The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-22

The Grievances of the Settlers.
The Crimes Of the Republican Par
ty.-A Terrible Story.
PELICAN LAKE, Otter Tail Co.. Mimi,
October 10, 1874.
Editor -Monopolist
DEAR SIR have few words to
say through your columns, if it is COM
patible with your wishes to listen to
one of the Republican ''mud-sills'' as
our Republican aristocracy call us. l
have been Repu blican and never voted
any other ticket; but can not now
see how l or any other laboring man or
anv farmer can vote with such cor
rupt, swindling, thieving political party
as they now turn out to be.
First, what have they done since they
came into power? Nothing but steal
and squander our public money. Now,
sir. show us one man that that party
has punished for defalcations, for steal
ing as you may term it. Where are
the investigations Of the stealings IN the
Credit Mobilier case9 Not one has
been punished for what they stole.
Where is Gen. Howard and his investl.
cation? flushed up. We could name
undreds of frauds that the party has
committed since they got the power.
Not one punished. Now farmers, la
boring men, and mechanics, think of
our Presidents proclamation of re-
trenchment. First he goes to work and
signs bill that raises his own salary
100000 for his four years
of Office; and all the Senators and
Representatives five thousand more
each for their term then expired. That
looks like retrenchment, lodges it not !
Now does he not know that every box
of matches and every box Of pills we
buy have stamp attached to them
What does he care or our Senators and
Representatives care for the poor Re.
publican ssmud sills?' Now in the
second place what have they done with
the poor people that have taken home
steads and prescriptions on the frontier;
that have gone through everything but
death? Law stands, as our most no.
BILE, pious, great and good Secretary OF
the Interior of our great and glorious
| nation interprcts it, if citizen of tho
United States goes on unsurveyed land:
and makes a homestead, builds his
; buildings, fences his land, with his rifle
: by his side and always looking out fol
Indians, and expecting to be scalped
and he gets his farm under cultivation
so that he can just begin to live; ther
t comes along another man and files
pre-emption claim on the poor man
) homestead; and after the first settler
: has his homestead papers from tn
Land Office, then this great and gooe
: Secretary says the pre-emptor has
i right to the poor mans homestead ant
e all his improvements, because the pre-
emption dates from the time the pre-
f emptor makes his improvements, Will
I the homestead dates from the time tn
7 homesteader takes out his papers
i SO the poor man ina
5 takes the homestead has t
: lose all his improvements and seek
: new home. What kind Of Republican
1 laws do you call that! They dare no
? deny that they have done that to man.
j. poor man.
i In the next place what do they d
! when the poor people 60 to the U. 5
land Office to prove upe The Registe
t of said Office tells them what they hav
: to pay, so the people mortgage the'
# cattle or anything else they can get tn
: money on. 4 great many prove NJ
e and get duplicate for their land an
e 60 home rejoicing that they have got
le home at last. And in two years or
there often comes an order from tn