The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-11-21
WHAT WE PROPOSE.

With this number THE ANrI-Mo
NoPoLIsr passes into new hands.
Though we shall continue from week
to week to print contributions from
Mr.. Donnelly's very able and brilliant
pen, he has retired from the active
editorial management OF the paper.
With its past we have no concern,
except to say that no one need be
ashamed of it,-put for its future we
will see that the battle for the right
shall not cease. As its name implies
THE ARTI.MoNoPoLIsr is the enemy
Iof everything that Expresses g the
people-andi it shall persistently advo.
cate those measures of public policy
that seems to be for the public good.
And as national prosperity to be per-
manent must be based upon the we'll
being of labor, lit will be our especial
aim to defend and promote all indus
trial pursuits-both of city and
country-of factory and farm. Com
prising the vast majority of the voting
population laboring men have always
had the smallest representation.
Capital is organized, always far
sighted AMI on the alert; and while
we hold that ordinarily there should
be no conflict between it and labor,
yet the sad experience of ages con-
vinces US that there is good deal of
the tiger in men, the consciousness Of
strength developes a disposition to
use it. 1t is our purpose then while
demanding full protection to capital.
to insist upon full justice to labor.
And as labor is the weakest for rea.
SONS that are obvious, we expect to
strike Ottenest IN its behalf.
1t Is u political axiom that by far
the greater part of taxation is borne
by laborers and producers. The
wealthy pay their share directly, but
indirectly in the sha:e of interest
upon borrowed money. rents of lands
and houses. per centages and profits Of
all kinds added to every article Of
daily use, the largest part Of this bur.
den is shifted to the shoulders of the
masses. This may not be an inexora-
BILE law of trade, but it is an inexora.
ble law of human nature to transfer
one burdens to the backs of OIL $
just rs Artemus Ward displayed his
patriotism by devoting all his wife,
relations to the army. Holding these
things III view THE ANTI. MoNOPOLIsT
rs the people 5 advocate will jealousy
watch public expenditures, insist on
strict economy, and expose such as
may seem unwise, unlawful or fraud.
ulent.
We shall continue to advocate every
possible reduction in the cost Of gov
|ernments: and to this end insist that
those highly ornamental but by no
m .ans Indispensable institutions, the
national banks, be discontinued as
banks of issue. In other words that
the national bank currency shall lie
withdrawn and notes of the United
States treasury substituted for them
These banks can continue AS banks Of
exchange and deposit,and transact the
same amountof business upon United
States notes rs they do with their
own. and the people Of this country
will be the richer in some thirteen
million dollars per year, interest
saved.
We do not believe in what is called
fiat money" but we do believe that
the public faith and credit that makes
i United States bond worth its face
and more in the money marts Of the
world, will always keep whatever
yreenhacks the Congress Of the
United States may authorize and the
p,opk d,mand equally good. We be-
|!:eye in the same sort Of money for all
purposes, and make no distinction
between those who have loaned their
wealth to the government and those
who have given their blood. We be-
licve in the greenback, made full
legal tender for all debts public and
private. and in the free end unlimited
coinage of silver, Finally, if the re-
sumption of specie payments is tried
on January LIST. 1879. rs it will be. we
believe in giving the Republican party
which has forced the measure due
credit If it reners our lost national
prosp>rify; but If. AS we feel will be
the case. this pretended resumption
will prove = failure entailing much
more AM greater mise-ies upon the
people than the preparation for it has,
Ian suas- is intd>1uAte to express
tie condemnation which should be
visited upon those who have mnneces-
sarily pressed il. These measures we
have noticed ,and others rs they arise,
Ne shall advocate with all our
strength, speaking the truth as God
gives rs TO know it: yielding tOur