The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-10
WHOLE NO. l8

w hOLL NO. 1C
lscrlbed; the lives of our people have
Deen consumed in paying rent to nom
resident landlords, or swept away bv
the million fin horrible famines. the
result OF misgovernment; other mil
mons OF us have been driven into
exile; and wherever we go we find the
preJudlces which England has scatter
ed broadcast over the world as bar
rlers in our path. No race excels us
IN rengion, morality, private virtue.
generosity. industry, or enterprise;
ana yet we are Knocked at as a worth
less class In this county we are
lthree-fourths Of the Democratic par
": whole townships being exclusively
lrlsll: and yet if we elect our own
people, rs we have i right to do. as
delegates to Democratic convention.
the convention is denounced as an
Irish mob They would have us. I
suppose, being an inferior race. elect
Yankees or Englishmen to represent
us!! We are fit to vote and bnv drv-
goods, but, being Irish. We have M
rlght 70 aspire to the honors which
our own votes are able to confer. N
TACT this bigotry is carried so far that
II an American has Irish blood in his
veins that alone is sufficient reason
why ne should be put down. The
SINS OF the fathers are to be visited on
the children even to the third and
fourth generations. It is against this
we protest.
Here Johnny Newton rose, and said.
"Does the gentleman mean to say that
all Englishmen share in such feel
lings - 80
mot at all, replied the Manitohan.
many OF them are liberals, lust
minded men, who would not willingly
oppress a fellow man. It is these
fellows who are aspiring IL
office who make these appeals and stir
up trouble, to increase their own
chances Of success; when they should
let the bigotries Of tho old world die
out on the soil Of the new. An Irish.
man never proscribes any man on
account of his race.
"Well, gentlemen" said the Com
missioner of Agriculture, II pronose
that You settle this question in !
manly fashion, in square stand.mn
6ght,not in rough and tumble snnah.
Die. Let the Irish pick out their
champion and the English theirs, and
the rest Of us will see fair play. and
the man who wins shall be appointed
one OF the national commissioners 10
the Paris Exposition"
The last proposition created great
excitement. All hands wanted !
chance to fight and numerous were
! the offers of Americans and Germans
to act as champions for the Irish and
, English. But LIE Due decided that
the champions must be Of the nation
ality they represented. Finally the
English selected ''our Dan" and the
Irish agreed upon O'Leary. A rope
was provided and ring formed.
N0rrlsh acted as second for Dan. and
: the Manlt0ban as second to O'IIeary.
, while lie Due presided as umDire.
: Sponges and basons Of water and bot
: ties or whiskey were provided. and
!: the champions stripped to tie waist,
:. their hair was cut short and their
mouths swabbed ont. O'I.eary's color,
! ! were;green n,ornamentsd with the harr
and sunburnt; while over our Dan
tloated the Union Jack Of old En1
: land. 40
, It was beautiful sight A the tvr
y worthless advanced into the ring. thev
!, were well-matched in size and hild
but both displayed rather more faa
], than muscle.
Now remember, gentlemen" saif
= Le DUO. you must fight according 4
:, the rules OF the rinp:-nn afrik;rs
g below the belt
ThiQ vrooonknJ
2 They didn't wear belts and II "a,
2 impossible TO tell, on the person 3
7 either OF the combatants. precisely
= where the pulmonary organs termi
!! mated and the digestive organs began
= John Kennedy, who was intensely
y excited, through mere love OF q fight
I proposed that the line OF the pants b,
= regarded as de Eacto the line 81 II,
> waist; but both the combatante az
!, jected TO this as they found ther,
was strong tendency on the part q
- their neithen garments to slide douu
:, "Send for Doctor Finch.' shonte
y Le DUO, and Sambo rushed acress 81
= street and the Doctor was brOnOht.
y "Doctor, said lie Due. ave var
!. you 70 ascertain the precise l0catfn
le gentlemen" -
= me Doctor looked astounded. In,
- reanzng the situation. he laid eac
= o. the champions on an opposite conr
- yer, where they reposed. vif1
d folded arms, like corp,,lent monr
- ments on knightly tonbs, while N
y DOCTOR thumped and pounded !.
~ explored with his fingers. until \
4. nan. after some time, and with -
=. ~ oimcnity. ascertained the NM !
- oernarkation. LIE Duo immeiistai
i. Grew circle around each nm. !
= tne point indicated, with I pieee J
y cnaIcoal. and remarked.
: NOV, gentlemen. 90 st It.: -
e scmember that al blows beiov f11
= nne. N the language Of DicSar
= n1ns!cy Sheridan, don't count ~
= may TOD defend the rieht r.