The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-08-31

1Or State convention to be held IN this
city. September II. The gentlemen in
terested who gathered here yesterday,
are quite confident that as the cam
paign progresses, the people will see the
folly of supporting candidates who pro-
pose to continue the crushing policy OF
present administration. When the mass
es see that their only salvation is in roll.
ing up grand protest against the labor
robbing policy of the bullionists, and
that even though they may not be able to
elect their candidates, they can exert a
government by taking an independent
course, they will fall into line by the
thousands and cast their suffrages for
Peter Cooper. 1t would be extreme
folly tor men who are currency retormers
from conviction to stulity themselves
merely to crafty their former partisan
prejudices. The only hope of reform is
in having men who believe in principle
stand by their guns,no matter how dis
couraging the outlook.
The Independent movement in Indiana
has taken the form Of a grand crusade.
1t is full Of spirit and fire and promises
to completely revolutionlze the politics
OF the Hoosier state.
''It has been said that Indiana is the
Massachusetts otthe West. This, in our
opinion is doubtful compliment. Mass
achusetts did nobly in the great struggle
against Southern slavery; but we must
remember that the cotton manufacturers
of that State were selfishly interested in
that movement. Men like Phillips aud
Garrison were actuated by pure and
unselfish motives, but the great bulk OF
manufacturers and business men joined
the movement through no feelings OF
philantrophy or sympathy with the
cause OF humanity. The very fact that
the. liberty loving leaders Of society
in Massachusetts are to-day upholding
a system OF human slavery in their fact
ories and system of financial slavery in
our Government, robs them ofall credit
in the anti-slavery struggle and stamps
them as men devoid of all real sympathy
for labor and the rights OF man.
Indiana did grand service in the work
of wiping out African slavery, and hel
citizens are now the most active in the
york of ftrampling under foot the crush.
ing and terrible money-oligarchy erected
upon the ruins of the Southern slave
system. For this reason we place 1ndi-
ana at the head of the list, in her noble
work. Her citizens are the most enlight
cncd, the most independent and the most
devoted to the cause OF humanity, OF any
to be found in the Union. AS an evil
dence OF the popularity OF the green
back movement within her borders, we
may mention that in every township ir
the State there is = greenback club. lr
Vigo county, where but month age
there was but one club, there are now
eighteen, with a membership OF ovel
eighteen hundred voters. The leader!
are determined to organize every
school district, and thus draw out ever,
Independent vote. They are putin {
forward local and county tickets tina
cannot tail in securing popular support
as only men OF integrity and ability ar
placed upon them. the Congressiona
nominations are all Ola high order, ant
the State ticket is conceded on all side
to be unexceptionable.. All this. topped b
the splendid national ticket, headed b
the veteran philanthropist Peter Cooper
makes success no longer matter 9
doubt The State being thoroughly can
vassed from one end to the other by tn
ablest speakers in the West, and tn
work so auspiciously begun will be con
tinued unabated until the close Of tn
campaign"