The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-12

An able Letter From our Valued Iowa Cor
respondent. Stick to your Party:
OF two Evils Choose the Least.
MUSCATINE Iowa.

Editor -1Nti-NonopotaSt
/ have Just read your appeal Gin the
indianapolis SUM to Indiana to work as
men never worked before to make a good
showing in the October election. They
must not only beat both the old parties
but must keep such a majority On them
that the last trumpet will fail to arouse
them. | get the ANTI reg
ulsrly. The reason you have not heard
from me oitener is thatI have so much to
do at home to encourage the wavering
and infuse hope into the hearts of tAe
Responding, that every moment OF my
time is occupied. freely give my time
and best effort to the glorious cause.
write about 20 articles a week. There
are plenty of good men and working
hard in Iowa. The people here are just
as YOU represent, all in favor of a,change,
the pressure OF debt and taxation is
increasing every day, and the state hash
that the old parties are preparing, with
its fragments OF offensive scraps,is Greats
ing feeling OF disgust with the people !;
though they season it with a bogus arti>
Gle they call reform. yet the vile COM
that the intelligent farmers and laborers
refuse it with disgust. But the cry OF
'stick to your party" has powerful in
lluence on those who don't investigate.
The Republican is told to stick to his
party or the Democrats will gobble him
up. No matter how much rascality the
leaders of his party have been guilty Of.
No matter how much the honest rank
and file of the party have been betrayed
and their principles outraged. No mats
ter il their liberties rs citizens lave been
taken frem them. taxation heaped upon
them till every enterprise in the nation
is crushed out. trade stagnant.the farmer
ers deprived of the means of meeting his
obligations. and uaable to sell his pro-
duce for the reason that the best custom
ers, the working men OF the nation, are
sorced into possession and have become
bagabonds.
With every element OF wealth I nation
would ask tor or desire. yet we are on
the verge OF ruin and general bankrupt
CIV. Yet-you will hear the cry of stick
to YOUR party" In vain YOU call the at
tentlon OF the honest Republican to the
fact that one OF the best types OF their
party. one OF the most intelli gent repre-
sentatives OF the working element OF the
nation is put forward as the chosen can
didate OF the industrial classes. Yet they
are told to stick to the glorious old party
AS ifa man who assists to put outs fire
that threatens to consume your pennies
has an unlimited righ: to plumber you
ever after.
But men are disguised and will moi
vote the old ticket and they are determ.
ined to go for Tilden-of two evil:
choose the least.
But the question. why choose evi
when positive good can be secured. Til,
rank and file of both parties are homes
and are hungering and thirsting for tru,
reform. Now am fully convinced tina
ifyou will take the working class in low.
TO-DAY place the position fairly befor,
them: let them be convinced that tn
chances were equal between Hayes an,
Cooper. is out OF every 20 would vot
for Cooper. Why? Because be repre-
sents the labor interest of the country
And the cheeky lawyers that are on th
old ticket. are not to be trusted the ours
ofthe American people is the tricky Law
yers who have plundered US at home an
d;s0raced US abroad. What contrast oil
honest Peter Cooper presents to Tide
or Hayes! The one without . sing
st.in on his character, can point vii
\ honest pride to al the great entsFpris'