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

against Allen. Our own Window aired
his handsome person and his harmless
platitudes on the same side. Even
President Grant went to Iowa and made
a carefully prepared speech, calculated
to arouse the religious bigotry and
fears of the people. In short the battle
was continental in its proportions. 1t
was understood that decisive victory
either way would 60 far to determine
the presidential election in 1876. Re-
publicans were hopeful and jubilant and
talked about thirty and fifty thousand
majority some even thought the party
would poll it's old war majority Of one
hundred thousand.
Alas for these bright hopes! The
mountain IN labor has brought forth
mouse. Instead OF thirty. fifty or one
hundred thousand majority, the repub-
lican party are tain to content them
SC YES with b.ggarly $500 in total
poll of over five hundred thousand votes.
And if we examine the returns we find
that Allen would have carried the state,
and have overcome even that trit1ing
majority, but for the large republican
gains in the cities; in the country dis
uflctS ue laIStlJ iullcaoco HIo 'oto
over two years ago.
The gigantic effort OF the Grant Re-
publicans has expended itself, They
cannot continue their expenditures on
same scale in the November elections
hence we feel confident that the Democ-
racy will carry Pennsylvania.
Ever the Pioneer-Press which, on
Wednesday last, came out with its tri-
umphant rooster, says on Friday
The Ohio election may ba considered close
call for both parties. Neither of them will see
in it sufficient amount OF encouragement to
cause them to swell vain gloriously. The
moral effect CT it will help the republicans in
Pennsylvania, but they will need to redouble
their exertions to make victory sure.
The Minneapolis Mail of Thursday
contains a column of reports Of the
views of leading business men Of that
city upon the results of the election from
which we make the following extracts:
II. T. WELLS,
democrat, said he was glad Allen was defeated,
and was glad imitation was defeated. Hard
money is the only money
MR.. C. u. LoRIEG,
republican dry goods dealer said the result
was q boost for the republicans. While he re-
garded it as also victory on the right side of
the finance question, he hoped the hard money
men would not be elated to such an extent as
to go to extremes, ana force resumption. 1t
would ruin thousands of business men. He
thought the thing was settling ITSELF, and need
ed 20 be let alone.
MR.. ". P. wEsTFALL.
cashier Of the National Exchange Bank, re
publican, said he thought the result, if Hayes
was elected, was in favor of honest money,
though he did not believe in going too fast
We cannot resume in 1879 unless We have the
gold in the treasury to do il with. He be-
lieved in taking things easy.
MR., }. sIpLE,
president of the First National bank, demo-
crat, said he was sorry Allen was defeated, be-
cause he was democrat, but | am glad the in
tlation proposition is defeated. Ii the demo-
Gratis had made the reform question the issue
they would have succeeded. The result in
Ohio will Offset the Pennsylvania election, but
that state will go for imitation by large major
ity. Judge SO from wha. saw and heard in
talking with men of both parties.
MIR. PARIS GIBSON,
democrat, of the firm OF Gibson 4 TYLER, pro-
pretors of the North Star woolen mill, was
sorry Allen was defeated, not because he was a
democrat, but because he was liberal on the
money question. Did not believe in preeipi-
tating resumption upon the people. Did not
believe in unnecessary imitation either He
thought the country needed quiet, and grad
ual resumption through q period of growth
Il was all very well for men who had their
wealth in government and other securities
bearing interest. and in mortgages, 10 talk of
immediate resumption, but men in industrial
circles like the woolen mill and The Mail
would he ruined by 8 sudden shrinkage of
values. Mr.. Gibson wanted the subject let
alone
This is the sound view OF the whole
question; no expansion. but permit the
natural growth of the country to bring
rs back to specie payments without
crushing out the prosperity of the peo-
pie. And this doctrine. just as soon as
men are educated to it, will be accepted
by all who have not an interest in de-
preeiating the value of all property
save money.