The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-10-05
The Independent Press.

You will please accept the friendly
greeting of a once active typo brother,
now tor some dreary years FRUSTRATED by
cruel calamity and laid on the low couch
OF helpless retirement. An editor is apt
to find "a hard road to travel" especial
| ly ii he ventures to run wide>awake,
forcible and independent labor-reform
journal. in Il new country, of wild land,
wild game. and fast people, against the
rushing tide OF blind and reckless money
power and popularity, amidst the dense
| togs OF party and sectism, ignorance.
prejudice, Anticipated custom, and old
Madam Grundy, and he naturally Graves
the warm sympathy of his tellow-crafts>
men, and OF all high thinking minds.
Who can ever be i bit independent, or
how shall we win our honest bread and
butter? 1t is a serious cOnundrum. Ii
takes hero for pioneer in the type
wilderness, as well as with the pillow, to
break the grubby field, and no puny or
timid hand can ever accomplish great
things. Few have the nerve to strike.
Realizing this most discouraging fact,
you probably, at the outset, counted the
heavy cost, and made up your mind for
a manly struggle and valiant battle.
We fight the idols and gods of party sect,
and monopoly. in the defense of labor
and the workingman.
The newspaper is universal necessi-
ty. if Hottentotism is not the settled
law and gospel; aud whenever you
find refinement in society, with
mental development and moral recti-
tude. and external polish and attraction
OF houses and lands, you may be quite
sure the smart newspapers is scattered
freely around. And, furthermore, if
new departures are opening up, on f.
nance, trade. politics, religion, bible,
church, government. social philosophy,
temperance, woman's freedom, the labor
problem, etc.. it is pretty evident that
the audacious truth>telling editor is max
ing things boiling hot generally, and
shaking up the bones OF rusty old foggy-
ism, ancient hardshell superstition,
Beecherism, bloated monopoly. and su-
percilious uppertendom. So. if the
loiling millions are proud of themselves,
and their homes and country, and ambi>
tious to shine and excel in the elements
OF true civilization and laudable aggrand-
izement, they will be very proud OF your
paper, and subscribe literally aud write
abundantly. Come on, then, friends,
come on now. Your clear. bright. burn.
ing columns, never choked up with
tawmng toadyism, party cowardice, sell
fish compromise. or bigotry or prejudice,
of any kind, will welcome and encourage
most free and fearless correspondence.
which should characterize all American
| ;ouru q liorv, ~, fho proooot DlCr;ous COM
tennial year.
| place the newspaper always At the
very head and front OF every public en-
terprise and institution and, say what
you will OF professions, or professional
men. in any department. the new spaper
ranks far above and outdoes them all,
because it includes aud represents them
all 1t is. indeed, the brains OF the world,
condensed-a real live schoolmaster
abroad. and mighty in every family-as
we'll as preacher. lawyer and doctor,
and missionary 1t large. It is, in fact.
the grand brain thermometer OF all hu-
mainly, mental. moral and social, and is
so extra cheap, that none but very
foolish men or women will ever consent
to pay any professional fee, because the
Independent newspaper makes every
live reader independent. Then, read.
read. read.
Wonderful upheavals, evolutions and
revolutions. are marking our period, with
the convulsive throes of regeneration
and new birth. social and national. 1t
is the worlds mighty labor epoch; and
the working class, everywhere. are call
ed to dignity, honor, seli-respect, and a
. spirit of Independence. The toilers Of
. Minnesota, and all the vast nation. are
| included in the common household and
general brotherhood. and none will
/ therefore be permitted tc stay out in the
cold. or in the hot sun, but must claim
J eac b hA full and just share in the noble
j strife, the victory, and the glory.
IL Human toll ID no longer chased viii
the forced draft OF the horse and OK, bu
. isthe voluntary choice Of the highes
I'll nanhood, which scorns the snesn o
s | haughay wealth, pEids and ignoeanes
4 snd shsds up ia1sPsndse1-naking h
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