The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-09-12
GEN. GRANT rs DICTATOR.
A Strong Government Needed to Keep
Down the Labor Glasses.

~OW' A"S 6G0 StoooCos
The New York Herald is leading
the u Of the bankers of Wall street
and Europe to elect General Grant as
dictator. The growth Of the National
G~reenback Labor party has startled
them; the strength of the working
men is feared, and they have deter
mined to wage q bitter fight to
perpetuate their corrupt institutions.
For this reason Grant was sent to
Europe; money was placed at his dis
pOsal to visit all the centres of wealth,
to court the personal acquaintance of
ROthschilds and the other tribe of
money lenders; to learn their wishes,
and pledge himself to carry them out.
Gifts and testimonials yer showered
upon him, he was presented to all the
crowned heads, and opportunities
given him to study the various Gov.
ernments of the old world, with the
object of Introducing theLl here. He
will return laden with wealth, backed
by the bankers and bondholders of
Europe, and strengthened by the
Wall street Syndicate. He will be
Toasted on his return, and paraded
through the country, us Il wonderful
curiosity. and the people will be told
that his real worth as President was
w fully understood. He will be
nominated rs the "only man capable
of saving this Republic from the
torch of the Commune.'
The partisan press has taken up the
cry, and will howl it forth to the af.
trighted souls of the timorous.
Nc n >nrt Ar tln n,.rt
Senator Beck. of Kentucky, states
that arrangements are already being
made to give that invividual such 4
reception through the country, from
California to Philadelphia. as never
man got before him. and that Pull
man is already bailding twelve mag
niticent palace cars to be used on the
trip. He will then be urged to accep,
the Presidential nomination in defer
ence to the great popular '%'outburst'
thus manifested.
The st. Louis Post says:
1.-The movement was started chief,
as an expression of political discon
tents Il protest against any pretanse
OF reform ut the expense of the party
and as an attempt to bring the party
back into the old ruts. But it ha.
rapidly u away with it's supporters,
until to-day it IN as near to repre-.
senting 4 real reform as anything we
are likely to get in politics. Grantisn
represents not now especially repub
licanism. but chiefly the demand fol
a strong government as a cure fol-
communism, demagoguery and MULTI
cation, for an honest government as q
bulwark against Greenbackism anC
reputation"
That is the truth in Il nutshell
Grant is not chosen because hi
possesses great ability as q statesman
but because he is a mau they can rely
on to put down the rebellious work
ingmen with a strong hand. Thu
New York Star is justly alarmed a,
the course the Herald is pursuing
and argues thus:
1T mayl be said, perhaps. that tn,
Herald has no other object in view
than to create sensation or discussion
as = matter of journalistic tact. But
when we consider that it is in favor
of what is called "a strong govern
ment," and has some apprehension
probably that the labor movement,
may prove troublesome both to polit
ic2l parties and capitalists, there /,
aso to believe it desires the Gov
eminent to b used in the hands Of
such . arm Or arbitrary man"
He would never - thought Of ful
- special Quali1eatiea," snys ~