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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13

&C., and the Republican party are to
adopt them mem. con-, and agree to ire
duce them to practice-as far as may be
feasible"
And this is Young's answer to Mr..
Goar's sweeping indictment of the Re-
publican party for having "bankrupted
the whole country" by principles in d.
ametrical opposition to the principles OF
the Anti-Monopolists. But let US dis
miss this unsavory subject with the fol-
lowing opinion OF Young from the great
Reform journal of Chicago. the Indus
trial Age:
The Advance wanders through column of
words to make its readers think that in strik-
ing hands with John C. Gault. the assistant
manager of the St. Paul road, and his pay car,
in working Tor the defeat Of Anti-Monopoly
candidates for State officers and the State legis-
oily in Minnesota. II this theory be true, Mr..
Ganlt. in missionarylng through Minnesota,
and paying out st. Paul railroad money with a
free hand to elect Pillsbury, and compelling
the hands in the employ of the road to vote for
P, then Mr.. G. was deceived, and paid away
his money and gave away the votes Of his men
to help an Anti -Monopolist after all Does the
advance DeIloVe LOT moment SuCn pu0rlle
nonsense? Why the streets of hell are paved
with the souls and the bones of better Christ
ians than the men the Advance supported as
Anti Monopolists. 1t is just such imbecies or
rascals as the editor of the Advance that stops
the ninety producers from uniting their
strength against the ten per cent. Of parasites,
and prevent themselves from being annually
robbed Of the surplus earnings Of their labor
It was not fifteen days after the railroads car
ried their points, and elected their Governor
in Wiscon onsin, Iowa and Minnesota, that the
roads feeling secure in the victory which the
Advance, and other pretenders helped to give
them-put up theirfreight rates on the farmers
produce to the sea-board many millions Of
dollars. The increased freight on the surplus
wheat Of Minnesota alone is estimated at over
EIGHT MILLIONS Of dollars, and OIL the surplus
crops of Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois and
Iowa are over FIFTY MILLIONS or DOLLARS! Is
the Advance editor SO great simpleton as not
to know that if those States were not headed
by executives and legislatures who were specie
contraction monopolists, that such an exhorbi-
tant exaction would not have been made SO
suddenly on the heels Of election? If he is, he
will do more for the farming interests Of Min
nesota BY emitting and splitting rails than he
can do editing the Advance.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
BACK AGAIN.

We are back again to the post of duty
While we thank our assistants for their
generous and earnest labors during our
absence we are glad to resume the helm
once more. The growth of our circu-
lation is very rapid and is extending IN, n,
to all parts of the Union; and we shall
labor to make THE ANTI-MONOPOLIsT
all that its best friends, (and it has
many,) could desire to see it, to wit :
a great organ of reform and progress
blessing and benefitting every home into
which it enters.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
RAILROAD LEGISLATION.
Alas and alack!

The grangers wanted the railroad
companies controlled by law; they
wanted cheap rates on the transportation
of their productions; party called the
Anti Monopoly party was organized to
secure these rights for them; but the
oily. y.tongued office-holders told them that
no new party was necessary that the
Republican party was the real Anti
Monopoly party, and that governor
Davis was the Moses to lead them into
the promised land.
Well governor Davis has come and
gone AID what have we? A law on the
Statue book which simply amounts to as
much, in the way Of protecting the pro-
ducers, as wou a last years birds nest.
And now CO mes governor Pillsbury and
irrevently says OF this crystalizalion of
"Modern Feudalism :"
at present constituted, is not Of sufficient benc-
ft or Importance to justify its cost. Under the
amended law OF the last session, it contemplates
little more than the collection Of railroad sta
tistics, to which end the expense is dispropor
tionately large.
Ifcorfned to this, the duty might as advan-
tageously be performed by the Commissioner
IN COulNl Dc GLIdFxC1l
the purpose with q considerable annual saving
to the treasury.
And of this ''impotent and lame con
clusion" Gov. Davis, says:
The agitation and discussion of the relative
obligations OF the railroad companies and the
| rights OF the people have resulted in better
ston and concilliation in both parties to the
controversy. These sentiments found express
sion in the act approved March 8th, 1875.
feel authorized to state, from the entire absence
of complaint, that the act has giren sat,sfdc.
tion; and that no further legislation will be
necessary SO long as the present situation re-
ms unchanged.
While governor Pillsbury, in addition
to repeating even the .shadow of a
A\ade' left to him by governor Davis
waH.s to 60 further and do something
not to re-assure the people, but to ..re-as
sure the railroad companies" Gov
Davis has. by the crowning achieve
ment Of his administration, "given sat
isiaction" to the people; and now Cover
dor Pillsbury proposes to do as much b,
the corporations. He says:
The actual identity Of interests, apparentl
conflicting, il i, believed, can I've nowher NOR
| VI ETdtitat cAeIuktlu tUan II
the reciprocal advantages of wise adjustmen
OF the claims and obligations Of prod ducers ant
carriers. Motives of simple policy not les
than those inspired by love cf fair dealing, re
qure such just treatment railroad inter sts q
will re-assnre the alarmed capitai embarked i
them. and induce its re-entrance into our stat
for the completion and extension of the com
pre- hensive railroad system so essential to il
welfare.
Now all this may truly represent pub
lie opinion. II may be the people de
sire no legislation in respect TO railroad
except tha: which is necessary to ere
assure" the companies. 1t would appea
so, if enc may judge by the malorit
given two months ago to the Republical
ticket.
All! we'll ; as the farmer said to tn
maggots wrlggling in the piece of fcheese
as he put it in his mouth, If you Cal
stand it kin
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
GOING TO THE COATS HOUSh FOR
WOOL

This is what Col Pfaender did. He
sued Mr.. Hurter for libel. for SAYING
that he. Pfaender, had shared in the use
of the public money while Mr.. Munich
was State Treasurer; and now St.
Paul Jury declare that Mr. Hurter did
not libel him at all; in other words. that
he, Piaender. was, as charged by Mr..
Hurter. party to the dishonest courses
OF Messrs. Munich and Seeger
Col. Pfaender acknowledged that he
had received money from Seeger and
Munich. but he claimed that it was pri-
vate. personal loan. on which be paid
interest; but alas. the jury took the note
out with them and discovered that the
words with interest had been written
with different ink and in different
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
PHrrADELPnfA, Jan'y 1st, 1876,

AHALADLLrAIAs Odu NlSCs 1910. *A
Eighteen hundred and scventy-sir.
The centennial anniversary Of one of the
greatest years in human history. Here
in this city, one hundred years ago, there
were heated discussions and profound
agitations; and there was a mighty
struggle in the hearts Of the people be-
tween wrath. a sense Of injuries re-
ceived, and love Of independence on
the one hand: and on the other the old
associations, love for the mother coun-
try, and loyalty to the British flag. For
the nation was not as now. an assem-
blage Of fsplendid rcalizations and proud
memories, it was only hope; hope,
faint, indeed, that had been scourged in
to life by injustice and suffering.
Shakespeare says:
Between the acting Of dreadful thing,
And the first motion, all the interim Is
Like phantasma, or hideous dream!
The genius and the mortal instruments
Are then in council; and the state Of man
The nature Of an insurrection.''
One hundred years ago 1.-THE people o.
these colonies were in that distracted
divided. disturbed condition. They had
no assurance that the rebellion they hat
inaugurated would not 60 the way ol
many OF the rebellions Of history, anc
end in coniscations and on the scaffoId
Even their leaders did not appear te
them in the light in which we regard
them. Washington, instead OF being
one Of the grandest figures in history
was to them simply tall, quiet, modes,
virginian, who had married rich wild
ow, and had become thereby the larges
landowner Of his day and the leader o
the provincial aristocracy of his back
woods colony. 1t was this social dis
tinction which gave Washington com
mand of our armies;- perhaps v,
may say, that it was the work of Provi-
dence which had made the Man for the
| Occasion.
And now the work commenced b,
those three millions of poor farmers
hunters, tradesmen and fishermen; ami,
doubt and uncertainty and in the shad
ow Of the gallows. is celebrated to-da,
by an august and powerful nation. Las
night the anniversary year was ushere,
in at midnight by surging, laughing
singing. shouting masses, filing all tn
streets like vast and endless process
sion. lighted up by the illuminated hous
es. the glare of calcium lights, and tn
red blaze of fRoman-candles. And as tn
lands upon the dial marked the last mo
ment Of the expiring year, the Who'll,
city burst forth in medley OF harmoni
cos sounds. and trom every church stee
pis and fr0m the towee o. old sIndepes
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13

hand from the body of the note, and they
concluded that the note had been "doc-
tored," and that Pfaender had got the
money watbout interest!
And now Mr.. Pfaender, thanks to a
blind devotion to party rule, is elected
to have full and undisputed charge of
all the public funds, stocks, bonds, &C..
and no man knows when the charming
drama of Munich and Seegcr will be re-
enacted on larger stage.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
-#}unupolist.
ICNATtUS DONNELLY. Editor.

In consequence of the absence OF the
editor-in- chief the proofs of the last issue
were not sufficiently corrected. We
trust to improve in this respect hereafter.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13

JOYCE, MCDONALD !;

CORRUPTION OF BALLOT BOX;
OFFICIAL MALFEAsANCE PERJURY;
ILLICIT WHISKY AND ADULTERATED RUM;
EXCESSIVE TAXATION; INCREASED DEBT.
Yes, great-hearted Horace Greeley
was beaten to death by the hired assas-
sins of Joyce aud Mcdonald.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-01-13
THE GIGANTIC WHISKY RINGS

The saddest part OF the almost illimit-
able whisky ring stealings which have
been going on in almost every large city
of the Union, is the acknowledged tact
that large part OF the plunder was used
for political purposes; and that the i'm
mense fund which defeated Horace Gree
lev in 1872 was derived mainly from this
source.
This is the pyramid as it stands
GRANT:
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
CAPITOL SrPERINrESDAyT EATON

GOV, TIIDEN ISSUES An ORDER TO TAKE EVIDENCE
AGAINST HIM.
IrRoN A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TEE THBuNEI
ALBANY. Oct. 1O.-GOv. Tildcn to-day issued
10 Judge Van Astyne order to take testimony m the
case Of James W. Eaton, superintendent o he new zap
itO upon charges preferred against him 10y DaNd Keea
Henry Pollenburgh and john scott, citizens OF Albany
The charges represent that MI Eaton is generally III
corspetent and through lack OF qualification for ms
place has occasoued "a loss of half million dollars TO
the state; that cement which had been condemned as
useless had been used in the Capitol building, ana some
OF the arches had given way aud been broken IN cohse
qucnce notably the corridor arch between the o'h'"
court and the Court Appeals which now las tc
be supported 10y props that be has given sincce lua
mons 10 fayortes and in 1874 ab-rdcted S27si 10 pay
these suecures work claimed TO have been done c
ing months when all work suspended; that ID De
eember 1879 he abstracted S3937 81 10 pay the same
men again. the testimony taken before the finance com
mttee investigating the capitol affairs IN that year
being quoted TO show that work done during the
time for which they paid that he allowed fore
man to use iron and steel belonging to The
State in the manufacture OF burglars tools, with
which a burglary was committed iu the city ;
that he has experimenting the erection OF othcF
buildings during his Of office, although the con
tract stated that he must give his whole time to me
state and that lac has two buildings ~ ms own IN
course of erection under his supervision ana thaI ne
fuses 70 employ who had appeared as Whtssts DC
fore the Investigating Committee.
These charges are sworn before notary under date
~ IL, al ,5 rcseuted 10 GOV Tdeu early in August.
They were referred TO Mr Eaton who made an lmcdi-
lie charcters of the men who nadc them and attrbut
ing them 10 jealousy the part OF Others WHO had been
or expected 10 become the superintendent
Judge Van Astyne served with the order toNav'
and viii probably begin the taking of testimony AT an
early moment. Mr. Eaton l. Republican. ne was hl',
pointed in 1873 by the efforts OF senator d. T. WOOD ana
Hamilton Harris lie receives $4,000 year salary ,
and under his superyision 800 lahorcs and tiied
wOrkmcn, while small army wait on ms "oi@ ioi u
chance OF future employment
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
Tho Hon calvert Comstock. n prominent
THE FIFE RECORD.
FATAL coNFLAGRATIoN AT PATERSON


Fire broke out in the rear OF j. ID. Heu1nG's
spice mills Broadway Paterson, al a. N yesterday
and spread rapidly Most of the buildings IN the vicinity
were of wood and he rcmcn had great difficulty III get
ting control Of the flames Tho spice mill was soon de-
sroyed and the flames spread to the stables Of the PaeI
son and Little Falls Railroad Company, which were con
sumed Seventeen horses which were IN the stables
were saved but nine cars destroyed After the fire
had obtained much hcadway il reported that man
was asleep IN the spice mill, and several ircmcH forced
tLcir way into the burning building. They found the
carred corpse beside the engine, one hand be-
Ing held over his head if wardng OF blow. lie va.
tine wachman, and had evidently been aroused by NE
fire and made unsuccessful attempt l." escape. l-
name was Lacy Gordon aut as al as known he hau u"
relatives living. 49,, ,..
Tue public hall, known Is the Wgwam, when adioned
the stable WAS fire several times, hut was saved WIN
a damage amounting 10 500 Tue loss 10 the railroad
company between $1,000 and $1,000 on the stable ana
contents. OF the horsc-cars destroyed several were
owned bv pl yate persons. None OF TINS properly was
insured j. d. Herring, proprietor oi the shce NM i",l
$1,000: insured in Paterson ana Bergen county tohr
mes !or 800 Wilson "amphr,a silE weaver u thc
rear of the stable, burned out; loss 5000, no I-I
ance; the building ne occupied was owned by JoAn
IOzirr OF Bergen County, ana Is damaged 73VpJ me
total loss exceeds $1,000 Tue fire Is supposed To- nave
been OF iLceudary origin a. was nr>t uotlc'a on tc
outside OF the spice factory, between II ana the stable
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
A FIGHT WITH INDIANS.

CHEYENNE, Wyoming, Oct. 9.-Ncws from
Fort F4tfrrman states that on the 6tn inst. hay ing
marty OF twelve men and seven teams were attacked
by band Of 20 or 80 indians % miles from the above
post and John Ottens wagonmdstcr was badly wounded
and one horse was killed II appears that two Of thc
party ont hunting about O'clock ahH' nearing i
mcdiltfl, prepared tor defense. Four OF tAc men
farf.d 10 auC The saVgc which they dlc, ANA made
,,ick retreat hoy vuisHci by them 20 within 90 yards
,f the train when the remaining eight mon sent voey
info the Indians WHO rctrtatcG 10 tie ~htu'I ol the
~, ~ and began lining lloa "a. tram, winch, DHg az 20
dlsady.utase was compelled 10 move 200 yards. The
iplt lasted nearly four hours. The number Of rol1u~
ird il unknown. two ,rch 90 Iall MI Powell
contractor STATES that the Indians showed great cJu-
age and were strongly Illuc. I "in Ltr j ami army
rifles Ottcns is doing wei, but undoubtedly VIII lose
his vi rlf uYr
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
TILE CHARGES AaAINsr william A FOWLER.

THE CHARGES AGAINST WILLIAM 4. FOWLER
The Common Council of Brooklyn met yes
terdgy afternoon consider the charges against Villa"
4 Fowler who was suspended from his Office oi Com
missioner OF Public Works on sept ., 10y Mayor
shroeder Besides the President Of the Board, John
French ,at tc Mayor and the lobby was hll'd by the
ward politicians and others who usually attend the
delibeIation. OF the Eomd. The charges and specln
catous AGAINST Mr. Fowler read, and his answer To
them Before the C!ty Counsel opened the case Cen
PRYOR the counsel for the respondent, objected to three
Of the members Of tue Board acting IL the trial. a. tc|
had already expressed prludCcd opinions. This oblcc
lion having been OycTlulcd, Gen Pryor presented pro
,st against the authority of the Common CoHHcH 10
pkc action in the case because the commissioner W"s
botn by the Mayor and Common Council ana
Idtasr he was appointed by another Mayor than the
,I...it one. by whom be could not therefore b' SuS
neud.d The CITY Counsel argued tnc point and thc OBJ
ie. ION of rr-rpudcnts counsel was Oyoirulcd.
tity Counsel Dewitt tneu opened the case. lie pre-
faced his speech by saying that lie present nNtst"l "
of official cxtuNagauce were She result o pubc oIlh"
mo citizens al the present time were insisting upon
Inser scrutiny OF the OF these officials, and tai
those alone should hold positions ol pubHC uust Wh3
KouId I'll them honestly and Ccononlcall lie lcNI'"ta
the history Of Commissioner FONtrs connection WIN
tp Board Of CITY Works. bcGiuuing with the report "i
tho old Board January, 1869. lie traced the acHcd
cre of i.cucy down To the wafer famine o
1871 in order 10 show the motives winch led 10 the CON
st - ON of the Hampstead Reservoir. SIR DcNit Wa
In, Ne midst OF his speech when the council adjourned
uutl D. ~ to-day which time the trial VIII be con
ftffl nod
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
p Q ST S G r IP T.
4:45 a. m.
LATEST ELECTION NE VS..
LATEST FROM INDIANA.
UApUISpN STEADILY GAINING.


Iy.IAYAPoIls. Oct. liz a. m.-Wth the excep-
ton of three wards of Fort Wayne, where the Re
publicans expected to lose heavily and where they
suffer slight losses, there continues TO be steady
current of gains for Gen. Harrison on the
October vote of 1872. Col. Friedey thinks
Harrison's majority will run mp TO G,OOO. Gen.
Manson does not give up the state, and insists that
Williams is elected. 1t is obvious, however, from
the depressed tone Of the crowd at the Democratic
Committeeman, that nobody has more than very
faint hope of victory. u. V. 5.
INDIANApoLIs Oct 11.-3:20 a. m.-With now and
then an exception the returns continue TO slowly
swell the totals of Republican gains on the October
vote Of 1872, when Gov Hendricks had
LAS majority. In II towns and wards
the net gain Is 4sl, 80 that nearly
half this majority has already been overcome There
are $50 precincts in the state, and the Republican
stronghold. arc vet to be heard from. indianapolis
will gyc Harrison over 1,200 majority, a gain Of
GOO. E.N.s.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

BrerOort se-Governor-Genera Duiterln Iap.'
= Ward Aid camp the GOveTnoTteneral; the non -
NJ Wells NJ p and Thomas swnyard OF canada Ne n CrH
W. Eaton OF CoDhectlcui anu e1
Berah Magofn of Kentucky If20Iean I%'SGIne Te o
\NiiiaIn Rhode Island Robert Y HoIty I. =
Consni NJ Raradocs Or W. G. Con, Centennial CGmin
sioer for the Netherlands, ana Postmaster hhoN3h VI
Iartfrrd F,uL Apenus Hots-COngrrssman Eugene hale
Of Maine ex Gov C. C. Washbum Of wisconsin ext ongress
man Of Pennsylvania, OllVer Ants OF nidSs
c,usetts and col H. :. McCumb of Delaware hC,Teu
Hmse-G WilamOy Of the Russian Legation a. Mashngou
rferGn I0use-Capt William X Mayo, L. - navy anu
Paymaster ". r. Could L. 5. Army. oeindn Hgst-Sen
Io6n q Robinson Of Baciamton. 4 tbetdTe H0et-' on
gresham John o. Whehouse OF PoughkeePsle ~ n"D' %
JotgI-J Tilnehast Superintendent OF the NeNl ok en-
trs and Iuison River railroad 81 Nicholas H0e p ~
Frost General Manager the New Orleans 81 Louis ana
inuun
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
LECTuREs AND MEETINGS.

A sick man in New-Oreans was told by the
doctor that nothing would him except quart of
catnip tea. Then must die" said the poor man. Ior
| don't hold but pint"
FOrty-three different sewlng-machlnes nave
olr,,d ecr,y,d the highest award" at the Centennial,
and the other would have received 1t hut lot Ihe u
tory NOV OF their advertising a2entH lhGy Mi
Hawk Eye.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11

NERVOUS DEBILITY. Impotence, W cakncsS
u The organs ui Ccu,rutIoI, luNuUuar} Lo,,t, Nt,
speedily aud radically cI.. ~ tNIIE'IiHN "fl'lfI'
This famous r.mc,.y j. purely vegetable, contains
noLiue uuous aud A1- been tested for 80 leIrt 'a uu
TWO tu s loN', usually sufficient 10
eject thorough Pre-, II peg bu- ST. bnE- -: 10y
ma srcurlv al.d. Ir,garcI uriy by WINCHESTER *
CO.. Chemists, SO Juhra,t. N'"-A 1rk
TURKISH BATiI-Ncw aHd elegant. paror
hoor No.7 Wc'i 2imst mll door from hracyay
ytutllfiou light, furniture aud attention uu~lttc
open uut m,u.shi ladt3 received from II &C. m 10 j. m
LNEN LECTURES on SrWCTUEE AND
4 ms RADICAL CURE BY TINE rEETIEOTpHE
Aprigr from a Practical Treatise Disease oi tie
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Also az ORGANIC LAW OF THE ~EAE-. conditions
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DIXON NJ De- . Fiitlayt Sew York. 81 pages; % ,ruf1
E,cry zine iron y I,u %. DE- Dixon is 90 70 80 value 20 he
whole race iiuaCe Greeley " In Gidauc power d.
Dixon has nD cqual." View lurs paper.
Oiice hour8 from to 10. 10 T. ai 10 10 evenings.
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11
JouS D. LEE SENTENCED.

SALT LAKE CRY, Oct 10.-At Beaver, Utah,
to-day, Judge Boreman passed sentence upon John d.
Lee for participation in the Mountain Meadow massacre
Of nineteen years In doing so he called attention TO
the atrocity the the inability heretofore Of the
authorities to procure evidences that the conspiracy to
murder was widespread and that Lee was finally odtrad
New-York tribune., 1876-10-11

M a sacrifice to the popular indignation. He also re-
marked that others equally guilty might hereafter expect
punishment The prisoner having the right under the
laws of the Territory TO choose death oy hanging shoot
ing bebeadug and having chosen To be shot, he was
sentenced 10 be shot TO death on Jan. 26, 1877.