The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-10-04
THE cURIosTIEs OF POLITICS.

THE CURlOSTlES OF POLITICS.
Disraei the elder wrote al interest
ing work sThe Curiosities of Litera
ture," we wish some funny man WOult
write a book entitled ''the Curlosltle
of Politics." The newspapers Woul(
afford him the richest materials O
the greatest variety.
Lord Melbourne said. on one occa
sion. when the Tories adopted the
policy of the Wings, they had JUS
supplanted in office, that ''the Torie:
had found the Wings bathing and ha(
carried off their clothes.
Well our modern Republicans have
not left the Democrats a rag to cover
them; every garment Of Democratic
principle they seemingly have adopted
as their own, and strut about in them
to the disgust of all honest men from
the fact that they would have us for
get when they got them.
Now is there not a deal of quiet
humor to be got out of the generous
REIMBURSEMENT of all credit to him
self, which Stanly Mathews evinces,
when he says in substance, Indeed
you must not give me credit for my
brother-in-laws' southern policy. It
is all his own. 1t has emanated from
the impulses of his good hearth And
the crowd throw up their greasy caps
and cry, '.hurrah for Hayes and his
policy! y
Why Mr.. Hayes has never origina-
ted q policy, in this respect or in any
other; even the plan for stealing the
presidency, we are happy to say, was
not his but Chambers. by the way
Chandler has never been rewarded for
this, but, doubtless he will get his just
rctcard in another world. In the pres
ent southern policy of the admins
tration, Mr.. Hayes has simply aban-
doned the villainous, bayonet policy
OF his predecessor, Grant, and taken
up the constitutional policy fought
for by the Democratic party ever since
the close Of the war.
Then again, we find in the resolu-
tions adopted by the Republican con-
vention in this city, the other day,
some choice material for the collector
of political curiosities.
The resolution set out by declaring
s'unswerving devotion to republican
principles.
TO which GLASS; The bayonet class
or those found in every platform of
principles of the Democratic party
since 1865.
And if the collector of the curiosi-
ties of politics wants to gain speci-
men of the grand burlesQue he can
find it in the resolutions referred to,
when our Minnesota republicans de-
clare that they are willing that the
"several states should manage their
own local affairs" This voluntary
OH the part of the
of Minnesota in the
of the United States, il
Illustrated by the patriotism and genius
of Jefferson.is most touchingly comic.
But the choicest selection for the
guidance of our future writer of the
curiosities of politics, has vet to be
given. Here it is:
81 can say one thing, that if was at
home | should exert my influence us
far as could exert tin taror Of Hayes
plan of reconciliation. The object
aimed at is noble one, and l hope it
will succeed.-U. s. Grant at Edin-
burgh.
Thus the great statesman, Grant,
under the softening influence of
Scotch whisky, speaks, and we think.
with a,sigh, oh, why was not the exec
utive mansion supplied with Scotch
whiskey in the years past, SO that our
ex-president might have seen the
'.noble object" through the bottom of
a glass.
A fourth instalment of $500 has