The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-05-13

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each county in Minnesota, western
Wisconsin and northern Iowa, to canvass
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The Anti-Monopolist I'm Wabashaw
Ceunty.--Some Valuable Sugges-
teens.
Editor Anti Monopolist:
Your paper is well received here. We
are pleased to notice that last year,
while the newspapers of the State were
urging the farmers to sell wheat at 10
cents, YOU advised differently, and later
counselled them to hold pork for higher
prices--good advice in both cases--which
has doubtless saved to US thousands of
dollars. i
close observation of the course OF |
the leading newspapers Of the State seems
to Justify the opinion that they ale not
working for the farmers interest, but
against it. About year ago a sys-
tematic attempt seems to have been made
to bear down the price of wheat. The
papers teemed with accounts of immense
crops in California and every
where else, and everybody was
advised to rush wheat on the market
while it would sell for something. Some
papers in the early fall, deplored the
stupid blindness Of the farmers in not
selling. About this time Congress OF
wneat-buyers at St. Paul resolved to pay
only 65 cents, but they did not get the
wheat to fill their contracts and had soon
to pay more.
Early in July of last year the St. Paul
Press contained short editorial on the
wheat crop prospect for the State, setting
forth that there never were so many
acres sown, and that from all parts the
expression was unanimous--a crop great
er than ever before. The writer OF this,
from personal observation over one half
the grain producing district, knew the in
dicxtions were crop below the average.
while a part, devastated by grasshoppers,
had nothing.
He wrote to the Press giving his con-
clusions and reasons therefor, saying
further, that such reports were not only
false but injurious to the farmer inter
est, tending to depress the price OF
wheat, and intimating that if any lying
must be done it better be the other way
in the interest OF the home producers
rather than the foreign spectators II
wheat. To this "extraordinary commu
nication'' as the editor called it, he de
voted q column article, as if he was ask
cd to falsify for the public interest, >
subject matter, the sin Of lying-its In
Jury tothe public, that il would soon re
coil on the papers making false state
ments,-that newspapers must publish
facts, else they would lose their infiuenc
-subscribers and advertisers wonld leav
them-they would become unproftabl
to their publishers, and sayin
further, that Minnesota prt
duces so small part of tn
wheat that good or poor crop her
would not affect tie markets to the e.
tent of one-thrd Of cent per bushel. tn
latter conclusion We do not believe. WIS
SAWS the ANTI MoNoPoIlsT and its reader!
1t is feared the fate SO we'll depicted hi
overtaken the Press, else it would NJ
have been consolidated with its old-tiu
political opponent for "pecuniary re
sons" The superior sagacity or honest
of the ANTI MonoPoLIsr in its prediction
ON the markets iustifes US in supper
ing it. -.
have friend in each and every newspap
in the State. There are not enough pc
pie here engaged in business depen
emit directly on the agricultur
interest to support tolerat
paper. We feel that our papers are n
with us. Zoo often they represe
foreign interests or home operators vi
are living on the profits of our labo,
When open and read my newspaper
which, pay my money want its
formation to be true, and its editorial Sc
timents in accordance with my views .
interests,or at least that those sentimer
be honest cnes and not bought and ps
for. If my paper advocates the payne
nf the old Estate railroad bonds" wot
like to believe that the editor thinks tn
should be paid, and net that he has rece
eda purse from fund raised by the boz
,helders to carry the State in favor
pavnent. If my1paper praises or G
demns some public officer for his hone:
or faithfulness, or the reverse. want
know that the politics Of that officer
not call out the praise or blanc:
The public now are willing to
dure errors Of faith. ignorance, conc'
in fact almost anything except dish
esty.
We want also, Independent ne
papers, and by Independence We mean
Freedom from sill moral and political
legations, like some that are ready
support any measure or party that
pay well for it. but above political
tanglements and ready and willing to
Aenn fiend or foe when wrong. and
plAud either when right.
]. W. BURNHAM.
PLAIHvIKw, May Sd, 1875.
Vice President Wilson told F. A. Go
hing in Boston the other day. that in
opinion the Liberal Republicans hold
balance Of political power in this CO
try, and that Is they determine to
their votes, the Presidential election
.c~n Rsen g