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

! BY. S. f. GARY.
The Chicago Times, in it's issue of
the 18th inst, III view of the results
of the Maine election, sounds the
note Of alarm to the old parties ana
urges that an immediate union is
necessary to defeat the ''rampant fiat
money delusion.'' The editor says,
and says truly, that "A new party is
in the field a strong, active. intensely
in.earnest party. having a definite
political aim. and moving straight
forward to it's attainment with
yigor which means success. 1.-The
issue can no longer be avoided or
evaded by the subterfuses OF party
fuglemen." The only way to prevent
this .public enemy from attaining
it's end is for .'all the sincere friends
of financial honesty to combine
without regard to old party labels.
We fully realize the strength OF this
new movement for industrial emanci-
patton and financial reform, and hol e
the advice of the venerable editor OF
the Times will be headed. 1t the
fiat money lunatcs' do not finally
succeed in their efforts. they will be
entitled to the everlasting gratitude
of the American people II they can
make the Logans and the Chambers
wash off their "war paint anu mlnglc
lovingly with the old Copperheaded
Dem ,cracy Will it not be blessed
sight, foretaste Of the millennium
when the leaders of the two old
parties meet together for prayer ana
conference, when the .'lion and the
lamb lie down together!''
We see no other course for them to
pursue. They are now substantially
one in thought AMI feeling on the all
absorbing question Of the hour. As
national parties neither OF them any
longer exists.
In Ohio and Indiana the Democratic
party is tainted with the heresy. In
Kansas the Republican party has pro-
claimed it's devotion to the Govern
ment money theory. In Michigan
and other States both the older
parties are opposed to the greenback
delusion. 1t is high time that the
parties were disintegrated and the
elements were reformed and combined
under some new name. We say a
new name. because the Republicans
will hardly muster under the Demo
cratic banner, and certainly tine old
Bourbons will hardly give up the
cherished and time-honored name OF
Democrat for name SO suggestive OF
misrule as that of Republican.
If they Will only disband we Will
: leave them to select their own baptls-
mai designation when the marriage
vows are recorded.
The Republican party is held to-
gether now only by the cohesive
power of public plumber, and the
Democratic party is 4 unit only be-
cause OF it's talismanic name, and
when the disruption takes place the
masses Will rush into the progressive
. sNationaf party, and leave the ios-
sill remains OF both old organiZa ions
to work oat their salvation with feaI
and trembling" We would not by
I.ny means underestimate the power
: OF their new alliance. 1t would have
/ the national banks, the large landlords
: the gold gamblers, the money lenders.
the Metropolitan subsidized presses.
and the oiiiceholders, to furnish ana
employ the sinews Of war. The
f National party would gather into It's
embrace all the producing classes,
. the farmers. the manufacturers arti
sans. mechanics and workingmen. and
/ those of the unemployed who would
} work if they had chance. The
) poor devils who are too lazy to work
too proud to beg and afraid to steal
will be utilized by the money power
J When the National party has AL
sorbed all the elements of the OLD
organizations which naturally belong
: 10 1t, and the OPP position has consoiI
dated its forces. there will ua III
interesting struggle and a sharp and
r decisive conflict. The Issues vii
P then be Clearly defined and we'll under
) stood. The opposition will have
: something else - talk about besides
!. Iunatics, hlatheTskites and com
g munists. Ii they can satisfy th'
: people that the function OF supplying
Il currency shall he relegated Il
banking corporations; that untaxes
G interest bearing bonds shall not b.
E paid but made the basis OF a currency
/ that honest money III national bans
notes upon which those vino use then
t must practic sllg pay double inteEes
: they may deserve anu receive 1b44
: slderation aud support
0 We concur with the Times edlt0
c that there is no time TO Ire wasted
that this coalition of the old part,
hacks should be made at once. Nhii
= they are sleeping the enemy is sowin:
n tares The government money luna
( ties are in terrible earnest. and tn
!: masses are giving their attention 4
: the financial question. Our farmers
r artisans and mechanics are 50 wei
educated already that they can III
struct the old politicians AMI deiea
1 them upon the pls. form of discussion
The money power, like the old slav'
: power. does not seem to realize tn
!, situation. 1t seems madly bent OF
!. obstruction! It is bringing tn
lcountry to the brink of preciplce
( II will have -fired up >umpt-r whel
t the day OF forced resumption arrives
r The oligarchy has heard from Maine
e and they will hear from other State
T within the next sixty days.