The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-09-27
BEGIN THE WORK

See your Representative and oena-
tors at once-eyeryWheTe; III every
Congressional and Senatorial dl5tTlct,
Ask them whether they viii or VIII
not vote for Banks Land bill.
Whether they will or Will not T906
to free the country from the SWlndieS
called national banks.
Whether they will Or will not vote
for an enlarged currency issued olrecC
by the general government, redeehla-
bic only in everything contained In
the republic including the comihool-
lies of gold and silver ut their mafh90
values.
Ascertain distinctly whether they
will or will not help to save the repop-
lie from destruction.
Form committees at once: 90 lllo
work at once, and send II the results
o rs for Dublicati0n-the names o.
he committees and the replies OF the
egislators: so that we may know VINO
lares 10 be for Ms and who dare5 to be
against US.
The man who will vote Tor eAllI-
gushing the national banks ana utlll-
ing the public lands, set hun Gown "o
/ true man. The man who votes loI
he land, but hesitates about the
banks. class him with the uncertain.
But the man who refuses TO vote loi
Banks Land bill. know INN for "haO
re is-A PUBLIC EN- EM1. TO 10
work at once and send in the reports.
No more petitioning. 1t only forms
government asset in the shape OF
waste paper.-jriSh Uortd.
COMING EVENTS.
More effects of Gowen's $50. 900 u
ear (certain) are beginning to show
themselves. \ letter from Homes
lille. Pa. states that parties OF three,
i've. or ten men each, with wagon,
20 foraging among the western farm
rs getting whatever food they can by
consent. and taking without consent
ather than go empty away. The
miners are accused of this, and they
env the accusation. But it is really
# little importance from what wing
the starving army the forager go
orth: the fact is equally grave and
aeminons. The farmers, 1t IS sad. VIII
orm Vigilants to protect themselves
nd drive off the invaders. 80 1t looks
S if we should have quite noticea-
lie civil war us the winter sets III.
And all this state Of thing brought
bout by the skulking, secret, little
urn of the screw, now and then and
gain and again. the the screw meant
taryation. If Mr.. Hayes and his cab
L let and our democratic Congress
Oh t open the lands TO the people and
-Niake path from the dark starvation
hines out to the light, open, fruitful
8ountry. the trouble is only beginning.
10 they. do any of them, reflect that
hey, you, or have no power over
arriving men! Nothing that starving
hen are afraid of! The old Eastern
3lge being asked when man had pow
IL over another man S life, replied
when he has lost all regard for his
Awn." Now that is just the disregard
dperinduced by the condition the
inner finds himself in. We may say
, him: keep still, or we'll shoot
ou.' lis that all!' he replies,
Shoot What do i care about your
looting9 1t would give me less pain
be shot ten times than to he starv-
lonce.' If the men who sport with
re affairs and the suffering of this
,tion would only try BEECHER'
read and water for Il week-or even
II day or two-they would know
,mething of the "situation. At
resent they know little or nothing
Id what is worse they are we'll fed
nd well content in their ignorance.