North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-09-30

ner OF Bulls Head one hundred per cent
for the mOnied power of the country has
made them all deputy collectors for the
government! 1t matters not that you have
to work by days for livelihood. If you
clothe and feed family Of ten in number
you pay more tax than the favored bond.
holder with his millions. He sits in his
easy chair, wears purple and fine linen,
and fares sumptously every day. The log
walls and puncheon floor of the poor
mans hovel is contributing to the marble
halls and brussels carpets of Philadelphia,
Boston and New York.
And now fellow citizens whilst the Door
man gathers his family around his oaken
table and asks God to bless the creature
comforts placed before them, even this
poor table exclaims, II am contributing
to the damask cloth and silver sets of the
monied monopolists of New England
The very poorest Of calico Of the poor
man is contributing to the broad cloth, the
satins and the silk gloves Of the bondo.
cracy Of this young despotism. Alas
fellow citizens look back but few years.
when your neighbor engaged IN the field
of battle he left his family behind, trust
ing to the promises of the monied men Of
his town or city, for food and clothing,
and what was the consequence? You all
know from actual observasion that many
poor children suffered for food, the mother
and wife seduced and made prostitute,
and even when the word came that her
husband had fallen in battle and the day
of funeral service came, the very man that
made those promises, after running the
helpless woman, lets her and her poor
children walk miles to the church-yard to
pay the last tribute Of respect to the poor
| soldier who fell in battle, while the teams
Of the iron-hearted seducer were idle in
his stables
Now fellow citizens, let us be up and
doing. We cannot worst ourselves, by
getting in, for President, Horatio Seymour.
The Government is as corrupt as it can be,
and we are laboring men, who have to pay
all the taxes ; let US rally together, and
try and get Mr.. Bondholder upon level
with the industrious, working men of the
country. The proceedings in Congress
fol the last seven years are enough to melt
| kLo boo, - oc m oJ,,oonk ;e I,;s ao,k b,. ,o
spect for the Old Constitution which our
forefathers fought and bled for. Gentle
men, if had in possession all the gems o.
Golconaa, I would give them as free as q
morsel of bread, to once more become peo
pie as in former years; would that God in hi'
infinite mercy might endow this present peo
pie with sufficient wisdom in the coming
election to choose Seymour, who as a
stateman, is amply able to turn the
wheel Of fortune in favor of our country's
happiness and welfare.
Fello,c CItizens-There has been
enough said to satisfy any reasonable
man that It's high time the administration
should be changed for the better. Now in
conclusion gentlemen, tour daily prayers
ascend to the ruler of the universe in be
half of the safety Of our country. being
liberation from dishonesty let us put in
men that may be more successful in the
coming year than those who have been
for the last year, robbine the poor man and
government whenever they could.
With these broken remarks shall leave
you all to act as you think lest, trusting
in God your votes will reclaim our coun-
try in the coming election by making
choice of a free white Democratic ticket.