The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10
of the country, and let gold and silver
take care OF themselves. If they have
any intrinsic merit, let them stand
on it. We ask all voters to help us
make the trial.
DonneIIy Club.
SPRING VALLEY, Oct. 4, 1878

SPRING VALLEY, Oct. 4. 1873.
Editor Anti-Monopolist:
While we Of this district, have per-
haps enough to do jbut we will do
it) to defeat the school book salary
grabbing man and to elect Mr.. Mel
CHEN, the able, sagacious and firm
friend of the people. Nevertheless
some of us cannot be Indifferent to
the contest in your district, between
Donnelly and Washburn. No man
who loves genius, boldness. eloquence
and wit, and a self-sacriticing devo-
ton to the rights Of man, Can feel
otherwise than an ardent desire for
his triumphant election over Wash
burn, the tail Of a cold, selfish, sOrdid.
trimming family of brothers.
DOnnelly wishes to be in the nation
al legislature where he Can effectively
work for the general good, and dis
play his acknowledged talents.
Washburn wishes to be there, for tho
interests of the Washburn falnily--to
advance his and his brothers material
interests. Donnelly aspirations are
high, pure, worthy. noble and praise
worthy. Washburn's are low and sell
fish.
The formation of the Young Mems
DOnnelly Club, sounds well. How
would a Young Mems Washburn
Club sound Nobody will ever hear
it pronounced. Give me the man
whom the boys love. The young
men are not as often mistaken in their
estimate of true greatness and good
ness as old men. Let us prove this.
When Daniel Webster appeared on
the stage. the old men said he was too
assuming and too arrogant. The
young men of New England said there
is u man--and they were right.
When Henry Clay stepped to the
front. in Kentucky, the OLD men said
he was visionary and wild, the young
men of the Ohio valley said, there rs q
mum! they were right. When, IN
lord OF lords, attacked the old Albany
regency the most compact and rotten
COZ. bination of men that ever ruled Il
state, the old men said he would I'M
chain HI. The young men said.
there is u man. They were pl eemi
nently right. When Gambetta ap-
peared in 1901 in France the old
men sail stop him. he will destroy
society, the yoans men said let him
have his full swing. he will save So
ciety and the republic, and he has.
Ii our republic is saved, it must be
done by the young men putting into
the national congress the WebsterS,
Clays, Stewards and DomellyS. The
old men will never do it, they have
too many cases, and in fact, the MAJ
jority of old men have too much of
what Dean Swift hated, vulgar pru-
denotes.
Webster said to the young men at
Albany, n. Y. in 1851. when near ~
himself: $50 on. young men of the
United States Early manhood is the
chief prop and support. the great re-
lance and hope, for the preservation
of public liberty and the institutions
Of the land. Early manhood is inge-
NOUS, generous. just. 1t looks for
ward to long life of honor OF
dishonor, and it meana that it shall.
if the blessings of God be Il lie OF
honor, usefulness and success in all
the professions and pursuits OF life,
and that 1t shall close when close 1t
must, with some claim To the graft
tude of the country. Go on, then:
uphold the institutions under which
You were born, you are manly and
bold
Young men of the third district.
your judgment and impulses say to
you. that the path of duty is to sup
port Mr.. Donuelly. Obey them! AMI
elect him. and sustain after his cleo
ton. with your enthusiasm and gener.
osIty, and give to the national con-
gress member that Minnesota can
be proud of. The writer of this
knows the power of youth and the ef-
fects of years.
cage draws fire from the mind, and yigor
from the limb"
JACKSON