The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-09-19

near as may be, and otherwise regula-
ting it's value by wise and equitable
provisions of law, so that the rate of in
terest will secure to labor it's just re-
ward.
FIFTH--It is inconsistent with the
genius Of popular government that any
species Of private property should be
exempt from bearing its just share Of
the public burdens. Government bonds
and money should be taxed precisely
as other property, and graduated IN
come tax should be levied for the sup
port of the Government and the pay
ment of it's debts.
SIxTH-Public lands are the COM
mon property of the whole people, and
should not be sold to spectators nor
granted to railroads or other corpora
tons, but should be donated to actual
settlers, in limited quantities.
SEvENTH-The government should
by general enactments, encourage the
development Of our agricultural, min
eral, mechanical, manufacturing, and
commercial resources, to the end that
labor may be fully and proftably en-
ployed, but no monopolies should be
legalized.
EIGHTH-All useless Offices should be
abolished, the most rigid economy IA
vored in every branch of the public ser
vice, and severe punishment inflicted
upon public officers who betray the
trusts reposed in them.
NTH AS educated labor has de-
vised means for multiplying production
by inventions and discoveries, and as
their use requires the exercise of mind as
we'll as body, such legislation should be
had that the number of hours of daily
toll will be reduced, giving to the work
ing classes more leisure for improve
ment and their several enjoyments, and
saving them from premature decay and
| death.
TENrH-The adoption OF All Ameri-
can monetary system, as proposed here
in, will harmonic all differences In re-
gard to tariff and federal taxation, re-
duce and equalize the cost of transpor-
tation by land and water, distribute
equitably the joint earnings Of capital
and labor, and secure to the producers
of wealth the result Of their labor and
skill, and muster out of service the vast
army of idlers who, under the existing
system, grow rich upon the earnings OF
others, that every man and woman
may, by their own efforts secure a COM
petence, SO that overgrown fortunes and
extreme poverty will be seldom found
in our republic.
| ELEvENTH-Both national and state
governments should establish bureaus
of labor and industrial statistics, cloth
ed with the power of gathering ano
publishing the same.
TwELFTH-That the contract system
of employing labor In our prisons anc
reformatory institutions works great IN
Justice to our mechanics and artisans
and should be protected.
| THIRrEENTH-The importation o
servile labor into the United States
from China, is problem of the mos
serions Importance, and we recommend
legislation looking to its suppression.
THE HERoIsM OF MEMPHIS WOMEN.
There are women of pluck an,
unsurpassing devotion in Memphis
who are dareing everything for thos'
they love. The faithless are Of tn
other sex, of those whom the world il
, one of it's greatest misnomers ha
daubed 1.-the stronger SEX Will
John Donovan forsakes his wife ant
/ leaves his children to die in strangers
hands; while son HES to Arkansa
Springs and leaves his mother and tw
brother to be borne by othe
hands to the grave. in contra
shines out the faithfulness o
: women, as a devoted mother, a
patient, attentive wife. as life-rskin
: daughter. sister, friend. By the bed
, side of the burning body, inhalin
the poison Of the sick room, foul wit
that odor which tells the nature O
the dreadful disease. performin
, service which none other will dc
wearing a smile while the heart
breaking and lifting up the head whe
in the last agony, her person is b.
: fouled by that most repulsive an
!. horrible of all substance-blac
. vomit-she sits and watches. an
!, nurses and cares for her loved on
till he lives again or passes beyon
her aid. The penalty of her servic
4 of love is generally death.
e Instances come to the writer's min
| faster than he can record them
s instances which are but few of tn
many which have become like pal
of heaven in 80 much of earth's bel
A citizens relief committee ma
walked into an humble cottage in til
southern portion of the city. Their
4 he found two children ill, one wea
and listless, but evidently convalescin
the other tossing in burning fevel
+ A little woman in black sat betwee
the two and was in the act of kissin
the brow of the little fevered one.
Can l send you anurse; madam
u asked the visitor.
g mo, sir" the pale little woma
T smiled). 81 have brought one chill
through and shall bring the other.
Ell But You are worn out"
o "Oh, no, sir. 4 kind Italian woma
near bv comes in and helps me som