The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-07-11
The Antl-Alonopollst
after the bargain is made which trans.
ferS them to the other camn-

after the bargain is made which trans
fers them to the other camp.
We say to the specie party, Gentle
men.if you are looking to ashingtor
for help you are sold out. Look at
the votes on Postal Savings Banks, on
these taking Greenbacks for bonds
customs and silver. and the reissue OF
them. Cannot you see that even these
bills are unsuccessful now, they will
only grow more eXacting by the de-
lay, and double their demand while
time insures success at the next
trial The Roman Sybil got the
same price for her three books. after
burning six, that she had asked for
the original nine.
But it is almost useless talking to
what are called ''business men. =
They are the first to be cheated by
the shams of politicians, because they
love to be. And the amount of pro.
fame swearing they do when, some
fine morning, they comprehend they
were sold out twenty-four hours be.
fore, is fearful to all well-regulated
minds. Men who deal in commodities
seventy per cent Of which are adulte-
rations. innocentlt imagine that every
word uttered at Washington is gen
uine. and insist on expecting a politi-
elan to fulfil his pledges. They are SO
angry when they wake at last to find
that politicians words are as much
bogus as their own wares. The
shreWdest practical men ara children
III this school.
We remember Abbott Lawrence 5
prophecy in State. street, Just one
fortnight before Peel surrendered to
the Anti Corn Law League; ..Sir.
this generation will never see the re-
peal of the Corn Laws Peel had
just made one Of those inclined plane
speeches which common men see is
only trying to smoothe place to
come down and surrender on; very
much in the tone of Mr.. Facing Both
Walk Sherman 5 talk to the commit
tees. OF course the speech was full
of Wordy protestations, like a prison
er's clamarous cries of mot guilty"
Still common man saw through the
thin disguise. But Lawrence being
the shrewdest Of all practical men in
making counters pass for coin in his
own line was therefore the easiest
dupe. The next steamer brought
Peel's speech Surrendering to Golden.
Keep a bright lookout. Sherman 8
summersault into his own creed. the
Greenbacks. will be one of the most
natural and graceful movements ever
seen in the ring.
The signs are all propitious. But
let no man presume. The old proverb
tells us that whenever the people lose
their liberties they are cheated out If
them. After the war every man was
an abOlutiOnist. and how many sur
prised us by claiming, to orr amaze
ment, that their mothers had made
them so in their cradles.
BY next fall Shylock will throw his
Greenback cap good deal higher
than Peter Cooper can. a wholesome
distrust is good policy.
Welcome all corners hat do not
give them the front seat till they earn
it. lin distrust." says Demosthenes.
''are the nerves Of the mind Keep
the sentinel nerves wide awake Vote
for no man who does not believe in
Greenbachs, Greenbucks ONLY, and
Greenbacks good to pay all debts.
Try to vote for men who. if they
owed you ten thousand dollars and
you had no evidence Of the debt but
their word, the risk would never lose
yon ten minutes sleep. Watch for the
peoples cause as vigilantly as vou
would for your own pocket. Vote
for men whose character makes a
pledge supertluous.
WENDELL. PHILLIPS