The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-13
THE BUNGTOWN LETTERS.
The Proceedings Of the Peo-
ple's Convention.
General LeDuc arrives and makes
aspeech about the Presidents
Policy and his traduced
Jack.
TCONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.
When the noise caused by the ar
rival of the procession had subsidized,
Col. O'Leary offered the following |
resolution:
Resolred, Thac we are in favor of a
reduction of the salaries Of all the
county officers .
This was greeted with applause;
but there was an ominous whispering
among the newly elected officials, and
Johnny Newton rose and remarked,
that as a question Of principle that
was all we'll enough; that they had,
during the last campaign, secured a
good many votes by using that argu-
ment; but that things were changed
now; they had formerly been the
''outs,'' now they were the ''ins;'
that the principle which was all right
when they were "outs'' was not ap-
plicable to similar state Of affairs
when they were 'sins;" they possessed
most of the Offices, and hoped soon to
of reform is all right until you get
in; then it is proper to go slow and
become conservative. He was sorry
that the worthy gentleman who had
offered the resolution was not re-elect-
ed Judge of probate, he was lawyer
of the highest attainments, "a smile
rippled over the cOnvention,) if he
had been reelected he would proha-
bly, have viewed this question from
a different standpoint. (Applause). He
called the attention of the convention
to the fact that any one of those pres
ent might be hereafter elected to one
of these county Offices, and he thought
it was not wise to crowd the mourn
ers. Great applause and excitement
They would need funds for campaign
expenditures. (Cheers). They couldn't
always rely upon the dry goods mer-
| chants of Hastings, for 800 contribu-
tions, (Groans). He therefore moved
to amend the resolution as follows:
| "ResoLued; That we are in favor Of
a reduction of the salaries and fees Of
the register of deeds and county treas
urer for two years from the 1st. Of
January next"
This amendment was adopted with
out a dissenting voice, and the con-
vention breathed easier.
Here an honest-looking farmer from
Castle Rock, arose and said:
ssGentlemen of the convention: In
my township there is a good deal Of
complaint against the Peoples Party
on the ground that it is merely col.
lection of sore-heads who want Office.
1t is claimed that at our last cOnven.
tion there were more candidates than
delegates; and that they were afraid
to pass a single resolution, upon any
important question, lest they should
impair their chances of success. have
. defended the Peoples Party to the
best of my ability from these charges
} l would like to test the sense of this
convention upon this question of Of
fce-seeking. We grangers hold that
1.-THE office should seek the man. moi
| the man, the Office / want to bt
J able to go back to Castle Rock and sa,
to my friends that this body is reall.
collection of disinterested patriots
, seeking to advance the public welfare
, and not hungry set of place-hunters
therefore request that all those pres
ent who are not candidates for offic,
will rise and withdraw to the furthe
end of the room.''
There was rush; every man mOvet
D off lively; even Charley Baker. with
/, serene and self-sacrificing smile. grab
bed his chair and toddled after them
Such proof of disinterested virtue
never had been witnessed before il
J Dakota county. Bill Tod propose'
three cheers; Peter Flicker spran;
wildly to his feet and waved his hat
e and the convention yelled its applause
This continued the honest farm
er from Castle Rock, '.This is nobl
: sight. Now want the secretary t
call the roll. and make record 0
t those present. and l want copy o
that list and shall publish it; and t
!, prove our sincerity to the Who'll
9 world, now move that no member 0
: this convention shall be a candidat
4 for any Office for three years.
: : Ifate gallon keg Of gun powder ha
I just then exploded under Dan E.
: store it could hardly have produced
: greater sensation than did this extra
y ordinary proposition. The whole cor
= ventiOn rose up in a body, and, wit
| a roar like hurricane ruqhed nn th9