Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-03-06
sPEECM o. HON, i. II. WALDEN, :
In THE HousE Representatives FEB-
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nics OF tho United States. and particu,
| Iarly those Who have rlinea in tbe Stat
Of Iowa, have become grievously op.
pressive to the people; Therefore be II
Resolved, By the General Assembly
Of the State OF Iowa, that our Sena.
TOTS IN congress Oe instructed, and
our representatives % requested "a
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| l, Josiah L. Young, Secretary Of the
State Of Iowa, hereby certify that the
foregoing - true and correct copy OF
joint resolution passed at the ad-
!ournea session OF the IAgislature OF
the state Of Iowa, and approved jan
uary 70, 4cfS .5a
In testimony whereof, l have here
unto Get my hand and caused the great
seal of the State to be- afIixed.
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MT. Speaker, ! fully agree with the
views expressed IN the preamble and
resoIutions which have been read in
your nearing. Numerous appeals
have come to us from the great North
West asking !or legislation ON this
suoJect ana giving abundant reason
tnereIor. Inc profession OF western
farmers against the further encroaeh-
ment OF rallroads IS our imperative
uuty; rowerIul corporations have IN
Lrencned themselves Denlnd special
PtlYneges, ana are gatner1ng wealth
Wlsnout que regard 70 the public wei
.
nos Henie0 tnst rAliroads are
gress ncnent % the country ID advanc-
lnk civiiizauon ana anoroing rapid
velop waste places and bring into
market larre tracts Of land which orr.
erwise would remain vsnanf and
sInsrnn wT.aess; -. Das s,H sney were oreate1 70
that of the nersons who onersta tham
onsm .sey low pc use0 70 oPpress the
puDnc IN many cases tney nave
Ccnr,oss CsUM -s ~ s,,ed deaefons = eh ,naan'eIs
valuable tracts Of land, while citizens
along the lines have made valuable
concessions and given freely Of their
means.
Is it right, then, in view Of these
facts, for the roads to enrich q few
without regard to the claims of those
| who nursed them into life Thav ara
| mainly in the hands Of men who are
prompt to discover and take advan-
| tage Of every opportunity to advance
their own selfish aims without consid-
ering the welfare of the public. By
unfair discrimination in their rates
! of charges, they oppress the smaller
towns and farming districts. Tribute
| is levied on the weak for the benefit OF
the strong. The direct effect of this
unjust discrimination Is to retard the
growth OF the smaller towns and i'm.
poverish the country, iniiictine special
hardships on the farmer, who, among
all his fellows, has i calling most use
| full and honorable, ,..s.I's .'s,' n.
Mr.. Speaker, was surprised the
other day to see. manifestations o1
llevity on the part Of members Of the
House when the gentleman from Ohio
(Mr. Wilson, as chairman of the com
mittee on agriculture, soughta moder.
ate appropriation tor the advancement
of this, most important branch or In.
dustry. Our Institutions must res,
mainly ON the love and Intelligence OF
the farmer and the Government itsell
will be strong In so far as II depends
for safety on . people distinguishes
tor fndustry and intelligence. These
are the elements which build up na.
ton. On the other, hand, idIeness and
vice tend to destroy the nation. There,
fore, let us foster such industries 8
have tendency to tlt men for theil
duties q citizens and In NO event car
we afford to tolerate monopolies which
In their selfish greed oppross the farm.
er and drive him from his useful cell
ling This "a Dreefeelv what railrav