The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

Editor Anti-M0nopoI,ss:
We were told by Democrats and Re-
publicans last fall that to vote for Peter
Cooper would be merely Throwing our
votes away" just as though the great
object and purpose Of voting was to vote
on the side that had the best chance Of
winning g-what? the offices? AS though
there were no principles at stake, moth
ing to be decided except who should get
the offices and secure the spoils: But,
notwithstanding,we gave that grand old
man Peter Cooper, and yourself, a very
handsome vote here in Mcleod county,
and we firmly believe that they were not
thrown away. We believe that the
eighty-fve thousand votes cast for
Cooper & Cary will bear fruit an huns
dred fold or even more. There is one
thing that the past disgraceful campaign,
as carried on by the two old parties, de-
monstrated, and that is that the masses
are ignorant about this currency ques-
ton, the very thing that concerns them
most. And the thing demonstrated was
that the people are the willing and blind
slaves Of party; and their masters are
the unscrupulous political lenders, who
care nothing for the people, and have
not their welfare at heart, but willfully
mislead and use them for their own sci ;
fish aggrandizement.
The great producing and Industrial
class of this country are fast becoming
the serfs and vassals of the money aris-
tocracy, which through our laws we are
building up. If this IS not the case why
is it that our National bankers, bond
holders, and money lenders are pros
pering, and clothed as 1t were Sin fine
linen; firing sumptuously every day, ,
while the great body of our people are
oppressed with an almost unbearable
burden of debt and taxation? Yes, hum
dreds of ofthousands of them destitute, ,and
many of themsin starving condition.
WhyIis it that the workers, ''the bone and
sinew" of the land, should be paupers,
beggars and outcasts in this great and
broad land of ours, with its mountains o.
inexhaustible mineral wealth, its rivers
its fertile valleys, and broad acres, rich
soil, its varied climate?
Simply, because of unjust laws tha
give an undue advantage to capital ovel
labor. With wise, beneficial, and jus
laws regulating and operating our e.
nances so that all classes would beal
their just share OF taxation and reap {
just reward for their labor and capita
investments our country would be tht
richest, and our people the happiest 0
any on earth. So long as our country il
ruled by that class who have brough
this ruin and destitution upon the com
mon people in order that they ma,
build up fortunes and vast estates upor
that ruin, We may expect to 60 from bat
to worse. see no hope nor salvation
from this condition of affairs, except tha
the people organize and make a unitet
effort to to secure control of the govern
ment, and change the nature of our law
so that the laws may be enacted and ad
ministered in the interest of the man,
instead Of the lew. do not believe tina
we will eyer accomplish these end
, through either of the old parties. Th.
Republican party is directly responsible
for the unjust and oppressive fnancia
laws that have caused all this disaster I,
and ruin of industry, while the Demo
Gratis propose to continue the same sys
/ tenn of financial policy should the
succeed. | see no hope except througl
a new party. Let the people throw O
|, the party yoke, and the fetters that bin
them to the old parties ana unite in on
unanimous cause and stand united; re
member that, united we stand, divide
we fall. A persistent, united and con
tinental effort to liberate themselves tror
the members of party thralldom wi
, eventually result in freedom and pros
pelity.
am glad to see thaty you stand up va
iantlv to do battle for our cause; al
thoug gh in so doing you become the mari
for all wits to shoot at. You do not liv
upon the crumbs thrown out from th
rich mans tables; and the miserabl
cross-road politician, ward-bummerl
: and subsidized editors who wear part
! collars with labels.
It we have . chance IN this count
. next fall to vote clean Independer
, Greenback ticket we will vote it, IA
keep voting it every time. Many b
Ipublicans and Democrats. say that v