The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-04
Correspondence
Letter from q Radical Anti.monoPo'
ltst..The Irrcpressible Conflict.

How the thieves rejoice that your
proprietor and chief is accused Of corrup-
ton. How happy they would have been
had Mr.. Donnelly stolen something. They |
would have had nearly clean field in
the State had they succeeded in crushing
the faith the people have in the editor of
the ANTI oMoPoL1sT.
It is encouraging to see that some men
acknowledge the necessity Of reform and
are working for it. When / was boy
some thought they could lessen the SUI
fering of the slave by appealing to The
humanity Of the mas.er. Some would
, abolish slavery entirely in time, by COL
lecting funds through the old colenlnza-
ton society, to furnish free negroes to get
to Africa. Others would kill slavery.
quit using sugar, rice or anything pro-
duced by slave labor. A few men of great
boldness, like Elijah j. Lovejoy of Hi
nois, declared that the whole relation be-
tween master and slave was sinful and
wrong, and that slavery should be abol-
ished. Such men were shot. Corrup-
tion-the venal and mercenary aspirations
of public men, is what is and has been the
matter Of this country, and threatens
society with mobs, anarchy and perhaps
monarchy.
What has brought about this wide
spread corruption! Corporations for pc
cuniary profit, banks, railroad, insurance,
express, telegraph and manufacturing
companies. And but for them there
never would have been a vote sold in this
nation, and to-day the tax would be so
light that the people would not feel them,
and the wealth of the country would be
eGaitably distributed.
No man who is not blinded with prcju-
dice or with the sordid love of money can
have any hope Of reform through the Re-
publican party.
| don't wish to be dlsrespectful, but in
all candor | cannot see any more proba-
bility Of the Democrats, (among whom
are many mercenary men, Anti-Monopo.
lists, Reformers and Changers overthrow.
ing corruption in our Municipal, State
and National governments, than | could
when boy Of the colonization society
the nonsense by the North Of sugar, rist
and other slave products, overtnrOwinf
slavery.
While corporations for pecuniary prof
exist, we must have corruption. Such
corporations have great power and will a!
long IS they exist, and they will throw
their influence for any party in power
and in consideration for their support ant
influence the party in power will be kint
to them.
The northern Wings never liked Slav
cry, and during an election campaign
made quite noise about it, but whel
that party happened to reach power
slavery was not SO much talked against
The Republican party plainly and boldl
said slavery should not 60 into the Tel
ritories. The majority Of those intereste
in that species of property attacked tn
nation with swords, bayenets and cannon
The Republicans then said slavery mu,
die, they struck it square in the fac
and annihilatcd it.
Mr.. Lochren, in his letter to Senate
Wells, says: Corporations as well :
individuals, should be subject to just Law
and regulations, and all monspolies shout
be suppressed at the same time Il
greatest care should be exercised that I
Injustice be done, and that the usefulne
of corporations be not crippled or dc
troyed." The same kind Of langual
Webster and the Wings used in regard
slaverv-and Webster was good ma
and SO is Mr.. Lochren; but Webster
grand Union and conservative speech
and the national sentiments Of the Viii
did not prevent the spread of slavery
Mr.. Lochren will never, nor 4
party he belongs to, as long as it G
tcrtains and acts on the views express
in his letter protect the people from t
plumber they now endorse from corpol
tions.
The natural wants Of man, in state
civilization only requires that corpo
tons should exist for three purpose
First, strictly and purly government
Second, religious. Third, education
And neither should occupy or tressp
on the territory properly belonging
/ the other. Let every person worsl
his Maker in that manner he believes
most acceptable to his Creator.
every man cultivate his intellect and Il
Of his children, and use as much OF
own money for such purposes Is
pleases-
Let the government in no case lease
Il or grant away portion Of its scverei
II " for there is not an instance in hist
where leases have been SO made, but I
h the lesees oppressed and plundered
people.
The national government should un
the power Of eminent DOMAIN oonde
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