The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-08-20

A MAN Who Don't Believe in Re
SPRING VALLEY, MINI,
July %, 1874.
Hon l. Donnelly:
DEAR SIR--I am not member OF
any church, nor fraternal society; nor
have been of any political party Tor
sometime. | never considered myself
pure enough for the church, and never
fancied calling man Brother, unless
he was natural one. But being some
what gregariously inclined, like the bal
ance of mankind, have thought for the
past year of joining the Anti-Monop-
olsts, and from the promptness in sub
scribing for your paper, | fear you
think me with you. am not, and |
write this so you will understand me.
| don't want reform. / don't wish to
stop or check a Government thief. l
believe in Hobbs idea of gov
eminent: ga corporation for the
purpose of robbery" l have been
since boy of fifteen believer
with Lock and Milton, that govern
ment was for the protection of mans
absolute rights, and when it took any
more of his property than what was
his proportion for the protection given,
that he was plundered. Idon' t endorse
this now. Why? Theologians tell us
that there is God, and man has an
immortal Soul, and they prove this by
the fact that all mankind-save those
whose minds and emotions have become
materialized from too much trouble or
too much pleasure-believe this. l
think they tell us the truth. The
same reasoning proves Hobbs position
true. Governments have always taken
all that their subjects could produce
over bare sufficiency to support them.
This would not be so if it was not right.
think more now Of the Camerons,
Pomeroys, Ramseys, Windows, Vince
ners, Palmers, Wilkinsons, Sherwoods,
Donnellys, who for the past five years
have been raising such hue and cry
about reform. l haven't got so far
along as to call such men soreheads.
No. l think like Lock, Milton, Hamp-
den, Hamilton and Jefferson, they all
believe that they are working for the
right, but they are all visionary and
impracticable men and poor. All COM
bined couldn't give Joseph $4,000 for
Senatorship; nor could either on a
salary of $500 support family and
save enough to build the Southern Min
nesota Railroad. They are failures,
all of them; so was Brutus,
Milton, Locke and Hamilton, and so all
such men will ever be, because imprac-
ticable.
Monuments are rarely built to such
men. Napoleon slaughtered 100000
Frenchmen, and reduced the average
stature of the French people three
inches, and yet one-half Of the world
shouted, "Long live the Emperor"
while Victor Hugo has been sympathiz-
ing with old women and children and
sometimes has wanted bread. In short
l am done. l have had enough of
Grange, reform and Autobiography, and
heard enough Of grumbling about cor
morants, thieves, swindlers and pimps-
nothing more do want of John Locke,
Milton, Hugo or their followers. Why,
just see what Grant has done for him.
self and family with only three grains of
brains; and see what Dunnell has done
in the book enterprise and sand hauling
business. Away with these high Drained
men, these men Of the clouds, these
.star-eyed men.
You can now understand that have
no use for your paper. l Wouldn't read
it if you sent it, and certainly would
not pass it to any one to read. The 81
which sent you you can keep or re-
turn. My advice is, you keep it and
that you get as many more as you can
and keep them all. Joseph would.
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