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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-04

We say 70 the people 70 have nothing
to do with the St. Paul Pio1ser. II
they want Republican paper, Jet them
take the st. Paul PStss Or the Minneapo-
liz Tribune. II they want N Independ-
ent paper let them take the Minneapolis
Mail. If they want ~ Opposition paper
let them take the St. Paul Dispatch.
But il they desire TO bring into their
homes treacherous, secret, plausible enc
my, the hireling Of Bill King. and the
tool Of al the Rings, then and not till
then, let them subscribe for the Pioneer.
We are glad that al decent men are
kicking it on. 81 their houses and that
it IS rapidly becoming powerlcss even for
the dirty work for which it was purchAs'
ed. As aeon - that day comes il will p
for sale; and David will have to take hn
Apolionian locks and his camsleopard'al
legs to some other market. And beior'
the coming spring thaws the frozen beg
on the sidewalk, this vibratory sycoPhan
| win be put up, By the Ring, to the high
| est bidder.
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OFFICE SEEKING.
The St. Paul Pioneer says:


Mr.. Donnellys over,oeening passion TOR g.
Zee blinds his eyes to every moral sens161l'ty.
he is an o6ice-seeking n,onomaniac. he re-
igiously beIieves that every position IN the
sf3t of every party in the State is position to
Thich he himself is entitled, and every man
who is suggested or put forward as a candidate
therefor against himself he considers NOUS
ing interloper-a sneaking poacher, as it were,
upon this domain.
Let us look at this:
The Pioneer, is laboring to the best OF
its ability to return Alexander Ramsey
to the Senate. Alexander Ramsey has
been an office holder for thirty:foe gears.
First he held clerkship in the Pennsyl-
vania legislature; then a county office
then the position of Congressman from
Pennsylvania; then chairman OF the
Wing State Central Committee; then
Territorial Governor and Superintendent
of Indian Affairs Of the Territory Of Min
nesota then Mayor of the city OF St
Paul; then Governor Of the State OF Min
ncsota then for six years United States
Senator then for six years more Unitee
States Senator; and now he desires to g
back for six years more.
And the Pioneer, doing all it can t.
help his reelection, is opposed to US, De
cause zoe are an o0sce-seeker
Then the Pioneer has another pet
William Window, of Winona. This i
his record:
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+...a .,o,, the rxuysss. Bit Wewrre 6e-
fs.ted and defeated because tho Demo
Gratis did not regard rs Is Democrat
Since that time until this winter, dur
ING period Of nearly five years. We have
not been a candidate for any office, ex-
cent the legislative position we now hold.
In Is7fws supported Gov. Austin and
the rest of the Republican ticket.
In 1872 wsw<re rendered the Republi'
can nomination for Congress in the "a
District, but we declined it. and an
nounced our support Of Horace Greeley.
The same year We could, we think, have
had the nomination Of the Democrats and
1 Liberal Republicans of that District Tor
Congress, but we positively refused to let
our name go before the convention
I In 1873 we supported the People s
movement and the Owatonna ticket. We
could, we are inclined to believe, have re-
ceived nomination for any office on that
ticket, bit we again positively refused to
allow our name to be used.
In 1874 we could, we believe, II we mao
; entered into the canvass, have been nom
mated in the I'd District for Congress, by
. the Democrats and Liberals, but again
despite all suggestions to that end We re
, fused to let our name 60 before the con
vention.
6 On the 18th of January, 1875, we wer
chosen by vote of 30 out of As as tn
: candidate Of the Opposition party, in thu
LEGISLATURE, for United States Senator
We could have held that nomination t
this time; for large majority OF tn
n Legislative caucus is made up OF gu
: friends; but we cheerfully stepped aside
upon the first suggestion that some on
: else could draw D larger vote than ou'
). self.
uD;d this in Caesar seem ambitious
l. Ambition should be made OF sterner stuff"
J. Has Ramsey done this? Has Davis
IS Has Washburn!
q Our readers will pardon US for all tn
% detail of personal history. But they ca
see how determined our enemies are
TO hunt us to destruction; and that we Al
e. compelled to defend ourselfor suffer
public esteem. Last winter it was tt
: Press now it is the Pioneer. We su
IS yiyed the attacks Of the Press and we
not expect to fall under the attacks of tt
Pioneer. 1t is an honor for any man
be the object of Bill Kings venom di
titled through the hulk Of David Blakel
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Member of Congress from Minnesota.

The Pioneer supports Window but OBJ
iects to us, because ace are an office seek
err! We held the office Of Congressman
six years; Window held it twelve years;
and at the end of his present term as U.
S. Senator will have had eighteen years
Of continuous Office.
Bill King has either held the office Of
postmaster Of the House Of Representa-
tiycs, or has been candidate for that
place, for the past eighteen years. The
Pioneer sustains King, and denounces us
as an office seeker! as'e-
Now let us see how often we have
sought Office.
We were driven out Of Congress in
1868 by the most nefarious means. G.
G. Andrews, a penniless adventurer Of St.
Cloud, was paid $1,000 to run as third
candidate and divide the Republican vote.
He did so, with the distinct understand
ing that he was not to be elected, but
that his reward would be the money given
hin, and foreign mission. The bargain
States Minister to Stockholm.
The vote disclosed the fact that we had
recci, ed Il, 900 votes, while Andrews re-
ceived but 5000. We were, therefore,
thereby prove, to hare been the choice O
the Republicans Of the District.
The next year, 1869, the St. Paul Press
proposed that the breach in the
Republican ranks should be CLOSED
by our election as Governor
The movement was spontaneous upon tn
part Of the Press. 1t argued that "
had been defrauded Of our rights. mas
much rs we we're clearly the choice Of
majority of the party. Other Republi
can papers took the same ground. Tn
desire seemed to be universal; and "
we're induced to write = letter. in whic
ne said, that while we were not cand
date and had taken no steps to secure
nomination, nevertheless if the CONVEX
fiun saw fit to tender US the nominatio
Cor Governor, we would accept the sam
in the spirit Of harmony and reconcile,
zion. Bat Bill King and Window OF
posed our nomination and We were d
feated in the Convention.
In 1870 the question of High Tariff b
gan to loom up in our politics: the Sta
was suffering from hard times and sms
CROPS; and over 5000 Republicans, in .
p.rts of the District, called upon US
run a an Independent candidate {
Congress, on an anti-tarif reform pl'
form. We replied that we would do
II the Democrats would make no nomin
zion. This they agreed 10. and We I
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DONNELLY.S OUTLAWS.

most extraordinary proposition was made
by Mr. Donnelly in the Opposition caucus on
Wednesday night, as condition for his sup,
port of the caucus nominee. He said he would
vote for no man who was or had been proml-
nently connected with the railroads in this
State. and he mentioned by name in this con-
nection Gen. H. H. Sibley and Mr.. Edmund
Hce. In effect then, Mr.. Donnelly sets up a
DISTINGUISHING clause IS against certain class
OF the best citizens the State can boast, and
nroclaims that they shall never hold office in
the State with his consent-St Pow Pioneer,
Jan. %, 1875.
What we did say was, that during the
impending struggle between corporate
wealth and the people, We would not vote
to elect any man to the United States
Senate who believed that the corporations
are the masters Of the people. and that
he people have no rights save to serve
| and suffer. II this be treason, make the
most Of it.
The squabbles in Louisiana are merely
the broken waves Of the subsiding sterm'
The day Of peace and order is not far dis
tant. But greater question looms up be-
fore the people which will outline all the
unsettled passions Of the late war: the
question whether this shall remain
a Republic, or whether it shall dissolve
into moneyed aristocracy.
We referred. in the Senate. to the
mighty combination effected last year
between the railroads east Of Chicago
EXCEPT the Baltimore AMI Ohio Railroad
to substantially pool their earnings and
prevent all competition. All the produc
tons, property. industry and prosperit!
Of the people, east and west, would thu
be left at the mercy Of money ring
and . despotism established more per
nicious than anything known in the oil
world. The only resource Of the people
in that case. would be the Congress Of tn
United States. What would be said o
, the Reform and Anti-Monopoly party
, it elevates a man to the Senate who i
. that crisis would practically declare tn,
, the people have no rights that capitalist
are bound to respects It would consig
such political party to the depths Of ii
= finite and deserved contempt.
h There is . ring Of ward-politician'
!. here in St. Paul, who are with US and y
4 not Of US; who call themselves Dem
i. Gratis, and vet are the worst kind Of ari
n tocrats; who sheer at the efforts OF II
. people to protect themselves; and .s'
!. down every man who dares to be faithf
: to the people. In the State at large thu
; are powerless; bat they swarm IN q
Hobbies Of the ST. Paul hotels, and ou
>. and buzz in the ears Of thu Lezislatu
: until weak men think they hear in ths
II malignant whisperings the very e0r p
II vii Of tho State. And then there
d ambitious and INSCRIPTIONS fellows fte
,r other sections Who think they see IN
T. alliance With this local faction the pal
20 vay 70 future greatness and distinctis
4 and they are ready to join With II
= and 40 their dirty work.
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These men may just as well understand
at once and forever that St. Paul is not
Minnesota; that their tortuous and
tricky policies have no kinship with the
broad and liberal feelings Of the people !;
and that any party which espouses their
doctrines or puts them forward as their
representative men, will be buried under
mountains Of popular indignation and
| and disgust.
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TIVE LEGlsLATIvE WORK.

It is qoite mistake to suppose that
the Senatorial contest delays legislative
work. On the contrary it advances the
general work Of the session and if con-
tinued to the close, we venture the prcdic-
ton that the last night will find tho bu-
siness more nearly completed than it has
been At a similar period since the State
was organized.
The Legislature is required to meet u
Joint convention 1t II y. each day OF the
session, and take at least one ballot, un.
til there is IN election. This occupies
about three-quarters Of An hour. Here
tofore, when no Senatorial contest va
| pending, it has been the custom for each
House to sit until about one or half pas
one in the afternoon ane
then adjourn, leaving the res'
of the day for committee or other work
As the regular sessions are now interrupt
| ed daily at IL ~, the result is that after
| noon sessions are held regularly. by bott
branches, and after having assembled il
the afternoon they remain in session sever
al hours. and really devote from three t.
| four hours per day more than usual 7
legislative work. Committee work i
crowded into the evening or early morn
ing hours. There has thus "a
been but two Saturday adiournments AM
none Of the junketing sprecs to visit Stat
| institutions, which have heretofore coca
stoned much loss Of time. Il is possibl,
too that the Senatorial contest may max
less legislation, but that will Be no loss :
the State. Viewed from any economies
stand point you please. there is IN actus
saving Of money to the State BY the con
froYeraY.
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Btou8es
PERSONAL RxPLAxA11oa !.


Major Camp rose to personal explanation.
He said as it had always been his custom 70 DO
Justice to Others no matter how much tniuS-
.ioe wss done to him, and ~ he was reported
as having spoken of the Minneapolis Tribune
in the debate on the King resolution, Is .
the stock, and, Is by examination Of the hc6
since that statement was made, he had salts
fed himself that Col. King does not own dol
lar of the stock Of that paper and has lrte, II
any, interest in its financial suocess. There
fore, tn justice to himself and thu Tribans, he
wished to retract the statement alluded to.
coxMnTRK OF THE WHOLE.
On motion OF Col. Crooks the House resolved
itself in committee Of the whole, Mr.. Clarke in
the chair, and . long list Of general orders
was taken up.
RAILROAD MATTERS.
The bill extending the time for the payment
nf the taxes now due from the st. Paul and
Pacific, St. Paul 4 Sioux City and the Mime
apolis & st. Louis Railroads was taken up.
| Mr.. Delano stated the circumstances and
made an earnest appeal on behalf Of the roads.
Nh. Burohard opposed it for constitutions
reasons, and should oppose the extension OF
time for the payment Of taxes on the frontier
for similar reasons. While he sympathized with
them some other mode Of relief must be sug-
Mr.. Gilman supported the bill showing the
anxiety Of the people at an early day to induce
capital 10 come into the State promising any
exemption or relief they might want, and now
that they are in distress they ask this relief.
} Mr.. lrgens understood that if this bill
!. be obliged to borrow money.
Mr.. Benz, to meet this objection, offered an
amendment requiring the roads to pay per
cent. interest on their delinquent tax, which
, was adopted.
Nj. Bassett moved to amend BY extending
? like manner.
Mr.. Burchard hoped no such amendment
would be entertained; he wanted to see the
bill killed fairly.
property tax payers practically now have the
relief the railroad companies now ask.
J. Mr.. Camp proposed to see this bill defeeted
on its merits If st Ill, and 6 he didn't believe
in whipping the devil around the stump: he
Ahould vote against this amendment
!. Mr.. Gaslxill did not believe the member
were here to extend favors 70 anybody, and
M. Hopkins regarded this proposition in tn
Ili1ht Of proposition OF the railroads TO Dor
row money Of the State, while the State i no
9 lin condition to lend.
81 Mr.. Bassett's amendment Mas Lon.
Col Baxter favored the bill on the srount
that It will cot the State nothing 70 exteL<
= this favor, inasmuch q tho roads par the Sam
interest on their delinquent tax that the Stat
Twill ba required to pay, andA gave Othe
reasons why the bill should pass
NJ. Wheat opposed the bill, reading vel
y lconsidered arguments.
= N. Durant opposed the billas matter .
5. tprinciple.
Nj. Martin also opposed.
: NJ. Rutledge moved to indefinitely posi-
y Ipose, which was adopted, ayes s..
IAnoRRR's Bx1MPTIoH.
y Tho remainder Of the time Wa occupied
], considering the bul to repeal the laborsD' 81
= emption law.
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xn,s sfse+ Y.as
4 question otrenACfrv.

~ A QUESTION 0kHBRACEEv.
We stated the other speakiag tfpR
recollection, that Hon. !pnd Ries. -
wear ago, in his place il Senate, tosk
ground against the poHsE # the State
Legislature or Of Congress 70 control the
rates chargeable on railroads. The Pio7-
eer charged that ve>had wilfully raisrep
resented Mr.. Rice's position.
Let us see:
Mr.. Rice said: cir the Legislature has
jurisdiction over the subject, and deems
it wise to exercise it, and I think It Is.
He thinks what is! Why, thatit is wise
to exercise the right # the Legislature
possesses It.
And this is the proof the Pioneer ad.
duces to prove that Mr.. Rice believed the
Legislature had the right!
We quote the whole passage from Mr.
Rice's speech:
| II the LEGISLATURE has jurisdiction over tn
| subject. and deems it wise TO exercise It, and
think It IS, let it constitute commission witt
equitable and judicial powers as an lnfnc
court, with the right Of its officials to De com g
noeed in part Of experts, with power 70 n
| fstes. and to revise and re-adjust them when
and IS often as occasion may require. tn
4 LEGISLATURE can create courts and commission
Il . 30 octs which itself cannot do. II may ao
81 {horise courts to adjudicate upon crimes, an
IS Aeer and determine civil actions, but i can
Il net5xy them itself; and thus it may anthorl1
Il cosdnaission to fix and determine what ~
! ressonahle, and what are unreasonable rate
J a. r; -,.;fIr,t poarer 70 80 fl and deternsSS
, them ;t,slf. II may authorize this commissio
, to adjust disputes between the shipper and II
company, BOT II CANNOT ITSELF ADJUST THEM
y From this it is evident that Mr.. Rio
believed that the Legislature had n
3 right to ssfix aud determine what are re-
! sonable rates" upon railroads, and y
could delegate that right, whichit hi
I not, to an inferior tribunal!
The doctrine is scarcely worth arguin
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THE sENArORsAL CONTEST.

Itlooks very much = # the selection
Of ! United States Senator, to succeed
Alexander Ramsey, would b rslegated to
the people, and be decided It the ballot
box il November next. Il y we'll. There
yin IS no observation Of the issue, and
the people will vote. in effect, directly Tor
Ramsey, Davis, Washburn, Or a Oppo-
sition CANDIDATE. The lobby Of s.. Paul
Vii not control the matter, and David
B,akely's influence win Be just one vote
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Hox. EsxxE1Ex AYKs2. Of Cottage Grove.
Lecturer Of ths State Grange, p. Of n,
vii address ths Patrons Of Rafibanlt
csunty q Delevsn. o. Thursday, FEB.
IA: slso 70 ths R1tfons q Pillnsts
eesnty . Saturday. RsA 9Th, = chAt'
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MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE.
Monday, January LIST.

MAO000yS O00O01y A0ss
Senator Page introduced bill to in
corporate the village Of Moorhead, Clay
county.
EXTENDING TAxPAY1NG TINE.
Senator Doughty offered resolution
which was adopted directing the tax
committee to inquire into the expectancy
Of extending the time At which the penal
ties accrue for non-payment Of taxes for
the years 1874 and 1875, and to consider
whether the payment Of said taxes may
not be made in installments, one-half
payable in june and the re-
mainder in four months thereafter
and dividing the penalties thereon pro
rata, one publication and sale only to be
had, the committee to report by bill or
otherwise.
FRONTIER RELIEF.
A special message was received from
the Governor in relation to frontier re-
lief. transmitting the report Of General
Sibley aud containing .sundry recommen-
| dations.
Senator Murray moved to refer 50
much as relates to the relief voted by
/ certain counties to the committee on
/ finance with Instructions to report by bill
REIN bursing said counties for funds so ad
vanced. Adopted.
4 On motion Of Senator Buckham fivt
hundred copies Of the journal containing
the Governors special message was or
dered printed for the use of the Senate.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
j Amending act incorporating the villag
, Of New Trier.
Memorial to Congress in relation to tn
missions to Sweden and Norway.
Amending act incorporating Rochester
> Olmsted county.
Legalizing certain election in the VII
lage Of Dodge Center.
Authorizing the lowering Of Mud Lake
Hennepin county.
: SENATE BILLS PASSED.
) Providing for the incorporation Of VII
; lagos.
!. COMMITTEE or sHB WHOLE.
Senator Drake in tho chair.
! Senator Chil1's usnry bill WAS mad
the special order for Wednesday at 2 !.
Pm.
The committee completed large liz
. Of general orders and adjourned.
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II They Tell They are Prosecuted; II
They Refuse - Tell They are Sent
. JaIl. and II they Lie about 1t
they g - the PsassssnsSary fer Fer
jury.
washington Specia, n. Y. Times relative to
The committee hoped till recently that
they would be- able to convince the public
that the money had found it's way into
the pockets Of lobbyists and people out
side tho halls Of Congress. They admit
now. however, that this is impossible.
Irwin 8 latest testimony, taken in conaec-
ton With Shumacker's, leaves no room to
doubt with any fair.minded man, that
| Shumacker Was employed to secure the
votes OF Congressman BY the payment Of
money. II ID absurd TO suppose that he
| vas given three hundred thousand dol.
lars Tor any personal services Of bis own
in advocating and urging the passage Of
the bill. There is no doubt that his ex-
Ipenditure Of money Was Of such charac-
ter that he would rather perjure himsclf
than disclose it. The same belief j. sure
to b entertained concerning King and
Whiting. If either Of them should tes-
tify to the payment Of money to members
81 Congress, they would lay themselves
liable 70 imprisonment in the peniten.
(tiary. The law does not shield
them from prosecution BY reason Of
living evidence before . committee Of
iCongress, and At the same time it make
Them guilty Of misdemeanor for refus-
ling to testify. This is the dilemma in
| which Schumacher finds himself, and
(which compels him to pretend that he
has no recollection about the disburse-
ment or money. II he refuses 70 answer
he is liable to imprisonment for nisde.
. lmeanor, and II he answers he makea him.
self liable to imprisonment for bribery,
! provided, Of course, be paid money, t.
congressman. The laws which are ap
lplicablc to such . case are unfortunate in
Their results, q they serve rather TO con
lceal the truth rather than TO aid in it.
disclosure. The former law, however
(which protected ! witness from prosecu
} ton in any matter concerning which b.
Testified before committee was taker
advantage Of BY some criminals who vol
. unfairly appeared before committees snt
lgave testimony which would criminat'
themselves in order that they might b
freed from liability in the courts. What
J ever the report Of the COMMITTEES may Be
there Is very little doubt that CoD9res
: viii annul the contract with the Pacsn
:. Nail Company, since it is sufficiently clea
that the Subsidy was obtained BY fraudu
! llent and dishonorable means.
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A YocE year old son Of Mr.. Gilt q
wmnebago City, vas severely. il not
fatally burned By kerosene Thursday
evening Of last week. The boy and ~
Esther child in playing about the room
|oyestsrned : table on which the lamp
stood, thu lamp breaking in the fall. :
l1aree portion 81 the burning oil falling
Iupon ths boy who was soon enveloped -
49,, burnin6 the lower half Of biz 49,
itAe neck, and IRON the abdonaa dsvn =
ktho ankles % 0isp.