The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-03-09
THE CIR EENBACK REVOL UT1ON

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The shocking revelations about Bel
KNAPP will drive tens OF thousands of dis.
satisfied republicans into the Indepen-
dent party.
Tie laboring men of the east are tax
ing hold Of the matter. We quote:
A meeting was held Monday night under
the auspices of the Legal. l.tender Club, in the
Second Assembly district Of the city of New
York. The president of the Printers Union
was chairman, and the President Of the Brick
resolutions adopted demand that the policy of
contraction of the currency and fopced resump
ton Of specie payments be abandoned, leaving
the restoration of legal tenders to par with
gold to be brought about by promoting the in
tustries Of the people, and not by destroying
them. They also demand that all national
bank circulation be promptly and permanently
retired, and that legal tenders be issued in its
place, based upon the faith of the General Gov
ernmeut.
When the laboring men of the east
unite with the farmers OF the west the
combination is irresistible.
The Washington Chronicle says
From every direction come indications that
the cause OF finance reform is daily winning in
popularity The ehonest men of both parties
men who have no private interests to serve---
are changing their views upon this subject
and we believe that the time Is not far distant
when this lately unpopular cause will lbe con-
ceded to be right by universal acknowledge
ment.-
1t looks as if the Republican party
would split to pieces on the greenback
issue Judge Kelley. the other day, in
his answer to Blaine's hard money speech
in the name OF million Republicans
protested against his committing the
party TO the resumption doctrine. He
said -
The sad condition Of my constituents, who
are mostly skilled workmen, in establishments
involving hundreds OF millions of capital in
vested in land, buildings, machinery, and raw
materials, when returned to my district at the
close OF the Forty third Congress alarmed me-
1t seems to imperil the welfare of my country
| and the continued supremacy Of that party
which had brought it safely through the great
and protracted trial by battle which was finally
to determine that the United States constitute q
nation 10 which American citizens owe prim-
airy allegiance. In the presence Of this grave
| apprehension devoted my time thencefor-
ward till the assembling Of this Congress to the
promotion, by the use Of voice and pen, Of such
a sentiment as would rescue the republican
party from responsibility for financial policy
| which was inaugurated by President Johnson e
SECRETARY of thu Truzsury Uuoh NcCuiloch
and which b.s rer,Irzei ~. ana,n;as - 49,.
American people: derived enter r,r,se ~ ssId
| for und.rtakinr in every Y.rt r. nnr h,o.d
country: Suspended indnstry and cnrta,ied nro.
duction: reduced the value Of every srs,.;es ~
| property save un;axed royernm.nf loans Tins
| fankruptinC solvent manufacturers. merchants
bankers, savings banks. and other corpora
4 tons, which has robbed old men OF the garn-
cred results Of long lives of industry. tRrift
and prol,ity. and, deprived Youth 81 md tr.in
ing Tor Honorable punnits in m.nhood nv
looming It to enforced idlensss; has reduced
nil0eno pfosP-Io9s employing mechanics
Pos1t, ,I ana in1a.9oos xsM laoofess 20 psop-