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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

HE BOUGHT THE BONDS, HE Is
AN EXTORTIONER AND A RE-
The bond-holder bought the bonds
with greenbacks, worth from forty
cents to sixty cents on the dollar.
Then there was that other "certain
demagogue" Oliver P. Morton, U. s.
s. from Indiana, He said:
owe SHOULD DO FOUL MUS
TICE TO THE GOVERN MENT
AND TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
UNITED STATES, AFTER WE
HAVE SOLD THESE BONDS ON
AN AVERAGE FOR NOT MORE
THAN SIXTY CENTS ON THE
DOLLAR, NOW TO PROPOSE TO
MAKE A NEW CONTRACT FOR
THE BENEFIT OF THE HOLD
ERS."
But all this simply proves how
little these men really know compared
win the editor of the Pioneer Press.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
Biennial SESSIONS.

The people of the frontier are op-
posing the biennial session proposition
because they claim that new coun-
tro, growing rapidly, needs legislation
every year.
The people of southern Minnesota
are opposed to it because they say
there is a tuck in it. to get obnoxious
legislation on the bond question and
then the people have no chance to re-
pael it for two years.
On the other hand many are support
ing it as measuee of economy. 1t is
hard to tell at this writing how it will
come out.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
THE 5.20 BONDS.

The Pioneer Press said the other
day:
1.-The Democratic platform went
pretty far back into an ancient his
tory for some of the issues it raises
against the Republican party. 1t
sounds little curious, too, for party
which declares in one resolution that
"gold and silver coin is the only legal
tender contemplated by the constitu-
ton, to arraign the Republican party
in another for Interpreting the law
authorizing the issue of the five
twentieS to mean that they were pay
able in coin, though it was not
expressly so stated. The resolution
says, indeed, that congress changed
the contract by which the bonds were
largely payable in legal tender cur
rency. Congress did no such thing.
There is not word in the law or the
contract making the bonds payable in
greenbacks. 1t was never understood
that they should be so paid. But
certain demagogues finding that a
coin payment of the principal was not
expressly stipulated for, raised the
CRY that the omission meant that they
were payable in currency, though
they had been negotiated with the
assurance that they were to be paid
in coin, and though this was the con-
temporary Interpretation, put upon
the act by its advocates in congress
when it passed.
Here are the expressions of some of
these certain demagogues" referred
to by the P. p.
There was the great Thaddeus
Stevens,-to be sure he did not know
as much as the editor of the Pioneer
Press, s,-and so he had the temerity to
remark:
"WHEN THE BILL WAS ON ITS
FINAL PASSAGE, THE QUES-
TION WAS EXPRESSLY ASKED
OF THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
COMMITTEE OF WAYS AND
MEANS, AND AS EXPRESSLY
ANSWERED BY HIM, THAT
ONLY THEINTEREST WAS PAY.
ABLE IN COIN.'
Then there was that other 'scertain
demagogue" John Sherman, now
Hayes's Secretary of the Treasury
He said, (before he was bOught,)
/ "IF THE BOND-HOLDER RE
FUSES TO TAKE THE SAME
lKND OF MONEY WITH WHICH
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

The Minneapolis Mirror Dem
very correctly observes:
The Republican papers are trying
very hard to find some plausible ex-
cuse for their defeat in Ohio by 25,-
600 majority. First it is apathy of
Republicans who are disgusted with
President Hayes: Then it is owing
to the utterances from the campaingn
of the office holders. Again it is the
s.off year" and the vote was small.
Every conceivable reason is urged
except hostility to the Republican
party. But all such reasons fail to
suit the case. The truth is the Re-
publican party was beaten in Ohio be-
cause the people condemned its entire
policy in reference to the business in
terests of the country. They are op-
posed to crazy John Sherman's policy
of contraction and forced resumption.
They are opposed to the acts by which
bondholders have increased their val.
ues by demonetizing silver and at
tempting to make gold alone the legal
tender of the country. 1t is these
things the people condemn and they
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
TAKE NOTICE.

AS this is our last issue before the
election we have substituted the name
of Prof. G.. III. Roberts of Rochester,
Omsted Co., as the greenback candi-
date for Secretary Of State in place of
Hon A. f. Rice declined. Prof. Rob-
erts is one of the leading educators of
the state, a gentleman of first class
ability and a thorough greenbacker.
We have also placed the name of n.
G. Martin, the able editor of that live
ly sheet the Litchfield Mdependent, in
nomination for Attorney General, in
place of S. l.. Pierce declined.
See that your tickets are printed
correctly.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
rhe Cincinnati Gazette saws:

The Cincinnati Gazette says
The platform repealed the hard
money declaration which was drawn
by Manton Marble when Tilden was
nominated Governor, viz; "Gold and
silver the only legal tender; no curren-
cy inconvertible with coin; steady
steps towards specie payments, no
step backward; honest payment of the
public debt in coin, sacred preserva-
tiOn of the public faith What can
the little leaders of the Ohio Democra-
cy do against this bold defiant declara-
tion of the ruling Democracy! These
are travelling on false pretences. New
York always rules the Democratic
party in national affairs. The Ohio
Democrats can promise nothing, they
are utterly irresponsible.
Remember how the Democrats of
the End. Congressional District of
Minnesota, only one year ago. refused
to coelesce with the Greenbackers on
any terms; while the president of
their convention expressed himself
against the reconciliation of silver,
and declared that ''silver never had
been money in the United States! -
Remember how the democratic dele.
CATION for Dakota county to the recent
democratic state convention declared
through the leader, DIR. Adams, that
"they scanted no greenbacks in
theirs, -"
There is no safety for the people
except in the Independent Greenback
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
SOUND AND SEN>IBLE Do
THINE.

It is with great pleasure we publish
the following from the pen of Hon.
H.. w. Hill, editor of the st. Charles
Times, and one of the candidates on
the Democratic state ticket. ItshOws
that one Democrat at least is sound to
the core on the financial issues of the
day
y$1n another column will be found ths
platform adopted by the Democratic
State Convention. and also the accept
ance speech of VIM. L. Banning the
democratic candidate for Governor.
The platform is good, though not all
that we ourselves could desire. We
are in favor, in plain language, of the
repeal Of the National Banking law; in
favor Of the government furnishing
the necessary circulating currency
sufficient for the business needs of the
country, in the shape of greenbacks
and coin, receivable in payment of all
dues both public and private except
those which are solemnly pledged to be
paid in coin. Every sense of right
demands that the people shall have
just as good money as is given to the
capitalist or the bOndholder. Let the
government herself take the money
she compels the people to take. Undo
what she has already done against la.
Dor and in favor or capital-in legis.
ting to pay the bondholders in gold
by drawing in, and redeeming as fast
as possible the gold bonded indebted
ness of the country, and issue new
bonds, -N smaller sums within the
reach of Tie savings Of labor, bearing
reasonable rates Of interest, and pay.
able in lawful money of the United
State; just such money as she compel:
workingmen to receive as recompense
for their labor. The same kind O1
money for the rich as the poor; fol
capital and for labor. Equal and ex
act justice toward all.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

have spoken in a tone not to be misun-
derstoOd. The same ideas will carry
Pennsylvania and Minnesota, and
these States added to Ohio will have
great effect in bringing the country
up out of it's sshard times" Let eve
ry man understood the true issue,
and all will be well.
It is lucky that the Mirror is not
published in Dakota county, where the
Democrats 'swant no greenback in
THEIRS They would read it out of
the party
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

bounced up from 1.01 1-2 to LOB 1-8.
In one day the Bank Of England was
able to undo all that a month Of con-
traction bankruptcy and ruin had &C
complished.
Is anything more needed to show
the futiiity Of the attempt to base our
prosperity upon drawing gold from
England to America
Do we not need an American sys-
tenn Of finance not dependent upon the
selfish policy Of the Bank of England!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
CHEAP SCHOOL BOOKS.

Il is working around all right. The
desperate efforts Of the School Book
Ring to induce the boardf of county
commissioners Of the several counties
to refuse to carry out the law of last
winter, giving the people cheap school
books, has been followed by reaction,
in favor Of the law. In Ramsey
county the county commissioners
have adopted the following resolu-
tion:
Resolved, That we are heartily in favor of
faithfully and honestly carrying out the law
passed by our last Legislature, providing for
Uniform and cheap text books for the chOOls
OF Minnesota, and that we recommend the
County Superintendent of common schools
OF Ramsey county to procure the necessary
acquisitions from the district clerks for said
state books for the use of the schools in our
county at the earliest possible day.
The board of county commissioners
of Dodge county have wheeled into
line as the following notice shows:
To w. Curtis, County Superintendent OF
Common Schools for Dodge County:
DEAR SIR:-As you state in your circular
| issued on the 25th of September, that our
attention has been called to the subject of di
recting the clerks of school districts to make
acquisitions for school books through You OF
the State contractor, d. d. Merrill of St
Paul, and that we refused to so advise you to
do so. Now we, upon fuller information and
further deliberation, believing such contract
advantageous to the people of the State, who
have been compelled to submit to frequent
changes in text books for schools, and to pay
from two to three prices for the books they
have purchased, therefore advise that the re-
QUESTION OF district clerks be made, and the
law be honestly carried out without him
drance, and the books brought into use in
this county at once, or as soon as the law can
take practical force
Dated this 18th day OF October, 1877
| SMITH Brown,
| chairman,
+. CARTWRIGHT,
| r. JONES,
| j. NUM-,
Commissioners of Dodge County.
In Anoka county the board ol
county commissioners have rescindeC
the action they first took against the
law.
Let the good work go on.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
READ THIS!
Let tn

Reader, we want you to carefully
peruse this and then show it to your
nelghbors. 1t will be remembered
that for weeks past the republican pa
pers have been vociferous in calling
attention to the fact that gold had
gone down in a month from four per
cent premium to two and half per
cent premium; and therefore they ar
gued that another month would bring
the country tospecie payments. Now
we quote the following dispatch which
appeared in all the papers:
LONDON. Oct, 1.-THE Bank of
England yesterday, with the view of
retaining its eagles for times. raised
it's price one-half penny. It was un-
derstood this was the sole reason that
gold was not taken for New York as
anticipated. Bullion in the Bank of
England decreased f693. 900 the past
week. Proportion of bank reserve to
liabilities, 35 1-2 per cent. The Bank
of England rate is increased to 5 to.
day.
THE EFFECT IN NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-THE effect
here of the advance in the Bank OF
England's rate was to advance gold tt
.O3 l-8. and to advance the rate fol
demand sterling to S4.85 1-2 from
S4.S5. The five cent. discount market
in London makes difference here be
tween demand and sixty day bills O.
four and a half per cent.
| Think of that! In one day golt
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
DR.. Crawford, of Elk River, in 6

DR.. Crawford, of Elk River, in ac-
cepting the nomination Of the Demo
Gratis for state senator, says
This honor was neither sought nor
expected; but if the electors shall see
proper to ratify the nomination you
have been pleased to make; it will af-
ford me both pride and pleasure to
discharge the duties it devolves, to
the best of my ability.
1t will afford me great pleasure to
meet the candidate of the republican
party, in open discussion, through the
district, on the living issues that di-
vide the parties.
That's the way to put. Let the
Greenbackers insist on public discuss
ions every time. They have the truth
on their side and need not fear agita
tiOn or investigation.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

A greenback club is about to be or
ganized in Hastings. A hall has been
secured and weekly meeting Will be
held. Why can't joint meeting Of
the Greenback men of Hastings,
Point Douglas, and Cottage Grove be
held with addresses from Hon. E.
Ayers, L. P. James, G. B. Lowell and
OtherSl
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

The indianapolis Sentinel sums up
the Ohio election thus: ssJohn Sher-
man will have to retire. Contraction
laS met with rebuke. Henceforth
more greenbacks. The remonetiza-
ion of silver is assured. Bondhold-
ers will no longer dictate the policy of
The government"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

IGNATIUS DONNELLY. EDITOR.
NOTICE.


Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly will speak
as follows:
MINNEAPOLIS, Thursday Nov. 1st.
NORTHFIELD, Friday Nov. End.
RICH VALLEY, Saturday Nov. 3D..
HASTINGS, Monday Nov. 5th.
The meeting will be held at I
O'Clock p. m. The meeting for Rich
Valley will be held at Carr's Corners
School House.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
A Chicago paper sayS:-

Nothing like investigation in cases
of shortage. Report all cases, and let
the names of the elevators be given to
the public. Already vessels object on
Change to loading at certain of our
Chicago houses.
We need legislation to put stop to
all this rascality. A man has no more
right to steal my wheat by false
weights than he has to steal my money
by highway robbery.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
WHOLE NO. l73.

him to the appreciation of any new
truth he compromises with his offend
ed pride Of opinion by kicking his in
structor. It is rough, but then we are
Wiling to stand it for the public good.
hlck8Way, Joseph, but move forward!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

Allowing that the Greenback move
ment was dead, as the bullionists con-
fidently asserted some time ago. what
do they think of it's resurrection! Was
it not worth dying for!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
/ COMPARISON Ur' KECORDS

The PIONEER-PRESS has proved the
startling fact that we have altered our
opinion during the past four years
upon the financial question. Granted.
The difference between a man and
jackass is that the man can change his
mind but the jackass cam 't.-Donnel-
lys Anti-Monopotist.
Begging Mr.. Donnelly' pardon, that
will do for case where there is no
confusion Of species. But when, as in
the case in question, the man is also
an ass, the facility with which he can
change from one to the other; to man
and ass alternately and both together
in all his mental operations, confound
ing Bray with speech, thistles with
muskrOses and brown stout with ''bOt-
ties of hay is something wonderful
to contemplate, and one can only say
with Ounce, "Bless thee, Bottom,
bless thee how thou art translated. =
Pioneer Press.
Let us see who has changed front the
greatest number of times, the editor
of the Pioneer-Press or ourself.
l. During the war 10. Wheelock
held that Genl. George B. Mcclellan
was the greatest military genius that
the Almighty hand ever created.
Since then he has demonstrated to his
own satisfaction that he was part ass
and part traitor, and altogether mis-
cradle failure.
! II. During Grants presidency 10
exhausted the powers of the English
vocabulary in praising his magnificent
craftsmanship. Since then he has de-
nounced his administration in most
immeasured terms.
| III. Ten years ago 10 wasted col
umns of the Press in ridiculing the
theory Of planting trees on the prairies
of the great west, and in denouncing
US for the insanity of proposing such a
crazy scheme in Congress. Since then
he has consumed many columns of his
paper in demonstrating that tree,
planting is the first great essential te
the spread Of the human family ovel
the prairies and plains Of the interior
and one of the grandest schemes ever
emanated from the brain Of man.
". Eight years ago 10 attacked
us day after day, with page after
page, for our Pennington speech il
which we exposed the iniquities Of the
protective tariff. Now 10 publishes
a free-trade journal!
| v. Six years ago 10 Knocked at oul
theories of civil service reform, pro
pounded in an address to an editoria
convention of the state. Now 10 ap
plauds President Hayes to the ech,
for substantially the same doctrine.
i VI. In 1872 10 regarded us as
traitor to liberty because we supporte,
Horace Greeley in his advocacy O
peace and reconciliation between th,
different sections of our common
country. Now 10 is supporting presi
dent Hayes in carrying out precisel
the ideas for which Mr.. Greeley strua
gled and in behalf of which he Literal
: ly died.
alt does seem to us that aiman wit
such a record would blush and be s.
lent whenever the word consistency
was mentioned; and that b
would be slow to abuse one who ha
beenfor years past s'his guide, philo.
opher and friend;'' and who is no,
4 leading him along thorny paths, muc
' against his will, to sound conclusion
!. upon the great financial questions 9
the day.
: In fact as teacher of the people "
: find 10 one one of our most refractor
I 1lpupils. Whenever we have converte
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

BY all accounts the most persistent
workers at the Ohio polls in the places
where they we \ organized were the
4abor-Greenback men. That was be-
eause their hearts were in their work.
Bread and butter. work and prosper
ty were the stakes for which they
fontended.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

1t seems that the workingmen hold
the balance of power in Chicago;
they are, to quote the Times,
Cocks of the Walk" All parties
are coquetting with them, but they
have set forth certain conditions and
wont back down from them.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

Vote for Banning. We would never
have had an outlet for our wheat in
Duluth, but for his disinterested la
borS.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

And now every little half-hedged,
whipper-snapper of bank clerk gets
on the very tip-top of his exaggerated
ear and hOwlS.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

The revival of business we hear so
much about is in the bond market not
insthe labor market.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

Word comes from all quarters that
Banning will poll a tremendous vote.
He will be elected.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

The new Iowa Legislature will be
ieavened with twelve Greenback rep.
reSentatives.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

Go to the polls on the morning of
election day and spend one day work
ing for the good of your country.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

Banning is the friend of those who
earn their living by their daily labor.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
Vote for Banning.

Vote for Banning. Help elect a
statesman.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

Charter bank with thirty-five mil
lions Of capital; let it establish and
learn it's powers, and then find, if you
can means to ''bell the cat:" It will
be beyond your power. 1t will over
awe your congress, and laugh at your
laws.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01
JOHN RANDOLPH.

Very true, John. But what would
you have said to two thousand four
hundred bOmbined banks with an ag-
gregate capital of one thousand mill
lion dollars!
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-11-01

The right of issuing paper money
as currency. like that of Igold and sill
yer coin, belongs exclusively to the
nation. ALBERT GADLATIN;
sec. of Treas.
That's the greenback doctrine ipre-
clSely.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-19
C-nsens,ni. i:ngraving..

Tho following list Of persons in Gold
Hill and Virginia. having subscribed for
shares Of stock in the Centennial Exhibit
ton. can obtain the steel cngravings 10
which they are entitled. from II. II. White
hill, State Mi~neralogist. at Mr.. Strothor's
Office. In Virginia City j.. A. Brumsey,
Frank Ward. Sol. Nocl. n. Damon. \. A.
Tomkins. =. q. Lord. George A. King,
George W. Hopkins, Mark sirouse. George
4. Hill. Cohn L Isaacs, II. L. keating. Y.
Bonacco, L. n. Marker. II. d. Dauchy. d.
G. Mundell. ". T.. Bidleman. Spiro yuco-
vich. @. y. Sitter, John Lambert, 7. III.
Ralston. n. NJ. Daggett, J. A. Stephens,
q. =. Bearisley, l.. Hess. II. ID. Holland,
X. v. Dey, T. ID. Parkinson, James Kelly,
Samuel Doake. Tom worlloy. Baker& Co..
]. II. White. II. Denton, W. ID. Jones, ST.
mon Ogg. n. q. Andrews. ID. u. kenney.
Mr.. whitehill will remain In Virginia only
for n short time. The majority Of those
entitled To pictures reside In Gold Hill.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-04-19
Making i~'retcnsioss.

Virginia City Journalists have been
trying to build mp a reputation for style by
publishing items like this;
III the thief who yesterday stole a
meerschanm pipe from the editorial room
of this Office will return IL, he will not
only receive the grateful thanks Of It's
owner. but he informed where he can steal
one worth twice as much"
Here's q similar one:
"a small mecrschaum pipe was stolen
from the editorial room III this paper
about two weeks ago. The bowl Of the
pipe Il about the size Of 4 hens egg, held
In q finely carved hand. Ten dollars re-
ward will be paid for the recovery OF the
pipe and twenty dollars additional for the
arrest Of the thief"
The check Of those Virginia quill
showers Is something wonderful. Meer-
schaum pipes, indeed! Next thing they
will lie advertising for the return Of gold
mounted pianos and velvetlincd opera
cloAks.