The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-01

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placed for the very purpose Of controlling |
their opinions.
The newspapers that boldly contend for
the rights Of the citizen and the nobility Of
labor, can be counted on your finger ends,
and are generally confined to the West. In
the great centres capital exercises too po-
tent an influence to permit the outspoken
sentiments Of the laboring class to appear
in their columns. While all other interests
are aggressive, labor alone acts on the de-
fensive. And though the labor organiza-
tioas throughout the country are numerous
and powerful enough to control the legisla-
ton Of the country, see how completely
matters are managed and controlled by the
| capitalists, who find willing tools in every
wire-worker and professional politician in
the land, who are already preparing their
fulsome speeches and gushing patriotic dis
courses for the coming Fourth Of July and
the approaching centennial.
| Nero 6ddled while Rome was burning,
aud the politicians of the day think the
best way to draw off the attention Of the
people from the present depressed state OF
trade and the consequent misery of the
working classes, is by amusing them with
monkey shows. Well, it is history repeat
ing itself. The last days Of the Roman Re-
public were only type Of our own; only
our newspapers are acting the part OF the
Roman orators, and giving us sugar-coated
pills to soothe the masses into inactivity.
No nation ever had SO glorious heritage
as the American people. 1t would seem as
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kept this vast continent hid away from the
rest Of the world till the set time had come
to gather in the downtrodden and oppressed
ofother lands, and give them this great con-
tinent as home. The noble men who set
tied the country, and their hardy descend
ants, represented the highest type of the
human race. They would be subject to op-
preston under no guise. But cast a back
glance at our history for century, and
. compare the then American politics with
those in vogue amongst us to-day, and
, where is there an American citizen tina,
r will not blush at the comparison. The
revolutionary fathers were we'll aware that
taxation was the true principle Of servitude
r and no people could retain their freedom
and submit to oppressive taxation. How
: are the American people situated to-day
u
!: earth are taxed so highly, and there is n,
t other people could bear it, were it not TO
a the unequalled fertility of our soil, and tina
e we are skinning the cream of, and Leaving
d the skim milk to our posterity: were it no
;. for this and the inexhaustible wealth of on
$ mineral resources we would be ban krupt i
d a year. Now to establish this point per
A NIT NE to give you few figures as to tn
i | lafiv TOW nf FAM IF hn yro
monarchies of Europe and compare thel
e with ours. 1t must be borne in mind ths
= we are Republic, land are not obliged to SUI
If por, King and provide for Royal family
:. unless a scrub one,) and an aristocrac,
A and that Republics are supposed to be r.,
al on economical principles. But I will Il
" the figures speak for themselves The ia,
" alton referred to as American, embrac,
te national, State, municipal and county, b,
D. does not include school tax or local a
: taxes. pronounced by the Supreme Cou
to be species of legalized robbery he
are the figures:
Is Is Pop. Total Ssn s.- o. p
US, IS, ood, 600 se74 ,ooo, 600 II.
Ct. Britain, al,OO9,0OO 3A,OOO,OO0 IL.
France, 36,OOO,OOO 4ll,OO0,OOO IL.
Ger Empire, Al 100000 S3,OOO, 900 8.
Austria, 36,OOO,OOO 26l 10000 I.
I'M This is for the year 1870, about viii
ty time France was paying the German indel
at nifty. Now ask, in all honesty, can we
considered free people and carry such
h. load of taxation. And that is by no mea
he the worst feature of the case. The laws t
mt the collection of taxes are most unjust a
to oppressive. Instead of all classes havi
he to bear the burden alike, in proportion
lse their means and ability, the industry of t
ey land is taxed till all enterprise is dwarfe
he and agriculture languishes from having
la carry 50 pet cent of the burthen. VIII
IN, the fictitious wealth of the nation. repI
ur sented BY bonds, mortgages, and stock CT
it'll tificates and commercial paper generally,
n exempt, or lodges the tax collector. t
of poor mans homestead guaranteed to h
We and his family under the most solemn co
i'd ssitutional provisions, is ruthlessly sold
to some Court House parasite for some trifi
rs: tax, often not one-hundredth part of
rid true value. Nay, have seen hundreds
m homesteads sold for some infamous swine
en- of railroad aid tax, when all other ia,
.ty were promptly met. and the parties clai
for ing the tax ought to have been consigned
the State prison for conspiracy to defrat
INT Well, must stop, as | suppose ere II
We your patience is exhausted. though
ON topic is not. With best wishes for tn e pr,
err perity and success of the ANTI MoxoPoLi
ng and all kindred papers working for the
ne terest and improvement of the labori
IT, classes, beg leave 10 remain
d a Yours fraternally,
be- SAMUEL SIxyErT
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me The Necessity Of Separate Action from
!, Standpoint Of an Olmsted County Al
~ Monopolist. AHistorv Of Minnesota PoIit
M. Since 1870.