The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-27

the pea-green man whose weak mind
was SO paralyzed with astonishment.
that he lay under Dams weight for
some time before he recovered suffi-
GENTLY to crawl out.
Here cadaverous looking man.
with prim face, a profound look and
a ramrod back, who had just been de-
feated for the Legislature, loffered the
following:
.sResokred. That this convention is
in favor of building court house at
| Pennington.
This was hailed with stamping and
clapping of hands by Il few bank
clerks. but it fell coldly on the au-
;dience.
| ! One man rose and said that he
should vote against the resolution not
because it might ne supposed there
was steal in it, but because the steal
would be limited to few persons.
Whenever steal produced .'the
greatest good to the greatest num-
ber it brOadened into an act Of
craftsmanship. but these steals that
only enriched few persons were all
wrong. The parties benefited usual
ly establish a bank and loan their
profits at II per cent. per annum to
the very men who were as willing to
steal as they were. This was all
wrong. Besides that, court houses
cost too much III Dakota county.
They were building better looking
court houses, than the Hastings one,
in Anoka and Wright counties for
S25. 900 and we all know what the Has.
: tings' one cost.
Here raw-boned chap from Farm
ington. named Davis. got up.
sGentlemen, said he 81 speak as
president Of the Pennington bank;
! 1.-The greatest financial institution in
8 the United States; the peer of the
Bank of Eng land and the superior Of
:. the Bank Of France, for we can make
more interest off less money than Ell
) ther of them. probably all know
. me by reputation. / am as big man
as Bill LIE Due. am the man who
discovered the new method of pre-.
venting a COW from switching her
tail when you are milking hei
her i'll fly-time; to wit, to GU,
the tail off. am a radical, which
means one who goes to the root o1
things; and hence l went to the ROOT
of that cows tail and rooted it out
1t is true the cow died, but the inven
tion was a brilliant success. Sh,
never switched her tail again.
have taken out a patent for the inven
tiOn, and | am now trying to breed
]. race of cows without tails. I hav,
written to Hayes that he shoul,
fashion his southern policy upon m,
great example. What we want il
this country is the free use of tn
knife and free flow Of blood =
blood blood! Cheers and ar
" plause.)
e. "Now desire to second the motion
ID Of my distinguished friend of the Do
e. Quixote cast of countenance, for tn,
d. building Of court house at Farming
ID ton. realize the force Of the obje6
le tion that it might be made close-col
1t poration affair. No man is NOR
US opposed to steal that he hasn't
! finger in than am. Great applaus
le and cries of "me too," all over tn
n house.j But we can fix that. / pre-
IN pose that the Peoples Party b
ut organized as a joint-stock corporation
as each member to be entitled to on
O share of stock, and an additiopal shar
is for every ten Nllars he contributes t
ID the political fund Of the county; an
L. the profits Of the court house to be d
n vided share and share alike between
4 Us ALL"
Rapturou sand prolonged applaua
as followed this equitable proposition.
"How much profit said Davi.
addressing the cadaverous mar
"could be made ion such coul
er housel"
properly built. and under tn
n. charge Of proper superintendent, I
at handle the money" replied the cada'
fy er, "about 25O,OOO."
ey There was rustling of paper an
scratching of lead pencils all owe
he the room; all hands were engaged i
ou1 dividing $3.50, 900 by. the number (
in those present. When the calculatio
an was made there was terrific cheering
nd Nov comes the question: sal
Davis, "who is to handle the money!
al The cadaverOus man arose.
"Gentlemen." said he, 'sin view
lat the fact that introduced the resol
fc ton, it would seem proper that
should have the handling Of tt
Is: IundS.
A howl went up at this. and tt
At whole convention grew pale in IL
mt face at the mere suggestion.
, chow would l do :" said Irwin
Todd.
of "You! oh Lord, you'd fetch us in
debt" shrieked the crowd.
he ''Our Dam rose with an insinuatin
'er smile. and asked, "How would d.
as gentlemen!"
ay 1--WE want no more Northern Pacif
" in ours" responded the crowd.
to By this time every member of til
convention was on his feet urging b
ut. own claims for the place; faces gre
ed red and arms began to move in
ed belligerant manner; and the CONVEX
IN tion was on the eve Of general fre
OF fight: when the man who had cure