The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-16

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4 CHAPTER or POLITICAL HISTO-
A correspondent of the Hastings New
Era, who signs himself 'Bur Oak,
quotes our statement that we '.tried to
lead the people into paths Of retrench-
ment and reform and they would not;
and says that 1--WE tried to lead them in
to the Democratic party"
We might reply by asking why ''Burr
Oak" and the rest OF his party, tried to
lead, and did lead, the Anti -Monopolists |
of Dakota county into the Republican
party? Why an organization which was
commenced for the purpose of redress
ing the NAL administrations Of the Re-
publican party. state and national,
should pass. as the Peoples Party Of Da-
kota county did last fall into the hands
OF John Kennedy and The other Office
holders and leaders Of the Republican
party? We don't know who may be
concealed behind the. foliage of "Burr
Oak" bulwhoever he is we will bet
sixpence he helped to transform the
Peoples Anti Monopoly Party OF 1873 in
to the Republican Monopoly Party Of
1878.
Now let us look back moment. In
1878 there was organized at Owatonna
a State Anti Monopoly or Reform Party,
which nominated Ar, Barton for Cover
nor, Ebenezer Ayrcs for Lieutenant Gov
ernor, &c. 1t was agreed thereat that
Anti-Monopoly parties should be formed
in every county to sustain the State Or
ganization; and accordingly one was
SO formedi in Dakota county, The Dem
ocratic-Liberal-Republican !party, COM
posed OF the old Democracy and the
Greeley Republicans Of 1872, met in
State convention at st. Paul in 1873, and
adopted the candidates and platform OF
the Owatonna convention, and advised
that there should be a union Of their re-
spective forces IN every county, at the
tallot box. In accordance with this SEN
timent we labOred to have the Anti-MO-
nopoly county convention and the DEM
ocratic-Liberal. county convention of DA-
kota county meeton the same day and
agree upon joint ticket in other words
to carry out in that county the same pro-
gramme inaugurated in the State. Here
we met with many difficulties. Some
of the Anti-Monopoly leaders were so
sanguine Of success, Of sweeping the
county, that they wanted no alliance
with the Democracy or any one else !;
others were urged by the Republicans to
go it alone and they would coalesce with
them. On the other hand the Demo
Gratis had majority in the county, they
had the offices, good fat ones; tley had
nothing to gain by union with the An
ii -Monopolists. We did our best to
drag these unwilling parties into we'd
Jock bu. each pulled back and the re-
suit was that the conventions were held
on different days, no union was effected,
and two tickets were put in The field.
We had been nominated by the Anti
Monopoly party TOR State Senator, and
two days afterwards, without any solici-
tation on our part, without even being
/ present, we were also nominated by the
Democratic-Liberal convention, The
ame year Hon. John s. Pillsbury was
Nominated for State Senator by both the
Republicans and Democrats. This wear
Hon. JAS. Smith, jr., Of st. Paul, vas
Rrored in the same way No man ex-
pested either of these gentlemen e
take The stump and denounce either
q the political parties that were
n0nOnng shem with their votes; al
thoAgh lhese parties were, and are. di
Amsrically opposed to each other. II
ous eAso we were nominated By two polit
zeal parties that were acting together ID
- aAaA supporting the same state
ookee 0h - same platform Of princi
- an4 nevertheless we were tolc
that we - attack and denounce ont
paEfy ~ 50 other, one member or thf
allnoseor - other, or We would h
fal0e = bCeA- The knavish Republicar
l0oooO q - county went to the Demo
crutts EW nd said: You mas
/ hake denounce the Anti
MoAe1e trkse il he does, you can Al
. be eIscosd- A. then they went q Is.
Anti 11encpd1s0Nnd said: .Donnell,
has grooe in4ssa0e In the county: If +,
. win a1onek ~ Democracy Won viii II
win beyond . 1ona4 Make him do !, ,
In this ~ lAet ped to create such
dissenA1 oAttnok own ticket NIGH
win. A
! 4. And -, lse.s We have remained
! faithful A1to - e1se and ilI-treal-
] ment. to t. a. frmed in 1873 be
tween the o1nnonts of the On
} position, .Oos = the bosom 5
! the Kepubhon 1bukes d, 10,
trying to leal 0D An xlnn nopolists int
} the Democrats - I'm under the