The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-27
The Anti-MOn0PollSJ.

taken. but the undertaking brok1 Q
down. Then came the cry, ''W mus =
have other than gold money. or the
Union is gone and two military repub- !.
lies established on its ruins. we
found way to make money. we Is q
sued fifty millions Of paper. we gave
& all the attributes of money. we
proyided for it's redemption.
A yoice-Why don't the govern
ment honor it! -,
Mr.. Kelly-The government did
honor it, and it never sunk halt per
cent below gold. No dollar OF that
fifty million ever paid a discount.
wild applause.] 1t received THAT AT
FIFTY MILLIONS in payment OF all
dues and taxes renewed applause]:
and. what is more, it provided TOR It's
conversion into an Understanding
bond. SO that whoever had fifty dollars
of that money could go to the treasury
and get an Understanding bond. ana
whoever had customs duty to pay could
carry it to the custom house ana pay
it. Didn't the government honof II!
[Great applause.] know that the
theory Of the newspapers ana Tie
hullionists is that there has been no
contraction. Gentlemen, are 3lo,ooo,-
900 more than 100000. 900! II SO,
there has been no contraction. II
less. there has been contraction equai
to the entire difference between those
sums of money. Laughter and ap-
, plause.1 Now, they talk about bank
f notes and greenbacks as if that were
: the same Gentlemen, a bank-note IS
> not money. 1t is promise to pay
money. 1t a shadow OF money; fer
! contre. with greenbacks. we ala 60
o On with the war. We made $3.50, OOO,-
f 900 of greenbacks. We invoked d
power hitherto unknown. we prayed
: that our country might be saved' anu
j child was sent to us TO- save IL.
There lay the grain to feed our army
and our navy. There. rottlng at our
wharves, were the vessels to make d
n navy. There, on the lakes, were the
(, !, vessels to transport the corn. mere
q were idle men who could have been
"a clothed and armed. Then, with the
IS aid of our hitherto unknown power
u with the glad cry. 1--WE are coming
Re Father Abraham, three hundred
or thousand more" prolonged applause !
at we went we'll clothed, we'll armed
I'll we'll stocked, with good cavalry horses
y and with ample artillery. Whence
ID did these supplies comes? Why the,
- had been showered upon us by
as THAT MARVELLOUS CHILD, THE RAJ
10 BABY!
~. lITnroarious laughter and great AZ
IN plause.1 Here some one on the pla
ret form made a remark about the Ia
in baby's father, whereupon MI. heil
to rejoined: l hope you will not rock NJ,
It'll so harshly in this old Cradle OF LII
in erty. for herr he is supposed to slice
Ter laughter and applause]; and | Won
ess not have him disturbed. henewe
for laughter and applause. Yes, gentl
zen men. the blessed rag baby did 1t. /
LA went to the ship-owners, the farmer
adj the merchants, and said, ''Open q
or channels of Industry and they q
me. it. Now, if was the other SIDE
new notifies | should lose harsh langua
res tonight: but / am with McCorml
the and Sherman in support OF the pre-
ter dents civil service policy and
new Southern policy [applause], but
emit. opposed to his financial views. Ii
own newedapplause]. And l say,is 1t me
the of a sin for me to oppose him on {
iftv. ground than it is for you to opp'
and him on two grounds! But. gentlem
nro- 7 am honest in my convictions and
ents are not. [Great applause and "He
ma hear!'l am making long-Wln,
ming speech, but my ooJece IS 1lo' ~. W va -
WHY the baby, but the people. that Il
NAV be able to receive 1t Wnel
,xr wakes and rises again, Tor you
need it to rescue you;aye, ana BEFe
laso THE FIRST OF JANUARY, 1917,
mus. Will. NEED IT AS BADLY AS WE NE
o,.l ED IN 1881. am not going into II
larry detail: but it will again be your
Deeh viour in the hour of your agony,
u &C. that RESUMPTION Act be not repea
cope 1Great applause.1 Take sponge
on IS nour that water out of 1t, and red
etaii. + tosits original weight. So the
ne or eminent has been squeezing
losed .;as,, ,,oonla nc a snonpe unit
,Ilty. has taken all the values out OF t
ii. 4'o property. Prolonged applause.
the savings banks fail, and your good
never ple of Massachusetts, propose to
ie az the working people from saving D;
'olaoo hv starting building assoclatl
; anu Avoid them, fellow citizens.
49,: plauSe. AVOID tieii ao q eiap
-a.loil dangerous than badly-manaSeo
Nele ings bank. for manage them as
ohes. estlv as they will. they will rob
to pay +bev have tens of thousands 0
un. fellow citizens.
tha1 Question by an Auditory
70 oeo would YOU suggest in their place
ckets' Mr.. Kelly don't see the us
basis, -, hn;ld;no associations for
. and nho aonnot oat work to suppoat t
before sa1voS or families. [Uproarious
npany ,.1.,sa
failed: Pee" n.ast;onar-Will Won answer
;. uas question:!
aliures Mr.. Kelly-Give your workln
opposed chance tn earn wages on whic
nd we ell and Guarantee that the
upon arnmant won't rob him of it, and
in the : Iii Gov that building associs
and on .+ EXCELLENT. TRenewe,