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

dent party. That county only gave
Cooper three votes last year, but the
paper says that the Independents are
getting thicker than grasshoppers
now.-Afon (lowo) Independent.
State legislatures spent much Time
last winter in maturing law, dehiiAs
and Furnishing Migrants, when IL ~
had been spent in an inquiry INTO Tie
cause of. and relief from Vagrallcy'
would have done much to have pre-
vented the storm of wrath and destruc-
tiOn.-Joit.l Campbell.
That workingman who for years
has voted to sustain one or the oeioi
of the corrupt political partles mas no
reason to complain it his loJ IS nara
one. He chose to eStaDllSn III power
his enemies rather than his friends,
and he is suffering the cause OF MS
blind devotion to party.--New Hdren
Union.
.sSHooT EN-. First deprive men
of an opport nifty to honOrably sup
mort themselves and their families by
labor. and then because they resort
to the next and only means left them
..shoot them on the spot is about the
policy Of the resumptionists.-M
independent.
Cannot the specie reSumptlOnlsts see
the handwriting on the wall! Can they
not see the WOrkingmenlnt TINS country
are in deadly earnest! They claim
that the real cause of the strike Is the
contraction of the currency in the IN
terest of capital If the policy OF still
further contraction is pursued, VIII 1t
not finally end in repudiatlon!-Col-
mans Rural.
The proper course for the 1ndepen-
dents of Ohio according to our view is
to stand strong by their own tlcket,
and next time the Democratic plat
form will come near the mark. Ii you
vote the Democratic ticket because
they adopt part of principles after
they have got votes, they VIII ADOPT
less Of our principles IN their next
platform -Chase's me, Chron1cle.)
Gentle reader, shall we whisper in
vou1 ear one of the difficulties under
which the country labors! 1t is this:
the taxes, according to David a. wells
amounts to 500, 900 year. This
is "a SUN equal to the total value OF
wheat. corn. oats and rye produced an
nually in the country. The best gov
eminent under the sun costs some
thing, you observe.-Ierre Hte Eaur,
press.
Blanton Duncan was a prophet. The
Independent Workingmen' ticket
running on the straight Greenback
platform. carried Louisville yesterday
beating the regular Democratic tick
ct. This is the most significant
political event of the year, and is al
earnest of what may be and OF Wha
will be. Louisville is Il Democratic
stronghold. Its leading newspaper
the Courier-Journai, has always BELT
tied and berated the Greenback cause
But the people are waking up. The,
will no longer be as ''dumb, driver
CATTLE The great strike has its Sc
ouel. The voters are striking at tn
ballot-box. That's the work that VII
tell.-I'erre Haufe Express.
On last Saturday evening there wa
n large crowd congregated at Cedar
Vile to hear Mr.. M. Y. b. Spencer an
and DR.. Metcalf speak on the Greer
back question. a bout 5000 persons wer
present. and the Cedarviile cornt
band contributed to the enjoyment c
the occasion by its excellent music
Mr.. Spencer who was present at tn
invitation of the Cedarville 1ndepel
dent Greenback Club. in which he too
ground in favor of the governmeI
Greenbacks being the circulating M
dunn instead of national bank note
He denounced the Resumption Act ;
infamous. and the characterization {
silver as Il fraud upon the people. NJ
Spencer S remarks were received wit
repeated applause. The people seen
inglv to be in earnest sympathy wit
him on these issues. DR.. Metcalf al.
addressed the audience. There is
sentiment being evolved on this su
iect among the masses that will Su
prise the old politicians of the hal
monevand hard time persuasions son
of these days.-Ft. Udgne Mornia
Herald,
The following significant card a
peared in the Iowa Free Press OF la
week. and must have been interestil
reading for our Republican friends
that county:
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN.
Having determined that | can
longer act or vote with the social
Republicans of this county. | here
resign my position as chairman OF t
Republican central committee, a
ask that the members OF the par
take such action as may seem b'
suited to the circumstances.
G.. ". IEBOURyEAJ.
CHEROKEE. IOWA. July Il. 1877.
To which the Free press adds I
following editorial comments: u
above is from one of the long standl
Republicans. and an honorable solal
of the late war. who proclaims to
people that he proposes to stand by
rights of the people. rather than W.
with and for a few schemers III
country whose chief object Is pun
plumber The step this gentleman
taken will undoubtedly bring on
head the hatred and meanness OF
Shvlocks and bullion-mongers.
COMING. 800, 900 MORE!