The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-04-22
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TO YOU, SIR.
You are q regular reader of the ANTI
MosopoL1sr. You like it, Of course you
do. You can't help liking it. You
would like better to see it prosper. Of
course YOU would. Now we will tell you
how to do it,
Get your next neighbor to subscribe;
and then try the next on the other side;
and then the next. And so on. Aud
then present years 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 wife's
cousin 's-aunt' s-husband.
[fmen 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 gentle
coercion. Take them by the nose and
cram it calmly down their throats. 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
fifty 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. No family
should be without it.
Bnt seriously,--and we are nothing if
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 Republic
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
a little advanced, and then with the first
finger of the left hand laid along side Of
the nose, make grand salaam 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 vel
to inform the mind; to discuss the great
underlying facts on which rested the
prosperity of the people; to stop thu
leaks Of excessive taxation. extravaganza
$ and corruption. And phew! 1t was lik'
: shying brick into \ Congress Of skunks
I One venerable patriot, up in Hennepir
? county, one of Bill Kings msn,-sug
gested that we be kicked from one end o
Q the State to the other, and that he be ap
$ pointed a committee of one to do thu
c kickine!! And then Bill and his friend
organized great Grange Banquet a
Minneapolis,-a prodigious feed,-a
= which it was, in effect, solemnly resolved
that they ,couldn't think; and that an.
: man who tried to make them think was a
) enemy to the human race; and that Don
u nelly was really the chap that organize
> that original rebellion in heaven, 50 elo
ouently described by Mr.. Milton; AL
$ that he had broken loose afresh and ha
set up little secondhand pandcmoniar
u here in this cold climate, which threat
d ened to engulf Bill King and oil hi
10 angels.
We have published the Asrl-MoSort
le xr inst nine months and 10! tn
= change.
y Where be Parsons and his genuaexior
re nova And who has heard anything
t that worthy who was to do the kicking
ar And vha, granger now thinks it crimin'
en- to discuss the great questions OF stat
ID craft. which are to decide whether !
a; he will get anything or nothing for b
We toll I And what granger sets the sdloon
ne and the ccremonials above the great pra
70 teal fruits Of the Order
en- Now we say not these things boastf'
no ", for we are the most modest OF mel
20 but we simply desire to show ths.
- have not lived in vain; that We ha
ST. been Of some use; and that, per con.
IS; ouence, we can be of some use hereaft'
no There are many powerful abuses yet
ID beat down; and We are pouring hot-sh
gn into them every week; and ne are mo
.'c flying the opinions even of those who
inc curse us and il We can only get them
rue think right they can keep on cnrsil
Us for it does not hurt Us and it dos then
power Of good.
!. We are laboring to make the Az
o' Moxo.oLsr, on small scale, what
hit- New York Tribune was when hor'
: = Greeley edited 1.-THE organ OF
Nm. common people; the advocate Of
+" right; the champion Of reform; the
A.s neer Of progress We propose % =
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