The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-07-13

regained that power after a long and
bloody war. The federal government
during the late war from an excess OF
caution, cowardice or something worse,
permitted the millionaires and capitalists
of this country, to assume power that
belonged to government, and to exercise
rights and privileges incompatible with
the duties of subjects-it dealt and traded
with them as thorgh they were foreign
power, above and beyond the authority
and jurisdiction of this government. A
fatal mistake, capitalist saw their wills
superior to the government.
"And so saying, their rash hands in an evil
hour,
Forth reading to the fruit, they plucked they
ate,
The Republic felt the wound, and patriotism
from her seat,
Signing through all her works gave signs Of
woe
That all was lost''
The French financier and Philanthropy
list is right. The American people
should know the exact facts in the case
and apply the remedy lift is possible to
do so 1t is possible for them to do it.
and they of this generation must do it or
leave their posterity semi serfs, or ter
rible civil war throughout Christendom.
Grenier is right when he says the
capitalist have shown no conscience or
interest in the masses of the people.
This lack of feeling for the distress of
others, is nothing new, it is as old as the
existance of money loans. The loaner of
money for pay has a certainty of the
increase of his capital that his Creator
never designed the human mind to have.
The uncertainty OF increasing one capi-
tai causes man to feel his necessities
and as consequence love his neighbor,
his country and sympathize with the I'M
fortunate. The absolute certainty
which the loaner of money has of the in
crease of his capital, if followed exclus-
lively for any considerable length OF
time, in the majority Of men, overthrows
charity, overthrows love, and overthrows
patriotism, las was shown in our late war
by the Shylock Of our eastern cities, who
manifested no more love for their coun-
try, or sympathy for the brave soldiers
in the field, and suffering wives and chill
dren at home, than the butcher for the
animal he slaughters. They speculated
in the blood and bodies Of men, as they
| did in stocks.
Let us trust that the brave soldiers Of
| the late war-those sons of Mars and not
/ OF mourners will not consent that the
! Grand Army ofthe Republic shallbe used
much longer, as the tail Of Rothchilds,
Jay Gould and Tom SCOTS kite. They
who struck the lion Slavery down,
should not now do the wolf (capita.)
homage.
And there is another course Of hope,
another generation is approaching man
hood; there is daring, hope, impulse,
enthusiasm, generosity, patriotism and
love, true glory in youth, these senti-
merits and aspirations will soon demand
a leader OF the genius OF Charlemagne or
Il Washington, and they will not be dis
appointed.
"Can freedom find no champion and no child
Such as Columbia arise when she
Sprung 10 tn Pallas, armed and undehled!
Or must such minds be nourisEed III the wild
Deep in the unpruned forest, midst the roar
OF cataracts, where rugged nature smiled
On infant Washington! Has earth no more
Such seed within her breast
LOCKE.