The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31
A DELAYED Letter from Valued Iowa Cores.
pondent.-A Stirring Communications
The future OF American industry.
MUsCATINE. Iowa,

pondent.-A Stirring Communications
The future Of American Industry.
MUsCATINE, Iowa.
Editor A,ti-lMonopolist.
FRIEND DoNNELLY: The NTI-MONoP-
oLIsT puts in its welcome appearance ev-
cry week and its doctrines and teachings
inspire new courage and strength to the
weak and waving. l have just returned
from attending the convention OF the
Anti Monopolists, Democrats and Liberal
Republicans, OF this State at Des Molnes.
and must say have never attended a
convention that acted with so much har-
mony and earnestness. One feature OF the
convention that struck me torcibly, were
the presence of so many grey-headed
men, predominance OF farmers, and much
less lawyers, than usually attend such
meetings. was sorry our convention
the otfice-holders convention, as it gives
them an advantage OF seeing our hand
without exposing their own. | think
your State has acted with more prudence
and wisdom. The prevailing sentimen.
was reform OF that there could be no
doubt. A few leaders sought earnestly to
capture the convention to carry out their
peculiar ends but they failed most sig
nallv.
But this is not the topic on which | sat
down to address you. Being farmer
myself am deeply interested in the "tu-
ture of American labor" and the posi-
ton the industrial classes are to occupy
in our nation.
No rrepublic can exist for any length
OF time where the rights of the laboring
men are not fully protected and fostered.
The accumulation of vast wealth IN the
hands OF few, and the consequent I'M
poyerishment OF the masses, arc as fatal
to the existence of arepublic as the
shadow OF the, deadly Upas tree to all 9TH
or vegetation. The same evil influences
that operated to overthrow the republics
OF the past are actively at work IN our
own. why is it that the people, the labor
ing and rural classes are 50 apathetic
aud Indifferent to influences that must be
fatal to them and their descendants? No
other nation on the face OF the earth
could stand the pressure and burdens the
American people have to carry and they
could not. wee not the unsurpassed fer
eral wealth. people whose genius and
activity are acknowledged all over the
world. Are we to become the bcndmen
and serts of set of money shavers and
jew bankers Are our children to be
like the children Of Israel. with this dii-
ference. they were slaves III strange
land while we will be bondsmen in our
owns Is this picture too highly colored.
| would call your attention to the
statement OF Governor Tilden in his mes
sage to the New York legislature in
which be AYERS. that the united taxes
collected ia the past ten years amount:
To the astonishing sum OF seven Thousand
millions OF dollars. What other people
ever paid such sun IN a time of profound
peace without any special cause tor sucf
/ /. tremendous exercise of the taxing pc
| rogative OF the government Our per
capita taxation is over sl1 50 per head
whist. England with its Queen. expen
sive royal family and aris,ocracy to sup
port. only pays 3ll.4o; aud that dcspot-
| ism. Austria. only taxes their subject.
s1.iu. These Empires have immens,
armies and navies 10 support. To b,
sure we have immense armies TO carr
in the shape of office holders and thieves
Our $4,000 revenue and excise officer
and most efficient corps, it any one ha
doubts on the subject see the whisa
frauds and smuggling Operations latell
exposed when they could not be con
cealed any longer.) The party in powe
claim a great deal of credit Tor the promu
and thorough exposure OF all frauduIen
schemes. Credit Mo5iller, etc. but til
strange they never expose those fraud
] till they leak GU. some other way: an,
then aitera good deal of blus.er an
gush of patriotism. everything become
. lovely again and no punishment gre
!. foi.ors the exposure Bah. How can a
Intelligent people be fooled and hone,
, fugled bv such transparent rascality
The great want Of the age IL pure an
|, patriotic press, and the corrupt influence
| in our government are fully aware OF th
; fact and they muzzle The press throug
] the power OF self-interest. and appoii
j editors to official positions. tor the pu
/ pose Of controlling them; whilst thos
that are MT - fnr1nmaAa A "a have hoI