The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-10-29

The Mankato Unionfa.ss

The Mankato Union fa:s:
1t. Governor Sherwood, who wanted
the nomination at the Autobiography
Convention, has recently publicly an
nouaced himself for Dunnell. A beauti-
full candidate this sorehead would have
made! Had he been nominated at
Owatonna, by this time he would have
withdrawn in favor Of Dunnell, we sup
pose.
Go slow. We think there must be a
mistake somewhere. We met Gov.
Sherwood last week in St. Paul, and he
spoke strongly against Dunnell. The
Governor is one of the ablest and best
men in the Autobiography party.
liberation and mutual forbearance are
very necessary in politics.
The Producers.
Extract from late address by Hon. W. c.
Flagg.1
Taking the United States census OF
1870 we find the following results:
i. There are about 100000 people
engaged in what I may call the arts Of
primary production, or the gathering
of the spontaneous productions of ma
ture. These are hunters, fishermen,
lumbermen, quarrymen and miners.
2. There are nearly 100000 en-
gagged in secondary production, or agri-
culture. This is, growing grain and
fruits; breeding and fattening cattle,
and the like.
8. There are nearly 2.500,0O0 en-
gagged in third form of production
called manufactures. They take the
wood of the lumberman, the ore of the
miner, the wheat of the farmer. and
work them up into new and useful
forms.
4. Then there are nearly 100000
engaged in trade and transportation, or
simply in changing the place and own
orship Of products and carrying per-
sons. This is useful Office, but, as it
produces nothing and increases cost, it
is desirable for the general welfare that
it be performed for minimum cost.
5. Finally, there are nearly 100000
persons engaged in professional and per-
sonal service, most of which is industri-
al, but part of which is non-produc-
tive and somewhat of it unnecessary or
actually injurious to public welfare.
These figures give you some idea of
the relative numerical Importance Of
the various classes of our country as
regards production. One-half or more
are engaged in immediate production !;
fifth in manufacturers tenth in
commerce, and fifth in professional
and personal service. Three quarters
of our population, it is pretty safe
to say, are actual producers, and
at least go per cent. must belong to the
industrial or manual labor classes.
Now mark what follows So long as
the freebooter, the no bic or the specu.
lator can hold his own, as he thus far
has. this IS per cent. of producing pop
ulation, and even this 90 per cent, of in
dustrial population, which, since the
world began, has been by force or cum
ming held down and made to work for
the benefit of their masters, cannot re-
alize the Democratic idea of eque lily Of
ppOTlulitty anu COuOlIlOuSs duO Jul
democracy is of no effect.
ONE OF THEM GONE UNDER.
New YORK, Oct. 16.-The Tribune
says commercial circles were excited
to-day by the announcement Of the
failure of a combina ion which had been
formed for the purpose Of controlling
the market for oats and for speculation
in other grains. The we'll known firm
Of E. S. Edger & Co., Of Burlington,
Iowa, were the principal movers in the
com bination, and their suspension has
embarrassed the firms Of j. Lathrop &
Co. and Lathrop & Engs, of this city.
They endorsed the accommodation
paper for Edger & Co., but the latter
failing to make arrangements to take
up this paper, they allowed it to 60 to
protest. In all other respects the New
York houses claim to be able to meet
their engagements.
Let them burst. There should be a
law to punish all such getters up of
corners as conspirators againt the
public.