The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-01-17
sued $50, 900, 900 in treasury notes

| KNOWN us 'uelutuu uOIco 0CuCA hA
Scott announced their issue to his
troops, and that they were s'as good
as gold !" He went on to say: ''Good
husbands, fathers, sons and brothers,
serving under the stars and stripes,
will thus soon have the ready and safe
means of relieving an immense
amount of suffering, which could not
be reached with coin.
The man whose motto is s'Rule or
Ruin should be looked out for in La
Dor and Greenback organizations. He
will be all right as long as he has
| things his own way; but. failing to
carry his point, he will get out and
carry all he can with him, and use
every effort to ruin the organization,
while building up new and more
pliable one. Such fellows are plenty,
but we hope that wherever one OF
them is there will be ten men Of COM
mon sense and frmness to manage
him.
What is the difficulty! Twelve
thousand millions of public and pri-
vate debts! These debts exact a thou
sand millions year in interest alone.
the total wages of three millions OF
men. Until the bulk of these debts
are paid there will be no rival of trade.
| OF what significance is good crop!
The largest grain crop ever grown
will hardly pay the interest on these
debts. How can these debts be paid !!
Only by starting the wheels OF indus
try, by giving work to the idle.
| Last week the steamer Merceditia
sailed from Philadelphia, having on
board three corps of engineers, POO la
borers, and cargo of rails and con-
tractors plant for the construction OF
the MADEIRA and Mamore railway
which is to connect the head waters of
the great river MADEIRA with the At
lantic slope of the Andes, and open a
way from upper Bolivia, through Bra
iii, to the sea. The occasion was
made a sort of public festival by the
people of Philadelphia, who see in 1t
the beginning of a great and lucrative
trade between their busy city and
South America.
The production of precious metals
in the states and territories westsof
the Missouri river, including British
Columbia and the west coast of Next.
co, during 1877, shows an aggregate
yield of $9S. 100000. The greatest
previous annual yield Of California,
gives $l5,25O,0OO silver; Nevada,
100000 gold and $44, 1920, 900 silver
bullion. California also gives 81, $780,
900 base bullion, and Nevada SO, l5O,-
900 of the same, which contains about
% per cent gold. Arizona gives for
the year - 800. 900. of which Sl23,00O
is gold, $500, 900 silver, and the balance
ores and base bullion.
The Elmira, n. Y, Daily BaZoo,
which, by the way, had its effective
ness very much increased by consld-
cradle enlargement, gives some good
advice to the Greenback-Labor III
view of the spring election. 1t says:
"Nictory can be gained by hard work.
with united strength. DO not be led
astray by inveigling politicians who
think only Of self. Beware of petty
strifes and iealousies. BE magnani-
nous and work for the cause. every
man must work, and by Il united eff
fort YOU will succeed, and before an
other year rolls round Elmira city will
be prospecting under the management
Of the Greeuback Labor-Reform par
ty.'
The Independent Worker of ROch
ester says that I'LL the workingmen OF
America ask is for the government tc
let them alone. t'nloose the chain:
which bind them is serfdom to heart
less money power. Restrict the pow
er given to monopolies to crush then
into slavery. Give back the million:
of money and lands that have beer
torn from them and given as subsldie.
, to capitalists. Strike down the inter
nal horde of hlood-suckers who have
saddled themselves like leeches OF
the shoulders OF industry. drawing
princely salaries and doing next tt
nothing. while labor lies bleeding a
her feet. and commerce languishe:
and decays
The London Standard announce
that Color-Sergeant Mccarthy and Pri
vate O'Brien. who were sentenced I,
lifelong penal servitude in 1868. have
been released on ticket-of-leave. Cor
poral Chambers. undergoing a similar
sentence. will be released shortly
, The prison governors. however. have
received no intimation concerning thu
release of o Meara Condor, and Nell
5 dy. undergoing sentences for compile
| ity in the Manchester murder, nor o.
| the probable release of the other pris
: oners detained for completely in alleg
+. ed Fenian outrages. but who were no
convicted for treason-felony or IN,
: military offence. Mccarthy anu O
4 Brien were received in London by til,
Irish political prisoners visiting com
i. mittee. They look prematurely aged
/, No condition has been made rs &
! their residence outside of the tnite'
: Kingdom.
e \ is 4 farmer who has paid $1,000
: for his farm and implements. He ha
' also paid for the labor and expenses o
Q planting crop of corn. He is with
ont actual cash. ahd must pay hi
8 taNeS-which are A given sum eac
: year-~with his product. Before cor
traction he paid them with a hundre
: bushels at corn: now that the none
: has been contracted in the interest o
! capitaliSrs. he must give 800 hushel
: of corn To pay the same taxes. |
!, other words. lie must work five time
rs hard and produce five times .
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