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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

The great argument goes an as to
whether puplic discomfort is - be
abolished by abolishing the grievances
of which the people complain; or sup
pressed by the arm Of military 3brce
as in European couuties. The Record
and Uuionof Rochester. MINI. tftery
properly remarks:
The proposition in congress to re.
duce the army receives general oppo-
sition among the aristOcratic, domi-
neering and specializing classes.
Even the Rev. Joseph Cook has Ice.
tured upon the subject in Chicago.
He says the army should be increased
to fifty thousand to keep in subjec-
tion the people, millions of whom are
reduced to penury and abject want by
false financial system and special
legislation in the interest of unjust
speculation. Such government as
curses mankind in this modern age
was never maintained except BY
force. and never peupetually by that.
The idea that any form of government
which is based upon brute force is de-
clared false by the history of the
world. The babylonian, the Persian.
the Greek, and the Roman Eampires
completely illustrate the fate Of all
kingdoms which depend upon force
for their continuance. Such7a king
dom is abhorred by God and man and
mutt fall. Civilization and education
can never save the nation that de-
pends upon its army for support
against an outraged people. The mod
ern empires of Europe are proofs Of
this truism. England, France, Italy.
Spain, Germany, Russia, Austria and
Turkey are no exceptions. The op-
pressions of the Napoleons produced
the commune in France, and gave to
the people a republic-the best gov
ernment they ever enjoyed. The mil
itary despotism in Spain has bank.
rupt the nation. the government of
which is now feebly maintained be-
cause lrf the ignorance and supersti-
tion of the masses. Germany is in
the very jaws Of revolution. The
people are tired of military rule and
will ere long crush the tyranny which
has robbed them of inalienable rights.
In fact all over Eupope are signs that
the people will not much longer sub
NIT to being governed at the point of
the bayonet, and they are right.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

The Troy Times asks: ''Should the
President pass out would Samuel J !,
pop in - The chances are that he
would not; he has proved himself too
much Of pop-in-jay.-Nycum Adver-
tiser. Moreover, there is party Of
the name of Wheeler, who would have
to be consulted first, and an uncle of
the name of Samuel without J.
The New Haven Union says, the
Democrats of Iowa are progressing.
In 1876 they went in for Tilden, hard
money, and monopoly. In 1878 they
are to give countenance to the finan-
cial veiws and nominees of the
National party. The state convent
ion at Cedar Rapids, recently went
so far as to say that 1.-the financial
system of the republican has been one
OF foster to mOneyed mOnopolies. of
unequal taxation. of exemption of
class. and of remOrseless contrac-
tion that has destroyed every enteg-
prise which gave employment 20
labor and therefore we denounce il.
its measures, its men, as responsible
for the financial distress, misery, and
want which now afflict the nation. -
In laying down specific line of
policy they declare for funding Of
the debt in low interest bearing
bonds; the establishment of a full
legal tender paper currency; the
repeal of the resumption act, and
the retirement of the national bank
notes. After the adoption of this
platform the convention proceeded
to indorse the candidate of the
Nationals for supreme Judge. This
insures the election Judge Knapp.
Singulary enough the New York
World finds no fault with the Iowa
platform. 1t declares it "a fair
declaration of principles. A party
In the minority can afford itself the
luxury of saying what it really thinks.
and whoever wrote the platform
appears to have meant every word he
said Does this indicate that there
is to be new deal all around in the
Demoratic partyi Will New York
and Connecticut follow PENNSYLVANIA
and Iowa in breaking the hard yokel
These Nationals are evidently
disturbing the Demoratic mind.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

Here Is little story which illus.
trates the depth of suffering to which
the iaborers Of the eastern cities have
fallen. and illustrates no less striking.
ly the innate goodness of the human
heart:
NEw ioRk Times. June 18th.
About 10 o'clock yesterday morning
Miss. Lulu Prange. a young lady who
resides on Fulton street, while walking
on Clinton near De Kalb avenue
Brooklyn. had her pocket-book, which
she carried in her hand, taken awav
from her. 1t was taken so quickly
and 50 gently that she thought that
some friend was playing . trick on
her. Almost before she had time to
turn her head, . man d-~-se,s =, ~
Ssro OF = iaborer passe.; H. vi. 4 :.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

tween Hon. Chas. III. Lienae Car
yer county and Hon. Henry T.ehler
OF Slbley county. Both are good me /,
but for my part it strikes me that Mr..
Lienau is the most available. He has
made himself famous as the fathr
OF the Merrill Cheap School Book
Act, and he has established areputa-
tlon IN the state senate as progress
i've. intellectual gentleman. Mr..
Pochler, yn the contrary has no in
tellectual pretentions; he is simply a
good business mad and a popular
notwithstanding more; it is claim
ed that he would lose the Irish vote
OF his own county.
1t we have got to run the campaign
on a race platform, I for one prefer
senator Lienau. I fear however that
the plan of going fishing for Republi-
can Germans will turn out like Wild
er's expectation, two years ago of
catching Scandinavian gudgeons in
Goodhue county. John McVey
proved himself true prophet on that
occasion. There is big difference
between a republican German voting
to make a Democratic German sheriff
or county auditor, and voting to send
him to congress and by his own vote
make congress Democratic.
Respectfully yours,
AN AMERICAN DEMOCRAT.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

Even the democrats of staid and
conservative Vermont have seen the
new light. Their convention the
other day adopted the following:
The convention adopted resolutions
congratulating the country on the
restoration of home rule in the south,
and the overthrow of military domi-
nation brought about in response to
the demands of the national Democ-
racy, and demand retrenchment and
economy in federal and state admin.
istrations, the strict accountability OF
all officials, honest payment of the
public debt, home rule, no federal in.
terferenee in municipal or state
elections, a just and equitable tariff
one currency for all, and gradual
substitution of greeubacks for nation.
al bank bills.
This don't sound bit like the st.
Louis platform of two years ago.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27
Here is new way OF maxi

Here is new way OF making
money. and very singular one:
\ floating house has been con.
structed by Mr.. Perrine Chicago
honey dealer, large enough to accom-
modate two thousand hives. which he
is having towed up the Mississippi
river from Louisiana to Minnesota.
Aveping pace with the blossoming of
the flowers. and thus stimulating the
honey making ability of his bees.
Returning. he will stop about two
months somewhere above st. Louis.
and will reach Louisiana in October.
He wants to take advantage Of the
autumnal flowers at each point. just as
he does of the spring flowers UP the
river. The plan of moving the bees
to get the benefit of fresh flowers has
been tried in small way in some
parts of Europe. 1t is possible that
honey bee ships might advantageously
be sent out in winter to the West
India Islands to cruise for honey
after the manner above described.
1t seems to us this is taking an
unfair advantage of the bees. 1t
keeps them at work the whole wear
around and does not let them enjoy
the fruit of their own industry. The
next thing the bees will turn COM
munists.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

Mr.. Ewing moved to suspend the
rules and pass the bill to retire ma
tiOnal bank notes and substitute
treasury notes for them. Rejected,
yeas 109, nays ia. The result was
greeted with applause on the Republi-
can side.
This looks to us very much like a
the Greenback whale.
II the Democracy meant to do this
why did they leave it till the closing
hours of the session of the House.
If the Republicans have ANY such pur-
pose why did not the Republican SEN
ate take it up long ago.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

The battle RACES at every point.
congress passed law for an interna.
tlonal congress on the question Of
using silver for money, and the presi-
dent has been trying to pack the dele
CATION with men favorable to the de-
monetization of silver; for the less
money there is in the world the more
valuable is every bond, mortgage,
note etc.
The following item of news as TO
the closing hours of the session shows
that the president has succeeded in
his purpose:
Another struggle was over the nom.
lnation of ex-senator Fenton as n
member of the international silver
commission. The committee on
finance had requested the president to
Withdraw one of the anti-silyer men
and substitute some person who was
in harmony with the majority of con.
gress on the subject. This he refused
to do. After discussion by the senate
without action the president was
again consulted and refused to with.
draw Fentons name. Then the sem
ate unanimously voted to reject Fen
ton. and the president nominated
Judge Z. b. Lawrence of Chicago.
Pending this new nomination senator
Conkling moved to reconsider Fen
tons rejection. Lawrence's nomina.
tion was withdrawn. and finally Fem
ton WAS confirmed. 2S to ~.
The International congress will
probably decide that money should
be made of gold and nothing else.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27
WHOLE NO. 2O7

the transfer Of the wealth Of Peru
and Mexico to her shores. Our great
est Development followed the OPEN
ing of the mines of California. If
gold and silver were like wheat and
beef and there was no limit to the
production but human industry, the
world would advance in prosperity
rapidly and continuously; but now the
growing business Of mankind is made
to conform itself to the accidental
supplies of two metals, which by uni
versal custom are recognized as the
medium for the transaction of busi-
ness.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE
FOR CONGRESS-.


Correspondents expresses some Views
On the Subject.
HASTINGS, MINI. June %, 1873
Editor Anfi-Monopolist:
TOere is some talk here in political
circles about the proper person to
nominate for congsess in the ID Dis
trict on the Democraeic ticket The
talk lscems to be that the nominee
should be German, in the hope that
he would draw enough Republican
German votes to defeat Strait. II il
claimed by the knowing ones that the
Gsrmans viii vote for German With
out psrard to politics, and Ramsey
county i painted TO for prpsf Of thfa
fAct.
The choice seems + - s.y.ds -
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27


Dakota county is fairly buzzing
with Greenbackism. Friends tell us
that large clubs are being formed in
the different towns; that the people
are becoming unanimous in their sup
port OF the Rag Baby" and that this
fall will see an extraordinary breaking
up of old party lines. We learn that
in Northfeld, Rice county, some 800
copies of the New York Adrocate, Il
Greenback paper, are taken; and that
astonishing numbers are taken at
Castle Rock, Pennington, etc. The
paper is very large and able and is
furnished at the extraordinarily low
price of twenfy fire cents per yeor!
This is less than the cost of the paper
1T is printed on. The loss is probably
made up by Peter Cooper and other
friends of the cause in New York.
We will make three predictions:
L. Strait will be nominated for
congress by the Republicans in the
I'd district, on the first ballot.
II. Henry Pochler will be nomina.
ted by the Democrats on the first or
second ballot.
III The Greenbackers will nomi.
nate Hon. Ara Barton and elect him.
The times are ripe for revolution
and the people are about tired of
bankers and banke RS tools.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27
Anti-Alonopolist.
IGN ATIUS DONNELLY, EDITOR

Another evidence that it is Amer.
ica's destiny to feed Europe. Now it
is hogs:
A number of butchers and provision
dealers in Liverpool, England, have
dubbed together for an experimental
Importation of live hogs from this
country. They have purchased a
steamer and had her fitted for the ac-
commOdation of $500 hogs between
decks, besides a large number of cat
tie on the main deck. If the venture
turns out well they propose to estab-
lish full line of steamers for this
business. Facilities have been pro-
vided for killing and dressing the hogs
on board in case Of necessity.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

protect them by a judicious tariff from
the competition of foreign cheap
labor. The other is to reduce the
wages of American workmen to the
starvation standard of the foreigner.
Which way does patriotism prompt us
to choose! Toward which plan do
justice and civilization point! W. nee
not press this problem upon intelligent
Americans, for their unanimous de-
cision is for protection, fair wages
and employees we'll read, we'll fed and
happy.-Americam Manufacturer
That sounds very prettily, but it
will be remembered that we have had
the highest tariff in the world since
1872, and our working men and women
protected and unprotected, have fall
len to lower depths of misery than the
laborers of any other country on
earth.
In good times the profits of pro-
tecting tariff go to the mill owners;
in bad times there are no profits for
any one. And good and bad times are
other names for periods of an
expanding and contracting currency.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27
AN AMERICAN DEMOCRA

The gravest problem now forcing
itself on the American people is the
question of finding employment for
labor. 1t must not be answered from
the basis Of selfishness but from the
standpoint of justice and Christian
mercy.
The Scientific american has these
reflections:
Within the past two years a great
number of new industrial operations
have been established in the United
States, from which come two very
importantresults-the employment Of
labor saving machinery in cheaper.
more rapid production, and the incite.
ment to the greater activity in i'm.
provement and invention Of appli.
ances. With the fact accomplished
that one machine can do the work of
dozen men. we are the evil of some
thing worse than convict and Chinese
cheap labor in our midst. We have
an enormous addition to our popula-
ton in the shape of automatic labor
saving machines. If one superintend-
ent can take care of ten or twenty
men. so here one man can take care Of
half dozen machines doing each ten
mems work. The machines have the
advantage that they cost nothing for
provisions-slaves unfed, unclothed.
and harnessed down for life, breath
ing steam and living on fire.
While there is such an enormous
increase in the power of production
with no increase in the demand for
consumption, it is necessary that
much invention and effort should be
at work to increase the industrial EN-.
plOyment of the people. and to in
crease the wants and requirements
Of a higher civilization new rendered
feasible. While our people are thus
thrown out of one employment. an.
other should be offered. It is a fixed
law that every citizen should have
what he pays f0r-all the benefits and
opportunities which the nation has
power to bestow. Employment is the
first right OF man; traffic pleasure or
associations resulting from labor are
secondary considerations. To have
employment the people Of the United
States should be engaged in producing
everything which the world produces.
not incompatible with climate or ma
ture. A close observer Of the indus
trial economy of GeSmany, France.
and Great Britain finds such a number
of profitable industries there existing.
and Of which America has no knowl.
edge, and for the productions of
which we pay our money, as would
give every person in America steady
employment. The care Of the United
states should be, while affordin0 an
asylum TO the Over-crowded popula-
ton Of other nations, to enable them
to bring their industries with them.
As long as Minnesota has new
lands to settle, and other lands to be
increased in value by the process OF
settlement, it is ali well with us.
But if the world does not grow in 9th.
er departments OF labor a. rapidly az
We are growing in agricultural deyel.
oPement our crops win rot in our
granaries. And the world now il
standing still. The very rush to the
soil is simply tho result Of failure ev-
erywhere else.
And the worlds progress Is arrest
ed becaass it II chained to the car Of
gold sna silver monsy. Europs,s
prodtgious ady1nee n mental pover
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1878-06-27

There are but two ways BY which
~ manufacturing irscre.ts of thia
,vs..ry can be susta;eeo. Uae -
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18

its popular passion for paper money .
No disaster has been severe enough
to teach its people the dangers OF
speculative wealth. The second is
the fact that the longest and cruelest
period Of suffering that this country
ever endured, previous to the civil
war, was brought by political tamper-
ing with the currency. The financial
question was a leading issue in the
reelection OF President Jackson, and
he had hardly stepped from bis high
Office when the panic of 1887 spread
dismay in every household. The
third fact is the marvellous recupera-
tive powers Ct the country, as exbib-
tied in the signal instance, to take
only one, Of the aggregate wealth Of
the country, 10 spite of the desolating
panic of 1887, increasing twice as
much during the 10 years from 1910
to 1850 as it did during the 10 years
from 1850 to 1902
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
spend Your Money AZ Home,

The following are given by an ex-
change as among the most forcible
reasons why you should spend your
money at home, and We commend
them to our readers:
1t is your home you cannot I'M
prove it much by taking your money
away to spend or invest.
There are no ways o%fimproving
a place so much as by encouraging
good merchants, good schools and
good people to settle among you,
and this cannot be done unless you
spend your money at home.
Spend your money at home, for
there is where you get it. 1t is your
duty.
Spend your money at home.
because when it is necessary for you
to get credit, it is of your W town
merchants you have to get il and
they must wait for the money
Therefore when your have the money.
spend it at home.
Spend your money at home. 1t viii
make better business for your mer.
chants ; they can and will keep better
assortments and sell at lower rates
than if the only business they can dc
is credited out, while the money goes
to other pieces
Spend your money at home. Set
the example now, buy your dry goods,
groceries, meats and everything a
home, and you will see a wonderful.
change in a short time in the business
outlook of the place /; tbefoTe dea
with your merchants at home.
Spend your money at home. What
do you gain by going eff? Count the
cost see what you could have done
at home by letting your merchants
have the cash. Strike a balance auC
see if you would not have been JUS
as well of besides helping the mer-
chants.
Spend your money at home. Your
merchants are your neighbors anC
friends; they stand by you in sick.
ness-are your associates. Without
your trade they cannot keep mp bust
ness. No stores than, no one
waiting 10 buy property TO settle on
and build up your place.
Subscribe for your local paper, and
buy only from those who advertise
in it. If you do not fad their adver.
tisements there you may safely con-
clude that the house has gone out o.
business or. tkat they r too poor
too old fogyish to make their bust
ness known, aud ia either case
you will not buy goods cheaper
there.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-09-18
Rosewood.

II has puzzled many to decide Shy
the dark wood so highly valued for
pianos, and ia these times so %cleverly
initiated, should be called rosewood.
It's color certainly does not look Ike
that Of rose, but when the tree is first
cut the fresh wood possesses a strong.
roselike fragrance, hence the name.
There IRE half q dozen or more kinds
of rosewood trees found in South
America and 10 the East Indies and
neighboring islands. Sometimes the
trees grow SO large that planks four
feet broad and ten feet in length can
be cut from them. These make tops
for piano fortes. When growing, the
rosewood tree is remarkable for its
beauty. Such is its value 10 manufse-
lures as an ornamental wood, that
some Of the forests where it once
grew abundantly now have scarcely
a single specimen. In Madras the
government has prudently had great
plantations Of this tree see out in
order to keep up the supply.
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Proverbs for Subscribers.

"a wise son maketh q glnd father
and a prompt paying subscriber caus-
eth an editor to laugh.
Folly is a joy that is destitute Of
wisdom" but a Delinquent subscriber
causeth suffering 10 the house of a
newspaper maker.
"All tho ways Ct a man are clear
in his V eyes" except the way the
delinquent subscriber hath in hot
paying for his newspaper.
Better is q little with righteous
ness" than q thousand subscribers
who faileth 10 pay what they owe.
"A just weight and balance are
the Lords bot that which is due
upon your newspaper is the pnblish-
er's thereof.
'Bet,er is 6 day m3rsel and quiet
ness herewith" han a loug lit Of
Subscribers wbp eheateth The printer
"Bet;er Is the D 'or ~ that walk
eth in integrity" and payeth his sub
scripiior. than the rich man who
continually telleth the devil to come
again.
judgements are prepared t'r
&C lfncrs, stripes t.r the backs OF
f~oals," and everlasting destruction
to him who paytth no FIR his news
paper,
"iIope deferred makcIh the heart
Sick is a proverb sadly realized ny
the publisher who scndeth on, bills.
"a righteous nan ha:esh lying"
hence an editor waxeth wroth
against the subscriber who promises
to call aad settle on the morrow, yet
ealletb not ID settle.
at biteth like a serpent and sting
.th like an adder" when the adder
gets through adding up tho az
counts due from bis sihs White
ball Times.