Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-04-16


Hi4- We copy the following from the
Southern Farm and Preside, paper
published in Baltimore City, Nd, de
voted to the interest of agriculture.
We concur in his closing remarks that
"RzvoLUTIoNs never 90 backwards,
that the Grange, organization OF Far
mers is justitiable, formidable one,
in opposition to monopolics of every
character, because they must first pro
duce the wealth, and we draw from it
our support, to aid i'll the support OF
monopolies. How insignificant the
number Of millionaires among the
wealth producing class, to those in mo
nopolies and speculative classes
The signs are Ominous. Mr.. j.
Gould 81 Co., you may have "daddys
dollars" but the producer and consum-
er will come tn understand that their
interests are Effected alike by your ex.
torlion, and they will combine TO see
that justice is done themselves, or may
be take the dollar back hich may have
been uujustly tiiched from them
The SNAKE Cou-MoNoPoLY.-PuCK
for February 9ih, has II two-page cartoon
representing the L. 5. Capitol in the dis
lance, around the dome of which Is coilcd
the long tail of a monster snake, Monopo-
", whose hidcOus mouth with fOrked tang
Is thrust cXullingly i'm the face of Liberty
who starts back aghast lin the foreground
of the picturc,) while Puck asks Uncle
Sam in the background, "what are You go
ing To do about it?'' When We consider
that the rings Of the snake are marked
Platte, Hale, Congcr, Sawyer, Miller,
Randolph, Fair, Scwcll, Davis, and Cam
den, all of whom are now Senators and
directly interested in various Railroad, Ca
nal, Oil, Silver, and other mOnOpolics, we
see at once the significance Of the picture.
The paper forgot Malone of Virginia,
whose connection with monopoly has made
him conspicuous and German OF the Mary
land Canal, and Jones the other Nevada
Silver Senator, I'm all thirteen monopoly
Senators. Well may Puck point out the
danger and well may the snake insolently
ask "what are YOU going to do about it,
We Will take up the matter just where
Puck left off, and give him the answer.
What are Won going to do about it,? Well
the Changers, the horny-handcd, hay-Secd-
ed farmers Of this country are the ones TO
grapple with the yarmints in the land and
we intend by our votes 10 crush out this
yilainOus monster just as we would any
other viper, and don't you forget 1t. The
people who have looked so blackly at the
Grange are about opening their eyes to the
fact that it is to be- the salvation Of the
principles of American liberty and the
Grange is becoming rapidly 10 be respect
ed by all sensible people and God speed IL
given Ills on all hands. This Order first
stood up and demanded that monopolies
should not govern this country and the
people who are now engaged in the cry
Of Opposition TO MONOPOLY" RevOlu-
tons never go backwards but it takes time
to accomplish gigantic results. Agitation
and continued efforts Will at length pre-
vail. Strike, fellow patrons, right and
left; show the world that you mean busi-
ness, that you mean 10 succeed in this great
work you have undertaken, and that by
your efforts you propose to overthrow this
monster, and like st. George rid the coun-
try Of the Dragon and save the beautiful
maiden Liberty from his grasp. Down
WITH MONOPOLY. pass around the word.