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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07
THE COMING INDEPENDENT
CONVENTION.
GEN. CARY EXPECTED TO BE
PRESENY.-A CARD FROM
MIR. AYRES.

IHn. II IlLS.
Editor Anti-Monopolist:
1f / wish, through your columns to say
few words to the Independents of
the State. 1t is very desirable that
our Greenback Convention of June
Goth should be a gratifying success,
and this depends upon the activity and
zeal of the members and sympathiz-
ers with the party.
Though the voting ratio of the con-
vention is apportioned upon the vote
for Peter Cooper, yet, all Cne friends OF
ourlcause that can come, are desired
to attend. General Cary assures me,
by letter, that he can attend and
address the Convention, and arrange.
ments are being made to that end.
1t is to be hoped and expected that
numerous Independents of Fairbault
and Rice county will aid, welcome ant
cheer the Convention by their pres
ence.
EBENEZER AYRES,
Chairman Ind. State Cen. Com.
\ Cottage Grore, May 81, 1877.
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And this is a financial policy!
CRIMINAL IST'ENCE.

Secretary Sherman talks very freely
of his intention to bring about specie
payments on the day called for in the
act of Congress, and has no doubt
that it can be done unless antagonis-
tic measures shall be passed by Con-
gress, owing to a misapprehensiOn
among the people on the subject. He
hopes there will be no such interfer-
ence. He believes that the country
already had it's money down to a hard
money basis, or is SO near it that it
would be criminal to postpone the day
of specie resumption. With the pres
ent outlook he saw no difficulties SO
great that proper management could
not overcome them. The Secretary
intends to go on, steadily making his
preparations, and will sell bonds from
time to time, as he needs them, under
the provisions of the act.-Pioneer-
Press.
And all this in the face of the fact
that the price of gold has risen during
the last month from 104 to l07 and
that every day the newspapers con.
tain dispatches like this:
New YORK, May 15.-To-day's
steamer takes out $250,O0Oiin GOLD
coin. A like amount was withdrawn
to await tomorrow steamers, fol
which $5OO,0O0 have already beer
packed.
How specie resumption. which
means making gold and greenbacks o
the same value, is to be reached witt
gold steadily advancing, is zone o
those things which no fellow can fin
out"
Secretary Sherman cannot accom-
plish specie payments, but he can sti
further bankrupt the business men Q
, the country, and drive more and NOR
of the laboring class to starvation G
crime.
And for what
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07
NOT THE REAL ISSUE.

The gentlemen, whose correspondence we
have been gratifed:to publish, in relation to
the old railroad bonds, have devoted their time
to establishing the fact that the bonds were
conceived in fraud and brought forth in
iniquity' This is all true; we have never
doubted the folly of the original bond scheme
or the dishonest intent of some who were
engaged in it. But this is not the real issue
in the case.
The bonds exist; they are State bonds; to
them is appended the signature Of the State
officers and the great seal of the common
wealth. No matter how clearly we may de-
monstrate the corrupt purposes of some OF
those who originated them, we do not thereby
destroy them. They will still continue to
exist with undiminished vitality. In five
years the bonds mature; they will then
amount to TEN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AND
THEY WILL BE PAID. In 1871 the State Senate
came within one vote of paying them without
submitting the proposition to the people.
Last winter the joint committee of the two
houses agreed at one time to enact the pending
proposition into law without submitting il
to the people Nothing but the conviction
that the people would vote afiirmatively mex
Tuesday prevented them from doing so. l
the people now defeat the pending proposition
we feel confident it is the last time they viii
ever have q chance to vote upon this ques
ton.
This is OUR reason for supporting the bill
And we moreover believe that there is grea
danger that some combination may, in tn
meantime be formed to sweep away the 500.
600 acres of land. This was done few year
ago and Gov Austin's veto alone prevente
the consummation of the conspiracy.
We have tried to give our readers the be:
ing proposition is voted down we believe til
tax payers will live to regret it as the create
possible mistake.
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THE GREENBACKERS IN CALI
FORNId.
And for what Z!

Even in the land of gold where many
millions of the glittering metals are
annually dug out Of the earth, where
the miners are all sinfationists, and
there is no limit to the amount of
currency save the yield of the mines,
the people are now turning to the
greenback currency and the Indepen-
dent party. They find that theirlgold
goes out of the State as fast as it is
mined, like their wheat and wool and
fruit, it is simply commercial arti-
Gle of export. They are suffering
from hard times and hence we read:
"a recent communication in the
columns of the Sacramento Bee con-
tains the following: A new political
party in this State is about springing
into life. 1t is called the National
Currency party of the State of Cali.
| fornia. a platform has recently been
adopted by its State Central Commit.
tee at meeting in Oakland. It is pro.
posed to call State Convention to
perfect an organization which will
formulate issues to become the dis
tinctive features of the new party
its principles no doubt. will, in the
main, correspond to those which have
been adopted by the National party
called 1.-The Greenback Party" The
advocates of this new system are very
sanguine of success at the next gen
eral election. It cannot be denied
that this question has already enlisted
the favorable consideration of som,
of the best thinkers of our nation
The legislation necessary to regulat,
money to the needs of the people, ant
protect it in the performance o
| its legitimate functions. is a subjec
that deeply interests every citizen
And all persons who think there j
Ineed Of reform in the finances of on
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07
SAINT PAUL. MINNESOTA THURSDAY, !.

and turnout were on par with any IN
the city in point of splendor. She
had her parlors, which were equal to
any. and wine was hcr beverage. On
Sunday she got beastlv drunk and
went shouting through the streets
like an infuriated thing. She at
tempted to whip the officer, and was
brought to the station with much
difficulty. It was the first time in
her whole life as a prostitute that
she was ever arrested. Her appear
ance in every way indicated that she
had passed into that secondary state
Of prostitution which is the inevitable
course to speedy ruin. When her
fine was announced she took heavy
and elegant chain from her neck and
cast it upon the clerks desk with the
defiant look Of a queen. ''Take that,
she said, and keep it until pay that
fine. You haven't got me in there
yet, pointing to the bull-pen, and
picking up her skirts she moved out
Of the court.
There was another poor, unfOrtu-
nate woman, who came in from the
streets Of her own accord. She had
fallen so low and SO far that the police
on their raids had neglected her, and
refused to pick her up. She came and
laid her head upon the railing in front
of the court, and cried as sincerely as
child in it's first grief, she said she
had been to the county agent, and he
had turned away. And she had no
place on the face Of the earth she
could call home, or go to. Besides
she was the victim of loathsome
disease, for which she had received nc
attention for over a month. There
was not an officer to say harsh wore
to her, and the justice spoke to the
stricken thing very tenderly. HI
could do nothing but send her to th'
bridewell, but he would do that Onl.
at her own request. She said it wa
the only place she supposed tha
would receivd her, and she went ava,
as perfect picture Of downright
wretchedness as man will ever Sc
in hell, provided there is hell, and i
hath such pictures as Dante said i
had. And so on, these pictures Q
misery and tatters and curious fes
lures went on and on in this cOu1
nearly all day long and when a ma
: came out from them into the sunshin
it seemed dim and llustreless.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07
Amti-Mlunupolist.
+GNATIUS DONNELLY. EDITOR
THE AGE OF Ruin.

The Chicago Inter- Ocean OF w Wednes-
/, day contains the delinquent tax-list OF
Cook county, making 1876 pages and
four columns additional for the paper
the complete paper making 2O4
pages, which is sent to exchanges as
well as subscribers.
\ Think of that 1876 pages, NOT
columns, but pages, of a large daily
G newspaper devoted to publishing the
delinquent tax-list of Cook county
each description taking up one line,
and there being six or eight columns
to page.
1t is simply horrible. And what OF
/ the future! Is it to be universal
/ bankruptcy
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07
HUMBUGS.

The other day, in looking over that
able and influential journal, the Sci
entife american, we saw the following
inserted at cost of 81. so per line: !.
Consumption Cured.--An old physi-
clan retired from active practice. .hav-
ing had placed in his hands by an East
Indian missionary the formula OF a
simple vegetable remedy for the
speedy and permanent cure for Con-
sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, ,Asth-
ma, and all Throat and Lung affec-
tiOns, also a positive and radical cure
for Nervous Debility and all nervous
complaints, after having thoroughly
tested it's wonderful curative powers
in thousands of cases, feels it his duty
to make it known to his suffering fell
lows. Actuated by this motive, and
a conscientious desire to relieve
human suffering, he will send, free Of
charge to all who desire it, this re-
cipe, with full directions for prepar-
ing and successfully using. Sent by
return mail by addressing with stamp,
naming this paper, DR.. j. c. Stone. 80
North Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Observe how cunningly this is ad-
dressed to human weakness. can old
physician" therefore an experienced
one; s'retired from active practice, !"
therefore presumably wealthy is
actuated by conscientious desire to
relieve human suffering! How beau
tiful! Who cannot see the benevo-
lent and venerable old man, in the
evening Of a well-spent life. spreading
out hands of blessing over the multi.
tude! 1t is pretty as picture. And
all he wants is a postage stamp, and
he will send in return a certain cure
for the most dreadful and universal
disease known to the human family
Now the question arises, why this
benevolent old gentleman, instead Of
paying $1.5O per line for this rigama
role, does not simply publish the in
valuable recipe itself? In fact VIII,
did not the .'East Indian Missionary
give it to the world long ago. A Ger
tain.and simple remedy for consumI
tion would be eagerly seized on b,
the whole medical fraternity.
And yet there are thousands VIII
will send their postage stamps, an
then be whedled into paying for pacl
l ages of the infallible medicine. eth
East Indian Missionary will do tn
l business for multitudes. 1t is one {
the shames Of the age that wheneve
: a knave proposes to fire his arrows {
l his victims he hides himself in til
f shadow of the church. The preciot
e mantle of religion has become tt
r cloak of scoundrels.
The singular part of this perform
ance is that the s'retired physician
thinks he can find gullible fools eve
+ among the highly educated readers
the "Seientifc American;" and ]
y douDt he does. The degree of
e mans shrewdness does not depel
g upon what he knows. Among tt
d worshippers Of s'Katie King we
# found hundreds of lawyers, docto
), and the graduates Of universities.
e fact the educated fool is much mo
l. common article than the uneducat
d one.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-07
THE TALUE OF SILVER.

A bill making silver of all denomi-
nations legal tender in Illinois has
passed the State Legislature, and will,
without doubt, be signed by the Gov
ernor. Secretary Sherman takes it
good naturedly and told an nlinoisian
the other day that he would send
them ssall the silver they wanted all
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government, are respectfully invited
to participate in laying the founda-
tion for a National Reform Currency
party.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

our dispatches of yesterday indicated
bettsr temper on the part OF the demo-
cratic element of congress thn had been
expected of them considering tho ad.
verse work of the commission. While
they are filed with indignation over
what they claim to be the partizan work
Of non partizan commission their better
sense finally prevailed and they consent
cd to let the count 60 on but under dem
eocratie protest. Still the democratic
heart is fred with anger and democrats
stop not to reason that the tripartite
commission is the creature of their own
making II had little favor with repub-
iicans and was the especial pet of ma
iority OF the other aide. Because now
It decides in favor Of justice and right il
hardly deserves 10 be frowned upon by
iss parents being begottea for that pur
posc hew could it do otherwise.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

Is
la wARe had no Jurisdiction, and freed
eae mnrderefs Cases nj gross eto--
iaticn OF common law by evil minded
Indians agains, their betier.inclincd
brethren have to 60 nnpunished, even
when the law breakers can be taken.
Here the speaker referred to the Black
Hills dispule--how this region bad
been solemnly reserved Tor the In.
dians; how gold had ,heu been dis
covered there, aud that in spite Of all
treaties thc shameless occupation Of
this region by gold seekers, adventu
rers, gamblers, ETC., still continues.
"But does all this point to despair?"
he asked. NJ, he spirit OF an
age that will try to prevent unneccs-
sary cruelty to children and to ami.
m Is by organized and systematic ef-
forts, and is continually trying to
abate so many. evils OF local standing,
will yet form public sentiment
against the red mans wrongs, aad
provide a remedy, or ct least some
relief. IL is not always possible to
entirely do away with petnicious in
stitutions, but it may be possible tc
mitigate abuses if not to entirely cor
reot them. The church stands in the
eame attitude to the outside world
with all its imqui,ies, as a good wifi.
docs to poor, fallen, drunken hus
band; she can benef, and help, Il no
ent;4elr rafa...a him
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21
The Louisiana Case .

Judge Tramblll, ir has argument
yesferejay, presented twb cla:ms why
Air. I'ilden should BIO given the state
! a. YsSYa,isiara, The 6rst was that two;
Of the Hayes electors are ineligible,
and the second tha, tho returning
board threw out certain parishes in
fraudulent manner aad without any
cause. As TO The electors, it is sufhs
cieut to say that they were properly
qualified in every respect, as was
shown by the able argument oi Mr..
Staugh,on, aud that rhe commission
VIII accept IfIrir votes aa-sesa ~
they will the other ones there can DC
ino reasonable doubt.
The charge Of itand which Mr..
Iirumbull male was based upon the
pnrpotted fac, tha, the returns Of Ger
tam parishes were thrown out with.
ont any statement from the super
j yisors or commissioners Of elections,
but on the a,sidaTi,s Of private pat
ties. I6,his charge were true, but
according TO the evidence II IS nol)
the democracy in 1872 established q
preoedcnt upon which the board
might have acted ii. has been char
: | ged, and YET have been justified II
+ the measure, according 10 the demo
cratic theory and practices. In ls1s
the Foreman Board" composed ex
clasivcly Of de@ pts, threw ou
ttE votes Of the Her Pa be
: without any statements Of supervisor
or commissioners OF elections, but 0
the aiiiiasits Of private pstt'es,
! wit Iberia, ST. Martin, ST. james
and number Of polls in the parishs
of Jefferson and Orleans.
On the other hatid, in the sam
wear the Heron Board threw o,
polls aud whole parishes, atfadavl
and evidence OF intimidation al
fraud la 1874 the returning boar
Z did the same thing. But during IT
i last canvass it appears, by the test
[, mony thus far ,aken, that the boar
g. conducted its proceedings more reg'
N larly and carefullY, l! seems that
: scled u,lly wien the statement ,
supervisors of elections Of frauds an
intimidation, or written protests al
and statements Of candidates, autho
= lzed them 10 inquire iute the mat e
y Altogether. Mr.. Tfumbull found
s. very difficult 70 substantlate the Nv
nc prominent charges which he mad
n and j, WAS generally conceded, aft
Af. stough,on had made his arg
ment, that the day had wrcug
~ aught but ar publican tiumpf.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

Sow that the legislative wisdom Of
Dakota has decided that there hall be
na longer ali immigration board to work
Tor the settlement Dakota, it behooyes
each community to.organize local asso-
cistions for this purpose. In the new
counties where it is desirable to have an
early infa1 of population, a great deal
can be done through local organization
and effort.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

There Is esers Indication of busy
,easen in lankton beginning with the
opening Of navigation snd It is crafty
ing 10 notice that our business men are
fully alive to. the Importance Of being
prepared for every hing that comes. Our
.nercantlie houses are being fully stock.
el with everything pertaining to the
frontier trade.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

lSouttou, i cU. - A AuISull5uu, llUGIal.
returned to parliament from Halifax.
STILL wARLIKE.
Vienna Feb. ai-News has been re-
ivel sls.t lie Russian: are actively
working in Persia to induce the Shah
d oin them in event of war. The In
dncetiient is the possession of the dis
putcd frontier territory The Shah does
not appear altogether averso TO the plan
The Turkish frontier is almost denuded
Gf troops aud with the 10000 soldier,
lie Shah can collect something.
A DESTRUCTIVE GALE.
Acable dispatch states that thirty yes
sels, many with their entire crews, wer'
, lost in q gale on the English coast on the
night Of thesi8th. The area Of the storm
was exceptionally extensive. 1t en-
braced the greater part Of the British Is
lands and tf1u whole of @nerthefn and
central France. The violence of ths
storm was cxrraordinapy. The force b
..;he gale has only been equalled during
rree,,t years 5y lsst Of ORE ef few
wesE ago-
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21
Bishop Hare's Abused Red Man
lFmta the rhilaaeiphi. Bulletin


tFfotn the Philadelphia Bulletin
The Right Rev. ". II. Hare, $. I.
d, Mlssiona y Bishop Of Niobrafa,
in Southern Dakota, preached las.
evenrg before the Niobrara League,
OF New York City, at the Church Of
the TRANSPORTATION, Twenty-n.nth
street, near Fifth avenue. His text
was And God hath made Of one
blood all nations Of men, for TO dwell
OH all the face Of the earth, and hath
determined the bounds OF their habita
t ons." he said substantially: The
migration Of all nations-and what
race is there that is now founa in the
region whore il WAS originally Grad
| Ileds-have worked for their good,
and for the good of the neighboring
nations. From before the time when
/ Moses led the 1sraelites to.the borders
of Canaan till the present time such
had been the case. When upon the
discovery Of America the new world
began 10 be peoplcd from the old, i,
4 should have been as much for the
benefit of the emigrating whiles a.
As for their new ncighbors, the ln-
dians.
These savages, even in their wors
aspects, show q common humanit,
with other races. A Sioux brave in
midnight massacre once had hi.
J. ,omahswk poised to bury i. in the
skull Of sleeping boy. His hand re
laxed, and the child's life was spared
all, the Indian afterwards said, be
cause he himself had little fellow o
about the same age. Spotted Tail ha
undergone complete change in natur
owing to the promises made TO dy
ing daughter. When ferocity can b
; thus calmed, better nature is surely
> somewhere underneath, and may b
brought forth by using the prope
means. Not only have the Indian
naturally noble instincts, but they ar,
also religiously inclined; although, a
!, one said to me,"we have no pap
from God" They often make grea
}, ter sacrifices to please their grea
spirit than many professed believer
Y in the true Gsd feel called upon i
make. One eminent authority,
high official in Indian affairs, de
ciarcd that in Almost every distur
bance the whites were the origin,
inntigators, and then did their ful
share to preven. any rupture fror
being amicably settled. Gencrs
George A. Custer, in March last, in
: letter stated that the Indians in hi
J command were the best behaved an
d the most free from vice Of any of hi
/ troops. A commission of eminen
army officers, about ten years ago, i
An official report. set forth tn
d wrongs Of tue Indisus, and represeu
rs ted, them as sufficiently aggravatio
to cause large proportion Of the
difficulties with the government.
!. One Of the FIRST things necessary
70 bring about better state of thing
le isa code of laws protecting the fror
n tier Indiana from >depredations /
l.. their own race. In case of Il
$, waaton murder of one Indian by tN
: others. although the Ncrimipals wei
e captured and By Tie advice of Il
. government 1T Washington held ,
v appear before one Of the terriiori
Judges, be decided that uuder eIisiiu
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

Ii Il stated is .f4ct that more Snug
eflng i peSaetFated on The borders Of the
Canadian provinces than Is being done
irom all Europe, but owing to the vast
rStent Q! country 70 be guarded the
Stfllited States government kas been un-
e.h3e to check the Illicit traffic
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

Tie only bad feature Of the vase thus
t4r II The strong p&ftlssn feeling mani
Eeste3 by the dem ocratic members Of The
commission who have uniformly voted
sa nnit III opposition to the other mem
hers ami ma;grity of the board.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

Tie c.f5ccf The Continental life in
snrancc company ere 10 be Indicted Tor
perjury apd pyob4bly for the crime Of
0mbe2ziement.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

NOTICE Il hereby xivea that shall, on Sat.
IN urday the a4th day Of FeernAr 4. D.. l551
st the court house door the city OF Yank ton, At
two oclpck, in the Afternoon of SAID day, sell At
public auction, 20 ths highest bidder for cash the
folioriBg dsscribs1 pstDsrty, io-wit One Kclipse
wind mtll. ono donhlt action force pump, one one
hundred barrel water tank with frame, ali OF
which 10 now situate In tho city Of Yankton, on
the -levce. near Pine street.
:: Also one fosn horte, eight years old; said sale
hssng TO safety acersaiu psomisory note for Two
hundred dollars with intcrssti due November ls',
lES, aud secured oy chattei mortgage on said
property. given, by Hugn Deyipe and John Vciin
TO FrankGros., aader date OF Nay lat, Isia. .
~ II. x. BAKER,
Agent for Mortgage.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

pap pisst. e1itor Of the capital news
p4peF Al Washiagten IS TO be prosecuted
ter seaitions wFiti6g and fer libeiling the
lEGsdent,
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

u d Boose, says tie Sioux 1itS Jo,,r.
aal, siyes il as his .opiuion that fanKton
lNal!l soon beouttiiting 900 men per day
fss the Black Hills.
Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-02-21

1fD . Aay a, home. AseaIs wanted oa,a
HlL and .frrrs trs,s TRUE a 90. AnGna,s
se.o. ~ tt-t mari vtif