The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-17
a Pointed and interesting Letter on the
Financial Issue.

Ill your lSS0C VI ApiIi --oOIit iphSAAo
the following extract under the sig
nature of Hon Francis Gillette
lone Of the saddest spectacles that
the sun shines upon, or humanity
WeepS over, is that Of our stricken
country, with its vast domain ana
slumbering resources, inviting bound
less enterprise and tireless industry,
but paralyzed as by artlc frostS. IN
stead of the cheerful songs or pros
porous and cOntented labor. are heard
the plains Of want and the cries OF dis
tress. Forced and Involuntary idle
ness sees the wolf at the door with no
means of driving him hence.
What I want to know is, who IS TO |
blame Is this country where the
people rule. CT is it despotim Have
the people the power to elect their
own rulers and lawmakers And it
50, if they have, through ignorance, II
not worse, brought these hard times
upon themselves. and chose this. in
stead of prosperity. have they any
cause to complain! Were they not told
eight years ago, in Chicago, that gold
and silver were the only money and
did they not vote Grant in with the
implied. ii not direct agreement. that
the National debt should be paid IN
gold and silver. and that greenbacks
we're dishonest money. That the same
money that paid the soldier. was q
/ fraud. and that the next Congress
would agree TO pay the debt Ill com
Were the people ignorant that the
same power that built the Alabama,
to destroy our government, run and
managed the convention that noIal-
mated Grant If they were. it was
their own fault. They were told time
after time of it that the money in
fiuence ofthe Rothchilds and Earrings.
through Jay Gould run the convention
to defeat Hancock and Pendleton, and
nominate Seymour, n man whom they
knew could never be elected, to make
the election Of Grant more sure. Have
they not seen the money power lob
bying iii Congress TO rob them OF H.
900. 900 acres of land. and S45 600, 900
to build the Pacific Railroads Have
they not seen Congress changing the
contract on &, 900, 900 900 to their dis
advantage. one-half Have they not
seen our representatives their hired
serycnts increase their own wages
one-half! And have they not still
sent the same men back again to do
the same thing. Here in our own
State the men who favored the salary
grab. and voted for it. or lodged
which was meaner, the people have
sent them back TO represent them
again. thereby indorsing what they
have done. Have the people not elect
ed TWICE to the highest office in their
gift Il man who said contraction woulC
only hurt the debtor class; a man whe
signed 4 bill To increase the weight O
the gold dollar. 10 pay the Nationa
debt with, making 4 difference O
80 .Oo0.000 to he paid to the bond
. holders Have the people not jus
submitted to the Inauguration. AS Pres
ident. Of i man who was never elect
: ed. because he said on the finaneia
question. There must he no step
backward g. And the people know
! ing that Mr.. Hayes was sold. body an
:, soul, to the money power, have quite
II submitted to see him take the rein
:. OF office. and he is doing the duties @
his foreign masters. who say to him
Heal the difficulty with the Sout
with cash. every man has his price.
And the people .by their votes ,quietl
say, amen. Now | ask. wh
) should we complain, when the yer
course we voted for. with our fu
:, knowledge. brings ruin. destructio
! and starvation in its traint To 81
/. We were ignorant of the facts. is III
sufficient reason for we should has
informed ourselves. The reason VI
Tilden failed il because he was
il favor If the repeal Of the resumptie
- act. and that viii stamp our Congre.
- Is the worst set Of knaves the wor
ever SAW. an act virtually putin
i $500 ,01o 00o If the peoples leg
= money into the hands 0f 4 monied d
@ istocracy, and increasing the taxes
il the lab0rer. and making larger II
et exempted debt from taxation.
j. Asking these questions and makif
these suggestions
~ | remain yours truly.
4 AN OLD SETH EH.
ell Faribuulf. H5nn. -Hay str. 1877.