The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-09-26

1 llOQlSCS.
Mr.. Ignatius Donnelly, formerly of
this city, who was recently nominated
for congress by the Greenbackers Of
the Third district of Minnesota, has
been accepted by the Democrats, and
it is believed that his election is now
certain. Mr.. Donnelly went to Min
nesota from this city when that State
was very young and became it's Lieu
tenant Governor, and then one of its
Representatives in Congress. He
was originally a Democrat, but be-
came Republican in his adopted
state. Now, however, he appears to
be in favor with the Democrats.
When in congress he had occasion to .
orally castigate the Hon. E. B. Wash
burn and expose the general greed of
office in the Washburn family, and he
did his work we'll. His speech on this
occasion was very caustic, and was
able and scholarly. Mr.. Donnelly has
been somewhat erratic politician,
bnt his friends in this region will be
glad to hear that he is likely to get
into Congress rgain.--RecOrd, PhitG-
delphia, Pa.
The objection that gold commands q
premium over greenbacks, is simply
a temporary and accidental circum-
stance, caused by the unwise law
demanding payment in gold for
duties.
While the law prevails, gold brokers
or dealers are made necessary, who
keep supplies of gold for sale to those
who require it. These dealers
naturally charge premi:m on their
sales of gold, because that is the only
possible remuneration and profit Of
their business, they have no other
use for their gold. This premium
ranges higher or lower according to
the old law of supply and demand. II
there is much gold in the markets
and less demand for it, the premium
falls, and if the demand is greater
than the supply, the premium rises;
gold in this case not being currency,
it is treated as commodity, and it's
varying prices is not the result Of
any depreciation of our greenback
currency, but simply the effect of its
accidental demand for the payment
Of duties. l say again, abolish the
exceptional law Of demanding gold
for the payment of duties, and
the premium on gold will cease. If
our government would pass law
demanding greenbacks for all dues to
the government, inclusive Of duties,
then the greenback would frequently
command premium over gold. Such
thing happens occasionally in
Prussia where a certain proportion OF
the taxes must be paid in treasury
; notes.
There is no greater coward in the
country than the Greenback man who
believes in greenbacks, but who is
; afraid to commit himself to the
Grcenback party. There is no great
err coward than that man who thinks
thing but dares not speak it, act 1t
or vote it. The number of men in
this country who dare not say their
souls are their own--whO dare not
think for themselves, who dare not
act for themselves, who are afraid to
take any position until some one else
: has made it popular is far greater than
the majority Of intelligent persons
would believe.
All over the country are men who
are SO afraid they will offend some
. fawning sycophant who begs for
their votes, that they will not speak
in defense of the principles they
know to be right. All over the coun-
/ try are men who say they believe
that it is right, just and necessary to
! pay the bondholder in greenbacks,
, but such is their fear Of the party
. lash. so little confidence have they in
/ themselves. 50 little Of the genuine
manhood is there in their souls that
they dare not come out from the viii.
2 derness even to become possessor OF
e the garden Of plenty, until some one
8 bolder, better and of more intelli.
, gence has jumped the fence, when
they at once begin TO declare that
they were original pioneers in the
movement! Verify, the American
people are not so brave as they are
, cowardly. They are not 50 intelligent
as they are prejndiced.
1.-THE sacred dollar Of the country
is the greeaback. 1t il the blood
!, money Of sons, brothers, fathers and
husbands, baptized by fire and sancti-
fed upon the alter where half mil
lion lives were given for the nation;
+ and what can be more sacred IN the
&1-o f<~~Sv~ NS.~e~