The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
OURSELF.

OUhSELF.
Iwo weeks ago we declared our pur-
pose not to be candidate for re.elect-
ION to the State Senate nevertheless
we find ourself to-day in the field. A
word OF explanation is necessary.
We received two weeks ago. from
hon. Geo. c. Chamberlin, call for
a Greenback county convention in Da-
kota county. We, of course, pub
llshed the call and attended the con-
vention. We found the desire unani-
nous among the delegates to the
convention that we should go back to
the Senate. We begged the conven-
tlon not to make nominations but to
postpone action. The committee on
platform prepared resolution endors-
ing our legislative career. We went
before the committee and reuuested
them to omit it; for we regarded it as
equivalent, under the circumstances.
to denomination. The committee.
however, persisted in presenting the
resolution and the convention adopted
1T unanimously. The convention then
appointed a committee of seven to
make nominations as soon as the Dem.
ocrats had agreed upon ticket. It
was our hope that the Democrats
would nominate some gentleman for
senator, other than ourself. whom the
Greenbackers conld support. The
committee of seven agreed to meet at
farmlngton on the same day that the
Democrats. held their convention. Oct.
70, so as to put a ticket in the field at
once. We accordingly went to Farm
lngton, to be present at the meeting
OF that committee. We were surpris.
ed 20 IND, when we got there, that
there was, from the very first. large
majority of the convention who were
In favor Of our nomination for Senator.
From Mendoza to Waterford and from
lnver Grove to Burnsville the deleoa-
tions were almost solid in that mr..
pose. We went to a room in Mis-.
kern's hotel to wait for the members
OF the Greenback committee to arrive.
and entertained ourself in the mean
time by reading an essay on ..Eyolu-
tlon. We did not speak to a single
delegate to request his support; we
made no canvass for the nomination.
and nevertheless we were nominated
bya majority, over both our competi
tors, on the first ballot.
We do not allude to these things in
boastful spirit, although any man
might justly feel proud of such spon.
taneous and generous support, but for
the purpose of answering the false.
hoods OF our enemies. They are
chargingjthat there was conspiracv
from the first to achieve these re-.
suits. The men who got up the call
Ior Greenback convention know
tnat they did it of their own motion.
Enc delegates toIthe Greenback con.
Ventlon know that we never solicited
them to nominate us; that we opposed
the resolution endorsing us; and th at
We procured a postponement Of the
nomination although they were ready
10 nominate us then. The delegates
70 the Democratic convention know
equally kwell thatewe never solicited
any delegates support; and that we
took no part in the business of their
convention.
We attribute the earnest desire
manifestedIso generally to have Us
return to the Senate, not to any spe.
: cial merit or popularity of our own
but to the fact that Democrats and
: Greenbackers are both aware that 2
: gigantic effort will be made nex,
winter to repeal the Cheap Schoo
Book law and the Usury law. and tba,
I they do not want these great reforms
abolished. The repeal of the forme,
, would cost the people of Minnesot,
quarterlof amillion dollars annually
: the repeal Of the latter act would lei
loose the money-sharks and harpies t.
once more plunder the debtor class OF
8 the State. -
We are aware that every man who
tnlives On the plunder of the people
e WIN oppose rs. II they had as many
votes a. they have dollars, they would
defeat Us. As it is, we defy them-d
~ q osssSonce.