The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-09-20

FFJ' " AoOu, Id1mcuG, SCOcks OF |
horses, cattle, &c. The law then saws:
Sec. 279 chap. &c.
Eighth. The tools and Instruments
of any mechanic, miner or other person,
used and kept for the purpose Of carry
ing on his trade, and in addition thereto
stock in trade not exceeding four hum
dred dollars in value; the library and
implements Of any professional man;
all of which articles herein before in
tended to be exempt, shall be chosen by
the debtor, his agent, clerk or legal rep
resentative, as the case may be-
Now clearly printer or newspaper
publisher is included in this phraseology.
Heis either professional man" and his
type, presses, etc., are his implements >
or heis mechanic and his type, press
es, etc., are his ''tools and instruments :"
or if he is neither mechanic nor profess
ional man he is some "other person" ]"
And if this is not so why is it not so?
Has he no rights? Shall the laborer, the
mechanic, the farmer, the merchant. the
lawyer. the doctor, the clergyman, have
their tools and their stock protected, aud
the printer and newspaper publisher be
without any exemption, although the
constitution distinctly says he shall have
a certain amount exempted?
Now the question at issue is not the
merits or dement's of A. E. Ball he NAV
be the best or the worst OF men; that
concerns US not; the solemn question for
every editor to consider is, has
political or personal enemy the right,
in the face sef the constitution and the
laws of the State, to seize upon his tools,
implements and stock, and crush his pa
per out, as Balls newspaper has been
crushed out. II it is right and just for
ring of republican county officials to thus
fall upon and destroy ans Anti-Monopoly
or Democratic paper, why will it not be
equally right and just for ring of DEM
ocrats to crush out Republican paper?
What is sauce for the gooseis sauce for
the gander." And if this thing is proper
under Grant, why will it not be equally
proper under Tilden or Allen?
While we do not unite with Mr.. Ball
in his denunciation OF the lawyers in the
case. for their relations to it seem pure
ly professional. we think the course of
Willard and Brawley was perfectly dam
nable, aud should receive the execration
OF every honest man in the State.
Here is poor fellow publishing pa
per. struggling, in these hard times, to
keep his head above water. A judg-
ment Is obtained before village justice
against him for the paltry sum of S22. .25
for an old paper bill. He appeals the
case to the district court. Aier the APP
peal is taken and allowed, and the whole
matter thus removed out of the hands OF
the justice. the justice issues an execu-
tion which is levied upon the tools and
implements Of Ball, his type, presses,
etc., which are clearly exempt from seiz.
ure or sale. Then they remove the ap
pealed Judgment by transcript to the
District court and issue another execution
on top of the first. Then Bali goes II
Averill. Russell and Carpenter, whe
own the judgment, and pays the origina
debt involved in that appealed case
: He naturally supposed that that, with th'
appeal. would end the matter But thes,
human vampires had him by the throat
aud they refused to let go their grip ol
: the plea that lie hadn't paid costs upol
that illegal execution, and they bring il
1 huge bill for watchman, to protec
I that exempt property, Balls own prop
erty, which could not legally have beel
seized. under an execution which couI,
: not legally have been issuedg And the
: he appeals for protection to Judge o
the District court, who quietly turns hin
out of court without saying why o
II wherefore he does SO: or whether th
poor devil has any rights that whit
man Is bound to respect. And then tb
vampires postpone the sale from week t.
!, week until. at last, Ball, his busines
ruined, the courts closed in his face
o his family brought to the brink of star
vation, steals his own property,s exemp
: by law, and carries it into another coun
t.. whittier the sheriff pursues It AMI
: with sublime disregard Of county lines
brings it back, and then has Ball arreste
= for stealing, not his own goods, tat u.
]. horse and cGgOs Uhjch Ae hired 10 n
more them!
Il The constitution Of the State say.
81 Sec 8. Art. IL:
EVERY person is entitled to certai
/ remedy ia the laws Tor ali injuries Q
!. wrongs which hemay receive IN his pei
son, property or character; be ought !
obtain Justice freely and wifho1f pal
rl chass; completely snd wifhOut dsnia