The anti-monopolist., 1876-06-29
Tho Anti-MonoP0liSt

extraordinary physical and mental abil-
ity-may be repeated in our own Repub-
lie. The Herald Of the 18th inst. gives
an account of the interview with Mr..
Cooper as fellows:
'.With split at St. Louis" said our
venerable fellow citizen, Mr.. Peter
"copper" a split at St. Louis and
the election Of President thrown into the
the House of Representatives, l regard
my possible selection as President OF the
United States with positive alarm. Ana
yet,r continued the aged patriot, as q
mild zephyr from the Southwest wind
gently lifted his silver locks and brushed
them out upon his shoulder-''and yet l
am ready tor the sacrifice. Its hard to
give up the comforts and convvnlcnces
OF a home in exchange for the push and
tussle of life in Washington, but will
respond to the call OF my country. For
her sakeI am ready to give up my
lite itself. SO probable is the success OF
the ..sott money ticket" that am most
anxious, ii can retire with honor, to
nave Governor William Allen, OF Ohio.
in my place. The people don't know
that man enough. In the early days.
when these principles were but little un-
derstood, Bill Al en- was firm and un>
compromising. He was aDle, bold, clear
defiant, enlightened, tar-seelng anu
thoroughly weIi-intormed an this great
subject Of finance-so little comprehend
ed. even now, by many who write and
talk with most pretense. The Herald OF
this morning gives the world d good
idea OF Governor Allen. 1t could not be
improved on. At dinner to-day Judge
Proctor Knott. of the House of Repres-
entatives. told me that he knew Cover
nor Allen well, and that he is one OF the
. ablest and purest Of men. All accounts
agree in representing him as slngu-
i larly able man, Of keen foresight, sound
t Judgment, and practical sense. Allen Is
Il man Of tremendous nerve. He Is
tirnness personitied, and il he We're
President the people would understand
that they mad a man al the helm with a
viii OF his own and a conscience behind
it,
nEPoRTER-You appear confident Of 3
split at st. Louis?
! Mr.. CooPER-Yes, sir, do. We car
:, hope tor nothing from the Republicans
They are Joined to their idols. Hare
money is their god. and an absurt
:. : divinity it is to be sure | wonder /
: : they ever read Ben Franklin. Ben wa
:, i great man in his way. And nov
: admirably he put this very matter year
: and wears ago He said :-"Gold ant
: silver are not intrinsicaIly OF equal val
!, ue with ron. Their value rests chlen
in the estimation they happen to be Il
among the generality OF nations. An
other W II founded credit is as ~ much al
equivalent rs gold and silver. Pape
:, money, we'll founded, has great advan
= tuses over gold and silver, being iigh
I aud convenient Tor handling large sum
and not likely to have its volume reduce
. by demands for exportatlou. On tn
who.e, no method has hitherto bee
. formed to establish medium OF trad
equal in ali its advantages TO bills {
credit made Il general legal tender
OF course the Republicans see no WI
= dom in this. They have found col
!. venient war-cry. ana VIII, doubtie!
= mold To it. So place them entirely II
:. side. They will nominate their cand
, date dstinctively as "a hard mo ey-ma
:, :. For him the harl-money Republican
j.. will vote, OF course. II there shall be
j.. the same time an objectionable sol
=, money man in the field. 10. whom wou
- - the soft money Republicans be mo
- likely to vote in this crisis? 1t is cri-
- which may well make patriot tremol
-; We are drifting to bankruptcy. thence
:. starvation, aud thence 10 revoluuu
, Revolution in this country means mu
~ more than 1t can III any other. -
~ people showed. uy tnelr terrible ener:
:, in the rebellion. that their lighting "
-, work. not play. There are elements
~ our composition which make war III,
~ horrible. and would give to revolution
- character it has never known elsewhel
h. We are So badly mortgaged now Il
-. ii sold. we could not pay halt our deo
Our people are starving. II IS no tan
~. picture | wish it were. People
80 starving and worse is Yet to come. A
49, that "wor,e"-whas Is it? God kno
;n,, it is only 1T suca time aud IN ,nct
- crisis that | would consent 70 give up
3g. lite to what tear may now be. in
-, near future. \ call Ia Washington.
e,s R.-Then yeu expect the har, mor
uri delegates Will nominate Governor
ro- deu2
'ke Mr.. C.-I do | do. Mr. Tilt-n
rhe . good man. nut h.. IS lacking In e.s
ur- tial elements Tor success in TINS cont.
eed FIRST HI. mas no war r.ct,ra Nuw.
ell democrat need nope 10 lie elected v
ect has no war record The North will
slst on it. ter oOv ious reasons.
the South are wise enough TO demand it.
e>s. tnev are anxious 10 do away with
-ri- feeling between the sections and 70
sumo pleasant associations. Ine
publlcans expect to make :. great uan
OF the anti rebel iee ing in the cs.nv;
rim and the South naturally desires 10 ~
OF Just that point. Now Mr. Tild, n WI.
,re- heard OF during the war except. :
the have told MIN. when he made rep
ork which put the rebels in :. much be
IS TO light than they We're before. Seco
I'VE he isn't known enougn outside nt