The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-10-18
Serious Charges against Republican Nom
inee for the Legislature in Brown
County, Made by Disguised
Republican.

rive know nothing personally of the
truth OF the charges contained in the fol-
lowing letter, but as they are made on the
authority of u prominent Republican,
we give them a place If they do Mr..
Thompson any injustice our columns are
open to him to defend himself.-Ed. An
ttMonopoiist.
Ed ntiAonopolist:
The majority of the Brown county Republi-
can delegates, in convention assembled having
disgraced themselves and their party, by nom-
mating for the honorable position of Represen-
tative, one James Thompson, notorious over
the whole State defaulter, to the amount
of $4,000, while holding the Office Of county
treasurer of Blue Earth county, take the lib-
ertv OF addressing the honest Republicans of
Brown county through the columns of the An
TI-MoSoPoLIsT.
Such step becomes necessary through the
fact of the English Republican papsr Vi New
Tim supporting the corrupt nomination., by
placing Thompson's name on the ticket. That
same paper which attacked Hon. NJ. Doran so
uniustlv, basing its accusation on the mere sus-
picion Of similar affair of which james Thomp-
SON stands Clearly convicted, shows certainly a
strange example OF conscience and party
discipline.
Notwithstanding its tactics, the honest Re-
pubIicans OF New Clm have declared their in
tention of slaughtering Thompson atthe polls,
and vote for William Skinner, the Democratic
Liberal nominee, scarcely lit for the position,
yet an honest man. They not only base their
resolution on Thompson ; record as Treasurer,
but on his record il every public position ever
held by him, and even his failure in every bus
mess ever he was engaged II.
As supervisor OF G.sl6eu City he helped 70
put the people TO 8 heavy exIeise, by passing
i bridge over the Blue Earth river, which was
swept off day after receiving his approval.
As Treasurer h. was careless, prot,igate, and a
disgrace TO the county which had entrusted
HIM with tue safe keeping Of its funds. His
defalcation and inahility to make good such
defalcatiou not only huriened the people OF his
county, bat helped TO destroy the prestige OF
his party. As merchant he went through q
series OF disgraeeta iIs>otvencit> And such a
man, while living eft the meme oil justice o:
the peace OF Sleepy Eye, has the actual impu-
dence to set the wires for . nomination. and
when called upon to withdraw. refuses TO COM
ply with the demand.
The paid bummers, who, IN spite Of the hon
est and duly elected delegates, nominsted him
| by majority OF one, have also the boldness t.
threaten a retalistion ON Col Pfaendsr, If al
Brown county Republicans do not vote fol
| Thomson. Although the Colonel be absent,
| believe l have right in saying, that be would
accept no votes on the condition Of DRAGGING =
dirty defaulter into to an honorable Office. The
| Coloneiss friends decidedly refuse to sacrifice
| their sell. esteem, by such an act. believe
express the opinion ct every honest Repuhli-
can of New Tim, when calling on our brother
partizans in the rural towns 10 slaughter the
| aefaulter mercilessly, and T0se on the second
| of November for his anti-monopoli3 oppo-
nent Fiat jsstilss, rsst c0!am.
Az Rox1sr REPrax1cAH,