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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10
bonds on which the people have to

bonds on which the people have to
pay interest.
We do not regard national banks as
a swindle. Their currency is far SUI
perior to that Of the old state banks,
but all the advantages of uniformity
and general supervision could be had
by requiring them to bank on green
backs instead of their own notes.
Their currency would be just as safe,
and worth just as much, as it is now;
while the people would save forty mil
lions annually in the payment Of taxes
on the United States bonds owned by
the banks. The banks would draw
twelve per cent. interest.on their cap.
ital, and that ought to content them
in these hard times.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10
SPECIE RESUMPTION.

The Hammond wis., Independent
of April 18th, contains the following
on the great question of the day:
Sherman, the secretary of the treas
ury, is, in genuine bond-holder style,
faithfully carrying out the system OF
specie resumption to which Hayes is
SO firmly pledged. The good old green
backs Of the people, which bear no in
terest, are being burnt monthly by
the thousands, and in their place is
substituted, not the shining specie as
many suppose, but U. S. bonds and
national bank notes bearing high
rates of interest in gold. This inter-
est, which amounts to millions yearly.
is taken directly by this bondholders'
scheme of resumption from the indus
trial classes of our country and trans
ferred to the pockets of the gold sharks
and bondhOlders of Wall street and
Europe. This is part of what specie
resumption means. It does not mean
that the poor men will handle the gold
and silver to buy his bread or carry
on his business; for the obvious reason
among others that the quantity OF
specie is wholly inadequate to meet
the demands of trade. On the contrary
the practical result of the whole busi
ness is that the men who produce the
wealth of the nation by their honest
labor, business facts and energies are
required to pay bonus of millions
yearly to the gold sharks, bondholders
and national bankers, to stamp Ger
tain form of rag baby money instead
of having the government, of the coun
try, issue the money in the form o.
the greenbacks which bears no interes
and costs it's people nothing. In thu
antagonisms and senseless strife. to-
often engendered by political parties
it has been the case in all ages ant
countries, that the real question of in
terests, to the people in the greed.
scramble for office, have been over
looked or ingeniously suppressed b.
politicians whose real cencern lay il
personal gain and not in the interest
of the people at large.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10

now reap such rich harvest from the
delinuuent tax and mercantile apprals-
ers' lists. The solitary drinker, for
titled by the possession of his license in
his pocket, need have no fear of expo
sure. except when found drunk with
no license, when the proposed Oregon
law would insist upon his imprison-
ment in the House of Correction for
at least six months. The idle vagabond
having no money to procure license
would have no whisky, and thus drunk
enness would be banished from the
land and the good time for which
Brother Murphy is praying would
dawn upon a people emancipated from
the vice Of the age.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10
OURSELF.

THE EANTI-MoNOPOLIsT appears this
week in bran-new suit of clothes,
and lays it's hand upon it's heart and
thanks it's friends for all past favors.
1t has reason to congratulate itself.
Despite the horribly hard tlmes,-
times which it's doctrines would have
avoided or relieved, if put in force by
the people,-it has thriven and pros
pered, and is yielding to-day large
income above expenses.
1t has reason to congratulate itself
in other respects. 1t was established
less than three years ago, to MAINTAIN
then the universally controverted
opinion, that the State possessed the
control and supervise the railroad COR
porations doing busines within It's
borders. That opinion is to-day. we
are glad to say, the law of the United
States, so declared by the highest
court in the land.
The policy of reconciliation OF the
" y
the blotting out of the bitter memo
ries of the great war, which The
ANTI-MONOPOLIsT persistently advo-
Gated, is now the policy of the Repub-
ican administration and accepted Of
all men.
It's advocacy of cheap school books
has resulted in breaking the gigantic
School Book Ring of the United States,
and in furnishing the children of this
State with text books at less than halt
the former price.
Our opposition to the nefarious
practices of the three per cent. pei
month harpies has led to the passage
Of a stringent usury law. which will
put a stop to the cruel extortiOns
which have heretofore desolated sc
many homes.
We have helped educate the people
upon the great question of free trade
and have exposed the sophistries o1
protection.
We have forced the politicians O.
the State to the discussion of the Fl
nancial questions of the day, and have
converted the greater part OF our con
gressional delegation to just and right
eous views upon this important issue
In every utterance we have laboret
to lift the burdens from the.shOulder
of the oppressed and to widen the op
portunities of the struggling. An'
we have done all this in the face o
bitter and open opposition and al
manner of petty and private persecu
tions.
And now, with gratitude to ou
friends and defiance to our enemies
with spirit which no labor ca
weary and no reverses overthrow, W
spread our banner to the breeze, wit
Tom Jefferson's noble motto inscribe
upon it, ETERNAL HOSTILITY T
EVERY FORM OF OPPRESSION OF TIL
BODIES AND THE SOULS OF MEN"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.

The :'old guard Of the Republican
party are taking bitter issue with
President Hayes. They charge him
with selling out the black men of the
South, and with the black men of the
South all hopes of success hereafter
for the national Republican party in
pursuance of the terms of corrupt
bargain with the Southern Democrats
by which he obtained his seat. There
sis music in the air." and the whole
orchestra will open in full blast when
Congress meets in June.
"Old Ben Wade of Ohio pours out
his soul as follows:
JEFFERSON, O., April 9.-Mr. NJ.
II. Painter, Washington, d. C.:-MY
DEAR SIR: Your letter of the 5th
was duly received. You ask whether
! l remember what said in favor Of
President Hayes in my endeavor to
procure his nomination at the Cincin.
natl convention. do remember it,
after what has since transpired, with
indignation and a bitterness of soul
that / never felt before. You know
with what untiring zeal I labored fol-
the emancipation of the slaves of the
South, and to procure justice for them
before and during the time was in
Congress, and / supposed Governor
Hayes was in full accord with me on
this subject. But l have been deceived,
betrayed and even humiligted by the
course he has taken to degree that
have not the language to express. In
the first month of his administration
we find him closeted with two of the
worst and most malignant enemies OF
the colored race that can be found il
that slave-cursed region, and there
consulting with those malefactors
how best he can put those colored
people under the iron heel of theil
bitter enemies and reduce them to .
condition infinitely worse than before
they were made free. / feel that tt
have emancipated these people, would
be a crime as infamous as to have re
duced them to slavery when they
were free, and for Hayes to do this t.
men who had, at the hazard of theil
lives, given him their votes without
which he never could have had power
to do this terrible injustice, leaves NJ
doubt he meditates the destruction O
the party that elected him. A con
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10

temptation of all this fills me with
amazement and inexpressibe indigna-
tion. My only consolation is that his
tory informs one that better men than
/ ever pretended to be have in like
manner been deceived. Some have
attempted to excuse him by saying he
means well, but hell is paved with
just such good intentions.
Truly yours,
B. F. WADE.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10
A POLITICAL UPHEATAL.|

Hayes begins to perceive that. as
he has ''given away the Republicans
of the south, there is no further hope
for his own party. and that new or
kganiZation must be created, or some
dead one revived; and hence he is try
ing to call that political Lazarus, the
old Whig party, out of it's tomb into
the light of day. These quotations. il
lustrate the effect.
Washington Special .....ss...<..su.ss.ssss.l -.
Postmaster Genera y sit
will be necessary to o0EI ] II shd~|
party in order to brino 1o eoz
tive element in the S0N1 fm&o ~
NOUS relations with 6Hefr no l
brethren. He thinks its1
ceedingly difficult to uD
in what is known as q
party. He is confident i tfS<
tion is daily growing m6s& IA
every southern states. Nj. Key 00eS
not venture to predict wIr1 MI ~
disintegration will take n
the administration, howe
ceive an abundant suppOl< =
siderable element in the
party south, and that elend41t
some time call itself demo =
looks for the first manifeStatl6R b1
this new movement in the south.
The following is an interview with
Secretary Thompson in The Washing
ton Nation:
Editor-You have heard, Mr.. Sec.
retary, the talk Of the formation of q
new whig party or whig-republicaI
party. What do you think about iii
Secretary Thompson country
is now in a condition favorable "a IN
adoption of the old whig pa 3
party was always for taril 4dl5
nue., with discriminating r.
tective of American lab0E IT,
system of public improvel
sound national currency lll
pie that the federal gov01 h(
control such public imprq
been firmly established. y
of the south are now in lveS
ished condition. The T. atl
north are rich, and whaf I
such a system of public Dnf
as will benefit that e. T.
country-such measure D r
press upon the southeIng TIL
we are their friends. sN 81 III
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10

IGNATIUS DONNELLY, EDITOR.
VACANT GOVERNMENT LAND.

Parties who desire to settle upon
government land within four, five and
six miles of depot; fine, high, roll
ing fertile land; are requested to call
upon or write to the editor OF this
paper, at Donnelly Station, Main Line
st. p. & P. r. r.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-05-10

Pioneer-Press of this s!l|.|.s / 0lld =
ing: 81 q, s..s
BLooMINa1C = -, I
iApEll ou
Editor of the Pioneer-P1x
DEAR SIR: Please 1mnu0o 80 lol
lowing questions 81 q1 = : sub
scriber: 1asss ssta 81!
read Pomeroy'ss nernorrs lwllfcl
is strong greenbocnI a1so TIL
Pioneer-Press. Fi11 o<@y 1ay.
that our governs = na1lne Ii
greenbacks and burning them md Is
suing gold interest bearing bonds II
their stead, thereby taking 0uFoikou
lating medium from us, and issueinG n
their stead bonds that lay p1od r. 3
vaults and drawing inter- on
not taxable. know our 4z1I
is issuing more bonds, bl1k iGDos =
not issuing those new bQM1G
only draw 4 1-2 per cent. T.
them, taking the -
that they get for the new 1
ing the old. If they are, 6>n
better for us because we ~
pay 4 1-2 per cent. than -
which l believe the old
Second, does our COVER
bonds to private individ ~
man produces any amounf
greenbacks to the gove :
there no limited amounts
issuing bondsi Third, il
ment is calling in the gr(
burning them and issu
their stead, what do thel
and who makes profit =
ment or private individu
do we have to pay interd
bonds as we did in 1881
tional banks a sWind
says they are. By a
above questions you wi
minds of many Of your
Please do not throw this
basket. Answer it as
sible, and oblige yours
| JA1
1st. 1t is not true TIL
ment is calling in 81
burning them and issut
est-bearing bonds Il
though that would be
for the government T.
greenbacks represent
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THE FINANCIAL /.

We find in a rece1o i - 81
Pioneer-Press of thiS IN No1lQ
ing: 81 Al An. s
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-08
what Is Said Of War.

sub;sct /. boupd 10 examine the
commands OF rulers before hs obey.
thsm.-[ Charming.
slave your enemies and 10 good "a
them that hate YOU. Matt. v. A.
IT.. ,r,h.n w., eos, 6f,sen million
pounds sterling. aud thirteen thousand
lives. and produced a harvest of-Two
old wooden eatssi
Asw.I mich, The sxecutionsr parad.
before us his axe or his haltar. as the
soldier his sword.
Wa, 4. an inheritance Of the .ayas,
,tats. disguised by ingenious insiitu-
tons and false sloquencc. Louis 10
naparts.
Ths Psae. Societies OF England.
America. France. etc. propose TO abol.
ish war by subs,itutitutins permanent
arbitration.
I.ons;dsr m eopou.st aver male
vo,,h ons war. Interest of the money
n so.t.-fFrsdsrick tho Great.
Tha ,,sa,h. .oroan nm the la,il,-i,ld 4,
.~t,I Iow much mara appalling the
-, q, m,,l., whirh .rtor,s IL
Trh.nn;,c
tn. n,svsn,;on of sne wst vouli be-
rish ,svs,J ,or all m. enJeayor, Of
80 nh;I,n,h,oois, statesman and
Chris,ian.--[Laui.
~ ,hine enemy hunger. feed him II
n. thirst. Give him drink. Recompsnss
10 no man evil for evil Romans.
chan. 10.
n, a,. ..o,.. uomo,,. w. ,,o no,
,.;aL ar, 90, - ,;gh,. I'm, the, wa ar.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-08
rrrr MYSTERY or PAN.

On An, crimson cloth of my study deck
A iu-troas moth poised stAtuesgus.
OF a wax.n mouid were its light limss SNAPPED.
And In &C lies Of gold its bods vas draped
While its delicate vings were nstied and veined
With -ilvery sirinss 90 seldea-grained.
DAnord qaiversg rays Of the .lsiso@e hight.
ON the le-k close BY taper burnsd.
Toward watch the eye Of the insect turned.
in its vague little mind faint desire
Ro-s undehn.d for the b-satifnl lre.
Lightly 10 -p.sad each siiken van.
Then away 70 sped for moments span;
And . strange delight lurcd on lie eourse.
with ~-,isss might toward the central
And II followed the spell through an ediyins
maze.
TIL IL staggered and fell In deadly hlare.
Dazxlsd and stunned By the sealding pain.
one moment II swooned. then u ross Assln'
And again the IRE drew u ON with lie ehsrus
To living pyrs IN Its awful arms.
Aud nov II lies on the tsbis here
Bsfsrs my eyes. all shnSe:ei and sere.
A. cit and muse ON lie nsry fate. ,,
what themes sb.tru.e naieht meiidA,e
For the psnxs thai thrilled through "' a'"sA''
A. ne ssn.s. we're alled with the 'eorehins
hams.
A riddle iuclo.e that. living or deal.
In rhyme .. IN pro.-. no sec, ,,,s. n,. rs anal, r
An. YES bat why should 10 suffer at All
WIN snouli Q cob flr the va1ue-t smart
ons momsn, throb through the "h'e''
heartr
Why, Ia the whole wide universe.
should asinsle soai feel that primal cnfse'
Not ell the throes Of mighties, mind.
Nor the hssviest woes of hamankinl,
Are Of d.-psr weight IN ths riddle OF things
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-08
How Ne Startled Her.

A whoop-bans sort Of a boy. with
feet as bsoad aud fat a. pie tin, trot'
ted through the Central market yester'
day till he reached a stall kept by q
single woman about thirty years old.
Hating there he yelled out
"Say say Your little hoy has been
run over and killed. up by the City
hall
"Oh oh Heavsns-oh : oh I" She
screamed ~ she made dive under the
counter. came up on tho outside and
started to follow the boy. After goine
ten feet she halted, looked very foolish
all OF sudden. and remarked I:
"what goose | am. Why aia'i
even married. - DstrOi Free Press.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-08

BLlNroS DuScAS says: The true
journalist has q high mission to per.
form" Yes. he has his hands to pay
every week. which generally strains
him. -Bostoa Hcrali.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-09-08
GROCERIES,, PROVISIONS, Etc.

GR0OgRIEs, PROVISIONS, Etc.
GRO C ERY ST0 RE.
RICHARD MERCER, i,
MAIN STREET. GOLD MILL.
Family and Fancy Groceries
NOW ON HAND
AND y0p SALE CHEAP FOR CASE.
A LARGE AasORTmRNT OF
n Groceries and Provisions, direct fron the
cAiibraiA Markets. comprising. in pan.
sUoA.SSss, .SSss,,..
's'r' ss5tsIEEt,s stgIEEt,ss. '''sFss' sssvru.
cASDI,kss .s,rsGAS CAN sRuis
kiofs, fs,urr.n
PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS
the BEST or FwINgs AND LIQUORS
A. Wholesale aad Retail.
VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
Gods Delivered Free Of Charge.
I'm RICHARD MERCER.
ssoRos AosMsox. NV. roLson.
ROBINSON 4 FOLSOM,
MAIN srRRKr. GOLD HILL,
Jus, below the Railroad 0rOsslng,
WHGfssr'ALr II AND RETAIL DEALERS
FAMILY GROCERIES. PROVISIONS.
Iiiumin.rins a.d I.usrie.iI.s Oils.
a.n.rai ,I.rc.~udl.o, a.a
GOODS or RyERY DESCRIPTION.
u- SOLD CHEAP FOR c,m.u
aos'Asa.s Is. /. a FOLSOM.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-10
WASHINGTON CLIPS.

The State Department, on Friday, re-
ceiyed from our minister to Mexico Of
fetal information of the release of the
American consul at Acapulco. Secretary
Eyarts has instructed our minister to en-
ter a formal protest, and demand from
the government of Mexico an apology
and full reparation for the outrage.
Robert G. Blaine brother Of Senator
Blaine, received the appointment from
Sergeant-at-Arms French of Assistant
Superintendent of the Senate document
room. Mr.. Blaine was formerly clerk In
the Office ofthe Secretary of the Senate,
but was removed last December by Sec
retary Gorham.
General Stephen A. Hurlbut Of Illinois
was in Washington Friday. He says the
Republicans of Illinoisare disgusted with
the administration of Hayes, and that
they do not indorse the Southern policy.
The Department of Justice will suffer
much in consequence of the postpone.
ment ofthe extra session, as there will
be a deficiency of at least $4,000 by the
1st of July to be provided for by Congress.
There is no money to pay the officers of
the navy for the months of April, May
and June. The amount required is about
$500 900, for which they will have to wait
until the extra session. Army officers
will also be considerably embarrassed, as
they cannot receive their pay after the
1st of July until the army appropriation
bills shall have been passed.
John Tyler, Jr., son of ex-President
Tyler, was among those who took part
in the competitive examination for a
frst.clasa clerkship in the pension of
fee.
The Cabinet decided to postpone'the
extra session of Congress until the 10Th
ofOctober next. 1t was asCertained that
without any immediate appropriations OF
money, the army could be clothed and
supplied with all its necessaries and that
until the 10Th of October that only one
regular pay day has to be passed. It was
also considered that if Congress meets in
October it may remain in continual ses-
sion and finish its business before the
q next summer, so as to avoid the inCon-
venience of the hot season next year, as
we'll as this, and proclamation calling
an extra session on October l5, is to be
issued without delay.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-10
A PLAINTIFF APPEAL.

"Betsey," whose husband seems to b.
a member of the Illinois Legislature
sends the following to the Chicago Inter
Ocean:
Husband, dear husband, come home tome now,
From city and State House 30 warm
TITS lonely without you why do you not come,
And see to the things on the iarm2
You told me when you were elected last fall.
If would but once let youg 20,
You surely would come ere the winter was gone
really believed 'twOuld beso,
Come home, come home, come home,
Dear husband, kind husband come home.
Husband, dear husband, come home to me now:
Come home ere the spring time is through.
The small brindle heifer has got a white calf
And the young lambs are bleeting for you
The hens have been sitting a fortnight or more
They soon will be off with their broods.
The old specked turkey has stolen her nest
And galloped away for the woods
ohubby, dear hubby, come home.
Husband, dear husband, come home to me now
Come home ere the birds sing for May,
And let not the smiles in the gallery there
Distract you and tempt you to stay.
The voice of your Betsey is calling you now;
Come home for you know what 1t means
I'm getting quite nervous about you-come home,
And we will have cowBlips for greens.
Now hubby, youhub waltz home.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-10
THE WAR.

London. May "a dispatch from Erze-
roum, dated Tuesday night, says the Rus
slams are surrounding Soghaule and con.
centrating for an attack on Mouhktar
Pasha's position at Bardiz and Genikeri.
The Russians have gained an import
ant victory between Kars'and Erzeroum.
The Turks retreated upon Erzeroum. 1t
is rumored that 1900 Turks were cap.
tured. Rumors Of an armistice come
from Bulgaria.
Turks permit neutral vessels to enter
the blockaded ports of the Black Sea un-
til the 18th inst. and the 18th to depart.
Bucharest, May 9.-The Turkish bat
teries at Widdin ceased firing yesterday
afternoon. Their shells did not reach
Kalafat. The Roumanian shells only
reached the Turkish vessels of Widdin.
Cologne, May 9-The Gdzette learns that
British officers haye been sent to select
an entrenched camp at the entrance ofthe
Suez Canal.
Bucharest, May ga dispatch says the
Cossacks crossed the Danube at Brails
and burned a Turkish block-house.
The shelliug Of Matchin, Bulgaria, has
cen renewed.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-10
A GOOD WORD FOR MIR. TzLDEN.

The New York Evening Post, edited by
William Cullen Bryant, and a paper that
dares to speak the truth relative to a
political opponent has the following
paragraph in relation to Governor Til
den:
It was in April of the year 1870 that
Samuel ]. Tilden, not frequent visitor
at the Office of the Evening Post, came
and desired an interview with the senior
editor, which he had, of course. He
seemed moved from his usual calm and
quiet demeanor. His errand, he said,
related to the charter which Tweed and
his creatures were trying to get enacted
as law. If that should happen, he said,
it would give the city, with all the pow
ers Of its government, into the hands of
men who felt no restraint of conscience,
and who would plunder it without stint.
The city would be ruined, he said, if this
charter, contrlved with special design
to make peculation easy, were fastened
upon it, and it was altogether important
that the Evening Post should resilt its
passage with all the power Of argument
which it possessed, and prevent it if pos
sible. He then, with his usual perspica-
city,pointed out the contriyances for mis-
using the public funds which were
embodied in the bill, and expressed
his earnest hope that the people should
be warned Of them in our columns. We
make this statement out Of desire to
deal fairly with Mr.. Tilden, who has in
some quarters been accused Of favoring
the Tweed charter in the early stage Of
the discussion. On the contrary it is but
simple truth to say that he was it's enemy
from the beginning. This great fraud
was owing TO q combination of the rogues
of both parties. They understood each
ether then; they have fallen out now,and
it becomes US to see, so far as we are able,
that honest men got their dues.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-10

A CHANGE.-A Mr.. Thomson succeed
ed George Mcclure as ticket aud freight
agent at the Canton station on Monday
last. We have not the pleasure of know
ing Mr., Thomson, but we much regret
parting with as genial and worthy gen.
tleman as Mr.. Mcclure. We have known
Mr.. Mcclure for many years, and take
pleasure in endorsing him as a high
minded, honorable gentleman, and enti-
tied to all confidence as such.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-05-10

The Republican State Convention oi
Iowa, for the nomination of a Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Superintendent Of
Public instruction and Supreme Court
Judge, has been called to meet in Des
Moines on the 9th of June. The call
beats the old gong flriously, and seems
to mean war to the knife against Hayes's
theft of Tilden's Southern policy.