, 1873-06-17
Fourth OF Jnly, 1Sy3---:rho Enrnors'
DuclnxntlOM Of IMucp ntlcIlccs

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nsass eovofnmonsa ale ina'isVsau among 1aen,
deriving their Just powers from tho consent OF
tho governed; TINT whoneyor tue poworB of a gov
ornmont become destructive Of those ondp, oithor
through tho Injustice or tno1}oionov NJ Ia 1,wa
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:. ~ 49, s,. .' -. -, =. 4sa na'a1aslneoss'
md to institute suoh roforms as to them bhnll
seem most likely to effect tloir safoty andthap-
ptnoss, Prudence. inloed. will d;ctatc th.t 1nva
ouo eatablalo ahnl MT hn ch"naoa '". fos ,a,,1 1--WE
and trng oauaos AL and su aaoe1dinrlg alr DgIi III
experience hath nhown TINT mankind arc
more disposed to eufror while eyila aro enfyor-
ablo than to RIGHT thomsolvca hv nholIah,no t,,o
!. ,sa ~ ,a,;s,, H. so'eoAsoa ~ aoonshne 'no
long train OF abuses and usurpationa, pursuing
invariably tho Hamo objeot, evincos desire to
reduce a pcople uudor tho absoluta aearosit,on
of combinations that rnder fhn foot.r,as, s ~
~ cnvnrnr,ort ana .,.,, ,,a.,.,. NV aoa.ons oafo
Oh aovoramohs, and with wealth wrung from tho
people, hare grown to such gigantic proportions
hs 20 oyerehadoW AZ tho land, aud wield an al
most isrealsta6le q influence for their own sollsh
purposes In all It's balls Of legislation. II ia their
and provide now guards Tor the,s @ sO futgsa ss
curity.
Such has been tho patient eufreranco Of tho
produong claases Of these States, md .suoh
Is now the necessity which compoa tlom
to declare that they will uao eyery means,
savo resort to arms, to overthrow this
d!eapossm Of monopoly, and to roduce all mon
claiming the protection OF American laws to Az
railroad % amonable thoroto aa the "yeriest
boggnr TINT walks tho streets, tho sun and air
hia Bole Inheritance"
!, The history Of the present railway monopoly
all having In direct object tho establishment ot
M absolute tyranny ovor the people Of these
States unequaled In any monarchy Of tho Old
World, ana having ita only parallel III tho his
tory, Of the Medieval ages, when tho strong
hand was tho only law, nna tho highways Of COM
morco were taxed by tho Feudal Barons, who,
from thoir Btrongholda, surrounded by thoir
armies Of yaBsals, could loyy auch tribute upon
tho traveller as their own wills alone should dic-
oandid world:
They laye influenced our executive officers to
rofuBe their assent to laws the most wholesome
and necessary Tor tho public good, and when
euoh laws have been pnssod they have utterly ro-
They have procured tho passage Of other laws,
1or enoir oWn nonent alone, ny which they hnve
injury ot the q entire commercial and industrial
TheV hevo " 'hv irnn"ncH3 ,.o,.,,t,o ,.
Ines naFo ;.i innuonced iegiantion 70 gut them
suasen, s =! ptaoa9 sg,ai !essatofH 70 netfay the
Luo tuteleh.a " tnoir oonsl1suenta, "hllo others
navu ooon Aop' qo'e' Wy Ina oompl1naons OF 1reo
PnTSso Ts'aa horo x,,o,.oa,- ,n.uon.o,.,,
1uoy uAYe etgpo4.euly prevented lnc re-eleotlon
o. LOT opposing w,th manly ar~
AVHH i, ~, t,,.. s tas " sne
hahu " 1nso anp1esentanoas and SUD-
h;15 Toaa ,s,oaa sno ~ lunds 70
orhtant tst IN anv 1aseG wnun nu are 90 ox
yn5,e roo sa,1ses ait - .oao oueilsu4e. i
condo;gr na,v a,,d ~ Wnlen snoy
1aI 49, bs a;rtra t ana arIoganhy
aets nosoIa'e'y @ooVo sne oontrol OF logal onaot-
A''T1so, Thcv havo rroo,,roa ,on ., o.un. IT,
1,,,io,, .tan'F H.: aaw u pon8leaa ~
farmers Of the homes tRot bv voar ~ n Of
have bu1lt up have induced others to mortgage
ther farms 1or loads mover intended to DO built,
and after sqnandering the money thus obtained
they have loft their yiotims to tho mercy Of
courts ovor which they hold nbsoluta sway.
They havc obstrucsod tho administration OF
iuetico by injuncttonB, procured from yonal
Judgoa by loyal qu!bblea, aud appeals, from
court to coutt with intent to woar out OF ruin
ton to make 1T go terrible for the public to proB-
ecute thom TINT they WILL not daro to undertake
it,.
They have virtually made Judges dependent
on their will alone, and hayo procured their ap-
pointmont for tho express purpose Of reversing
decialon OF the highest court Of the nation, by
which milliona wero gainod to them, to tho in
jury OF tho holdera Of their bonds mud the break
ing down OF this last gafeguard Of American troo-
mon.
They have affected to rendor themselves inde-
pendent Of and superior to the civil povor, By
ordering large bodiea Of hirelinga to enforce
their unlawful exactionB, and Iayo protected
them from punishment for any injury they
Ing thcm from their conveyanees for refusing to
pay more than the ratio Of faro prescr!bed by
Inv.
,.a.nSy ~ .;.I s;a.t a ot'oo M .tol'i tau.1
IONS for tho saine ofronco OF rof,,,,jng n NV
moro than the loyal faro, putting item to al
grcat inapnyonieneo ns possible, aud still further
1y,ncing their discrimination to mako It too
terrible for the people to dare ongago in any
Thoy havo combined togoshor to dostroy COM
petition contrary to tho oppressed provisions Of
our Constitution md tho aplrit Of our laws.
They hapo virtually cut OF our trade with dis
taht pafts 9 q she worla by tneI unae: dtscTlni-