The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-08

| The one o'ermastering wove and calamity /
affecting all this progress is, that ii spite Ut /
that growth Of freedom in some directions, |
produced, we may say, by the inspiration Of |
the spirit of the age. in human hearts,
through lack Of due combination among the
moral people and the poor and nnlearned
people, all the fruits Of scientific discovery
are being grasped and monopolized by the
few cunning and masterful men, and all the |
old landmarks Of morality are being swept |
away before the subtle, devilish, falsely-sci-
entlfic Vaccinations and arguments Of men |
and women inspired by the hells. Truly |
this IS sArmageddon"- great onrushing |
OF the great armies Of good and evil-com-
ing up over all the space Of the earth to .
terrible battle for its possession.
STUPID GIANT.
would not now dwell SO much upon this
struggle Of morality against immortality |
that wakes hotter and hotter, as upon the |
struggle OF the rich and wise on one side |
and the poor and foolish on the other. The |
latter would certainly be content with fair |
share Of the goods Of life; but as things 20. !
their prospects for obtaining it are bad in
deed. The poor and foolish-verv foolish. |
very foolish, 0, my friends are piaut
who has been working through the ages.
grinding through the day in the mill Of the
oppressors, and lying down at night to let
the vampire bats Of ruling classes-kinrs.
kaisers and capitalists-suck his superfu-
Gus blood Bats is not the word They
are like mosquitoes and other vermin;
mere vermin they are compared with his
bulk and Drawn. Occasionally the giant
has had glimmering idea that he might be
rid of his tormentors by some means. By
day he has scratched his unkempt head and
rubbed off a few of the enemy here and
there, and by night he has twisted and
squirmed In the French Revolution he
washed one limb at least clear Of them in a
bath Of blood, and in our Revolution he
raised shout of deliverance. As troubles
gather thick and fast about our country, l
| rejoice more and more in the rude strength
, and rugged health of the giant, that he has
the ballot, at least.
DINNA YE HEAR THE SLOGAN!
After so long general discussion of the
evils threatening this country, space will
not permit much attention to particulars.
was inclined to talk good deal about the
. greenback platform of Ohio, but when every
body else gets talking about anything usu-
ally stop. A few words, however, upon this
topic. The Mephistopheles of the n. Y.
World, says:
e "The speculation stimulated by the Sherman
! Imitation bill of the last session Of Congress,
which carried prices above export limits and
: prevented produce from coming forward to the
seaboard, thus Gripping railroads and bank
rupting inland transportation companies, be-
e sides causing large amounts Of gold to be sent
e out Of the country, has subsidized, and our sur
plus products must now 60 forward.
P such talk is 'rot," and the man who uttered
/ it is "fat -witted" The true view is this
: The reduction of the currency ST 600. 900,
600 since 1865 has gradually crippled bust
ness Legitimate trade ceasing. the banks
got full of useless currency. This they of.
fered SO cheap that spectators East and
= West have borrowed it to use in locking uT
9 grain and produce. There you have it in Z
nutshell
POOR THURMAN.
The Hon. Allen G. Thurman Of Ohio, il
le an interesting character. He is candidat,
ct for the Presidency, and it is funny to reat
y what different papers say about him. Tn,
y N. Y. Sun, before Thurman went on hi
1t knees to the Ohio Democratic convention
8. spoke of him thus:
4. elm fact, ever since Mr. Thurman took hi
a. stand for honest constitutional money, agains
!, deprecated currency and wild imitation, tn
:. spectators and trafckers in his own party hav
~ done their utmost to break him down at home
' But at the same time the ~ Y. .4dvertise
- let's out the secret cause Of Thurman's fond
e, ness for the Bullionists. 1t seems that b
10 and Duncan, Of Duncan, Sherman & Co.
re and Gen'l Mcclellan, we're selected by tn
y English Jews who foisted the Atlantic [
y. y Great Western nuisance upon Erie, to
y their dirty work. The three were pal,
le $5O0.OOO No wonder Thurman loves til
y, doctrines of the foreign bulhonists.
r. GRANGER INSURANCE COMPANY.
y, l am pleased to see that the grangers q
% company. The report which perhaps 70
&C. have already printed. says:
y The Office Of the Society WIN be located
ne Madison. The features Of the Insurance Con
is pany or Society are, in many respects, simil,
er TO those Of the Odd Fellows Life Insuran.
.ir Company, hang on the cooperative pla,
: Any member OF . Grange, in good health. IN
Ss under 60 years OF age, is eligible tomembershi
in the Company.
This is we'll; but my intense love
system and economy, and Of having ever
county and even every township turned il
to little kingdom. whose people will pr.
ne tect each other against all the world besid
q leads me to long for the time when all ov,
q. the country we will see springing up torl
ship cooperative socaefies embracing All Il
people Of the township and all its bushes
and 50 organized that they will embody
Nv their politics the valuable features Of ever
IN association now existing including insu
-. ance Then we are shut down on sue
"a nuisances rs the Equitable and "Mutu
Life Of this city with their O,OOO, sala
an Ted presidents, their marble palaces Al
nd other expenses in proportion-all to be pa
~ BY the poor men who insure their lives
bat property. Every township will safely i
= sure itself, except when containing cit
ost Many large shipping firms insure their on
ii ships. Here is the way Peter Cooper ma
rid ages:
u. The wire mill Of Cooper, Hewitt kCo..
~ Trenton, n. which was burned on Sunda
80 will be rebuilt within 80 days The 40 wor
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