The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-07-26
The -Anti-AGonopoliSt.

ton been haZarded in the midst OF a
profound peace it would have been
wild enough, unaccompanied as it was
by any auxiliary measure, but in the
midst of an almost hopeless war. which
carried on as it was by huge half year
ly or yearly loans, rendered these eX-
tended issues inevitable, the recon-
mendation seemed to smack of a degree
of faulty, that looked like political
insanity"
Mr.. Western and the landed propri |
etors saw just as clearly that this
policy Of contraction would triumph |
and they knew how fatal it's conse
quences would be to all the industry
and enterprise of England.
Says Doubleday: s'They, no doubt,
both dreaded and believed that the
restoration of cash payments by the
bank ofEngland and a consequent dim
mutton of the circulating medium,
in company with great lmportatlons
Of grain would produce a great reduc-
ton in the price Of produce and lnthe
scale of rents, whiist tGres, mortgages,
and all other f.red engagements re-
naming nominaily the same, acoutd
be augmented IN weight, and this
dread it was, which, in spite of all OPP
position from the people, carried the
corn bill Of 1915"
Observe what he says: s:Whilst taxes,
mortgages and all other fixed engage
ments remaining the same. Let no
American citizen who was afraid OF
throwing away his vote last fall, be
startled when he reads editorial from
the New York Times published in the
last Sun. The taxes, mortgages and
all fixed engagements have remained
the same in this country, and the
change of this people from happy,
contented land owners to be a nation
of tenants has already begun. These
mortgages and fixed engagements
have been maturing and the capita
lists, thejWriter of the Times editorial
refers to have begun the colossal for
, tunes which are preparing the way
for titled aristocracy here III free
America. The struggle IS upon US.
1t is not coming. it is here. We have
already heard its first gun, and the
citizen who can now sleep longer when
he is warned of the danger deserves
the slavery that is preparing for him.
L
: adds Doubleday. vol. |, page 1856, OF
Political Lie OF Sir Robert Peel: Mr..
Western and such of his followers as
t saw with his eyes, clearly perceived
that the position occupied by the po-
> litical economist party must ultimate
: ~ and in no long time give them
. power to carry their own particular
E measures: and that the only practicable
:. course remaining was to endeaVor TO
exempt the landed interest. by means
| of some enactment. from the effect
l. of these measures. and hence it was
@ that the landed proprietors III both
:, houses. but more especially in that OF
i the Peers acting no doubt In part 10y
Y WI. Western s advice. early bestlrred
themselves TO set on foot those lnqul
9 ries and collect that evidence upon
which the corn law OF 1915 was evl
IDENTIFY founded. Nor was this unknown
to the economists, who were quite
|, aware that. on the part OF the leaders
J. of the landlords. the fear OF the cur
;, rency measures known to be lmpend
ing was principal motive, and who
/ accordingly offered a very modified
y opposition to the bill, deeply as thai
l. bill was resented and violently as /
l. was opposed out of doors. 1t seems
e indeed. highly probable, and 1t ha
I been asserted and not denied that
:. tacit understanding at this period ex
III listed between the landed and ecOnomi
. parties. terms of which were that tn
Il economists should offer no serious Op
/ position to a corn law, upon the pledg
II II that the landed interest would not op
- pose a return to specie payments
% having obtained protection for thei
! a. own individual interests, and this as
% certion is certainly cOrobOrated b.
IL the tone of the debates upon the corr
III question. in which both sides seen
&c 4, to avoid mixing the question Of cur
II rency with that of corn, closely cor
y nected as the two topics really are.
'" Such then is the origin of the infa
IL nous specie resumption act whicl
&c like the deadly Upas blights to dealt
II everything with in its influences. TIL
l. result of bargain and sale owes it
- existence to bribery. Imagine tn
III starched grimace and pious smirk upol
u the face of that great accident, Hayes
~ as he is reading his inaugural an
~ saying that the panacea for all our Ill
&c is s'specie payments and in the sam
!, breath Cooking for the guidance o
u, that divine hand, etc, that all thing
VI may be so ordered and settled upo
best and surest foundations, and re
r ligion and piety may be establishe
III among us for all generations. An
g this driveling nonsense is doled on
- while athwart the horizon of tn
AZ whole nation is cast the black pail G
CO a great bribery. Go through all tn
u schools and universities of the Ian
a. and say to the young men there col
-. ~ gregated to live no longer for grea
" " principals, but to leave the halls 9
- learning for this is the golden age c
-. successful mediocrity and bribery AN
- that brains and honor are at a sad oil
rb count.
70 It is not enough that Englisme
H. like Doubleday and Allison and Buckl
as have written as with pen Of fire
he condemnation of this infamous betra.
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