The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-11-02
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WHOLE NO. 121.
erful element Of the opposition, which
offered them assistance and success?
Other Congressional Districts, hun
dreds of them, all over the west, had form
ed such alliances. In the LIST 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 is
running on Greenback platform and i,
supported by the Independents. Why
was the I'd District an exception? The
answer is plain the Convention soas
controlled.bg Seagrave Smith IN the interes
Of the Money Power and Major STRAIT.
What proof have we OF this? By ACCT
dent we heard of 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, a leading and influential citizen,
and old settler of Faribault, a man of
unblemished reputation, land 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:
FAR1BAULr, MIMI, Oct. 4. 1876.
Hon. Ignatius DonnelLy:
DEAR SIR. In reply to your inquiries |
would say, that right after the Democratic con-
vention had adjourned, in Hastings, met Mr..
seagrave Smith on the street, and said to him:
-"Now you have made your nomination,
are you going to work to elect your candi-
dateY"
He replied;-"No, am 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 else?'
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,
NJ. N. PoxD.
Mr.. Pond will make an Sailidavit to
the truth OF this statement ii any one de,
sires it.
What does this remarkable converse
ton prove?
l. 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 in favor Of the farmers paving
in gold the mortgages they borrowed in
paper. And they believed that in Judge
Wilder they had found q candidate
"sou,sd on the Money Question:"
Ill. That they did not expect or
intend to defeat Strait by electing
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 a man not sound on this money
question. 1t is the great question ofthe
day."
w. They know that the canvass
would turn on the money Question:
and they 50 formed it, as they hoped. to
elect Strait. And now they are keeping
Wilder on the track, although he has
not ghost Of show Of being elected,
because they know, if he is withdrawn,
Ne would sweep the District BY 5000
majority; but We 'are not sound on the
Money Question" Therefore they pres
fer Strait! And Seagrsve. finding that
We are likely to defeat Strait. has given
up his eastern trip, and Is working hard
to throw all the votes be can for Wilder.
20 - to assure Straits election.
THERE'S bat one remedy, and that. for