The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-24

Correspondence.
The Pen.--The NeWsP0pcr--The
Ballot.

and women learn the value and power
of the pen. 1t would give to the news
paper potency beyond all churches,
priests. legislatures and congresses, and
thereby cradle them (the people, to
throw off the extra burden Of taxes
State and nationalist politics. religion
and war. They would no longer,
through ignorance, consent to be con.
tinually crushed by capital, fashion and
aristocracy. Each one would produce
his own honest bread and become his own
Individual sovereign, president, govern.
or and minister. This would be true
Self-government, which every intelli-
gent, Industrious and temperate person
should aim to realize. Unity and CO.
operation would bring it about.
What farmer, mechanic or worker
needs to be governed, protected, or
saved, so much, at such fearful coste
Universal nonsense and imposition.
We are taxed for our very breath,
which tax goes into the hands of men
that never lift finger in the way of
productive toll. And it simply keeps
up fat, lazy and handsome, nation
full of political and social moths, or
non-producing professional leaders
<loafers). who live on the peoples hard
labor and drudgery. But such leaders
will never stop until the workers dis.
miss them. Let rs do that, then, quick
1y as possible. 1t will be a happy day.
Dear Changers and workers, discuss
this matter, and write for the brave
Journals. The pen is mighty, and the
newspaper is ubiquitous and omnipo-
tent.
The question Of rights must be I'M
derstood by the industrial class. The
first right is, to be a man or woman,
which consists of body and mind, life
and liberty, and the means Of happi-
ness,as tated in our great Declaration.
And the ballot is the key which I'M
locks to all and to each, impartially,
the riches and blessings of the earth.
1t is the symbol of equality and the
power of the people, which, if wisely
exercised, makes every man king, and
every woman queen. 1t is the central
principle and backbone of all true de-
mocracy. Any other quality is an I'M
Mitigated sham and an outrage on hui
manity.
The means of happiness are labor and
property, or production. What need
Of lack to anybodya But behold your
Astors, Stewards and Vandcrbilts. They
are social carbuncles and monstrosities.
Yet such men lead the world, and every
city and town has its petty Stewards
and Vanderbilts, whose aim, motive
and principle are the same as those of
the bigger bugs of larger cities. They
are your monarchs Of trade, money,
monopoly and extortion. The true OBJ
ject of life is perverted, and property,
to many, is rendered more a curse than
p blessing; since the rule seems to be,
that the higher the wealth is heapcd
up, the more frightful and hideous is
the amount of poverty, ignorance aud
vice all around, especially in cities.
"To have and to hold''-rnore than
the noble use-is the controlling idea
OF most men of property. The few
naturally gain an oppressive ascendency
over the many, and no relief is attaina.
bic except through terrible struggle
and crisis, as in the late rebellion
against negro slavery, and now in our
rebellion against monopoly. A partial
and temporary victory will amount to
very little. We must pillow deep into
the principles of things. Aristocracy
and production are the same under
sny name, whether secular or ecclesias.
heal. Truth is harmonious unit, and
Usrks exceedingly cheap.
But the Oranges and industrial
Lodges are to correct and regulate mat.
tsTs hereafter, and will cover The entire
ground Of business, politics and re-
~gon; thereby economilng very ex.
tensively, by dispensing with hundreds
sfold fogy, costly, professional, asisso
cratic extravagances. For instance, in
legislation: As no Legislature project
ed or invented these noble orders O
Justice, equality and brotherhood, theJ
will work Independently, and do very
much ther own legislation, right Ga,
doors, On the farm and in the shop.
Pride will be bound to fall
In Washington and st. Paul,
and your monopolizing Othellos viii
lose their rich occupations. So thr,
viii naturally and necessarily be fewer
salary grabs and official swindles, fol
lack ofopportunity. Th:s the Grange.
and Lodges become at once Justly mag
ni6cd into wonderful Importance
having in themselves each combined
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]. The farm.