Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1871-06-30
Speech OF Hon. JethrO X. Black, of
Mt. Vernon, on Taxation. u
GReported by our Left Handed Reportel
FELLOW, CITIZENS - ~

Speech OF Hon. JethrO X. Black, of
Mt. Vernon, on Taxation. a.
GReported by our Left Handed Reporter.l
FELLOW, CITIZENS :--a4gs
"You would scarce expect one OF nv age
To speak in public on the stage"
But, Fellow Citizens, the all i'm
portant and overwhelming question
which is now agitating and convuls-
ing our peaceful town from center to
circumference. from Crane Creek to
Sam. Shields broom factory, de-
mands that every man shall do his
duty on this momentous OCCASION
[Cries of hear! iiear.l Fellow citi-
zens, the liberties of this American
people are now in jeopardy. The
American Eagle, Liberty's proud
bird, with all his sublimely elegant
and gorgeous plumage is about to be
torn from his lofty perch andSdrag'd
in the mire and filth by these ruth.
less advocates of this accursed vile
monopoly Men of Mt. Vernon, will
you tamely submit to these things !;
will you sit idly. by and let the iron
Of vile monopoly grasp you by the
throat. No, no,-a thousand times
No. Loud applause.l When I
think of our pilgrim fathers who
crossed the great briny deep to es =
cape the laws OF oppression, Gof our
forefathers who in the days of IA
fought. bled and died at Bunker Hill
and on the plains Of Monmunih ~i~
f.o"iy sneu tneiri blood that this ac-
cursed tyrary of monarchical govern
ment might be sguelched,, leaving
their widows to father the tax; of
our fathers who, in the, war of 1912.
nobly fought and gloriously died in
defence Of aprinciple; of the broth
ers and sons we sent to the bloody
battle Helds of the south, and whose
bones he bleachins on the soutb ern
plsinsi when I think CALI these
things, my blood boifs, my very
heart is child and am seized with
horror, to think that any man should
be so bold, as to propose this accursed
scheme of vile monopoly--oppres-
sion for what, why for the benefit of
a soulless corporation, and to stuff
the NAV Of voracious monopoly
Loud applause.J
Fellow Citizens, / have at home
two beautiful .babes--IY love them
God knows / love them. but sooner
than see this accursed tyranny en-
forced this accused monopoly fasten.
cd oil our vitals to draw from us our
life's blood, would follow them to
TIE Dgraye tormosr6w { Loud cries
OF Go on, go on! Hear, hear.1 My
friends, when We hear the schreech-
ing of that accursed whistle sound
ing through our town of Mt. Yer.
nonrit will wake those innose mt
babes from tbeir peaceful SAUNDERS,
causing vexation to their mother and
taxation to their father Forbid ity
Almishty God! Overwhelmingly
Heaven! Sink or swim, live or die,
survive or Kperish, / am sunslte rpbly
opposed 10 this VILE 'mon6pofy.-
[Deafening applause.l re.,,.,ao
Looking around me, I see men
who call themselves christians, fol-
lowers Of the meek and lowly Jesus.
i ask You, how can they vote for and
- EH4E ii
uphold this vile monopoly, this obi
.ons oppression; aud You. Ewhoss fore
fathers fled from England, and whose
fore mothers fled from Ireland, from
oppression the most oppressive, FROM
tysamyrs tbe msst, tyfsphisst from
taxes the most taxational, from laws
the most enactable. from officials the
most intractsble, and for ,Dlat. fell
low citizens, for sohats to. find some
peaceful vale int this reputed farid of
freedom whore moth nor rust doth
not corrupt, nor monopolists break
through anaHsteal 9Boud and pro-
slonged Cheers And. follow citizens,
do We fnd lido seesJaadas ana
ever In thunder tones, No. Let the
hiiis and valleys u this vast, extern
slve Biographies domain of the
Western Hemisphefe echo and re.
echo that diminutlss monosyllable
NO. But what do we fnd, fellow
citizens9 We disooyer sousn munity
OF individuals banded l6sethsr for the,
sacreligious purpose OF AFRO kting to
themselves all the supremacy of in
telligence, intellect ! knowledge, edu-
cation, to that extentfhat they may
to deyaststsyth S fair. amp
beautifdl land, and eftfammd the
masculine endesvors, Of generations
yet unborn, with this diabolical and
overwhelming scheme of knavery.-
lThnnderous applause and cries Of
Go on, g. es - RI TrT4 :.
Fellow Citizens. appeal To your
better nature, to vote against this
monopoly. I appeal to you to think
Of the loved ones at home. your low
Ing wives, your darling children;
ponder we'll the inevitable .destruc-
top that awaits them shop. ID. this de.
raoniscal aIsdtyrsa Meal aesieh pfevail
In your own loved township. Think
of the heartrending appeals for bread
to ssvstsip life that gnvst iAs vitably
I'LL The air when bankruptcy shalk
overtake you, through the diabolical
machinations of these accursed min
ions Of oppression. Where will then
your affection be for these harpies-
Where. 0. where. loud cries OF we
have none.
Fellow Citizens-OId men for coun.
sci and young men for war. Surviv-
ors Vt the Revolution. II any there
be within the sound Of my voice, I
HeteUk ~
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