The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-02

WHOLE NO. l21.
erful element Of the opposition. which
offered them assistance and successe
Other Congressional Districts, hun
dreds of them, all over the west, had form
ed such alliances. In the 1st Congress
sional District Of Minnesotathe Demo-
Gratis are, to-day supporting Judge Stacey.
the nominee Of the Independents. If the
Sd District the Democratic candidate il
running on a Greenback platform and is
supported by the Independents. Why
was the I'd District an exception The
answer is plain,-M the Convention scas
controlled bg Seagrave Smith in tie inseres
Of the Money Posoer and Major STRAIT.
What proof have we of thisp BY ACCT
dent we heard Of q Convention which had
been held in Hastings, Immediately after
the Democratic Convention which nom>
mated Judge Wilder had adjourned,
between Seagrave Smith, and NJ. N Pond
Esq, leading and influential citizen,
and old settler of Faribault, = man Of
unblemished reputation, aud whose state>
ment will be readily accepted wherever
he is known. We called upon Mr.. Pond
for the details Of the Convention, and We
have received from him the following
communication aa
FAR1BAuIr, M1sx., oct. 4. 1876.
Hon. Ignotiss Donnsliy:
DEAR S1R. In reply to your inquiries l
would say, that right after the Democratic con-
vention had adjourned, in Hastings, I met Mr..
Seagrave Smith on the street, and said to him:
SHOW you have made your nomination,
arc you going to work to sleot your candi-
datei"
He replied;-" lam going east and shall
not be back until just before election
/ said, "why did you not unite with the In
dependents upon Donnelly or some one elsel'
He replied:-"Why we would rather have
Strait than to have some man who is not sound
on this Money Question. 1t is the great
question Of the day.
Yours with respect,
M. N. PoxD.
Mr.. Pond will make an Iaffidavit to
the truth OF this statement If any one de-
sires it.
What does this remarkable conversa-
ton provep .A.a
1. That the omissions from the De.
mocratic platform Of all reference to the
financial question were not accidental
but studied and Intentional.
II. That the leading spirits OF that
convention. were hard>money men, in
favor Of specie payments, resumption,
the withdrawal Of silver. high interest,
hard times and the ruin OF the people.
They are il favor Of the farmers paving
in gold the mortgages they borrowed in
paper. And they believed that In Judge
Wilder they had found . candidate
Sound on The Money Question:"
III. That they did not expect or
intend to defeat Strait BY eiecting
Wilder. They knew that victory could
be had by uniting with the Independents
but they refused the union. because,
they. would rather have Strait than TO
have man not sound on this money
question. i is the great question ofthe
day"
". They know that the canvass
would turn on thu Money Question
and they % formed it, q they hoped. 70
elsct Strait And now they arc keeping
Wilder On Tie track, although b has
not . ghost Of . show Of being elected,
because they know, II be il withdrawu.
we would sweep The DISCREET b 5000
majofity; but We ARE not sound o. tho
M0nav Ouenfion.~ Tharnf0ra 49, 49,
Ter StraiI And Seagrsve. finding that
We are likely to dslsst Strait, has given
up biz eastern trip, and + working hard
to throw III the votes - CO Or Wider.
- - 70 issure Straitas eleclioo.
Thsrsis but o. rsmsdy, and dat. Tor
svsfy man WHO does not bUlSeve T.
resumption. contraction and ruin, 70 not
only vots himself bue = isascs m
othefs whsn - 60 costse', % vooe n
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