The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-30
An Able Letter, Reasons for the Formation
OF Third Party Neither Of the Old
Parties Fill the Bill.


Parties Fill the Bill.
Editor A1ats- Momopolist:
While have no ambition to appear
conspiciously for newspaper cores
pondent, yet shall in few words ex
press my sincere political sentiments if
perchance by SO doing it may in some
small degree assist the good cause Of
political reform. l have always been a
republican supporting the party priu-
ciples 50 long as it had principles to sup
port, but in the last two years | have be-
come more and more convinced that II
aad accomplished the great purposes for
which it was organized; that it was be-
coming corrupt; that the noble leaders
who had fostered it 10 its infancy and
stood in it's front when in its vigor and
purity, have either left it in disgust or
have been superseded by corrupt set
OF demagogues whose only ambition is
power and whose only motives are plum
der and the spoils of Office, when l look
back over the past history of the demo-
cratic party, and take its present posit-
ion on the financial question. and the
tariff question into consideration, | fail
to see how the accession OF that party to
power is going 10 better the present de-
plorable condition OF the country, ! be-
lieve that both the democratic and re-
publican parties are SO completely under
The control of the money power, the
power behind the throne, that it is use
less for the people. the great mass OF the
laboring and agricultural classes to ex-
pect anything at their hands, l am in
favor of q tariff for revenue only,
| see no good reason why the farmers OF
the country should be, virtually, taxed
to build up the manufacturing lords of
the east, ! don't see why | should pay
s25 dollars tor suit of clothes that l
ought to buy for SO. if it was not tor a
high protective tariff cannot see how
the farmers gets one cent more per
bushel for his wheat in consequence Of
a tariff, yet do see that he has to pay
from 8 to 80 per cent more for most OF
the manufactured articles that he must
necessarily buy, | am in favor OF the
abolition ofthe national banking system
and in favor OF the government issuing
its legal tender, greenbacks, directly TO
the people sufficient to meet the legiti-
mate events oil trade.
do not see why the national banks
should stand like middle men, between
the government and the people, prob
ably others, better informed. can give a
good reason for what | claim is stand
ing imposition upon the people and cal
culated to make the rich richer and the
poor poorer, think we have had too
much ieglslstion for the benefit q! the
iew and 10 the detrimen: of the many,
believe this should be reversed; that
agriculture need the fostering care OF the
government as well as manufacture ;
that the farmer is or should he as much
an object OF solicitude upon the part Of
the government rs the manufacturer Of
shoddy; that the government should
save to the people the rich profits Of
national banking that now goes into the
pockets OF the capitalist.
believe that the ouiy way to bring
about honesty III the administration OF
the government and such legislation as
Shall enure to the benefit of the labolng
producing class is to do it through anew
party. X party advocating such viewss
on finance, and thrift mus. expect 20 meet
with the opposion Of \ hired press and
all the chicenery aud influence which
money and an army OF $4,000 office
holders can bring to bear. believe the
principles OF the Independents: party are
right principles and tina. they will uiti-
mately triumph truth crushed to earth
will rise again prefer to take my
stand with the independents whether
they are successful or not because be-
lieve they have right and honesty OF pur-
pose on their side.
The peoples interests are my interests
n c. MARTIN.