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STEERS SALE.

MASTERs5 SALE.
Et,ok touIlr.. In EAA4acety, tCAsS No u tul.j
Xd,tn iii s.srs ss.sts II Jois e Xviii. %.
In # !lss ,, Esast9tss n G'ls; svis .aa esssu,tx
|!Il.9!s ss.a< |.lMs = boring Company. lufendaut.;
II chsnceiy ii tys se1vs entittc e.nse ID ihs sxcti
y; e safs;ar u q Sss cs
iulaI. IN "wednesday. tho t!1IecAth {t9th) day VI
Msy. A. =: ts = ttis h9ar 9t !wy ~ oelaSk ia ths
atsuf dt scte. situate tllc Oh WjisEcy punt !tuxd
Ho!thTss! " Mestssn sysnge nj Like Itres T1 esl
thc x!nx ItLrl real csats lid properly. real
IT, retss.,; Ss9aEing !. ths lnot' ssoaa Limo
Ti.s :Susa foaf seTe. II nock seven 7, Of Wright
alJ Webster suGlslsvr u the northeast gaassrf II
KsetiG! Twelve ta! ToxI.hp Thirty aiae ts! Aurth
sngv Th!sesn yl c..t .nd taS sssth sh!ee ~ .etr:
ani Weixtsr suGtsl,on u tAs nurtht quarter u
section Twelve IN, Tuwnshtp Thirty utat t,, NUrth
il eSst aas es' st S % II.
improvements tlcIruh aud coa..ectsd thsrtwfth. eoA'
II tnx Ut b4tua4 ssatlta cottages. ontte. powder
,ssss III imes kiia. oaa soas: :itssEef scslss snl
pLcE articles and hxt1FcA used In tho au7TTyinx VI
ttoau a.t ths otanufaetnTo VI lime: siso 9us otite
rropesS u Ia .liaSt, stons IIMo GS;lis Cuia:
= sss fS5 ~ s
ysat. xlt a& ~ txr gent interest .ecatcd ~ sha
tsoalcFy nuts VI tie purchaser ur nuscassEa 4ad "
moFsfaxa upon tbs prsintaa p1rIhasea ~ psasasd "
D.sa lisaso. April II. 's77 7xxrvr s7rr,p
Matter Ia chancety Of tho supcfor Curt OF Cook
NisskH 4 HA1.N1rN. cnlatlaluaats' Solicitors.
, 1877-05-05

Chicago. It was an application to sI1c Attorney
tlcneFa} to nuke application to Circnls judge In
Chicago or elsewhere fnr writ nj quo
~aFtanto in1u!rinK by what right The Com;
pany exercised its franchise and transacted
fnnnrnnce buslne4s within The Statc. t'1v.
Palmer. on bchAif OF the Compnny, argued that
the matter ~as nnc over which the State Ansitor
a. 10 primary action. T'hc Attorney .tienc1si ~
dcctLct subsiantially.. and It Ia tupposcd tl!at
further will le defcrre unt1 nter The
pentlny inquiry INTO tho aTaIrs Of the Company by
The Department.
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14tA4-3:1a,
Tbs third raee. Association pure, $3.50, dash Of
tni!o aud quarter f0f I'LL R2es, resulted;
THE CROPS,

6osetdf Napd&cA IL 5Hs TttA4sA
stoux ClTE, H., Asy I. -Gr'ps ara looking bot.
ter than svsr befoss It this me Of tho year. There
are no Rrasshuppess to spsak Of In thIs section.
Spsetat hspa&eA u 7ns 7s1sua&.
0skL1xS, Kan.. Nsy s.-Thsre IL no question
but that tbs yoauK Rrasahoppsrt are dying In this
sectton. Not one Ia thous4ud IL kliye, ani Tue
balance ats psh:hlng. Ths farmers hays W
snrtees eppEeleasluns and a!s busy plantjnK eosu+
The prospects OF the present crop wHsa nsScr cx.
ce1ial.
.spfetai DtlsaseA 70 Ia Ttftxn4
ST. Joskru, NO. I. May 4,-Anothes 1everu fsoaG
Walled this section fsa& night Approximations {oe
luz irult ire yeaesal. WsathsE s9-dsy pleasant,
hui not warm.
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FIRES.
CHICAGO.

Whenever there ii dsarth Of hses 10 other 10.
enaf.fes there 10 sure 10 be one 10 tho block on
Canal street between Washington and Madison.
There was another thert last evening. Tbs build.
Ing this time was Nos. 93 and e5, owned
by VT. r. c. Weleh. The former half,
ment wa+ occupied by Hunt 4 11olbeck. machine
tas; tho hrst second, md third Hours by fstchler
l. f1usehc. pietarc.frame manufacturers. and the
The ire originated Of, Tho Third ioor. snd i mp:
'ix s.tre u q 'sa s sioas as s
woodwork. - board pastition separating the two
y I'd 'ae. e y is e. p"s Ill.,
metshsnt police. who tataea n I,o. 2:s: Tie
ra;ss "a III ae c';s xsa k"EPs baS
t;1 Hst.a s toosf e. ;soks' =!
sasa q .na bss a1e: u .e pan ts
suddenly, ds"vc them down stairs she drcmen f.lE.
!na over one another. md not stopping nntil taey
l.. md iiondin md Eek, ei ths Fstroi. weis some:
what scorched aoout tbc. face and hands, and lost
.om. .,n, cs thcit hs!, Nons ho~syte, Teso p.e.
e.1s, but os'a ipSt5 ne
mtn N The 'tafwaT shd ,1nads Them atay .thefr.
eanansi shs ''aeni" ID 10 : limited .pses. 4 sec:
MA S;ssa ,I:. oa':iss II
badly chaFepl: Anu that WIS ali, excepting what
looked like two work benches. which weTe pretty
well used up. The water, howtvert ran through
ffon, above ind damagcd soo'c chronos stored On
The building can be repaired for 5000. and Rich.
ter juuche will lose rerhaps $3.50. They arc
aa!d to be Insured for 815, QUO In Ryan'a agency
Other oteapanA sustained nominal Ions By wafer.
The olast from log :.75 At i: 20 yesterday morn.
Ing was caused by 1ro IN tour'story brick build.
inE. No4. $40 and 81 Canal strect. nwrcd and
occupied as warehouse BY FFank Meyer Il Co.
Damage nominal. CauEc unknown.
, 1877-05-05

DwlaM7, ILL.,, May 4.-Thc old dwight Hotel was
destroyed by dfe last night. Valued 1t 81, GOO. In
suscd for 81, 100. Also 0aghagcu Bros grocery
store. LOIS, -, 900. 1nsnrcd for $e. 200. Also
Mrs. Cosnelrs millinery stesc and dweil,ng.A Aousc,
LoHs, 81. 800, No insurance. Also iAe tewelry
store. Of II. =. Madscn and Z. Vaughn. Madscn's
1aehagcn's family bare!y escaped with thets l!ses.
II Il supposed to hare been tho work Of An in.
cendtaf{.
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OT{IOs


THE scnoo1-nooK QUESTION.
CotuxnCs. o.. May Ain tho Senate, tho
Perkins 1ionse blt'. to allow County Boards OF
Education 10 contract direct with publishing
houses for common-s -seltoo1 textbooks for theis
respective dtstrlcts. to he Furnished TO pupils at
cost, was dcfcated.-ytas II. may. II.
Eyclv bill before the Assembly referring IN AnT
way to the atao01.Gook question has been DE-
, 1877-05-05

CLEVELAND, o., May 4.-AkEon, o., was Waited
BY disastrous conagration last night, totally dc.
ssroyIng l.. II. Lambcrt's furniture wartrooms,
ntown i Hobs plumbing cstabishnent 0orman's
SALOON, Dcrly's tailor shop, uoHman's saloon, and
two barns. Total Insurance. about ~. 600.
Total los+. $4,000. The coa'ranLes lnterested
Of CLncanatl; franklin. u Columbus. o., and
the Dayton Insurance. Company, Of DaytoIl, ..
The 1rt was causcdby ovcrturniDg q coal. oil lamp.
, 1877-05-05
OVERDUE.

MONTREAL, May t. .--TIara Il much anxiety for
tho sstety Of lie City Of bfussels, upon which thu
Irish pItgFms sailed. She loft New York fos Lty.
ss.,oul tho ssu,o day ~ tho dcfmanlc. Tho latter
arrived un Munday.
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8pttdai Dt.paseA 10 7ns Tribune.
MtLwArkkR, May l.-Louts Aux1ard was tsrri.
lily n.aNgted aud crushed tls evening at Randcr.
sous Touring mill by beIpg drawn between two
coy xt,4Qss, EecelTl,Ig fatal tujutlua.
, 1877-05-05

C1xc1xsArt, O., May IA trc III Madout o..
tonight, destroyed tho Masonic Block, vs'ued at
910. 600, Hines j. Loves groccry storc II. Trnc
Ia. = storct earnh Thomas millinery, and ether
property. Estimated raluo $40. 200.
, 1877-05-05

Special Mtpa&eh to Tia 1fteuHs,
OMAHA, Hrb., May a.-ThIs afternoon 4 stcam
saw mill ab0ut. a milo north OF Town WAS almoak
demolished by u Lo.ler explosion. Mr, Lawtur,
engineer, was danserously hurt. Other employees
eseaue1l with sliyAt aljurics.
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CANADIAN LANDSLIDE.

NOMINAL, May 4. Tho SURVIVORS Of tho innn.
lation near psttscon say only i've wero swcpt
away. The slide occurred half 4 mile ahove tho
mill. Tue bills on either aide slipped Into and
down tho river, carrying tho wAter before It like
a wall twenty feet high: The bed ot tho river
has 1lfcd with trees twiatoa In n1l shapes, and
hinge blocks Of clay md mud. Thu body Of ehltd
IL still missing.
, 1877-05-05

Fork CTR, Iowa, Mar 4.-john Kellsy and
John lseynolds, who walking across tho railroad
br!dgs yesorday. 1t tho mouth Of Poyd River, near
the city, fell through The brflgc. striking tho
ground twenty y.aso fcet below. 1teynolas received
fatal injuries, and Kelley waa seriously II not ia
tally injured.
, 1877-05-05

Dolanti's Aromatic Hitter Wine OF Iron IL a
tSe ao1
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punions. Corn*, unaightly bunehcs on either feet
Of hands. nre removed without pain or dscooriza-
tion by Giles iAntHent io3IAe Of Ammonia; Il
never falls. For sale by ali dmtg!1M.
, 1877-05-05

OxAnA, Neh.. May 1.--CharIaa urooks, Of Ut.
Pleasant Iuwa. swIlchman In the yard At rtstts,
mouth, Ncb., was run over last night aud lnst4a,
Killed.
, 1877-05-05

Isest va1uo In French Ci,a1npaE Enek.
S0la By ii. G. Mcdonald & Co., Chicago.
Louis uAsau's Extra Dry y............3l5 per tasc.
, 1877-05-05

jules Mumsn'h Celebrated ChnmpaCncs
Hold by Chaplin i Gore. ChEca9o.
, 1877-05-05

Keep sells the trst and cheapest shirts in
The world; also collast, elegant sty!ct. best
quality, 81. 50 per doz. sIx for 75c. 17J Madison
street ..0. 1-,
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E'ANAHElAA.

Kouut14 BrothcFa. Hanktrs, |: W4ll-st. New York.
jsuS kettcTs 1relt AuA Circular k9tes On tho IHlua
Hang, Lxlu! asAilsalt n tav pFlacpa4 citte4 of Eu
wv, aud u al uther p4rts VI ths Wutl1-
, 1877-05-05

n!ck nHA associations Incorporated under tho laws
sate, N tho sane tnaaner ~ 0taer property. The
pfox.ioa bss4a1.nK ptHsy 70 b. sa
tAxes. Some further sninur amendments wess
adopted; The eisuso relating u tho ta1atlon OF
further consideration ot tbs bill was postponed
STATS BOARD OF nzAE7n.
The House bill for the establishment Of 4 state
Doasd Of lfsalll, WIS laid on thu table.
NJ. Hamilton sntsFed = motion to take from tho
4ux uousx ADJOURNMENT axsoLursoN
.aa made tho special order for tbs uth;; Ths dato
sor sdjonrnnsnt sias dis sssns now, BY t*e's con-
rua oKAtS-lNsrecrlox BILL
!hs same that Was introduced 10 tho Huuse by Ns.
Kedsts sad ios. va. srouxht up b{a fseoasEltfa.
ss xek ho.sxs ". aGoyo r~iai .s
Rsio.d sua r. % @ :ss =, ias ia
ia s:' !:ssea :s to T. Uni ,sS:e - afs tSs
C!l Va: Ssaess4 te lhlrl reading BY y ysas 10 i?
et9ts voted Y order tbs bill " lLsd rtAllux who
did ~ only 10 ~ u out of tho way for today.
ltkuT..0oV. sAuM1N
A.. ,. p;e::satsd y a. s.a.t. pssss. rhs so;s
4uaCa&eA otNAtU AA&1l3 ~ make flN pG&4&plA.
ton, which. In I naat speech, w4a ma3s iup
diatsly upon adjournment for tho uoou racesa.
~. bhuinau responded ln feeling audsssS, In
which ho t0ld tho !a1s plainly thpy had spent
noss money than they should 'havu dnns ioF tho
xift.
THE FaNlTxNr1AKx COMMITTEE
this morning made 4 y05uminous report upon ths
condition. and management of Tho st&tas Prison..
The report eritleizcs ths pssctlcs Of tLs CommL-
psl.on labor of tAs amoanss due BY them; states
that such Fso4&es OF doubtful legality but adda
that perhaps thu - rebates" wcte lusti4abls -
Rlo1tla Thu IsQ4kt keeQppenIa thIt Sha Mhola
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from the Presidential election Of 1875;
The National Democracy must be
cleansed, purged from the mammom
of unsighteousness, before It can a.
gain be successful. There is no longer
a. Southern question. The s'bloody
shirt is being buried at Columbia and
New Orleans. and the Southern States
have no longer any deep interest in the
hard money Democracy, fact that
became fully manifest during the last
hours Of the forty-forth Congress.
There is, therefore, no difference in
principles between the two parties as
they now stand. The Republicans
are in power, and the Tilden Democ-
racy can show the people no reason
why they should not remain there.
The Democratic party, it is very
plain. can never return to power I'm.
less it carries the Western States, and
it is equally plain that the Democratic
party can never carry the West unless
it turns the money changers out of
the temple and removes that night
mare from Western industry. Be as
sured of this fact. Should the party
prove to weak to kill off ShylOck
Shylock will certainly kill the party,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

The other day, in reply to inquiries
pronounced by Judge Emmett and Jo-
seph Goar Esq. we gave our reasons
for thinking that the Supreme Court
of the United States would, if the ques-
tiOn ever came before it, rule that the
Legislature had the legal right to pro-
vide for the payment Of interest upon
the old Railroad bonds, without SUBJ
mitting the question to the people.
We gave this opinion as a lawyer and
we think we were right in it. At the
same time we must not be understood
us asserting that the Legislature has
any moral right to take such step IN
the face of an overwhelming public
sentiment against it. And therefore
we think that the resolution OF the
independent Convention. the other
dav. requiring all candidates for the
Legislature to pledge themselves to
vote against any proposition for set
tlement which is not to be first sub
mitted to the people, was eminently
Just and right.
Sooner or later the bonds will be
settled on some equitable basis; but
people, not the Legislature, should de-
eide what the settlement should be.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
SUPERVISION OF RAILROADS.

\ year or two ago, when the Grange
sentiment was at it's strongest, the
railroad advocates claimed that any
attempt on the part of the State to
supervise or regulate railroads would
destroy the value Of railroad property
in Europe; and in fact many charged
the depreciation of railroad stocks
which had already occurred to the
existence of the grange organization.
The injustice of this argument is
demonstrated by the following articles
from the London Times and the New
York Bulletin:
The London Times OF the 9th of
February, 1877 had an article showing
the unfavOrable effects Oh American
corporation investments i'll the
English market, arising from various
causes-frst, the secrecy with which
the several corporations are managed.
even their periodic statements being
so WOrded as to conceal rather than to
make known facts vital to the cOndi-
tion of the corporation; second, stock
holders so scattered that they cannot
be brought to exert any great infiu-
ence or check upon the management;
and, third the management, in the
absence of control from the prOprie-
tary interest, are liable to and inO
commit corporations to injurious poll
property.
The New York Bulletin suggests
that every State should restrict the
power Of corporations to borrow
within the severest limitations, cal
culated to protect alike the bOndhOl-
ders and the stockholders. The power
to lease and to amalgamate with other
companies should also be more rigidly
defined, and the rights and powers OF
minOrities of stockholders should be
better guarded. These legal remedies
however, will be of little value, unless
the stockholders themselves insist
upon a more effective voice in the
management. They need to exact
hereafter fuller and palmer statements
of accounts of all companies, and tc
demand such exhibits of the finances
of each us will show it's weak points
as plainly us it's strong ones. They
should restrain their managers from
incurring floating debts beyond 9
certain safe limit without the consent
of a majority of the stockholders. II
the stockholders cannot be brought tC
exercise constant scrutiny into the
affairs of their corporation and to re-
strain and cooperate with the man
agement, then their case is hopeless
and the corporate method Of employ
ing capital must be regarded as ;
failure.
The time is not far distant whel
the stockholders ofrailroad companie
will ask the State to exercise the same
supervision and control of railroad
corporations which the grangers
demanded in 1923.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
Anti- -Mouopolist.
IcNATTu DONNELLY. EDITO
REMONETTZING SILVER.
I,be s.. Paul Dispatch says:

Inc 81. i dttI A/t"H.N'~' '>~J
The Pioneer-Press is coming down
from it's high horse. 1t abiy argues les
this morning in favor of the Dispatch
theory, that if silver is remonet1zed
(as it will be) the new bonds Will be D.,
pavable in gold or silver; 1t still
neglects to inform it's readers, now
ever. that the bonds issued before
1873 are on their face payable In goio
or silver, while our present execraple
law. makes them payable i'll gold ohly'
It is amusing to see these WORTHLESS
crawling onto the independent plat
form. and each one claiming pfece-
lence over the other, when the TACT
Is that both are year behind the
age.
Last spring, year ago, the lhoe'
pendents denounced the demonetlza-
ton of silver, while both the oiu
parties were as silent as oysters on
the subject. And now these chaps
coolly appropriate our principles anu
mock our organization.
Such cool impudence would lower
the temperature of thenether regions
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

argument, and find their only resource
in ridicule! It looks like it.
Fair play is pretty thing; and the
truth hurts no man,
The Pioneer Press, on the 2lst inst,
published short account of the 1nde-
pendent state convention, held at
Fairbault the day before, and in the
headlines preceding the report these
words occur:-'.I '.Impressing Fifteen
Spectators They Form Mass Con-
vention and Reafirm Things"
Here is the report OH which they
base this statement:
By Telegraph to the Pioneer-Press.
FARIBAULT, Minn., June 2l.-The
greenback convention to-day could
scarcely be called success. either in
number or unanimity. Mr.. AyreS
called the convention to order by
reading the call at 2:3O p. N. There
were then present but thirty-fve
persons, delegates, reporters and
spectators all told. Committees of five
each were appointed on permanent
organization, resolutions and creden-
tials. II. o. Page of Olmstead, was
made chairman and n. G.. Martin of
Meeker, secretary. The committee
on credentials found some difficulty in
reporting owing to the scarcity in
both delegates and credentials, but an
invitation from the chairman to all
present who felt disposed to report to
the committee us delegates removed
the difficulty, and delegates were
reported as follows: From Dakota 2;
Wabasha /; Washington /; Rice ID;
AnOka 2; Meeker 4; Chippewa /; Mar
tin l: Olmsted 5: Brown /: Renville =.
Now it will be perceived that there
is no statement here that fifteen
spectators were impressed to make up
the convention. On the contrary the
report itself shows 35 delegates pres.
ent while the reporter claims that
there were only 35 persons present all
told. There were not therefore Ii
spectators to be Impressed.
Is it not remarkable that an editor
will put words into the mouth of his
own reporter, which the reporter
never uttered!
But one thing is certain,-if the
convention did not empress those
| fifteen spectators, who were not
present.-the Pioneer-Press has
strongly impressed the convention
with the conviction that it can lie
| like Mumchausen.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28
INDEPENDENT STATE con
EENETON.

The Independent State Convention,
united. harmonious and enthusiastic
body. Those who attended it were
not oflice-seekers or spoil hunters;
TREY came together to maintain
certain great principles of government
which they believed to be essential to
the prosperity of the country and the
preservation of free institutions.
There seemed to be a general feeling
that the convention was not ready to
make nominations at that time: and a
state central committee was therefor
created with power to select a ticket,
or.-if they deemed it advisable. to
call the convention together again
Through one process or the other we
will have a ticket in the field this fall
and all the indications are that it will
receive vastly increased vote over
that of last November. There is nc
presidential issue to distract pupGt
attention; and no United States Sena-
torial or Congressional canvassers tt
food the state with corruption
money. Under these circumstance:
the people will investigate the finan
cial questionable only politica
question now before the American
people-and we have faith enough tt
believe that majority of the peopl,
will adopt the views of the Indepen
dent party and vote for its candidates
We would infer our readers to tn,
convention published in another col
umn.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

The Notre Dame, (Indiona,) Scho-
iastic, writes long editorial i'll ref
erence to the Philadelphia poet,
Miss Eleanor c. Donnelly, in which it
refers to her productions in the most
glowing terms. 1t says:
s.But true thoughts or noble senti-
ments fitly spoken will always touch
some ingenious mind, lift up some
ingenious soul; and one leaf whisper
ing to another makes that voice which
was in the ear of the PSalmist when
he said: ssLet all the trees of the
wood rejoice before the Lord" One
line of lyric lodges in some retentive
memory of the youth, then the whole
poem and when the poet is old, he
finds himself, if not famous. at least
beloved by many one who knows
him only by his song.
We have written all this because it
seems necessary, at present, to make
an apology i'll speaking in praise of a
poet, and, of all others, an American
poet. Hundreds, we believe thou
sands, love Miss Donnelly's poems.
Children have recited them in num-
berless schools, and their dramatic in
! terest is certainly remarkable. An
imagination at home among gorgeous
accessories, an absolute delight in
rythm and rhyme, a touch of natural
daring, all bespeak the presence of a
dramatic genius. We may have read
these legends of saints; but under
Miss Donnelly's hand they spring into
actual scenes going on before our eyes.
We are sometimes sastonished, perhaps
a little frightened. at the way she
holds up pictures to our eyes; but
another moment shows us how safe
we are. The Christian, or we will
say more plainly, the Catholic in
stinct, is her safeguard; so that ever
in ssThe Two Quests of the Abbot
Paphnucuis.' she has triumphed not
only as an artist, bnt as Catholic
artist: while we do not remember
anything. in their way. more thor
oughly charming and artistic than he1
ssVision of the Monk Gabriel" and
the Legend of the Robes We uss
the word artistic in it's strictest rela
ton to poetry. which we regard as al
art as we'll as an inspiration. Tn,
three poems we have named woult
have established Miss Eleanor c
Donnelly's dramatic genius had sh,
never written another. All the 9th
ers have their merits and beauties
these have certain perfection. eacl
in ITSELF
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-06-28

1t was solemnlv enactd and agreed
that the bonds of the United States
should be paid in gold and silrer.
Here is the act:
Revised Statutes. page 735. Sec
ton 1903: The faith of the United
States is solemnly pledged to the pay
ment in coin, or its equivalent, of all
the obligations of the United States
not bearing interest. known as United
States notes, and of all the interest
bearing obligations of the United
States, except in cases where the law
authorizing the issue of any such OBJ
legation has expressly provided that
the same may be paid in lawful money
or other currency than gold and siirer.
But none of the interest-bearing obli-
cations not already due shall be
redeemed or paid before maturity, un-
less at such time United States notes
are convertible into coin at the option
of the holder, or unless at such time
bonds of the United States bearing a
lower rate of interest than the bonds
| to be redeemed can be sold at par in
coin.
1 AC 1dAtil VI ttiC (fIACCSA t-tSttCS 10
also solemnly pledged to make provis-
ions at the earliest practicable period
for the redemption of the United States
notes i'll com.
This was charged SO that the debt
should be paid in gold dtone-and then
THE WEIGHT OF THE GOLD DOLLAR
WAS INCREAsEDM
Why! Is it not enough if we pay
our debt in the very mode and man
ner we agreed to pay it. If Congresg
has the right, and it is right, Ito change
the terms of the contract. so as to in
crease the debt, has not Congress the
same right, and is it not right, to sc
change the terms of the contract and
to decrease the debit 1T is a pOol
rule that won't work both ways
4 1t would seem to plain man tina,
when any bondholders bought the
lbonds with greenbacks worth forty
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cents on the dollar. they ought
to have been satisfied to get their IN
terest in gold or silver and their pay
in greenbacks worth ninety five cents
on the dollar. They have no right
to first insist On gold and silver coin;
and then insist on gold alone; and
then insist on an increase in the val
lie Of the gold dollar; and then insist
on contraction and ruin to make money
more valuable A
Is it not ''crowding the mourners!
If the bond is Of such All india-rnb
Der nature may not the people take tt
stretching it for their own benefit.
1t is dangerous to drive good ma
tured people too far.