The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-02-01

Jan. 10th. 1877.
Editor Anti-MonopoI,sE:
We were told by Democrats and Re-
publicans last fall that to vote for Peter
Cooper would be merely Throwing our
votes away" just as though the great
object and purpose of voting was to vote
on the side that had the best chance Of
winning-what? the offices? AS though
there were no principles at stake, moth
| ing to be decided except who should get
| the offices and secure the spoils: But.
| Observation-Disclosures gave that grand old
man Peter Cooper, and yourself, a very
handsome vote here in Mcleod county,
and we firmly believe that they were not
thrown away. We believe that the
eighty-five thousand votes cast for
Cooper & Cary will bear fruit an huns
dred fold or even more. There is one
thing that the past disgraceful campaign,
as carried on by the two old parties, de-
monstrated, and that is that the masses
are ignorant about this currency ques-
ton, the very thing that concerns them
most. And the thing demonstrated was
that the people are the willing and blind
slaves OF party; and their masters are
the INSCRIPTIONS political lenders, who
care nothing for the people, and have
not their welfare at heart, but willfully
mislead and use them for their own sci :
fish ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The great producing and industrial
class OF this country are fast becoming
the serfs and vassals OF the money aris-
tocracy, which through our laws we are
building up. If this is not the case why
is it that our National bankers, bond
holders, and money lenders are pros
pering, and clothed as it were Gin fine
linen; firing sumptuously every day.
while the great body of our people are
oppressed with an almost unbearable
burden of debt and taxation? Yes, hum
dreds of thousands of them destitute, and
many of themkin a starving condition.
WHY'S it that the workers, 1.-THE bone and
sinew" of the land, should be paupers,
beggars and outcasts in this great anC
broad land of ours, with its mountains O
inexhaustible mineral wealth, its rivers
its fertile valleys, and broad acres, rich
soil, its varied climate?
Simply, because of unjust laws tina
give an undue advantage to capital Owe
labor. With wise, beneficial, and jus
laws regulating and operating our f.
nanceS SO that all classes would bea
their just share OF taxation and reap
just reward for their labor and capita
investments our country would be tn,
richest, and our people the happiest o
any on earth. So long as our country i
ruled by that class who have brough
: this ruin and restitution upon the com
mon people in order that they ma,
build up fortunes and vast estates upol
that ruin, We may expect to 60 from BAT
to worse. | see no hope nor salvation
from this condition OF affairs, except tha
the people organize and make a unite,
/ effort to to secure control of the govern
ment, and change the nature of our law
. so that the laws may be enacted and ad
ministered in the interest of the man,
: instead of the Jew. / do not believe tina
We will ever accomplish these end
through either of the old parties. TIL
! Republican party is directly responsible
> for the unjust and oppressive financia
! laws that have caused all this disaster +
, and ruin of industry, while the Demo
Gratis propose to continue the same sys
i lcIU "a HuduCIdA pOiiCJ Suoulu TIC
D succeed. | see no hope except throug
8 ! a new party. Let the people throw o
e the party yoke. and the letters that bin
them to the old parties ana unite in on
unanimous cause and stand united; re
r member that, united we stand, divide
we fall. A persistent, united and con
t tinental effort to liberate themselves fror
t the members of party thralldom Wi
D eventually result in freedom and pros
a pelity.
8 am glad to see that you stand up VI
# liantly to do battle for our cause; al
d though in so doing you become the mar
d for all wits to shoot at. You do not liv
It upon the crumbs thrown out from tn
e rich mans tables; and the miserabl
It cross-road politician, ward-bummer
: and subsidized editors who wear part
b collars with labels.
If we have 3 chance IN this count
J. next fall to vote clean Independer
o Greenback ticket we viii vote it, an
Z keep voting it every time. Many h
q publicans and Democrats, say that v