The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
<..IaratiOn OF Principles Of the
4 .uti-MOnOpOly League of Tu-
,.pe County. California.

me lnteIceAo VI ehC PCOPAC lCq ulIc
,ch changes in the organization
"A management of our municipal,
nunty, State and National Gov
pnments as will better protect the
rany against the Entertainments OF
10 few, whose various .monopolies
4 privileges, franchises, lands and
roney Cypress the people, defraud
bem of their inherited rights, and
re fast reducing them to an alarm
10 species of serfdom; we, as
merican Anti Monopolists, re-
live to unite in subordinate, coun-
State and National leagues, that
se may, by timely political action,
rithout regard to former political
H;liations, secure such changes as
lnr lives, liberties and happiness
;mperatively demand. We believe
,be following to be the very'essence
4 our free Government, and hereby
,dopt them as the fundamental
nriaciples on which we shall base
1ur united and persistent efforts for
nanv needed reforms.
& We hold that our form of Gov.
,rnment is not a limited, but an abso-
lite democracy or republic. We
.dvocate, to the fullest extent,
AHE SOVEREIGNTY OF THE PEOPLE.
nd maintain the three following
.x;oms as its essential features:
s I. The viii of the People is
Supreme.
1 z TIE Decree Of tie People IS
Final.
1 5. The Poz0er of the People is
4bsointe.
1 1t is equally true that the object
Ii all free Government, and the
Autv of all its officers, is
TO SERVE THE PEOPLE.
and the various functions of such
are
T. To ascertain the VIII of the
People.
/ ?. To Declare the VIII Of the
People.
5. To Execute the VII of the
People.
It follows that this Anti Monop-
oly organization is intrinsically the
peoples movement, and those who
70 prefer, may truly call it the 'Peo-
Pies party"
We hold that the strength of a re-
public is in the completeness and
fidelity with which the sovereign
will of the people is ascertaine d and
Executed, and the sure and speedy
txcution of such will is the only
form of strong government which
I'VE desire to exist among US.
The necessity for the organiza-
hon of this new political movement
for reform arises from the fact that
both of the old parties, long trusted
in vain by the people, have totally
failei to protect our true interests,
snd have fostered, instead, the vari-
pus powerful monopolies which are
forming, in a free land, an oligarchy
and a tyranny more subtle and dan
gerous than the rule of an English
King and his courtiers. whose yoke
was thrown off by our ancestors
and, because all experience proves
that democrats will not rally for re-
form under a Republican banner,
nor will Republicans rally for re
form under a Democratic banner.
Hence the necessity for a new
party organization, in which form
tr conservative Republicans and
Democrats who sincerely desire re
form laws and greater official fdel-
ty, can heartily unite under one
banner, on a common platform, in
combined effort, that shall not
play into the hands of either of the
Did parties.
NO MONOPOLY OF OFFICE.
At the outset, we Anti Monopo-
lists wish to have it expressly un-
1erStood that we desire office hold
srs and machine politicians of both
The old parties, the mass of whom,
no matter what their party name,
nave always obeyed the behests of
nonopolies, rather than the will of
ne people, whose votes entrusted
mem, ne with power, to step aside.
lheir services are no longer desired,
and their utilization in this move
nent is not sought. Those who
nave so often betrayed the trusts
opposed in them for the protection
d popular rights, no longer deserve
he confidence of the people. We 1
prefer hereafter to choose our off
;,ials, rather than have them choose
themselves, and far rather than
rave the well known servants of
nonopolists choose them. We
"antno monopoly of office. Where
1 y have been truly faithful to
nelr trusts the people will know
whom to select.
We earnestly advocate the enact
nent and enforcement of judicious
avs, that will adequately punish
WIN impeachment, fine, imprison-
Hent and acknowledgements every
public officer guilty of malfeasance
u any betrayal of the peoples in
.eteSts entrusted to him, so that
,uCn falthlessness to the sovereign
WI, win OF the people may hereafter be
I@oe odious and dangerous; and
, ,ns: the people may be protected
'saInst such wrongs.
"hlle we oppose all hurtful mo-
nuPolies on general principles and