The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-18
The -Anti-MonoPo1iSt.

that hundreds Of Republicans will vote for Mr..
Rahilly. simply because they think lie is the
victim Of unjust persecution. In fact, Messrs.
Editors, the course OF McMasters is absolutely
shameful. For the first time since the State
was organized, Wabasha county has been hon
ored with nomination for a State Office. For
twenty years the Republican party has persist
entity ignored its existence, while all the coun
lies around us have had their claims recog-
nized. And when Mr.. Rahilly was placed IN
nomination, without having asked tor It, even
his opponents felt pleased that at last old Wa
basha mad been considered worthy OF the nigh
ionor OF place on the Slate ticket.
know that Mr., McAlasters is publishing a
party organ, and that he has to stand by the
party however repulsive to his own feelings,
and that the people would not have complained
if he had given Mr.. Whitcomb a fair and prop
er support. But instead or that he has from
the start, abused and slandered Mr. Rahlliy IN
the most vicious manner--ten times worse than
any paper in the State. He has, as with
sweep-net gathered up every dirty lie and IN
suit. in all the papers Of the State, and dlshed
them up in the columns Of the Leader. The
proverb is that sit is foul bird that dirties its
own nest,'' and Mac seems to have re]olced IN
covering Wabasha's candidate with filth.
While Mac depends for his living upon the
support Of farmers. he has Joined in with those
who call them clod-hoppers. An lrlshman
himself, he has exultingly repeated all kinds
OF vile abuse OF his own race. A citizen OF Wa
basha county, he seems to be determined to
SO degrade her in the esteem OF the rest OF the
State, as to prevent the possibility OF any party
ever selecting one or our citizens tor ONCE
again. | tell YOU Messrs. Editors, Mac has
done himself a hundred times more harm by
these attacks than he has Mr.. Rahilly. There
was only one point made against Mr.. Rahllly.
which seemed to have any force. 1t is conce-
ded even by his enemies, that he is honest, en-
ergetic, industrious, and successful; but 1t has
been claimed by Mac and others that he was
not tit for the Office of State Auditor because he
did not possess clerical education. To solve
this poillt L drove over to Mr.. Rahilly's house
found himln the midst of his immense farm Of
200 acres Of the richest land in Minnesota ,en-
gagged with the last Of the work necessary to
the gathering of crop of $4,000 bushels OF
wheat
| Mr.. Rahilly invited me into his ample and
hospitable house, and upon my frankly telling
him what wanted, he produced the books in
which he kept the accounts of his farming op
erations When say that for a number OF year.
past his cash OUTLAWS have been over ga 900
Der year, and that this year in two months NJ
paid out 50 900, and has employed hundreds
OF workmen, you may form some conceptlol
of the magnitude of his business. found hi
accounts kept with as much care and accuracy
as the accounts Of any merchant in the State
lQcy WCEc III lis OWu 1AaAu AIAA1S
beautifully written. If the books of the Stat
Auditors Office had been kept half as well Nc
Ilrath would not have got away with SiOO,OO
of the peoples money.
On nv way homs Imet printer who form
erly worked in the Leader Office, who told nj
that he had very often set up articles writer
b. Mr. Rahilly and also articles written by tn
leading men Of Wabasha county, and that il
rhetoric. grammar, spelling and penmanshlp
Mr.. Rahifly's writings would compare favora
bly, with those of any man in the county AM
vet this man is represented by McMasters as al
ignoramus, clod-hopper, a wild lrishman,
sort of steamboat roustabout. It IS all wron
and unfair, and the people OF Wabasha count,
will give Mr.. Rahilly such vote as will teacl
Mac. and his hackers that they will make moth
ing by trying to degrade Wabasha county i
the person OF one OF her most prominent citl
!. zens. And know from conversations wilt
my fellow citizens of Lake City that large mum
hers Of Republicans teel as do, and will vo'
for Mr.. Rahilly. A REPUBLICAN.