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

udl1 oI WnaI you pay 1S LOT the luxury
of voting for the old parties. Green
vile s'Greenback News"
Senator Windham's speech in ST.
Paul on last Monday evening was the
same he has been delivering over the
State. It will confirm Greenback men
in the truth of their positions.
All the enthusiasm of the campaign
are on the side of the new movement.
and the very fact that its positive
strength is an unknown quantity is an
element of attraction.-N. Y. Sun.
Rev. G.. D. la Matyr, Greenback-
err, of the 7th district of Indiana, has
been elected to Congress. The Indiana
conference deposed him from the min
istry because he ran for congress,
Windham thinks it unconstitutional
to issue misunderstanding notes, but
perfectly constitutional to issue inter
est-bearing bonds. Interest or no In
terest makes the constitutional differ
ence.
Not a few persons hate the Green
back for the same reason that Shylock
hated Antonio;" I hate him for that
he is Christian, and more for that he
loans out money gratis, and brings
down the rate of interest with us here
in Venice"
Greenbackers having the most i'm
portant of all living issues as princi-
pie to animate them, have no occasion
for the personal SANDER of a political
enemy nor will they heed the SANDERS
which the dragon of corruption may
pour out upon their standard bearers.
Hon. Jared Benson, Republican, and
Capt. A. Cutter, Greenback, are the
rival candidates for our State Legis-
lature from the county of Anoka.
They are both good men, and there
would be little choice between them
did they not stand on opposite financial
platforms. Now tie difference is one
hundred dollars a year to the pockets
OF every wOrklngman.
Not a single one Of the many laws
concerning the finances of this nation,
was ever submitted to an expression
of the people or discussed before
them. before its passage.-All of them
have been to benefit the money mon
archs of the country. and to damage
producers and workingmen. All of
these laws were passed when the mass
es of the people were unawareS, and
by means most uniuSt!hable.
The first issue of greenbacks, were
a full legal tender, and were always
at par with gold. The National
Greeebackers now want the same.
The gold monarchs of Wall street pro-
cured congress afterward to issue only
a mock greenback-being legal tender
for the soldier, the farmer, and the
workman; but not for the bondholder,
nor for dutils on imports! Had they
all been full legal tender. they would
have been at par with gold at all
times
One object which we expect the
Greenback system Of finance to accom-
plish is, to destroy the credit system.
With money plenty every man can and
should be required to pay down, and
thus create no debts. Then the Scrip
ture injunction-"Owe no man any
thing but to love one another be
be obeyed. Now, obedience to that
command is impossible. Now, none
can he christians in the high sense of
full obedience. In this Greenbackism
and Christianity are identical.
The Greenbackers and Democrats
of Auoka met Oct. %. consolidated
their conventions, and nominated
their candidates; Capt. Amini Cut
ter, Greenback, for Senator, and
Daniel w. Ahern. of East Minneap.
oils, for representative, leaving the
other representatives to a committee
of two and the Isanti delegation. Mr..
Ahern is young man well known in
Minneapolis, especially among the
workingmen, having been financial
secretary of the Union for nearly Il
year. and one of the most ardent
workers in the labor movement.
Delaware has fallen into the Green
back column. and now there is IN or
ganization in every State in the
Union. The Delaware Greenbackers
met at Wilmington, yesterday, in
state convention and nominated DR..
Stewart of Lewes for Governor, and
John G. jackson, formerly of Connec
ticut. for congress. The platform is
modelled after the one adopted by the
party in Connecticut. 1t is not ex-
pected that Delaware will poll much
of vote this year, but the seed will
be sown for the campaign III 1880.
In some portions of New York
State the Democrats are giving away
entirely to the Greenbackers. In
Onondaga county the Greenback can
didates for the Assembly have all
been Endorsed by the Democrats. and
Colonel Wieting. proprietor of the
Syracuse Opera House, the Green
back nominee for congress. has also
been Endorsed by the same party. by
pursuing this policy the wishes Of the
Democratic masses are carried out
and the chances are decidedly in
favor Of overthrowing Republican
supremacy.