The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-11-08
The Anti-Monopolist.

understand unless they are engaged in it.
Hence it is that the banking interests OF ma
ion rule i'll their own interest its financial pol
ICY. And their paid hireling or advocates will
blow ''hot or cold" at the bidding Of these
capitalists.
Thus we find that when they wanted 20 |
make money in the Great Rebellion from the
necessities Of the people who were not willing
to substitute currency for gold were stigma
tized as ''disloyal'' Now those ''loyal" gen
tlemen come before the people stigmatiz.ng
their own legal tender currency as '',a
This is neither consistent or right,
tut is in keeping with the corrupt politicians
and greedy bankers Of the country.
When we contemplate the magnitude OF the
Great Rebellion and the vest amount of money
that it has cost to carry it to successful issue.
would it not seem as though this generation
have done all that should be required OF them!
1t parent at forty years OF age should pur-
chase an estate at low rate Of interest on
thirty years time, why should he overtax his
physical strength to pay the debt before ma
turity in order that his children might live in
wealth and idleress? And is this not the case
with someof our public men who insist that we
shall resume s. Gle payments and thereby
cripple the condition OF every DEBTOR III the
land?
know Of no better way to examine ques-
ton of this kind than to make it personal. Let
us see: : This is emphasically wheat growing
State; more than ninety per cent. OF all our
money comes from the sale OF that cereal Now
if should buy land tomorrow at the cur
rent rates, say $40 per acre, on i've years tune,
and wheat should be worth on an average 81
per bushel, but by return to specie payment it
would be worth say IS cents, which is far
estimate; it requires no great mathematician
TO see what l would lose by the change
from currency to gold. And is this not Safe
rule to apply to this as well as all western
States that are only fairly opening up the
country to settlement!
If we were all out of debt it would then
make no difference what our legal tender was
but unfortunately we are not SO.
| Let the tsshysters" who ignore their on L
acts and pirate about "hard money!" consider
that honest farmers are entitled to some con-
sideration Just let the currency question
alone and in the course Of time the gold stan
dard will regulate itself 10 the interest OF all.
The Grange Advance has circulation here
of about fifteen but by the course its presen
editor is pursuing we are going TO drop 1t ant
take the ANTI MoNoPoLIsT.
Rev. S. P. Chandler returned here from Nortl
Carolina few days since, whittier he has b, Ell
for the past year attending to ministerial du
ties, in the Episcopal church, well satlsh
that this is one OF the best States in the Union
He reports the condition of affairs in Nortl
Carolina under the Grant administration q
truly lamentable. He says change must
J had. or else the people win be ground to tn
earth with heavy taxes, As Mr.: Chandler ma
had ample means OF Judging OF the politlca
>i:nation; his opinion is entitled to grea
weight.
Immediate vicinity Of Mr.. Chambers, ther
has been erected recently store, harnes
; shop and blacksmith shop. propose to ca
) our village Chandlerville. We used to have
postofice here, but when Mr.. Chandler wen
south he resigned the postmastership, sine
J which we have been without an Office.
Mort. Mo(3innis, delegate to Congress frou
$ Montana, had his brother, who lives three
four miles of the mail route, appointed, en-
the Office is there now. Congressman StIa
of our district, has the matter in hand, and
8 going to know if Montana is to dictate VIII
! Shall be postmastsrs in this State; Cues
|, Strait will straighten things out, and we WI
+ have the Office again where 1t should De. The
\ we can have the ANTI MoSoPoLIsr, as we wal
: no more Of Young or the Advance:
Yours, GRANGER