The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-06-03

RocHEsrER, May ~, 1873.

Record.
R~ocHEsrKR, May %, 1875.
.DEAR SIR: Old Democratic resuscita-
tionists are fond Of asking advocates OF
the Anti-M onopoly party: .Mnap ooes
Monopoly mean = affecting % sneer
1t the name. Now, it IS true That this IS
not ! Websterian word, nor are the deb
nitions Of it's primitives, given BY that'aa-
thority, hardly adequate to convey
full significance which custom has At
tached to the term. But, for all that, II
lis sanctioned by long usage, and IS not
only very expressive, but eninently suit
able for the appellation Of . political
party advocating the promotion 81
the general interests Of the
masses Of the people. TO De
entitled to its use q party must oppose
every description Of class legislation.
This includes railroad subsidies, banking
privileges, protection to insurance com-
panies, transportation companies, manu-
facturers, &C.; indeed, there is no political
evil complained Of in this country towards
which the true Anti onopolist must not
stand most infexibly opposed. And
whv? Because these all involve govern
mental support Of monopolies by neces-
sity. -,-
Surely, then, this title is sufficiently
comprehensive for the name Of 9 POLITICAL
party. Nor does it involve any such sig
MITIGATION as arraying the poor against
the rich, but only that the government
shall be SO conducted to promote
alike the interests Of all classes,
without discrimination in favor OF or
against my. It means all that Demo.
craft or Republican" means, and Z
great deal more besides; and there is nc
reason why We should be ashamed Of OF
induced to discard it. Again. it has nc
record calculated to disgrace it and create
preiudices, and is, therefore, infinitely
better than that Of Democrat" which
has been borne, and is now claimed by
many Of the most Objectionable aristo
cratic preteuders that can be found IN IN
country. l have been q Democrat
ana don't want to say anything
d~erogatory to that old party, bnt if q re
yival Of the organization, under its OLE
leadership, is insisted upon, ! should b
compelled to vote and work against it.
MI. Louis E. Fisher, whom the lead
ing Democrats are advocating for tn
Governorship, is . clever gentleman, bu
everybody that knows him believes tina
, he has always done and probably q
ways will do just as St. Paul desires. an
that he is, therefore, wholly unfit for tn
!, position at this time. We want now
!, bold, firm man, who will do what
| right though the heavens fall, and we ca
i find a number Of such in the ranks OF tn
/ Anti-M cnopolists. 1.-THE Democrats non
/ mate Fisher, let them vote for him, 81
: let us Anti Monopolists vote for q ow
candidates. There is no more sense
. our Joining with and helping Democra
= than there would be in u hoping K
publicans. They are both our opponen
!, and the one as much SO as the other. Y
= have . State Committee composed
Messrs. D. S. B. Mollison, }. F. Lew
c. D. Sherwood, and F. Baasen. |
~ them call ut once for . conventl
to meet as early as July IL
=. at Owatonna, and put
State ticket in the field, and let us reft
Il longer to be coquetted with by this
"a Democratic dry-bones, who only wants
~ use us to accomplish its v purposes.
A. This is what We should have done
- first, but we have been too anxious to '
Ve victories, and have, therefore, mainly
pended our efforts in helping pretend
+. friends who have invariably sold us .
D. Let us have no more coalitions with .
body. Yours truly