The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-03-04
Correspondence.
Letter from q Radical Anti.monopo'
list..Ths IRE prsssible Conflict.

Letter from q Radical Ant1smOnOpO.
lfst-.Ths Irreprsssible Conflict.
FILLMORE COUNTY, Mimi.
Editor Anti. Monopolist:
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. MoMoPoL1sr.
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 ILL
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 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
eqaitably distributed.
No man who is not blinded with preju-
dice or with the sordid love Of money can
have any hope of reform through the Re.
publican party.
don't wish to be disrespectful, 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 l could
when boy Of the colonization society
the nonsense by the North Of sugar, riet
and other slave products, overtnrowine
4 slavery.
While corporations for pecuniary profit
exist, we must have corruption. Such
Il corporations have great power and will a.
4 long ~ they exist, and they will throw
Il their influence for any party in power
and in consideration for their support ant
influence the party in power will be kine
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 go 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 mus
die; they struck it square in the fac
and annihilatcd it.
Mr.. Lochren, in his letter to Senate
Wells, says: Corporations rs we'll .
individuals, should be subject to just Law
and regulations, and all monepolies shout
be suppressed. At the same time Il
greatest care should be exercised that Z
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
slavery-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 Il
party he belongs to, as long IS it q
tertainS and acts on the views express
in his letter protect the people from t
plumber they now endorse from corpo'
tons.
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 rs much OF
own money for such purposes Is
pleases.
Let the government in no case lease
or grant away portion Of its soverei
" for there is not an instance in hist
where leases have been 50 made, but 4