The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-19
The Anti-Mcnopolist.-

such august presence Suppose my Anti
Monopoly labors do date back to 1854; sup
pose have led the party to partial success
in this county against = Republican majori-
ty of 1900; suppose that I have neither
sought nor obtained reward; what Of it?
What right have to make myself heard in
behalf Of a movement to which my whole
life has been devoted? What if l have
grown gray headed in the service. My
presumption is audacious and appalling and
the entire coterie of ordained oracles join |
in abusing me, like chorus Of fish women!
Hall, who obeys the apostolic injunction
and sstries all things" and who Is verita-
BILE old Democrat Of three months standing,
leads the pack, and the others follow, bark
ing, yelling and whining at me. Even the
| Northwestern Chronicle, tie editor OF which,
for decency's sake, ought to have refralned
from prosecuting one who has always be-
| fr1ended his sheet and endeavored to sus-
| tain him, brings up the rear and taunts me
with ingratituie to somebody down here IN
Olmsted county.
| Now, gentlemen, when you get done
abusing me and can spare the time, I want
you to tell me briefly of what wrong or i'm
prudence l have been guilty? With what
|
fault? I have only expressed my political
opinion. Have injured nobody, stood in no
body's way, asked no favors May not do
what my conscience approves, without ellie
iting these showers of abuse? Candidly,
my friends, have you not shown yourselves
to be cowardly libellers and shallow minded
knaves? Is not your conduct undignifed
and ungentlemanly? Is it not weak, puer-
lie, contemplate? Does it not injure you
far more than it does me? l suppose that
the source of it is certain parties here
whose ambitious schemes would not sane
ton and promote They have sworn to
kill me off, but l assure you that sit is the
other fellow they are murdering,' and they
| already perceive their mistake and, there
fore, have they gone abroad for aid. I may
: be in error in advocating Independent action
for the Anti Monopoly party, and If you
7 know that | am, why don't you point out
my error; you all know me, and will hardly
accuse me of obstlnacy or selfshness, and
9 you all know that abuse is not argument
' but the weapon that fools use when attempts
e are made to reason with them. Tell mt
t plainly and fairly wherein l am in error
: and if l cannot show you that the mistake
e is yours and not mine, l will come ove1
a and labor with yon sincerely and earnestly
e 1t is by no means pleasant thing for m'
n to be opposed to those of you whom have
f heretofore numbered amongst my persona
= friends, and for me now to read your abu
: sive paragraphs would be exquisitely pain
Y full did | not reflect that you are slight,
# demented by the excitement consequent upol
e political life.
It You wrong me in attributing my conduct
| Il Al Ny n
l. to the St. Paul convention arises simpl
l. from the fact that it is in no sense an Anti
'e MONOPOLY convention, but is to be held un
/ der the auspices of political speculator'
T. who will either run it in their own interest
E. or refuse to abide by its action. Moreove
r the masses of the people will not supper
W any ticket, it may put in the field, for ii
simple reason that those who control it al
to obnoxious to them. Why then, should it
ed held? If the people will not sustain its a
ne ton. is it not in vain for it to act? WI
is waste our time and strength in attemptir
I'd what experience teaches us is impossible
ls, It is certainly not wisdom to do So und
b, the circumstances ii seemed to me actual
II wrong to hold Democratic convention tn
ss- year, and | could not approve OF wha
'et believe to be wrong.
49, Inc fauit OF producing TuPtuIo III
~ ranks of the opposition in this State res
-. not with me and those acting with me, 3
~. with those who determined to strangle I
a ass Anti Monopoly party and its principles
1o' calling that Democratic convention. Th'
-. ~, are the St. Paul ring, and its satellites
~ the country towns. They are the men v
have done the mischief, and who will,
!, good time. have to incur the blame.
s,r Ant-Monopoly party is q live party and
sy soon be successful if it shuns all ALLAN
go with other organizations. Its object IS
49, merely to beat the Republican party, bu
~ reform the government, and now,
'ne friends and brother editors, let US g
" work in its behalf and help it on to
-. cess This is far better worth our Ell
WV than to attempt to infuse new life into
em carcass of the dead Democracy.
Al. Yours truly,
and H. Fl. YoUS'