The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-23

the distressad ones. Not an escape
onened to them to get away from
semi-staryation on a dollar day, or
inter starvation when the dollar day
is not forthcoming.
Why is this Why have President
HAYES and his cabinet incubated SO
long over the difficulty-held session
after session-glven orders to the
United States troops to do what the
militia would not do! Emptied the
south Of the regulars to keep down
Beecher's undarclasses, and keep
up on the top Of them his ''edu-
Gated forces of society! Not q word
about opening q path to the public
lands. Not a word about expanding
the currency SO as to set the slneWs OF
the nation into motion once more. Not
a thought only to restore the money
maniac class to which themselves
(both Hayes and his cabinet) belong.
us. It is Il strife of classes. 1t IS
blind presumption on the part OF tne
donineering class that they can DO as
thew hitherto have dOne-grlnd the
people down with the same relentless
Injustice. Well, it is not the first
time that wiser men than Hayes and
his cabinet have made egregious fools
of themselves.
It is not to them the people mast
now look--nor to any such DIS them.
1t is to themselves. 1t is to show that
they will not accept this atfoclous
wrong without trying TO have 1t rem
edied. The manner in which con-
gress trampled on the interests OF the
people during the last sesslon--the
screWing down of the currency--tne
utter and heartless neglect OF the
wants and miseries OF the peopie-are
not going to be again tolerated. Ihe
hurrah of welcome winch used 10 meet
the Hon. Representative on his re-
turn from Washington must AMI Will
be changed to demand fer an account
Of his stewardship. Formerly he
could vote away the lands and the
mines. the real estate Of the nation.
though he was merely Il steWard set to
manage it for Il year or two. For
merly he could vote away millions
and millions of subsidies to railroads,
and take to himself reasonable share
of the spoils. Nobody said it was
wrong. He could. IN short, DO and
leave undone Just whatever he
pleased. OF all Offices III the republic.
his office was the most responsible.
Ofall men in the republic. he was the
man that should have been held most
strictly to account. And yet there
was no more surveillance over him
than there was-but far less than
| there was-over the pettiest errand
bow employed in Il merchant 5 count
ing-house. This. if we want to save
the republic. must be entirely re-
versed. Men aspiring TO Legislative
office must have fair warning that
they take it with strict and severe
and relentless personal responsibility
IA responsibility that will hold them
to account for every vote they give.
Everything is changing. and the
Indulgence to public villalny must
change like everything eise--change
we trust. in Il way that will show us
the end OF this same public vlllalny.
Before we see the republic ruined,
somebody will get hurt. The way is
plain before the approaching congress
1t will not do to huXter up the pubic
lands and refuse them to relieve the
nations distress. that they may bt
sliced up and divided up among tbs
harpies that are now awaiting to make
their spring on congress. y lev
heroic men in each congressional dis
trict must at once wait upon thell
representative. show him what they
want. and offer him their friendship
or their enmity-whicheyer he may
choose to take.-Irish UorId.