, 1873-08-09

r., t1,A 1onp r,,, md nt mnat roina fin n1,1nnor
nt,;1 oo,'sc" % =, rooia cu,,,pt oIan ilt rafca
Int mst tsuhn,it IL H1cI, NJ, aro i,nioso ,,no,'
thnr, i ~ Mi uovnn,mona i anx ~ IIorrv Il
Cnroy, most oxlaiipivo and Oppressive IN That
nf tko irunaportor," 1Inuro cfmoa what Mr..
ht]o1ns calIa iho II frnnn1ortntjn, taY. IN,
amount cullectcd Of tho protlucor md cn,,Kuor
ofto, Tar hoyortl tho letsitin,nto coat OF Lrnng.
portatiun, which puog To swcjl ti,o iIl-onrnof md
Eonornlly ill.oxpondod gans Of Iho railway
lorte.
ofton Of corrupt md ,,i,pcrupujo,,u m,on in thug
built up IN tho mtIpt Of o,,r ronmhcan illstit,l-
tinns, aud IL m essentially nj war with lilo dcu-
ocratlo i1oa OF African glavory or Rominh rolg-
Ion. u,rbo Utitod Htnton aava thu 1ie,tmi,Sie,
Rcpfetu, "ln rnnf]v nntnrinv n nav fouftn nge.
In which industry paws itY tribute to commerce,
rs in formor tiu'os it did to tllo sword, Tho
dospotism OF ths fouilalium is % certain aB tho
more more subttfe sdfH md nd comnox, o W In ts
wll}oh Ina marked tho ndyaneo Of inttus.ryit-
sclf. Industry docs not now 1epend upon moro
muscular energy, but. upon etc9m; nor
for maintaining lta r,fo, but up-
on LEGISLATION, u1ion financial methods; though,
In both cases, tito chof hold upon tho people Is
founded upon tho possession Of tho roads.
ain tho foudal timoH, from thoir caatloB tho
stor1, warriors commanded tho roada which tho
traffic Of the country needed, and, snlying forth,
forced alt trade that pnsned that way to pay them
tribute: Tho ponition Of their caBtos was often
selected with view to tllts CONTROL and my At-
tempt unon tho paTt or tho people to deny their
rlght to levy a.cn tas, OF 70 escape 1T ~ Open
ing lonu ,i,, ior tnelnseles' INC barons conead-
e1eo '7 ~, ns.aon upon
,,,,,o, II. Lm.in .i,a inali1MAIE :. l,, MoNorotY
vii Il e o swoe ts Let e a @ sso io@ @ ss 1e %
,ao so orasuh oirnn5 e.asoe, Fly lea!sm ol noSfeo
hag g,' ,alroaay suceeeded IN estabishng 1tselt."
mnun you aeo snas IN ale on,ptlon o. or iorolgn
lost!oWer, We ha'o altenay bn,le up IN or MIDST
m'Ghty power ah hostile 70 democratic thought
and ap in'mical to lomocratto institutions as tho
aeuuai lo1ua or tho Mlodie aees. lno very
1heo1y aio principles OF our doVofnmeht
ALE ENDANGERED ........
ah 10 1onea on %eH ua99 9 n
MAen. q low WoeRn aihee' VIC IecoMmonMoa 20
tho farmers or Illinois! to meot on INC Eourtn
o. a. tn!y 60 cGnsluor ana acs upon saG aafots
and 1Gs ts esry of ' tho she0y yozea me IN t9o
rRs rapt oonaprseos against tic public intorest
oyon personB friendly to orr cause tailod to 500
tepie ana ertioised o"se our action for 50 I'D doing
of discussion that day proved tho corrootnosa Of
our position, nnd tho popular foellng upon tho
subject: ,..-...--..-
Ii. without citing tho many cxnarorntlng in
etanccH that point tho morn! OF Iatl"ly-lnonopo-
", and tho klntrod monorolios Of express,
transportation, and tclcgrnphlo companies I
paas on to
OTHER cAusEs
that l,ave excited discontent. The grants of
Bnccial privileges in tho Bl,apo OF putouts. pro-
toctiyo tariffs, aud banking, without being Bpec-
ially injurious III themselves, hnyo aggravated
aud Intensified more vital wrongs, Thoy have
giyon M iucontiyo and iii to capital
70 increase and porpotuato its power by aaIng
what It nlrealy had III obtaining favorable logis-
lation Or othor action on tic part Of aoyern-
mout. Tloy hAyo granted monopoles tl,at,
though III somo cnBoB partially tlcaoryod, nd III
the case Of moritorious Inventors md ontorpris-
Ing manufacturers, have yot boon, to great or
ten,t abuaed to tax and
oppnEss THE CONSUMER
Wo pay $3.50 for MoCormicl,'s reaper, whoso
aotual cost of manufacture is $50. md $50 for
wing-1aacllinos, whoso cost is ono-lfth that
sum. Already producing IRON moro chcaply thar,
England cau do it, wo yot pay bounty avorag-
ing nearly 40 por cont al valorcm to iron
manufacturers. tho demand for whose
products nlrcady moro than equals
tho supply. We are protecting many
other manu- iactures, although, ns lato member
Of tllo North-Asne,;can Re0ie,o declares, "agrl-