The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-06
ASTOUNDING PREDICTION IN 1876
A Remarkable PulfiIlment in 1917.

During the debate in Congress. } nIle
Is. 1876. Mr.. Randall, of PENNSYLVANIA.
advocated the reduction OF the regular
army of the United States. collteho-
ing that soldiers were unnecessary
! except on the Texas and Indian lroh-
tiers.
Mr.. Kelley. of the same clty ana
State. opposed the reduction Oh the
army Rand gave, among other reasons
I'VE now have Il system OF inter
nal taxes. OnerouS. oppressive ailu
exasperating. one which requires the
maintence Of troops i'll many sections
of the country to enforce IL. net ollS
in the Businesses OF the south but Ill
the city Of Brooklyn government
troops have had to clear out the
crooked stills and to fight the people
in the streets. who were peltlgg them
with stones and other missiles. | re-
Splv to nv colleague. that this system
Of internal taxation is the enemy that
necessitates the maintenance OF Il
force of infantry along the sea-coast'
..IIistory repeats itself. We are
now living over again the history OF
ENGLAND between 1919 and 1873.
When she was returning to Il specie
= basis. It required her troops. lnfan
try and cavalry, to hold III order hel
starving working people. our BIS
tol and PeterlOo may come to us. II
from now till the LIST of January. lst"
we continue to close WORKSHOPS. lac
+ tories. mines, FORCES ana 1urllaceS IL
we have since the passage III the lie
sumption Act.
.Millions Of our people are already
without employment. During thu
last eiphteen months many of then
have had to live upon Their savings
Many Of them started INTO that hrle
period owning their homes. J ne.
we're we'll clad: they had many Things
which the auctioneer might sell. OF OF
which the paWnbroker would advance
money. The number OF small depoS
itors i'm savings banks shrinks AVA,
week Nv week. The total deposits II
thp savings banks are taking Il retro
grade movement and showing Il dlml
mutton. The workingmen 5 home
are being sold at sheriff 5 sale Ill IN.
M city hy tens and by the hundreds
The furniture in their homes Is dl
minishing; their apparel is exhausted
Already in indianapolis. fact I
which I had occasion to call the attel
ton of the house the other day. thf
people are asking how they may pre-
teet themselves against armed banl
Of idle and hungry Workmtn.
"Nearly three years more OF TIL
horrible life lies before us. | Warnm
colleague (Mr. RandalD that amy econ'
my that will prevent the goNernlnel
from doing rs the British goNernmel
did.ride downthe starving people Wit
dragons. bayonet them with the il
fantry. aud force them into submit
sion to legal robbery. may. If the II
sumption Act is to be maintained III
enforced. deprive the government
the power to enforce the law.
The record of events during I'll
last ten DAYS of July Vas literal I
alization of the fears expressed
Judge Kelley. The members OF co
ureSs who questioned the premls
on which Judge Kelley based his pr
dictions were from Pennsylvania Il
Indiana. How singular that the
states became prime centers OF III
fury and violations OF law.
More than thousand OF these It
nlar troops were called from the
diam frontier and put on guard Ill I
cago,
Have we seen the end of The
troubles! We fear not.