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

Hear that good old man, Peter
Cooper. and weigh well the words of
wisdom that drop from his pen:
do not mean to accuse our politi.
cal opponents on this great national
question, either of insincerity, want
of patriotism, or any determination
to distress the people, to crafty their
own ambition or lust of gain; though
| cannot except all from this class
but | do think both our rulers and
the people need more light on tina,
subject.
My long life has made me know that
sincerity is not always the evidence
of correct principles.
| have learned that even so great
and SO good a man as st. Paul-ever
he once-"verily believed that he
was doing God service by hauling
men, women and children to prison
and to death"
The number of deaths occasioned
by the mistaken policy of st. Pau
were insignificant when compared
with the thousands that have died
and are dying of starvation in this
country, and the many that have Ia
ken their own lives to get relief from
their present suffering condition.
In conclusion. the policy of funding
the peoples money. under the notion
that it is mere debt to capitalists
SO us to deprive the people of the use
of their money, after having confirm
ed their business to its use. must BIZ
reversed. 1t is the credit of grea,
country cut up into small pieces a
Secretary Chase termed it, land cir
culated as money.
The people prefer this form of their
credit; "rsdeeming it constantly. a.
it passes from hand to hand ,as money
or legal tender. and made receiyabl,
or .'redeemable for all taxes ant
dues to the government. We car
keep this money on a par with coin
by simply giving it the same function
AS COMA perfect legal tender; ane
keeping the nation out of debt to for
eigners. and especially to bond hold
ers, paid in gold.
This NAV not please certain class
who hold the chief control of the COLI
of the world. and who desire tn.
highest interest for money made from
the sacrifices and toll of the million
! but it is for the interest or the work
ing masses. who will then have TIL,
chance to receive the wages due t,
their labor.
1t is the last and feryent hone o
my old age, that these truths will b,
recognized by the people. in time t.
save themselves from the ruin an,
distress which has already fallen OF
SO many: and finally introduce tn.
only policy in the financial affairs o
this people, that can secure the PEI
manent prosperity of the country.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10
Where Our Hardware Goes.

A correspondent of the British
Ironmorger has been examining the
monthly reports of our Treasury
Department to see what becomes OF
our exported hardware. He finds the
destination of some Of the principal
articles to be as follows:
Nails are sent chiefly to Great Brit
ain, Germany, France, Danish West
Indies. British West Indies, Porte
Rico, Cuba. Africa, British Guiana
Hayti, Columbia. Brazil. Mexico
Australia, New Zealand, and Canada
Cutlery is sent chiefly to Great
Britain. France, Cuba. Honduras,
British Guiana. Columbia. Brazil
Mexico. Venezuela. and Australia
Pumps are sent chiefly to Germany,
Great Britain. France. Cuba. Column
bia, Brazil, Venezuela. Australia
Mexico, New Zealand. Sandwich
Islands. the East and West Indies
China. Japan, and many other coun
tries.
Machinery is sent to Great Britain
Germany, France, Cuba. Hayti. San
Domingo. all the South American
States, Mexico. Central America. all
parts of Africa. Australia, China
Japan and elsewhere.
Articles classed as general hard
ware go to Great Britain. Norway
Sweden. Denmark. France. Germany
Spain. Italy. Russia. British North
America, West Indies, East Indies
British colonies in Africa, British
Guiana. China. Japan. all the South
and Central American States, Aus
tralia, New Zealand, and many other
countries.
Agricultural implements. clocks
and watches. firearms. and many
other manufactures. seem to 60 ii
in greater or less amounts to nearly
every country of the world.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10
BANK PAPER.

The Greenbackers object to bank
paper because it has no redeemability
except that which the government
has been forced to give it by making
it recel vable for taxes and revenues.
They object to the resumption act Tor
it is Il lie and does not provide for the
redemption of bank bills. The banks
cannot be forced to redeem their bills
after the first of January next. in
anything but greenbacks, and green
backs cannot be redeemed in amy sum
less than fifty dollars. The resump-
tiOn act therefore is not intended to
benefit labor or business. The bank
bill is us irredeemable as ever and the
greenback is little better. The gov
eminent must then keep the green
back in circulation or the people will
have no legal tender except gold and
the bland silver dollar. This makes
the debt of the people doubly burden
some and deranges every business
enterprise. Which is better, then,
to have bank bill issued by il private
Corporation, redeemable only in
greenbacks and taxes. or have the real
greenback backed up by government.
redeemable in taxes, revenue, Gus
toms and the entire wealth of the
nation, which will enable us to save
20 millions year that we pay as in
terest on the bonds used to secure the
bank circulation!-C (ue.)
Chron icte.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10

The Missouri Greenback conven-
meets to-day.
The Pittsburg Daily National has
appeared.
The Greenbackers of the fourth con.
gressional district Of Wisconsin, ghave
nominated J. II. Judd, Of Milwaukee,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10
NATIONALPARTY.
National Executive Committee

David B. Sturgeon, Chairman, Toledo, Ohio.
EXECUTIVE COUNDM.
DAVID B. STURGEON, Toledo.
ALEX TRoUP, New Haven.
T. J. DURANT, Was hington.
0. j. SMITH, Terre Haute.
+. p. DEWERS, PottSville.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Alabama. J. Woodall.
Arkansas Charles E. Cunningham, Little
Rock
California-Henry S. Fitch San Francisco.
Coorado-Joseph Wolff
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Troup New
Haven.
District of Columbia-Thomas J Durant,
223, A X street, Washington.
Illinois-AlexanderC Campbell, La Selle.
Indiana-O.J Smith, Terre Haute.
Iowa-Daniel Campbell, Mt. Pleasant.
Kansas-U. f Sargent, Kansas City.
Kentucky-B. L. D. Guilty, Morgantown.
Louisiana-D fancy, New Orleans.
Maine -Solon Chase, Chase's Mills.
Maryland--Jesse Gilmore, 367 N. Pratt
street, Baltimore.
Massachusetts, Charles Mclean ,4Ol Albany
street, Boston.
Michigan Moses W. Field, Detroit
Minnesota-Ignatius Donnely, st. Panl.
Mississippi-HenryM usgrove, Jackson.
Missouri-Britton A. Hill, St Louis.
Nebras ka-Alen Root.
New Hampshire George E. Hodgdon,
Portsmouth,.
New Jersey-John G. Drew, Elizabeth.
New York RIA ph Beaumont, Elmira.
North Carolina VIM. N. Coleman, Con-
cord.
Ohio--D B. Sturgeon. Toledo.
Pennsylvania--E. P. Devices, Pottsville
Rhode Isand-J. G.. Wallet, Providence,
Box $50.
Tennessee Harry Raichman.
Vermont j. R. Forest, Winooski.
West Virginia John A. Thomson, Summit
Point.
Wisconsin, Edward p. Allis, Milwaukee.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10

r1g' All applications for charters should
be made to the chairman, d. b. Sturgeon
Toled,, Ohio.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10

money OF THE WORLD"

we hear mucn talk about the
money of the World"
Money being a creature of law. it
follows that nothing is the money of
the world, unless it receives the legal
recognition of all the law making
powers of the world.
If there is Il money of the world,
what is itl
Not gold or silver, for neither are
money until they are coined and re-
ceive the sovereign stamp.
Eagles, half eagles and dollars are
not money outside of the boundaries
of the United States.
Pounds. shillings and pence are
money only within the jurisdiction of
the British Empire.
Francs are not money outside of
France.
So the money of the world does not
consist OF any particular coinage.
What then /!
The hullionists answer that gold is
the recognized standard of the world.
This is not the fact.
The population of those countries
that use gold alone as the standard is
$50 .0o0,0 900.
The population of those countries
that use silver and not gold is ST.
600 200.
Population of those countries that
have the double standard. 35, 000. 900.
In the civilized world gold, silver
and paper are used.
AS no particular coinage has ever
been adopted. rs there is a money of
the world. it must consist of the ma
terial of which money is made. and
not the coin.
The hullionist will answer yes. and
claim that gold and silver are the ma
terials universally adopted.
But is it not also fact that paper
is just as universally usedl
Shall we settle the question by
quantity. and crown that material
with the honors&of the money of the
world that is most extensively usedi
According To Fawcett the amount
of gold coin III the civilized world in
1875. amounted TO Sl.2Ta. AGO. 600
Amount of silver l.c0o. 0No. 600
Total coin SS.Is2. sd, us0
Amount of paper money SIS ,Ss6. 600 .uuu
Excess OF paper money over both
gold and silver. S1l3.5O0. 900.
Now what is the Money of the
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-10-10

Total coin ao,5Oo, 900
Amount of paper money SIS, $50 600 100
Excess OF paper money over both
gold and silver. S1l3.5O0. 900.
Now what is the Money of the
Worldi
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-02-15

Poetry.
ETY SyVEEtTFfEART.

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The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-02-15

.21NTIERSKETCHES
NUMBER O&E.
By JOHN ]. HEALY.

By JOHN j. HEALY.
/ Some author or other, [ have for
| bt en- the mamie of the writer, has
kpressed q belief that The in-
hbited world is one vast grave
'hrl--that every foot OF the earth's
Ewtace forms the covering Of some
. .ap2rtcd human being presume
H. statement was intended in the
curative sense, as there is reason
/ believe thot "a oo',,f>.et--r ::=T-l
.nll patch Of ground, say about
fe capacity of one Of the largest
.utes of the Union would com
mtabIy accommodate all Of those
Iho have gone before rs, from the
lays of Noah down to the present
fmc. But since an ADLER pen than
fino has ventured this assertion,
may be excused for using the
Ilme figure Of speech il q more
United sense and in stating that
.e overland routes 70 and IRON
he great West are literally paved
Iith human bones ! probably ap-
roach nearer the truth than does
.le author of the universal grave
srl theory
IIondreds-yes. thousands, of
fortunate victims are known 70
1--we met their doom along the
.4eat highways leading 70 the Pa
III coast; hundreasapoa hnndreds
families, Of whom nothing i
5oown but that they died niser-
.bIy upon the plains, have been
Iund and buried or left to moalder
I'D mIugle with the dust; and these
IuuOers are swelIed I'd still greater
iroportions hy vast army Of un-
brtunate beings VI whose fate moth
h. has eyer been learned pr car
#
The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1878-02-15

bad disjointed the little ones leg
at the knees, evidently while the
victim was living as the blooc
marks upon the sand showed whert
/ the child had walked to its mothel's
side using its mutilated limbs. The
Snake Indians were the perpe-
traitors Of this he1lish work, and O
other deeds of a like nature along
this same route. Adventures or
/ the Lander's Cut-Of will be the
principal s5bject Of this sketch anG
| Of several future articles.
/ In the month of August, 1860, ar
emigrant party, consisting Of three
families and a number Of men who
had Joined the train at various
points along the road, arrived at
Portneuf Bridge, on Snake river.
en- route to Oregon Territory.
was travelling towards the same
point myself at the time, and was
not sorry to have the company of
these very respectable people,
In all there were eleven women,
twenty two men and a number Of
children with the train, which con
sisted Of eight wagons, aboa5 sixty
yoke Of oxen, and u good herd Of
spare horses.
[ shall not attempt g special
mention Of each and every member
Of the company, as it would be a
difficult matter now to call them
all to mind, and the reader is only
interested in those who figured con
spicuousIy on the trip, and Of them
only a brief description is neces-
sary.
Mr.. Hiram. Beebo, the head Of
one Of The families, was a tall, raw
boned old man, Of some IS winters,
but very powerfal and fall Of grit.
[ think he was the most profane
man / ever knew, as we'll as one
OF tEEo- -nlo&-f- 4a,.i41i.a.s - tla. Issa-.
| have heard hinl swear for full
heur at q stretch, without rel eat.
ing the same oath twice Of using
the common ones III vogue. MI.
Beebe carried an old Queen Anne
musket, altered to 3 percussion,
ard huge butcher knife, O. -e3eaF-
er, which had formerly done duty
as . blacksmiths rasp or file
When mounted, the mnsket slQng
across his saddle, the knife dang
ling from his side, and his thin,
white hair covered with q broad
brimmed hat, he looked match
for the biggest war party that ever
attacked train; If indeed anything
human coaId stand his fearful
tongue. There were several grown
M sons and two daughters-in-laW
III the Beebe family.
AIr. Norton vas the husband Of
jolly. middle aged lady, who
weighed some two hundred and
sizty-fre pounds. and the father
of four n1arriageabse daughters all
good looking aud lady-like, but too
refined for D rough journey over
The plains.
The McENea family consisted
of father, mother, son and daughter.
The old gentleman was something
of physician and was called the
Doctor; but he was not al edaeat
Cd man, and had probably lived
ill the backwoods the greaterpart of
his life. His daughter Yas one Of
fhe finest specimens Of Western
ft..4,:tr It,s,., 1kx-a,. ssnan Che
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,nE,,olv inaiv;af.1 z.b,. Rs,,,,s,.a,
i 10 no.r a.,a - 60 80 -
If ar.v ras;stanoa 49, ,z;s.l.
m.1o ~ a.1.ss.,;.,S.,, ,,.a,.15 e.. :
him a.f - ~ ba.lz
~,
- 'a01 o1a. ae'e4 Was . sanE
spite of bis youth professed to Dc
an cid Indian fighter and an expor
fenced mouptineer. While the
train was al South Pass he offered
his services as guide, which were
GLADLY accepted, as the party were
but poorly acquainted with ] the
road, and the nature Of the country
they desired to pass through His
position as guide made him one Of
the most important members Of the
company and he endea4ored to
become q Lion among the ladies.
Altogether it was one Of the
most agreeable parties that one
could wish to travel with On a
journey Of the kind, and expected
angers served to increase The
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27
COLONEL. SYKES ON THE STATE
DEBT.

We have received and read with
much satisfaction anaddress by Col.
VIM. J. Sykes, of Columbia, to the
people of Hickman county. The
Colonel had been invited to address
the people of that county Uira roce
on the subject of the State debt, but
was prevented doing so and wrote
the address now before us as printed
in the Columbia papers.
He commences by admitting that
by adopting a sort of passive COM
pulsiOn we might get lower terms
than our creditors offered us last
winter, or might get rid of the debt
by refusing to pay it at all, "for,"
he says, 81 am free to say that it is
entirely discretionary with the peO-
pie of the State whether they pay
anything on the State debt. No
appeals can be made except to our
honor and sense of justice, and these
we have it in our power to disre-
gard"
He goes on to show that the taxa
BILE property of the State is now
worth fifty millions more than it
was before these bonds were issued,
and that this expansion in value is
almost wholly due to the railroad
system which was established by
means of these very bonds, the issu-
ance of which was not only ordered
by the legislation but authorized by
the people of the State, as may be
easily seen from the records of cleo
tions between 1850 and 1860. He
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27
CHARGES AGAINST THE CLERGY

Most of our readers are aware that |
charges of immortality against a
Bishop of the Episcopal Church have
been published in the papers, COM
mencing with an anonymous COM
munication to the Chicago Times.
No man as yet has endorsed these
charges with his name, and they are
accompanied with letters which, as
coming from a clergyman of over
seventy years Ofage, would besymp-
tomato of idiocy rather than i'm
morality. The Episcopal Church
has never cOnnived at immortality
in its clergy, high or low. Is it not
therefore desirable for people to sus-
pend their judgment in the matter
till these charges are brought before
an authoritative tribunal, or at least
until some responsible person en-
dorses them under his own name?
The following from the New York
Herald shows that they had been
declined by that paper before pub
lished in the Times:
The card published by Bishop
Perry, of Iowa, appealing to the
public for a suspension of Judgment
in the case of Bishop McCoskry, of
Michigan, is an act of justice as well
as an act of Christian charity. The
story about the aged Bishop of Mich
igan was offered to the Herald before
it appeared i'll the Chicago Times,
but we declined it on the ground
that the immortality charged had
not come under the cognizance of
any court of justice or ecclesiastical
| body, and that the press has no
right to make men infamous by
publishing calumnies which can be
| traced to no responsible source. We
must not be understood to mean
| that unworthy men in the ministe-
| rial profession ought not to be eX-
| posed, but only that the character
of no man in any profession ought
to be destroyed unless upon strong
evidence from responsible sources.
There are proper tribunals for the
| investigation of charges against cler-
! gymen, every denomination having
an ecclesiastical organization to
which its clergy of all ranks or or
! derS are amenable. 1t is alike the
duty and the interest of such organ
izatiOnS to maintain their respecta-
bility by looping off rotten mem
bers but not even the churches,
however sOlicitous they may be for
the protection of their purity, have
a right to condemn without evil
dence. The license of the press in
its assaults on the characters of pub
| lie and private men has become
truly alarming. 1t ought to be
checked by a sense of justic and in
the interest of public morals. The
press has no right to permit itself to
be made the vehicle of irresponsible
calumniatOrs. While it is its duty
to take cognizance of the proceed
ings of civil courts and of public
trials before ecclesiastical tribunals,
it should abstain from WOunding
the reputation of any man without
| better evidence than has been fur
nished in the case of this accused
! Bishop. Who knows that the al
legged letters are not fOrgeries? They
were surreptitiOusly obtained, and
their authenticity is not vOuched
for by any responsible person. The
ecclesiastical body to which the
Bishop belongs will, of course, probe
this matter to the bottom, and mean
while the public should heed the
reasonable request Of the Bishop of
! Iowa
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27

maintains that to refuse to pay
them because Federal legislation has
for some years been adverse to the
South, would be visiting on the in
nocent the deeds of the guilty. He
shows, as has often been shown in
this paper, that the productions of
the State are more abundant and
sold at better price now than they
were before the war, and finally
states the true issue as follows:
1t is sometimes said that this is an
issue between the people and the
bondholders that there is a peoples
party and a bondholder's party.
Such is not the fact. There is no
such issue. 1t is question with
the people themselves, how much
of debt admitted to be valid, of
which they have received and are
receiving the benefits, they are will
ling to pay. The bondholders, even
the widows and orphans whose
funds were invested in our State Sc
curities, under sanction of our laws,
may lose their all and still survive
the loss, but can the State survive
the loss of her reputation for justice
and fair dealing? Will not the loss
which will be entailed upon genera
ton after generation be far greater
than the paltry sum which each
man will save by refusing to accept
the terms offered, which all disin-
terested men must say were gene
rous and liberal. To denounce the
holders of Tennessee bonds, is as if
a man should borrow money of an
other, who trusted him alone upon
his honor without any security, and
then not only refuse to pay but
abuse the man who confided in his
integrity. We should remember
that the loss of State credit involves
the loss of Individual credit, and
will affect every man that now is,
or ever will be, in the State, for
although individuals die, States do
not, and our action will affect the
State long after we have passed
away.
There are few ADLER indicators of
the credit of Tennessee than Col.
Sykes, and none more consistent
and conscientious. We are glad
that the people of Hickman desired
his advice, and trust that they will
act upon it.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27

THE telephone is distanced by the
monograph the former can repro
duce sounds miles away from the
place where they originated, the
latter can bottle them up and repro
duce them a hundred years hence.
Only imagine speech of Demos
themes and an ode of Pindar chanted
to harp accompaniment by the au-
thor; a sermon of Latimer or a
bravura of Catalani preserved in this
way. Printing will soon be nowhere
as the tart preventative"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27
New millinery Goods.

Mr.. ROsenfield has returned from
New York, and is now receiving
the large and elegant spring stock
of millinery goods which he pur-
chased while there. His stock en-
braces the very latest styles of Hats,
Bonnets, Novelties, Dress Trim
mings and Fancy Goods; extra
bargains in Kid Gloves and Corsets ::
all new styles constantly received
during the season. The ladies are
respectfully invited to call and ex-
anime their new stock. 1t will pay
them to do SO. Room next door to
Franklin House.
April q, 187S-3m.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27

MANY expressions Of sympathy
and offers Of aid have been received
by our people since our calamity.
Prominent among them we notice
a request from H. A. Pitts Sons,
Manufacturing Company, of Chica-
go, ILL.,, to a firm in this city to
draw on them for money, if needed,
to relieve any suffering which might
exist. While we rejoice that no
suffering exists beyond our own
ability to relieve, such tenders of
aid are duly appreciated by us all.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27
The First Brick.

Mr.. Hawks is engaged in the first
brick work Occasioned by the resur-
rection of GAINESVILLE from the
flames. He has laid the founda-
lions of the new brick work for
Caldwell & SheltOn's livery stable,
on the site of their old establish
ment. He will be rapidly followed
by others, and for many months the
trowel and hammer will be plying
their trade with a cheerful activity
throughout the burnt district.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-04-27
Miss MCGUIRE and Mrs. Hold

Miss MCGUIRE and Mrs. Hodg-
son, have opened their new stock
of millineryfgoods in the up stairs
rooms of Mr.. Hodgson's marble
warehouse on Second street. They
have very nice rooms and are re-
ceiving goods daily, and will very
soon have as complete an assert
ment as they had before the fire.
They request their friends and pat
rons to call and see them.