The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-13
THE COMING REVOLUTION.

| among the inhabitants thereof. we see
inequality, injustice, hardships and
oppression bearing upon the neck of /.
vast majority OF the people. We see
| favored few, who neither produce
wealth or contribute to the support of
the Government, enjoying all the pro-
ducts of labor, and all the privileges
and blessings of free institutions.
Even in free America, where each
individual is. a sovereign; where all
the powers OF the Government are
derived from the consent OF the gov
erned; where the political power of the
paper is equal to that Of the million
aire, the sovereign masses are bound
in perpetual slavery to Il law favored
few, by and through a false and infa-
nous system of finance entailed upon
us by that royal harlot of civilization
England. Born Of brigards and free
hooters, she has maintained the
! reputation of her fathers; lived and
luxuriated upon the sweat and blood
Of her cOnquests, and with her gilded
trappings seduced the world, and led
both continents and all the islands of
the sea into moral and financial deg
relation.
In our struggle for independence we
achieved but partial victory. We
achieved our political independence,
but Rugged to our bosoms the chains
of moral. social and financial deg
radiation entailed upon us by the
mother country. The governing
element Of Britain-composed OF an
aristocratic nobility--never erected
their throne or exercised sovereign
power for the benefit of the majority,
but for the purpose of protecting
themselves, and compelling the toiling
labOring masses to contribute to them
the lions share of all the products of
| labor. Gaining possession of the soil
of Britain. they held it by right of
might, and suffered the toillng mil.
lions to dwell theron, for the sake of
existence, in exchange for the fruits
and products of their toll. They
usurped monopoly of the free gifts of
God to man, and compelled mankind
to pay Il royalty for the privilege of
enjoying 1.-THE of their own. With
out labor; living in royal luxury. and
ROBBED in purple and fine linen, they
had nothing to do but to devise ways
to compel their laboring classes to
produce each year the largest pos
sible amount of wealth, and to provide
the means to draw it all from them,
savea bare substance.
SO the God-cursed system of usury
was added to that of land robbery
Both OF these systems were born from
the loins Of piracy and brigandism.
To these two hell born systems may
be traced all the inequality, injustice,
hardships and oppression of this. or
any other civilized country. In our
struggle for liberty we gained politi-
cal liberty. but engrafted upon our in
situations the cursed systems of usury
and land monopoly to rob and disinher-
1t every unborn soul which should
follow us. The revolution that is near
at hand will abolish both usury and all
title to land-save the right of actual
occupation and utilization.
Mankind begin to underttand that
each child of God is joint and equal
heir OF all the free gifts of God to
man.
They begin to understand that the
deep. broad gulf that lies between;
and separates the rich and high-born
from the degraded, toiling. impover-
ished masses. was not dug by the hand
of the creator to debar the latter
from the paradise Of luxury; but has
been cut off by the flood of tears
wrung from the eyes of sorrow.
conrsing down the path of time.
They begin to appreciate the great
truth promulgated by the fathers.
that all men are born equal. and en-
dowed by their Creator with certain
inalienable rights. among which are
life. liberty. and the pursuit Of hap
piness.
They begin to understand that each
individual lnherits in common with
his brother man. the means and faci!i-
ties necessary to enjoy and perpetuate
these inalienable rights.
They begin to understand that
earth's resources are ample to give
every child Of God an abundance for
!: all needs and mxuries. and that one
individual has as natural q right ia
partako and enjoy al his natural re
, quiree IS another.
u In the near future, the masses viii
demand and secure.
Il First-oqual rights for III, and