The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-08-02

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An interesting Letter.trom Rice county,
Politics, Taxation, Crops, and good ad-
vice to the Farmers. a.. ssf.. III. i 7...,ie.
FOREST; RICE Co., July Goth 1881
Editor INIT onopolist:: ~ f#' ~ -. ~
Your request to all your friends to write
your letters and not to mind about the spell
ing, grammar &C., has led me to venture
again to impose upon the good nature Of
your many thousand readers There are
certainly many farmers all over this State.
who read the i'AS1i- MoNopoLrsr who are
we'll qualified for the task of writing for
your paper, and might give u.s. some origi
nal thoughts, upon many topics Of general
interest to our Glass; who perhaps feel a
little like the members. Of our Oranges,
each hanging back and waiting for the 9TH
!er to suggest something of interest. This
kind Of monotonous selfish way of helping
on Il the cause, would eventually kill any orr!
ganization,, or class Of people; in fact there
is not an, iota of cooperation in it. The
mind Of every man who is interested in our
success as an Order, or who takes any in
terest in our success as q great freedom-lov.
ing people, must be up and doing while it
is yet day. Read, think and try to Danish
from your minds this feeling Of selfshness;
| have LITE more c. r6denee in your abilities
and less in the abilities Of others. If we
did this, we certainly would make bette,
citizens, better neighbors. and, shall say
| it,-better Changers. As TO politics, there
is not much excitement as yet but Generosity
a quiet admiration for the ticket nominated
at st. Paul.. 1t certainly is a good one.
The old Anti Monopoly. organization. Of eul
town, as it stood two years ago, is begin
ming to show signs Of life again; and tn,
question of separate. action in the presen
canvass is being discussed. ,a...r.ac.s:A
There certainly should be unity in tn,
ranks of the Opposition in this State in THU
campaign, if we would hope to win. I'll
high time there was change made and W,
certainly could not have ,corse state o
things than we have at present. For one
would be willing to sink party for success
! for Buell. and the rest of the ticket, seem:
it is impossible to effect any permanen
good in separate organization, But lik'
many other Liberals must say have no
much faith in. the Bourbon Democracy Will
their past record An unconditional sur
render of the old principles of that party
|
amendments for all time. acceptance of the
"situation" by the southern wing, of that
party as we'll as by the Northern one;-
these and these alone will secure thousand
of voters who have acted with the Republic
can party in the past and who are nov
ready to leaveit, being heartily sick of thei
first love. a.
The people all over the rural districts ar
signing for a change. We hear murmuring
from those who have been in the habit o.
taking their ballot from the hands Of thei
leaders and voting it without looking at il
their only assurance being ''this is wha
you want to vote.'' An honest old Germa
near here in conversation this morning sal
"Oh Mr.--what are the people to do
IT'S debt this way and debts that way, tax
es getting higher every year; our real estat
as essed for more than we can get for i
What are we to do" And he said this fee
ing of disaffection was pretty general wit
his class of people so far as he had col
versed with them. Our little township
assessed at only SOL 900 on personal PROF
i, erty alone this year; while real and person
al last year were about 100000! But re,
estate doubled by the State board and man
pieces of land now valued at more tina
could be realized for them in cash, and pc
haps not score of men in the town who ca
. say they are out of debt and comfor,abl
. Only about 5000 in. debts secured by cha
tie mortgages, to say nothing about II
!, thousands on real estate, and fair pr
portion of the town delinquent for tax
h paying per cent per month for the priv
: lege... And we are said to be prospero,
and overlooking with wealth and the cor
4 forts of life | wish the fellow who 50
n that had to live on faith and ruta 5agas,
i | heard one family say they had done.
!, would find it a slim diet aud would sigh Il
: q change.
This is a sad picture for country 50 rio
h and beautiful as ours put it is neverthele
. true. In regard to crops they look We
If the 'hcppers will stay away and therea
! no heavy rains small grain will be abo
!, the average. Wheat on new ground,
ground that was cultivated last year,
6 good, while on oil land wheated for fl
: years past, it is light and far below the q
: erage. Corn is coming on splendidly nc
:. under the Influence Of the showers and b
:. sun Of the past two weeks; bugs are gone
!. and potatoes excellent.
= can not close this without congratul,
:, ing you on the general make up and appe,
n ance of the ANrr- MoxopoIIsr and the !
; Die sentiments and fearless manner in viii
e they are expressed. We feel as thou
e peoples rights had one champion in MINI
~ sofa. the Faribanlt Republicans and otl
e such papers to the contrary notwithsta1
Of ing. May the people appreciate the .
10 vices you are rendering them. and give
3. Asrl-MoxoPoLIsr that hearty cordial q
-
If 'Recalcitrate" and retaliate and send =
:. hot shot Is usual into the camp ofthe eneE
"a The manner in which they vince IS evide
IN enough that your ammunition Is not was
j or thrown away. -.
=. Yours,
= A.G. RAxc
~ Our Iowa Correspondence Great
cessitytor ladepsndendent, aetorm ~
~ papsrs-The Shameful Condition . w
~ the Republican Party have sf2olucod