The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-12-12

party. Ii that vote were included in
this estimate. it would swell the
present strength Of the National
Party to from 100000 to 1000. 900
votes. Can any doubt exist that IA
party which has developed such
strength and growth in the past two
years, can. in the next two--that is to
say, in lSS0--so perfect its organiza-
ton as to elect the next President?
With majoritieS in congress and in
nearly all the State Legislatures,
whom the money power cannot buy
or intimidate, and who can be relied
Oh to legisl;lte for the benefit Of the
whole people, and not as the servants
of European Grand Council of
international Finance, then will the
iron hand OF oppression laid upon the
people by the money power loosen
its grasp, labor will be fifty and
profitably employed, liberty and JUS
tice will be re-established, and peace,
prosperity. and happiness return to
bless the homes of all the people.
Fourth-We warn yon, our coun.
| trymen that your republican govern
nent, which should be dear to every
American heart. is in danger from
! the Inclination known as The money
power, to whom congress has trans
! ferred the trust confided TO it by the
constitution. We need cite only two
instances OF disregard for the laws and
OF the will of the people. First--the
existing laws for the protection of
labor are disregarded and annulled by
the executive authorities. Second
The com animation of banks. speaking
through the clearinghouse association
OF NeW Ork city, are embOldened to
proclaim to the world that the laws
which you have established through
your organized national government,
decreeing the silver dollar to be
lawful money, shall not be enforced;
that they Will not obey them, and SO
far as in their power they will pre-.
vent others rendering due obedience
to them. If these banks are permit
ed to annll this law, that they can in
like manner annul any other law of
the land that may not suit thsir
wishes, and the result follows that YOU
will be governed by the lneaneSt and
most he1rllesS OF al oligarchi esd
| moneyed artist cracy. This action Of
these conSplrdtors against the laws of
the land and the happiness OF mankind
should ut once determine you TO unite
With the National party, which is or
ganized to protect the people against
the encroachment OF this .'money
power" that cares nothing for the
ruin of all things else, SO long as it
may fatten upon the work OF industry.
The banks themselves are the crea-
lures of the law, and it is not becom-
ing that the creature should say to
the creator. 'Thy will shall not be
done The power for evil of these
creatures of the law. which have thus
assumed to break and annul the law,
must be crushed. You can never
reach and control it through either
the Republican or the Democratic
party organizations. The leading and
controlling powers in both are in al
lance with and fostering this dan
gerous class who are threatening the
life of the nation by annuiling the
laws of its creation.
Fifth-The Republican party l., in
power IN the nation, and the money
power has chosen it for that reason
as the party through which to make
its contest with the people upon the
issues now pending, at the same time
holding the leaders OF the Democratic
party willing allies. The contest.
therefore, is not between the Repub-
llcan and Democratic parties-it is
between the money power and the
people. between the bank bills ased
upon untaxed bonds. and a govern
, ment legal-tender currency-and the
people have no chance whatever of
ever securing their emancipation
! from industrial thraldom. either
, through the party of the money
power-the Republican party-or its
, ally-the Democratic party. That in
/ sldlous power Is at this moment seek
ing to array the people in wicked
and rulnous contest of the idea of a
solid north against Il solid south. well
/ knowing that such contest is mere
pretext and cover for their real pur-
, pose, which is the continued suprem-
acy of the money power and the
further ruin of the people. We
therefore urge upon You TO organize
. into the National party ut once. in
, every school district. city. town. and
/ ward. and place yourself in communi-
cation with this Central Executive
Committee. TO the end that justice
may be established and prosperity
restored.
The address is signed by F. p.
Devices. as chairman pro TEN: Alex
ander TTonp. rs secretary; and by
Peer Cooper of New York: L. II =.
. Murch. of Mine; G.. De La Matyr. of
! InGiana: Samuel f. Cary of Ohio:
Edwin V. Wright of New York, and
many others.
The following resolution was sub
mitted ut a subsequent conference:
Rssoired. That the National party.
50 far as is represented by this confer
ence. denounce the resumption of
specie payments as fraud and a DE-.
fusion. impractical in this or any civ
ilized country. Yet. if persisted in
by the secretary of the treasury. we
, insist that il shall be so carried ont
. rs IN be equal in its operations in all
J sections and tn all classes. and en-
. forced for the redemption Of national
| bank notes rs we'll rs for lie sal-tender
. notes issued nv the government.