The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31
"HONEST MONEY LEAGUE"
BY S. +. CARY OF OHIO.

BYS. F. CARY OF OHIO.
This organization is one of the me-
cessities of the hour. It is composed
of the representative men of both the
old political parties. National bank
ers, gold gamblers. coupon clippers,
without regard to former political
affiliations, are alarmed at the rapid
growth and increasing influence and
power of the s'Nationals;;" and they
find it necessary to sacrifice their par
ty attachments for their common
good. The leading journals of the
country, political, secular and reli-
gious, have been subsidized, and these
are teeming with Misrepresentation
az to the character, purpose and de-
signs of this new and giant party.
Our leaders are called communists,
''idiots," ''lunatics, .'blatherskites,"
''infationists," ''demagogues," ere
pudiators," ''sore heads and other
opprobrions names. The greenback
which fed and clothed our armies.
built our war vessels, gave freedom
to the slave, and showered unnum-
bered blessings upon the producing
classes, is ''dishonest money" Lying
promises to pay ga dishonored OBJ
legation Of the government" ''unre-
deemable trash, ian unconstitution-
al ISSUE" and rag baby" The OBJ
jects of the Nationals are represented
to be to repudiate the solemn obliga-
tons of the government. to antago.
nize labor and capital, make an equal
division OF property, create discon-
tent, destroy confidence, and thus
paralyZe commerce and the prOduc-
tive and manufacturing industries OF
the country.
The hireling press has labored with
a zeal worthy of better cause to ar
rest the growth of our party. 1t has
lstndiOuSly avoided the publication of
our arguments, withheld respectful
notices Of our meetings, watched ca
gerly for unguarded expressions of
those who are friends of our cause,
published and repurlished them in
I order to arrest the popular tide in ia
vor of industrial emancipation and
financial reform.
| Under ordinary circumstances. the
machinery employed would have been
effective in checking our progress.
The money power to which we have
referred succeeded in capturing and
controlling the old political Organiza-
tiOns; but the rank and file are de-
sorting their former captains. A
combination of the representative
men of the Republican aud Demo-
cratic parties is now formed under
the name and style of 1.-THE honest
money league" to take the platform
and make concerted effort to demon
alize and disintegrate the National
MON the Greenbackers, wOrkingmen,
and all other persons who are disgust
ed at and outraged by the encroach-
ments ST the monied oligarchy. The
result of this honest money league
will be to conciliate and bring to-
gether the two old party organiza-
tiOnS, to do battle in Il common cause
against common enemy, viz. the
National party. This is not only a
probable, but avery desirable result.
Desirable because, when the shackles
} os party slavery are broken, the eman.
cipated masses will come together
under the National banner. They
will reestablish by the people and fol
the people, and they will decree that
it shall be forever administered in
the interest ofIthe people, and not in
the interest of any one class. Whom
the gods intend to DESTROY they first
make mad" is a maxim which finds q
striking illustration in this new can
didate for popular favor, in the name
chosen 1.-The honest money league.
:. Its authors presume upon the ignor
ance of those to whom they appeal ant
whose favor they would concilIate
They would ssteal the livery of heav
;. en- to serve the devil in.
: The people are being rapidly
j educated to understand that the only
!. honest money is that which is issuet
a and stamped by the Government
!. That the notes or debts of a banking
: corporation are the most dishones
n money ever devised by the ingenuit,
e of man. Those who think that +;
small amount of coin and larg,
/, amount of confidence will float al
n ample supply of currency are comm.
J to the conclusion that confidence il
Government is as reliable as il
: banking corporations. They see n,
. reason why banks should loan GU
!. their debts and get rich on the inter
i est of what they owe. Even .'coil
: base" advocates are beginning +
think that bank issues are swindl
and that the Honest Money League i
: q fraud. The number is increasin,
: daily who believe that money shOul'
!. be based upon and redeemablc in. no
!. one or two, but all the products Q
i the country; and therefore. that It
>. the exclusive function or prerOGativ
: Of Government to create It. The
= are assured that hanks eff1sne shout
= - cln.sed With lottery swin1les m
= 1nGo bonnn. H. 8nnone 11ooe