The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-15

, Of, full of harlots and wine-sacks. and
kicks the old man out Of the house and
claims that he has been behaving him.
self all the time. This isn't fair Only
Jim Blaine would act in this way.
Observe its style:
"Some of our hard money exchanges"
Mark the adroitness with which it
steps at one stride into the ranks of the
SOFT money journals! Can it be that this
is the same paper that denounced Mr..
Buell. so fiercely last fall because he did
not favor immediate resumption?
But TO proceed:
''Scme Of our hard money exchanges are
expressing great indignation at the prospect of
the repeal of the resumption act or Of that por-
ton OF it fixing the date of resumption Oh Jam
uary LIST, 1879, and some Of them treat it as if
It had some vital bearing on the question Of re-
turning to specie payments. treaty. does not
signify copper for any practical purpose
whether the resumption act is repealed or not.
As We said the other day the so-called resump-
ton act makes promise to resume by Janu
airy LIST, 1879; but it provides no way of full
filling that promise, and up to this time, though
two and half years have slipped by since the
act was passed, not step has been taken and
no provision Of any kind has been made either
by contracting the volume of greenbacks or by
accommodating specie in the treasury to fulfill
that promise, or to make resumption possible
within the time fixed by the bill"
Now the 2. p. I. we mean no disre-
spect in thus abbreviating its honored
title, but lite is short, I is not speaking
by the card. The resumption act does
provide means of resumption. Sec 3 of
the act authorizes the secretary of the
treasury to use all surplus revenues in
his hands and to issue and sell ANY kind
Of Q. S. bonds and to apply the proceeds
to the redemption and withdrawal of the
greenbacks. Why has he not done it?
And the 2. p. T. continues:
1t was, Of course, supposed at the time that
the act fixing the date OF resumption within five
years from the passage of the act would be i'm
mediately followed, during the next session at
furthest, by legislation providing adequate
| ways and means for its accomplishment; but
over two years have elapsed and nothing has
yet been done, aud it is now perfectly apparent
that nothing will be done by either Of the par
ties which respectively, control the house and
senate " bring about specie payments within
the time mentioned.
''By either of the parties" This is to
throw part Of the burden OF the failure of
this criminally cruel and unwise lsgisla-
ton upon the democratic majority of the
House. But the blouse has nothing to
do with it. No further legislation is re-
quired. The act says:
"And to enable the secretary Of the treasury
| to prepare AMI provide for the redemption in
this act authorized and required, he is author
lied to use any surplus revenues
and to Issue, sell and dispose Of, at not less
than par IN coin, either Of the description Of
| bonds OF the U. ). and to
use the proceeds thersoffor the purposes afore-
said"
| And now the P. P. I. intimates that
the democratic majority is at fault and
therefore resumption is failure.
Nor even if they had the will would they
have the power to bring about resumption
within the brief portion OF the original term
| now left-withoui ageneral and violent dis
| turbance OF the business Interests Of the coun-
| try.
Indeed. There's the rub. Have you
Just discovered that 1.-The business inter-
ests of this country" are suffering?
| The necessary legislation 10 carry into prac-
teal effect the promise Of the resumption ACT
has been delayed 30 long that resumption is NJ
! longer practicable within the time set. and a.
/ this feature Of the resumption act is probably
| dead letter, that Is to say 4 FALSEHOOU. II
| CLEARLY OUGHT TO BE REPEALED.
Why dldn,t you say this a week or two
ago? Why didn't you advise the Re-
| publican state convention to pass res
olution demanding the repeal OF this
dead letter." Why did you permit the
/ Democratic state convention TO remain
as silent as owls on this grave and all
important question? Why did you lead
them 10 endorse Tilden, who represents
the men who forced this iniquitous and
cruel Legislation upon the country and
who helped 10 defeat noble old Bill Allen
Y because he would not bow the knee to
the behests of Wall street, You per.
mitted that poor silly crowd TO make
asses ri themselves. and now YOU ster
| quietly forward and tear into shreds and
rags the bug bear which paralyzed them
/ with terror. Why they were afraid even
OF the word financial" and when some
| one moved TO insert it in the platform,
/ the convention went into Commissions
and howled him down. They were
afraid OF you-great P. p T.-ard il
/ you had demanded that every business
man in the United States should be
smashed to smithereens, they would
! have resolved il with tears IN their eyes
/ Yes, z. r. T. YOU are the master OF the
I Democratic party OF the State OF Mime
sofa You can Kick it in the rear, tickle
1t IN the rius. and leaf it by the nose
anywhere. Only be a little more consis-
tent III your own movements or you will
twist its unfortunate nose of.