, especially to the FROM
tier counties, would have worked great
change in the result, and would certain.
" have elected Mr.. Scheffer. The fore
going letter shows how our paper al
ready penetrates to the most remote
parts OF the state, where no other oppo.
sition paper can be found. We take the
liberty OF publishing the following letter
froma well-known citizen Of Renville
county, received in the midst of the can
vass. 1t speaks for itself:
OrYlcR or RRarsrsR OF DEEDS. ],
pRwvrYv Me- Co-A 90 scy~s
Ed Ansi-k konopo,iet:
DKAR SIN: In answer to . question from the
| -ecresAry Of the Democratic Republican State
Central Committee, have written him thai
| in my opinion it was useless to send campairu
documents of the usual kind here. as no on
could Be induced to read them: while our pa-
| pers particularly the AxTl-MoSePoIlsr wers
| eagerly taken and Bead. therefore asked thai
newspapers, even if not of . late date. be sul,.
stftuted. I have taken the liberty Of askinQ
| you to use your influence with the committee
on this subject Holding public meetings here
| is useless. but with Anti-Monopolv papers ve
can reach republicans that can be reached IN
no other way. Our prospects for large Anti
Monopoly vote were ne.er 50 good as this fll
Yours At command,
VIZ n. McGowAs,
The committee fell into the error oil
regarding the Owatonna ticket as a hor-
| rible bug-bear. more to be dreaded than
the Republican party and when men
wrote them for the Anti Monopoly ticket
they sent them the straight Democratic
Republican ticket headed ..Anti-Monop-
ly.= The result was that the people
voted the Republican ticket. Counties
which two years ago were carried Anti
Monopoly were swept away in reviv-
ing current of fRepublicanism.
For our own part while we propose to
stand firmly BY our principles, and ID