The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-12-20
The -Anti-Monopolist.

inals are looking at her position and
listening to her fimsy excuses and
sneering at her subterfuges. All
France, Germany, Austria, Italy,
Spain, and all the intervening and
outlying nationalities, all-all looking
on at paralyzed England. Not the
England Of the Commonwealth, when
a budget of fifteen millions year
swept the seas and knocked at the
gates Of any power in Europe whose
gates required to be knocked at. The
gloomy mailman Cromwell: that IA
matte who thought the best way to
please the Redeemer was to Stay those
for whom he died; the criminal and
mixed-up idiot who slew some of the
very best of his own troopers for dar-
ing to enclose a piece Of Alfred S
common land, to build a hut on it,
and dig morsel out of it to support
their families--that man with that
revenue made England felt and feared
over the globe. What is she now I!
And why
The ''what!' is nothing -nothin g
in the European war councils. The
"why = is an oppressed, robbed, out
ragged people behind her, instead of a
contented and willing people ready
and able to stand by her in 1.-The day
of battle and of war;
But Lord Coal-Thief Londonderry
seized all the coal mines and starved
the men who digged and blasted in
them. The Duke of Devonshire kept
| the agricultural laborer on seven shll-
lings week. The factory lords put
their workers on such wages that
they have to strainsand cripple their
children to help kto exc it out. The
Duke-Thief of Switzerland extermi-
mated the Highland clans. And Ire
land Does she not stand alone! Is
not hers the painful pre-eminence'
over them all, in wrong and III suffer
ing, and, thank God, in hostility and
hate
And then the recogniZance of debt
is upon her. She is bound in $4,000,
100000 to keep the peace. That will
bring the whole hive of bond-nlonger-
ing hornets about her ears if she off
er to move an inch. The dilemma
has two horns. She may hang her
self on the Indian horn or on the horn
nearer home. The one would only loI
a big overgrown limb off the monster
The other horn will strike nearer her
heart. If she has not lost her usual
cunning she will choose the least OF
two evils and hang herself on the
Indian horn.
She has been looking in the direc
ton of the Irish World, we believe
for some time past. Her Dublin lack
eys were asking its Punishment weeks
and months ago. 1t has been striking
at that sensitive sore spot, the land
A shock not very pleasant has whirled
through the landlord from this gal
vanic battery of ours. They Of course
have gone to old blood mother to asl
her help. She naturally wants t.
know what it is all about. The.
, point over to New York and whispe
our name in her ears. "Ah yes, lie
: me see land thieves 'disinheritet
the people, stolen their lands 'driv
, en- them out to de- 'blasphemers,
, 'crowbar brigade, noble criminals.
: honorable rogues.' right honorabl
dishonorables. Very bad and yer
: wicked We must keep sharp look
: out for this Irish World. 1t is ney
} kind of world indeed.
Now. as sure as thene are any peopl
t in Ireland they'll look into this mat
) ter before another year, and be read
: for that difficulty" of yours when i
: comes along. Ready to fasten tn
| opportunity right down upon tn
: land.-Hish World.