Year: 1874

from an Eastern paper, and then tell us,
are not the Independents destined to be the
coming party? And if they keep up the
principles set forth in this article, do they
not deserve to be?


The accounts published in the newspa-
pers of the meetings Of the Oranges, Farm
ers' Clubs and Associations, Indicate an ac-
tivty among the Anti Monopolists of the
country, not unlike that displayed in former
times, of Republican and Democratic meet
ings, on the eve of an important election.
This looks very much as though the Anti
Monopolists would be the most thoroughly
organized party which has ever entered the
political field, when the time for action ar
rives.


There is no, question of their power to
sweep the Northwest, and probably the
whole country, if their organization shall
prove AS perfect as it appears to be, and
should their nominations prove acceptable to
those in favor of reform, outside their Or
CARNATIONS, the old political parties will be
buried past I'll possibility of resurrection.
The probabilities are that the next elec-
tion will result in more sweeping change





in this country, as but comparatively few in
office have kept their hands entirely clean Of
the corrupting influences which have in some
shape grown up and peryaded all the de-
partments of General, State and Municipal
governments, and which the people are
fully aroused to the importance of eradicat-
ing-root and branch 1t is well under
stood that the very life of the Government,
as well as the material interests of the peo-
pie demand thu. this shall be done. Men,
fresh from 'iv people and of the people,
must replace political leeches who have fed
and grown corrupt upon public office.
| Extravaganza and wasletuness must be
stopI ed. Monopolies of every description
| abolished, general reduction of salaries to
fair and equitable standard inaugurated,
and honesty and capacity alone made the
test of mans fitne to hold office.


This is the line of policy the Anti Monop-
olists propose to inauguraie and carry out.
and to which oil the peopl (save the politi-
cians) say amen.-Cewanee Independent.
CHARLES DICKENS ADVICE TO HIS Son.
Never take mean advantage of anyone in
any transaction, and never be hard upon
people who are in your power. Try to do
to others as you would lave them do to you,
and do not be discouraged if they fail some
times. 1t is much better for you that they
should fail in obeying the greatest rule laid
down by our Savior than that you should.
! put New Testament among your books
for the very same reasons, and with the
very same hopes that made me write an
easy account of it for you when you were q
little child Because it is the best book that
ever was or ever will be known in the world,
and because it teaches you the best lessons
| by which any human creature, who tries to
be truthful and faithful to duty, can possi-
bly, be guided. AS your brothers have gone
away, one by one, have written to each
such words as | am now writing to you, and
have entreated them all to guide themselves
by this book, putting aside the interpreta-
tons and inventions Of man. You will re-
member that you have never at home been
harassed about religious observances or mere
formalties | have alwys been anxious not
to weary my children with such things be-
fore they are old enough to form opinions
respecting them. You will, therefore, un-
derstand the better that now most solemn
ly impress upon you the truth and beauty of
the Christian religion, as it came from Christ
himself, and the impossibty of your going
far wrong if you hnmbly but heartily respect
it. Only ons thing more on this head. The
more we are in earnest as to feeling it, the
less we are disposed to hold forth about it.
Never abandon the wholesome practice of
saying your own private prayers, night and
morning. / have never abandoned it my
| self, and know the comfort of it. | hope
you will always be able to say in after life
that you had kind father. You cannot
show your affection for him so well, or make
him so happy as by doing your duty.