The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-03
The 'sury Law Voted Down.
The Scale inspectors Ditto.
Steb. Meets with an Accident.
The Irish and Anglo-Saxon IRE
pressib!e Conflict.
Cousin Freea. takes Z: New De-
parture.
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

| CONFINED FROM LAST WEEK-)
aGentlemen.' shouted the pEffn
man with the ramrod back, 1.-The usury
, law is robbery. That's what it is.
Money should be left free to regulate
itself. After tho debtors are all WHIP
ed ont. and there are no more who
want to borrow, money will become
cheap. Money ssa commodity like
wheat or beef
"If that So. said Judge Sullivan,
''why don't the government let any
man make as much money as he pleas
es-iust as he is permitted to raise as
much wheat or beef as he pleases
Why havn't | the right TO issue my
printed due bills to all who choose to
take them.
"Becalse the law says you shall not;
and that even the states can emit
bills Of credit. replied Ramrod.
.'Precisely,' replied the Judge,
'sthen that proves that money is not q
commodity, like beef or wheat, but an
artificial measure Of value. established
by law; and that the law OF demand
and supply, which governs commodi-
ties. does not apply to IT,
"But If you enact asaf5ssa.s,' said
Ramrod. ''yosf viii drive capital out
of the state.
.sTo what state will it go where it
can get more than twelve per cent
Answer chat =
.Usury laws. replied kanrod.
''are communism, agrarlanism, dia-
bolism; they represent the siluri-
an, eocene, corboniferons, carniyer-
Gus, hyperbolican era in human
development, as l have SHOWN IN my
famous lectures on geology T. Great
applause and laughter.}
Il can't answer that argument,
said the Judge. {Renewed laughter.)
While this debate had been in pro-
gress the usurers were busy rushing
around the room, dragging men into
corners, whispering them in the ears,
and grasping hands with them mystic
riously The result was that when
the resolution came to vote it went
down by an Overwhelming majority
Judge sullivan looked astoundel
| He stood for a few minutes with his
moHth open, before he summoned en-
ergE enough to offer his third resolu
ton.
''ReSolred. That we are in favor Of
such legislation as will secure the
farmers honest weights and fail
grades for their productions.
More communism. said Ramrod
More DonneIlyism' growled Char
ley Baker.
"a speech from our Dan I" shouted
the weak minded one.
"Humbug.' growled Sbeb., who
was hugging the empty bottle loving
". as If he thought he had Teddy il
his arms.
Fellow citizens" cried Steb, stag
gering to his feet, II Wantsayt
you-
At this point in his remarks Stel
lost his balance, staggered and So
down on the stove, and looked arouns
him with parboiled eyes and q blan'
| and unmeaning Smile.
Here Seagrave rose. with q smil
: the duplicate Of Steb's.
| Gent lm'n.'' said seagrave
: wherein h--h--hic--you goin, sc
money huff to. carry til county
/ you put stop--hic--1o all stealins
Hey! There's such thing as makir
? this world tod ID virtuons. Hey J
} A pallor spread over the conventio
at this dreadful suggestion.
4 ssWhat's that burning ~ enquire
: Peter Flicker.
/ The convention shifted, -exceI
Steb. and Seagrave who hadn
: enough energy left to make the nece'
: sarv wrinkle,
Q "Is's cioth,' said one.
4 cts meat, said another.
Byron tells us that Brunswick
: fated chi1Gtain.'