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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

good times for all people. 1t would
give full employment to labor. 1t
would lessen crime. We ask all peo-
pie to try it. It wonld save us an i'm
mense amount OF money. 1t would
enable us to surround ourselves and
homes with most of the comforts and
some of the luxuries of life.
We never were SO prosperous as in
1865 to 1870, though our taxes were
very heavy. Why! Because the peo-
pie had plenty of money. Now give
us plenty of money with light taxes.
We thing it would be good to our
pockets.
Good times do not depend upon the
fact that greenbacks are at par with
gold, or convertible into gold. The
most prosperous times our countr y
ever saw was when gold was rareing
and carverting into the clouds. ,Busi.
ness was never more lively than when
gold was 2.8e. Why was this so! Be.
cause the business of the country was
not done with gold but with currency
and this sufficient in amount for all
the demands of trade. Gold took its
place like other metals where it nat
urally belongs, viz, as an article Of
commerce. What caused it to vaci.
late so greatly was simply an unjust
law which compelled few men to
transact their business with gold.
This built up the gold rooms and the
gold gambling operations of New
York city, and in which we are sorry
to say. the government took part.
Now give us back the currency,
only make it absolute money by max.
ing it the only legal tender for all
purposes. and let gold take care of
itself. just as beeswax, raw hides,
and other commodities have to do.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31
AFEW EARNEST WORDS.

10 Greenback Voters:
This being the last issue of our
paper that our subscribers will receive
before election, we wish to say few
plain words to them. We presume
they are converts to the principles we
advocate, and are like ourselves
especially anxious that these princi-
pies should be crystalized into laws
and become the practice of the land.
It then is very essential that you
should vote the Greenback ticket,
especially that part which nominates
members of congress and of our State
Legislature. Whether there be any
hopes of success or not, make your
vote count for the cause. In locations
where there has been any union
effected between the Greenbackers
and either of the other parties. carry
out that agreement in good faith.
For local officers where there is no
hopes of success for the Greenback
nominees. vote as you please. But
for the State, Congress and the legis
lature. let nothing hinder you from
voting your oaon ticket.
We should never forsake principle
for policy, yet the times are such that
any help we can get towards a better
financial 1oOialafi0u ohnu1d h0 crate
fully accepted; and the indications
are, that with friendly hand exten'
ded, the multitudes will come to u.s.
May we prove wothy Of their coming
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31
NEW YORK FOR GOLD

Soon after the enactment of the
Resumption Act by Congress. the Le-
gislatuye of tho State of New York
passed gold act, saying. that on and
after the first of January, 1879. the
taxes of that State can only be paid
lin gold. United States gold certifi-
Gates. or National Bank Notes which
are redeemable in gold" The first of
January draws near, and the people
begin to be in great quandary how
they can pay their taxes. None of
them have any gold, except perhaps a
few bankers in Wall street; nor have
they any gold certificates and as to
Gational Bank notes there are none
that are redeemable in gold. They are
all made redeemable in greenbacks.
Sherman says they cannot be com.
PEELED to redeem in any thing else. II
they have greenbacks they can go to
New York and present them in sums
of not less than fifty dollars to the
Assistant United States Treasurer,
and he will redeem them mot in gold
| unless he choose to. which is not like.
ly) but in silver coin. No law com
pells him to redeem in any thing else
But silver coin will not pay taxes the
law demands gold. So the probability
is that the people Fill be compelled
to pay heavy shayes to the gold shark.
before lhey can liQuidate their taxes
The Republican and Democratic par
ties were alike responsible for thi,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

Suppose John sherman reissues
and pays out 500, 900. .0OOin gold. how
can it make times any betteri How
can it increase the circulation per
capital
How are Sherman's 500. .000. 900 to
get into circulation. How, but by
taking in and redeeming Greenbacks
that are now in circulation! How can
the exchange of greenbacks for gold
add one iota to the prosperity of the
country! Many Republican papers
seem to think, for they say that al
once when resumption takes place
the country will be all right. Take 4
mans Greenback dollar and give him
gold one in it's place-Does it add q
particle to the circulating medium
Does it help him a particle to pa,
debts or make purchasesi
No sensible man can expect thl
least good from resumption.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

II the objects of the finance legls'
lation of the past twelve years were
to paralyze the industries of the coun-
try, stop the growth OF material
wealth, and pauperize the people, the
three last administrations are entitled
to the credit of being the most saga
cious politicians the world has ever
produced. But if. on the other hand,
the objects were the promotion OF in
dustry, the increase of wealth, and
tho general welfare OF the people,
their incompetency is SO glaringly
demonstrated that no one of them
should ever again be invested with
legislative Or executive authority.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

See here, Mr.. intrinsic nl0ney fana-
tic: Suppose you had gone to the
United States Treasury six months
ago and exchanged 81 ,000, 900 Of hon
est greenback money for the same
amount in 420 gr. trade dollars, and
hid them away in some safe nook.
what would be the situation to-day
Why, you would be just $1OO, 600
poorer than you were six months ago,
the trade dollar being worth only 90
cents. How about the '.fiat'' Of the
government now!
The Wis. Greenback SAWS:
When 4l2 grains Of silver is worth,
as money, ten cents more than 420
grains, the wonderment and investi-
CATION of the people begins, nor will
it end until the conviction comes that
intrinsic value has nothing to do with
money, but that the legal stamp upon
it is what gives it its money value.
Every trade dollar is a text for
sermon. Take, gentle reader, a trade
dollar in your right hand and two half
dollars in the left. In the melting
pot, the trade dollar is worth 90 cents
and the half dollars are worth 70
cents. As money the trade dollar is
worth 90 cents, and the two halves
are worth 100 cents. Ponder this
over. Do not give the problem up
until you understand it.-1he Work.
man.
We ask for currency-one money
for all people-made a full and the
only legal tender by the fat of the
government, and issued directly by
them,-fully believing that this will
prove to be the best money that this
country or any other has ever seen.
Since the above was written we
have found in an exchange para
graph which we here quote:
BY act Of February Is, 1873, the
government authorized the coinage
of silver trade dollars. to be legal
tender to the same extent as other
silver coin. "A large number of those
coins wore paid out by the govern
ment at par and went into the general
circulation. On July Is. 1875. these
dollars were demOnetised while IN
the hands Of the people, by an act de-
claring that they should no longer be
a legal tender to any extent. thus re-
ducing their value ten per cent, or to
just what they were worth for old
metal. Was this reputation!
Yes, the government, alias the Re.
publican party, has acted fraudulent.
ly, dishonesty, repudiating its own
money, and cheating the people. Dare
any one say, knowing these facts and
without fear Of incurring the doom to
which the revelator assigns all liars,
that tho Republican party are the
''honest money" party!
There is but one honest money and
that is the greenback.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

We are informed on reliable
authority that the blatherskite who
has charge of the Steam mills at
Sauk Centre, makes it his daily
business to misrepresent and SANDER
Donnelly. He says that Donnelly
admitted to him that the greenback
erase was only to gain votes at this
election, and that after it was over
they would hear no more of the
greenbacks, and that Donnelly could
not tell him whether they were to be
redeemed in gold or not redeemed at
all, &C.. Now all such statements are
absolutely false, and this blatherskite
doubtless knows it rs well us any
body But for money he has sold him.
self to Satan who was a liar from tn,
beginning.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

The Fergus Falls ADVOCATE, Re-
publican paper, is most liberal and
fair Of papers. 1t says, "At the re-
quest of numerous subscribers we
print the State Greenback ticket.
The Greenbackers not having any or.
gan, of their own in this county, we
shall, from time to time, give such
information as we think will be most
interesting to them. Greenback clubs
have been organized in Pelican. st.
Olaf, Parker's Prairie, Wrightstown,
and Compton. The leading men OF
these towns have joined the move
ment, and we shall with pleasure pub.
lish such news'of their organizations
a. they may furnish MS with"
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31
THE INDICTMENT OF THE RE
PUBLICAN PARTY.-NO. 2.

We will introduce our second ar.
ticle ON this subject by quoting the
impeachment made by the Greenback
party ofMeeker county.
And whereas we the National
Greenbaek party Of Meeker county,
in common with our brethren every
where, attribute the present financial
ald commercial distress of the coun-
try to the nnwise, unjust, and foolish
Legislation of congress for the last ten
years. which legislation has been al
together in the interest of the bond
holder. money lender, gold gambler,
and monied interest Of the country,
and directly antagonistic to the great
laboring and wealth producing class Of
the country. In witness of the truth
of these assertions, we point to the
idle and silent factories, mills and
workshops, to the thousands of once
industrious men and women, but who
are now idle for want Of employment,
and suffering for want of food, cloth
ing and homes; to the long catalogue
of bankruptcies and business wrecks;
to the network of mortgages that
covers the entire country. In view
of all these disagreeable facts, we. in
common with our suffering brethen
throughout the country, call upon all
men. without regard to past party af-
| filiatisns. to unite with US in building
up q party Of the people for the pe0-
pie.
No party will insert in its platform
what isnot self evident or cannot be
easily proved; because it would be de.
trimeatal to them. The truth Of the
charges here made no person dare de-
ny. Notice them seriatum.
l. Idle and silent factories, min.
and workshops. They occur all ovel
the land, more in the east than in the
west. They are idle because thei1
owners cannot sell their products .
remmerztive prices. And the rea
son they cannot sell them is not il
consequence Of over production, bu
becasss tho pesple Who nesd then
shaye nct tho money = purchase with
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31
ON FIAT NONE Y.


kinds Of money. fiat money and intrin-
sic value money. Our present green
back Issues are fat money. So also
are our silver subsidiary coins, and
our link and all other fractional coins.
No one of them contains the intrinsic
value which its face denotes. IT we
say they are money in consequence OF
their intrinsic value, then our gov
ernment is dishonest in coming them
and putting them in circulation.
Then they are dishonest money. The
trade dollar, though it contains IL IL
grains of silver more than the stand
ard dollar. will now pass for only 90
cents. The government coined them
and sold them for a dollar each, but
will now receive the n back for only
90 cents. Is this honest! Is it just
Is not the government in the cheating
business Does it not cheat every
one to whom it sold trade dollar out
of ten centsi
The only reason why trade dollars
will not pass for 100 cents. is because
they lack the government sfat. Let
the government say they are legal
tenders, and at once every one of
them would be worth 100 cents.
The laws of the United States de.
clare that no foreign gold or silver
coins shall be legal tender in the
payment of debts. No one is obliged
to take them and their value depe nds
wholly on the amount of gold or sill.
yer they contain. They are taken at
the government assay Offices at the
equivalent of the London rate of sill
yer or gold bullion on the day of pur.
chase, less one-half per cent per ounce
# fine silver contained.
Hence the value of all foreign
money depends on its intrinsic value
and this fiuctuates just as the London
market may happen to.
But fat money can never fiuctuate
in value. This must be as uniform
as unchanging. as the government
that makes it.
Our greenbacks in 1854, and &
probably fiuctuated. but not so much
as gold and silver. How much they
| fluctuated we can only determine by
comparing them with prominent agri.
cultural productions-with wheat,
corn, pork. wool and leather. And the
only reason our greenbacks did fiuc
tuate, (if indeed they did, was be
cause they were but partial Legal
tenders. II they had been full lega
tenders they could not have fiuc
tuated. They lacked in part the gov
ernment fiat. Their fiuctuatior
resulted from this lack.
The intrinsic value Of money Is ont
Of tho greatest Of ahsurdities. W,
give quotations from the papers.
! The zl4ss Haste ExYrsss M:
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The Chicago lNTER-OCEAN, a lead

The Chicago INTER OCEAN, a lead
ing Republican paper. says ''There
has been great contraction of the cur.
rency effected by the withdrawal OF
temporary loan certificates. seven
thirties, and other forms of govern
ment securities there can be no doubt;
and we see no propriety in denying it.
We think many of our friends are
making great mistake by contend
ing that there has been no contrac
tion, simply because these Securitie:
we're not intended to permanently cir
culate as money. They did take the
place of money and there is no use il
denying the fact" Republican ex
changes please copy the above.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31
Anil- -nlonopolist.
IGNATIUS DONNELLY. PRoP'R
R. THORNTON, EDITOR.

The mex. number of this paper will
contain the plan of such bill as we
desire Congress to enact on the finance
question. We hope it will at least
clearly convey our ideas of the law we
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

The Greenback system would vir-
tually wipe out the whole Of our
great national debt. It would make
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-31

unwise legislation, as each contribu-
ted share of it.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26

~
The two great Europeau powers
which have been for the past quarter
of century swallowing up Asia be-
tween them, drifted together a year
or two ago, the one pushing her ac-
QUESTIONS northward from the In-
dian Oeesu, the other southwark
from the sea of Ara. The sentinels
of either outposts are almost within
hailing distance on ibe phicaus of
Afghanisian. The situation of two
such powers thus facing each other
has been watched for long time
with ary'ety, With sense of danger
impending from any chance hostile
encounter. The danger anticipated
seems 10 have occurred, aud recent
dispatches Indicate critical situa-
ton, A threatening movement OF
troops is olrcady on foot 10 resist
AMI Further advances of Russians in
Afspnistan. The contest between
Russia and England has only been
delayed, IL " ~ come sooner or later
and may at this moment be precipi.
tated on the highlands of I'ithci
| India. Fsff
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Condensed News.

Mac Mahon, President of France,
threatens torcsign.
The city Of Cleveland, Olfio, is cx-
cited over body snatching by medi.
cal students. M e
IA young man. of Southampton
Long Island, shoots'a yo ung lady by
accident. - 3.
An adroit twenty thousand dollar
robbery, in Kansas city.
Negroes break up Democrat,
Convention at Natchitoches, La, ono
Is shot and everybody Is arIning.
* man bitten by mad dog die
with hydrophobia, In Fiskill, New
York. h NJ s
Greek Fillibusters have crosse,
the Turkish frontier
The Austrian Gen. Buditch, ha
captured Bjdina, which is though
lends tle bosnian Instruction.
iThc Governor of Alabama ha
proclaimed October Sd, day o
fasting and prayer.
| Associated Press agent, Catron
died in Memphis.
Rutherford, of Houston, is attempt
ing to consolidate and unity Tcxa
quarantine. z 80
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Environad wien Danger.

The dweller or temporary soJourncr in a
nnlarions region of couhtryis enyiroued with
danger. Besides inhaling at every breath an
atmosphere saturated with an infectious poll
son, he also drinks water which is In most q
stances likewise iiinpregnated with the fever
and ague breeding miasmata. II n bilious
subject, deficient In stamina, or Irregular In
habit Of body or digestion, his peril ds much
Increased, as these abnormal conditions ara
|cNtrcmriy favorable 70 the contraction Of ma
|iarialidiseasc. But this danger may be safely
encountered with the assistance of Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, which completely utilities
the atmospheric virus, and neutrallzes the
constituents of masma- tainted water. This
benign anti,lote TO disease cradeates and pre-
vents fevefs OF nm Intermittent aud bilious re-
mittent type, besides erecting q thorough and
permanent reform OF those enfeebled or irrcgii-
lar conditions of the system which invite not
only malaria, but other diseases equally TO be
dreaded. sep2idwlw.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26
A PLEASANT VIEW OF THE
DROUTHY YEAR.

We are not little gratiiicd 10
find - conversing with many of our
farmer friends, that they take quite
a hopeful view of things, that; in
deed, they, arc very well satisfied
with the year 1873 so far, notwith-
standing the severe and almost I'M
preccdcnted drouth. In other words
they begin to think on looking
round comparing notes and calcutta
ting results present and prospective
that the drouth is not so very disas-
trous after all. True there has been
no rain 10 speak Of IN this immcdi-
ate section since early in February,
now about seven months, enough it
would seem TO blight every prospect
and utterly dishenrten the most
sturdy. But has it had this effect /?
With some undoubtedly; but with
the sort OF farmers we now speak
Of, we rejoice TO find that quite DIFF
fcrent result has followed and an
I
altogether different feeling prevails.
The best of farmers admit, of course
that their cotton crop is cut third
or so short, But TO offset this, the
crop is saved in good condition, much
better than is possible in a wet sea-
I'son, and as q consequence brings a
better price in market. Not SO much
III quantity, to be sure, but almost II
not quite correspondingly better IN
quality ana IN price. Add TO THIS
the extravagantiy high rates usually
paid forpicking especially in the lat
ter part OF the season and II Is to say
the least, doubtful whether IN net re-
suits the short crop is not the more
profitable OF the two. but TINS Is
mol all. Wlth the short crop, saved
SIX weeks or TWO months carrier tnan
usuai, there Is ample uino ici. l,' 10 'he
Iariher 70 Dreak nus grouhu ~ Soou
time lor inc r'ihs anu ireezes ol VIII
er--aprep,ir".ion 'hc va'ucoi Wn'ch
can scarceiy DC oVer-es.iiialeu a
preparation wi'iiou. which, ihueeu,
u ihriii canuo'' 'hrousli any amount Oh
subsequent "orh' DC put INTO 50 IA
Vorapie u conditlon ior Inc ensuing
crop ln rum Wiinout tn,s i. Is
inip '''' 10 put 'ne gro'iiu ih'o u
NJ conui'ion Ior announcer crop WIN
~ 'ne "orh VI iiahs aho'hcr crop
= aoy n.i uono' anu no. on'y 50
~ '"o oo'" oiVp " gam - ~ u
as ,nese a's"'ea aa'us' i",uIy
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The stove Depot.

At the stove depot ofMessrs. Field
hake a. Phiefler, on Austin Street,
buyers can find most complete
stock of stoves tinyyre, wooden
ware, queensware, glassware and all
styles of house, furnishing goods us
usiiy found In first class establish
ment of the kind. =
This firm also perform in the best
and most workmanlike manner, all
kinds of plumbing, gas-iitting, roof
ing, guttering, and cornice work, the
latter a speciality in which they par
ticularly excel.
While thanking their friends foI
past patronage, they feel convinced
that they can secnre continuance OF
the same. by selling goods at cxceed.
ingly low figures. Win gentleman,
clerks, and polite attention 10 ali
they only ask an examination of theil
stock before purchasing. d&wtf
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Hon. R. Q. MINIS Appointments.

Huntsville, Saturday, Sept. 2s.
Willis, Monday, Sept. 80.
Montso merry, Wednesday, Oct. 2,
Cold Swings, Friday, Oct. A.
Richmond, Monday, Oct. z. IA.
Kosse, Wednesday, Oct. Q.
Groesbeck, Friday, Oct. IL.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26
Nothing Short Of Unmistakable



Conferred upon tens of thousands q sufferers
could originate and maintain the reputation
which Ayers sARsAPARrLLA enjoys. It Is a
compound of the best vegetable alternatives,
with the Jodides Of Potassium and irou, and
is the most enectual of all remedies for scrof-
ulous, mercnrial, or blood disorders. Uni
formly successful and certain In Its remedial
effects, II produces rapid and complete cures
OF Scroftiia, Sores, Boils, IIumors, Plmples,
Eruptions, Skin Diseases and all disorders
arising from impurlty of the blood. by Its
invigorating effects ID always relieves and Of
ten cures Liver Complaints, Female Weak
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vigor and energy. For forty years 1t has been
In extensive use, and is to-day the most avail
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where. For sale by oil dealers. s2idw1w
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26

Only three weeks ago tomorrow,
two citizens of Sherman DIR. Hcady
and Col. Bass left home aud safety,
to succor as a physician, and nurse
the afflicted OF Memphis, .Telegrains
dyesterday morning announce
their death. .lAl I
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26

II any hing wiz cause q mou TO be
proIane, or wiz justify it. it is to miss
ones papers. A blockade on news
papers all over Texas is the result of
making every little cross roads OIL
cial quarantine officer.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26

The natl bags burned at
Dallas may have contained valuable
matter. Jc so IL is a pertinent ques-
ton as TO who is TO be snswcrable
for the damages.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26

( Theivillnge of Wortham was, ON
last Monday the scene of a shocking
affray in which two persons Frank
Polk, n reputed desperate, and the
marshall Of the town were. both in,
stanfly killed Polk code through
the town seeking 40 nc Of The may
or. and The deadly shooting p,~arre.
=, an nttelnpl 10 nrreet hi,u. An
other l era OF g2,osily murder ssemsi
- l,soakine q again;
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26

Itscems now authoritatively set
tied, that Davis will not run for Con-
gress, aud the race is therefore an un-
obstructed one betwc en- Hancock and
Jones. ~
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-09-26

Judge Kortreeht elected Chercel
lor of the Memphis district on tho
-Grecnback ticket IN the recent cleo
ton has died of the fever at Mem
phis.