The anti-monopolist., 1878-05-23
as holder of apples and potatoes to
be fired at.
NATIONAL BANKS.

John Doe has in his possession on
the first of July, 1854, ten thousand
dollars in greenbacks. He is well ac-
quainted with Richard Roe, and pre-
walls on Mr.. Roe to lend him 500, 900
in paper money for a week. In that
time he can exchange his own and
ment $40 bond, take the bond to
Washington, deposit it with the
comptroller Of the treasury and re-
ceive $4,000 in national bank notes.
He takes the notes home, signs them
as president, gets another mans sig
nature as cashier, and they become
money. He then pays them to Rich
ard Roe, thereby becoming free from
all debt. He starts out with $4,000
in greenbacks and is not in debt Il sim
gle cent, yet he has on deposit at
Washington 100000 in government
bonds, bringing him per cent gold
interest. less one per called tax. Civ
ing him $1,000 a year in gold. us in
terest on an investment OF $4,000 in
observation-disclosures.
This illustrates the iniQuities of
these national frauds most clearly,
but let us carry the matter still fur
ther. Suppose John Doe makes
enough from his banking business to
live, without touching his $4,000 Il
year that the government pays him
OH his 100000 bonds. He lays this
by each year for fifteen years. At
the end Of this time it has increased
with interest to $lO4, 326. Now he is
ready to "retire.a He redeems his
100000 bank notes, goes to Washing
ton and turns his national bank notes
over and receives his 100000 bonds
which will henceforth return him So
600 per annum in gold, besides which
he still has 1896 at interest. All
this froll lis investment Of $40. 900 in
national bank notes.
Farmers. laborers. producers. in
every branch of industry, are you
aware that every cent of this large
sum was earned by you. and that
while you can barely exist. it has all.
in the short space of fifteen years,
passed into the hands Of this man.
who has done nothing but scheme =
True Blue.
The American laborer must make
up his mind henceforth not to be so
much better off than the European
labOrer. Men must be content to
work for less wages. The
workingman will be nearer to that
station of life 10 which God has been
pleased to call him.-N. y. world.
The poor asses who eat thistles and
are thankful that they are not left to
starve, are the taxpayers; and their
drivers and task-masters who do
nothing but collect the poor asses
earnings into trust fund, from
which they may draw the price of
junketings and riotous living, are the
taX-eaterS; and the eat voracioasly.
The poor ass S pittsGssce, that is per
haps collected by distraint upon his
bed and cooking stove. would not keep
them in cigars single day, and yet
they must smoke though women may
weep ane little children starve. They
must drink champagne and fine bran
dies, and give banquets, and buy leg
islative committees free entrance and
exit of infamous houses, and ride in
fine carriages and live like princes up
on the sweatand very heart Iood of
the people. We believe in all great
public mprovementS-in railroads,
canals. al. means TO facilitate and
cheaper transportatl on-and are will
ing to labor for them without ceasing;
but every dollar that is raised for
them, either by toxation or subscrip-
tion, should be made to count fully
one hundred oenta for the work con-
ta1 1,f AI EfEo the i-r
under false pretenseS and its custo-
dians are guilty of breach of trust
We may AS well get down to the bus
iness of calling things by their right
names at once iwiih complete un-
derstanding that ali criminal acts are
criminal. by vhOmsoeser committed.
and that the Law is no respecter of
persons in nominating the penalty
The more exalted the positions of
those who do wrongful acts, the more
dangerous the example
We have not lost confidence In the
ability of the people to take ca,e of
their own interests. nor in their dis
position to do 50 when thev are fully
awake to the exigencies which call
for action: but they should move sure
ly for reform in matters hinted at
above. with the least possible delas.
Reform in these matters. to be worth
anything. must be vigorous and far
reaching. and it siionri be Intelligent
ly inaugdrated and courageously car
ried out. There is call Tor modern
Cromwell to march in upon and dis
solve the ..rump which deles the
people. aEd place in It's stead those
who will do the peoples will uuder
a proper apprehension Of their re-
sp0nsibility- The time is ripe: where
is the mani The people are ready to
follow a competent leader whenever
ne declares himself and heads the
column.-Cincinnaf Trade List.
HOW TIE STANDARD" VARIES.
The advance in the price of gold
from 1910 to 1913. three years. was
over twenty-nine per cent, and the
decline in price from 1913 to 1878.
three years. wlAs equally as great.
From 1916 to 1910. the price adj