The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-22
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TO YOU, SIR.
You arc regular reader of the ANTI
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10. You can't help liking it. You
would like better to see it prosper. Vi
course YOU would. Now we will tell you
low to do it -
Get your next neighbor to subscribe;
md then try the next on the other side;
md then the next. And so on. And
then present year. subscription to your
father or mother, down east; or to your
brother or sister. or to ycur uncle, or
YOUR mother-in-law or your wlte>s
cousin s-aunt 's-husband.
If men agree with our principles then
they should subscribe by all means; and
if they don't agree with them, then they
should be made to subscribe by a gentle
Take them by the nose and
cram it calmly down their Threats, as
they do children,-and say,-''There,
dear, it will do you good" And it will
every time.
We are increasing at the rate of from
ffty to one hundred new subscribers every
week The children cry for it. But that
is not enough. We must be read by
every family in the State. Ne family
should be without it
BIT seriously,--and we are nothing II
not serious,-we started this paper to
benefit the people; to give them an organ,
a mouth-piece, an exponent, representa-
tive. that could neither be blinded, cajoled
nor bought up; one that would tell the
truth and the whole truth, and shame the
devil. even Though he voted the Republl-
can ticket. When we started, Worthy
Master Parsons was just convincing the
Oranges that the great end OF man was
to stand on the right leg, with the left leg
little advanced, and then with the first
finger of the left hand laid along side OF
the nose, make grand sdlddm with the
right that would embrace the sun, moon
and stars. And that anything more than
this was mere ..leather and prunella. We
mildly suggested that it might be well
to inform the mind; to discuss the great
underlying facts on which rested the
prosperity of the people; to stop the
leaks of excessive taxation. extravaganza
and corruption. And phew! 1t was like
shying a brick into Congress of skunks!
One venerable patriot, up IN Hennepln
county,- one of Bill Kings men,-sug-
oested that we be kicked from one end OF
the State to the other, and that he be ap-
pointed committee Of one to DO the
kicking!, And then Bill and his friends
organized great Grange Banquet at
Minneapolis,-a prodigious feed,-at
which it was, in effect, solemnly resolved
that they wouldn't think; and that any
man who tried to make them think was ar
| enemy to the human race; and that Don
nelly was really the chap that organized
that original rebellion in heaven, SO elo
ouently described by Mr.. Milton; aht
that he had broken loose afresh and hae
set up little secondhand pandcmonian
here in this cold climate, which threat
ened to engulf Bill King and all hi.
angels.
We have published The ASrI'MoSoro
LIST lust nine months and 10. tn
change.
Where be Parsons and his genuhexion
nowl And who has heard anything Q
that worthy who was to do the kicking
And what granger now thinks it crimina
to discuss the great questions OF state
l craft. which are to decide whether b
; he will &c, anything OF nothing for hi
toll I And what granger sets the sd!dan
and the ceremonials above the great pra
teal fruits of the Order
New we say not these things boastiu
q ly. for we are the most modest OF mel
o but We simply desire to show that
> have not lived in vain that we ha'
: been of some use; and that, per cons
> ousnce, we can be of some use hereaite
10 There are many powerful abuses yet
I. beat down; and We are pouring hot-she
n into them every week; and We are mot
&c fyinc the opinions even of those who y
&c curse US, and If we can only get them
&c think right they can keep on cursir
IS for it does not hurt US and it does them
:! power Of good.
Wear laboring to make the An
oi MoxosoLIsT, on small scale, what :
IT. New York Tribune was when hora
= Greeley edited 1.-THE organ OF
nv ~ common people; the advocate OF
+" right; the champion Of reform; the P
ms neer Of progress We propose to bu
~ up great journal.
An But you must help as You m
on take of your Goa: Ar. = = w3rk &c
Us subscribers.