The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-08
THE MONEY POWER.

The Democrats are beginning to real
ize that Peter Cooper told the truth
when he .said that the money power of
this country was ruling every depart
ment OF the national government. II
looks US ii their party was about to split
to pieces or this rock. There is fierce
internecino struggle in their own ranks,
whioa is represented in the following
bitter article in the Chicago Times, the
great Democratic organ Of the North
west:
The resurrected Democratic party
tambug has gone all TO pieces. Il has
gone 20 pieces for the simple reason
that there was nothing to mold the ill
matched parts together. There was no
bond of poiitical cohesion; no common
political purpose. There was only a
common desire 10 turn out the vast army
ot of1iceholders and put new army in
its place. That was in reality the only
purpose upon which the Tilden mana.
uers were united. They were not agreed
and never would have agreed upon any
4 niOk Va @IG III az
The cry OF reform was mere blind.
The spoils constituted the only object Of
their combined effort. Sam Tllden gone,
thel spoils were gone. No spoils coull
be hoped for from Morton or any other
president ad interim. When, therefore,
Sam Tilden dropped our OF The possible
result. the resurrected fag ends Of ,he
putrid "reminiscences tell asunder. When
the prospect of official p.uuder disap
peared with the last hope Of Tilden's in
auguralion, nothing was lett TO hold The
conflicting spoils seekers together.
The idea il held BY some Of these pu
silanimous spoi!s seekers that BY sur
rendering to the officeholders now, they
will be better able TO overcome the pow.
or oil the otEce-hoIding combination fonl
years hence. The notion il idle and il
: lusive. The time is fully come wner nc
change or the national administration
; which involves change in the vast arm.
OF .otiice-holders can effected without
revoluti n would be the consequences o
| its defeat Except some great politics
+ crisis shall arise, uniting the people, q
the slavery question did, upon the basi
) !oE 4 common and intensely desired polit-
. scal purpose, In opposition TO the Of1fcs
r aosdrrs' combination, the official clas
! Is and in the future will continue TO b
r the governing class. which cannot b
r soyerthrown. 1t isl idle for any ..Dem
Iacraticn spoils partisan to indulge In th
: belief that q mere spo;ls party Of tha
name or OF any name, can elect presl
r dent four years hence who will chang
e the official class. II will not 10 done
f Moreover, it il idle to expect that
l mere spoils party can hold asceudanc
9 In either branch 0i Congress against III
: enormous corruption power ol the officia
D class. In the next House OF Renresenta
e lives, the resurrected spoils D1Inocrac
4 Eclaim q small majority, not exseedin
i hall a dozen, but the chances are two /
0 Ione that the Hayes administration wi
t ind way OF. reducing thai majority to
0 tminoriiy and ofcontrUling the House q
: well as the Senate. And, two year
T hence, If the reslirrected Bourbon man
/ ayers commit the folly, - tho7 probabl
v will, of attempting 10 keep up q mer
!. spoils party opposition. the chances ~
. twenty 10 one tnata strong adrninistratio
lmalority will be returned % the Hous.
: Against any party combination havin
]. mo higher purpose and 10 stronger bon
d of cohesion than . desire 70 change th
) Ioificial class, Abe ofIlcinl class viii heEc<
j. forward prevail.
Il The trua oourno 81 po1iffeAl Wisdol