The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-06-15
SAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA, THURSDAY JUNE 15 1876

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OF. full Of harlots and wine-sacks, and
kicks the old man out of the house and /,
claims that he has been behaving him. i
self all the time. This isn't fair Only ,
Jim Blaine would act in this way.
Observe its style:
sSome Of our hard money exchanges-"
Mark the adroitness with which it
steps at one stride into the ranks of the
soft money journals! Can it be that this
is the same paper that denounced Mr..
Buell. so iercely last fall because he did
not tavor immediate resumption
But to proceed:
s.Some Of our hard money exchanges are
expressing great indignation at the prospect OF
the repeal Of the resumption act Or Of that por-
ton OF it fixing the date Of resumption on jan
uary lst, 1879, and some Of them treat it as It
it had some vital bearing on the question OF re-
turning to specie payments. Nreally does not
signify copper for any practical purpose
whether the resumption act is repealed or not.
As We said the other day the so-called resnmp-
ton act makes promise to resume by yanu
filing that promise, and up to this time, though
two and half years have slipped by since the
act was passed, not q step has been taken and |
no provision Of any kind has been made either |
by contracting the volume of greenbacks OF BY
accumulating specie in the treasury to tnlnll
that promise, or to make resumption possible
within the time fixed by the bill"
Now the P. p. I. we mean no dlsre-
spect in thus abbreviating its honored
title, but .slite is short, is not speaking
by the card. The resumption act does
provide means of resumption. Sec OF
the act authorizes the secretary Of the
treasury to use all surplus revenues in
his hands and to issue and sell any kind
of q. S. bonds and to apply the proceeds
to the redemption and withdrawal Of the
greenbacks. Why has he not done it?
And the P. P. 7. continues:
1t was, of course, supposed At the time that
the act fixing the date Of resumption within fve
wears from the passage Of the act would BE- inn
mediately followed, during the next session at
furthest, BY legislation providing adequate
ways and means for its accomplishment; put
vet been done, and it is now perfectly apparent
that nothing will be done BY either o( the par.
ties which respectively, control the house and
senate 70 bring about specie payments within
: the time mentioned.
..By either Of the parties" This is to
, throw part Of the burden OF the failure OF
! this criminally cruel and unwise lagisla-
!. ton upon the democratic majority Of the
$ House. But the llouss has nothing to
. do with it. No further legislation is re-
! quired. The act says:
!, "And to enable the secretary Of the treasury
to prepare ani provide for the redemption in
}. this act authorized and required, he IL author
!. lied to use any surplus revenues
Il and to issue, sell and dispose Of, at not lest
q than par in coin, either Of the description Of
o bonds Of the y. 5. ana to
o use the proceeds thersoffor the purposes aiore
10 said"
8 And now the p. P. T. intimates tha
"A the democratic majority is at fault ant
= therefore resumption is failure.
y Nor even ii they had the viii would the
y have the power to bring about resumption
u within the brief portion OF the original tern
d now left-without ageneral and violent dis
y turbance Of the business interests OF the coun
% - try.
90 lust discovered that 1.-The business inter
30 ests Of this country" are suffering?
81 The necessary legislation TO carry into prae
- ticai effect the promise OF the resumption u
50 has been delayed 50 long tina, resumption is n
10 longer practicable within the time set. and I
~ this feature Of the resumption act Is probably
~ dead letter, that is to say A FALSEHOOD. !
81 CLEARLY OUGHT TO BIZ REPEALED.
- Mh. uidn't you say this week or tw
% ago? Why didn't you advise the Re
oe o publican state convention to pass rel
81 olution demanding the repeal OF tn
30 ..dead letter?- Why did you permit Il
IS Democratic state convention to RENAL
50 as silent as owls on this grave and q
70 important question? Why did you les
OK them 70 endorse Tilden, who represen
90 the men who forced this iniquitOus ar
IS cruel Legislation upon the country 81
% who helped 70 defeat noble old Bill ALE
because he would not bow the knee
20 the behests of Wall street, You pc
o6 mit1ed that poor silly crowd to NAL
Of asses Of themselves. and now you stl
8 > quietly forward and tear into shreds u
est rags the bug-bear which paralyzed the
> with terror. Why they were afraid ev'
ng OF the word financial" and when son
rs one moved to insert il 10 the platforr
ars the convention went into convulsio
and howled him down. They We
afraid Of you-great p. 2. T.-ard
you had demanded that every busine
- man in the United States should
80 smashed to smithereens, they wou
80 have resolved it with tears in their eye
-. Yes, p. P. T. YOU are the master of {
:. Democratic party Of the State Of MINI
sofa. You can Kick it in the rear, ticl
s It in the riDs, and leatI it by the ne
=. anywhere. Only be little more cons
esnd tent in your own movements or you y
twist its unfortunate nose Oh.
ma
ne sQUELCHLNG REFORx.
9 Of Do tue people really desire retrent
!. meni and reform? One would in