The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-12-18

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II tcMr&h them III fsrtish she rwasrr
slAss With m~sn. Il frsihtasnier 'hem.
~lvea IN ~ass sna luxury Sats 4
eosstamtn, n, ea's ra,s 'atge salaries
~ u high eMesa'.. Ia, 'stre esta'.s
~ revenues sfr s~s areri IT. THIS rsts
Mansss snrters u this taiins ela...
"a The ether hsna popular * re.
p~bliean government ,ssls above MI
shiNrs else. - protect and foster the
Industrious massrs II the people and
ne way n do this IL - maintain a
simple and cheap government. ~ tho
enst Il The owners u propert, "a
government which ahAll inspire tho
mamss with affection and confidence,
q The zane time thA. il affords ample
protection 10 the rrorcrt,.hpllct. III
respect 10 oil their rights Of person
and estate. Such government pay,
moderate salaries 10 10 high and low
sAleiala. and never furnishes them with
me means d their official position. -
Government In an institution In the
hands 81 tho people for self.protcc,ior
and solf.Imrrovemsn.; and. consequent
j, the whole mcnarehal policy u pam.
psving The lev and impevershing The
many, ; discarded - unsuissd g
NE spirit sad objects u popular gov
srumsnt.
This much 10 illustrate ehs signM-
anes u he phrase Rssvslic~S sin.
sLicirY. A simple and cheap govern.
mont Il tho only truly republican CIV.
srnmsnt; there Ia no such thing A. ~.
publican srlcrlcr; !. isa misnomer, q
contradiction In terms, Asplcndid 70.
public cannot long exist; tho masses
cannot afford TO support II; for they
need tho frui.a Of their industry 10 pro
vids themselves with food and clothing
and tho ESSENTIAL elements II material
Improvement, II maintain i
government IN lasury, anl permit rri'
vAtc fortunes " le nmasso1' from pub
liu p.nnl,r, eamralr the thousand. I,
pine In van, aud rriyntian Willie
tho few Arc growing richer, H.. mess"'
sFs dAil' growing ,.nofsr. Such i The
inuxarnbls law IL ria, lie.
Th~ae slcmentul, principles II rall'i
cal rhllos, phs alpl, IL MI their for,.
70 our own country 1he FIRM II ~
government Ia ropahliraa. In their,
II In carried IN BY ihs ~ tsrs sor thoir
own benefit !. aeAnpN.s - ~ suvll
thing = : privileged class There Il
MT money enough In tho country "
ramper ! privileged class, and supl.o'
~ masscs tho II tic fss sra pam.
pcred, the msases unit Mnlsn. GIN.
pliclt, and cliearnsrs are tLe onls rrol'
~ and srfe .'ylc ~ epu,ilg ~ ~,
government, ANY ethar !. 3, variape
will, IL nntule anl uusi ,ipie.i iit
ends, hciiig tiin ,i,s.rinht With tie f,A~
psri,y aud welfare IL The n41ssr
Onr government va. administered IN
this rcspcct for many 5ean after IL
organization, u W1s d mafscl = ~.
publican simplicity. Though lilo old
federal leaders wrra ainifc,s IT h
splendid mud expensive ra.rnfnent
ist their fcnr and re-, cei FIR the ren.
PIC, and The scAu.y revenues prevented
thom frpin r.sli,ing THUR nfisterlniIe
dreams Masni'ieu,ltr M,a po,i,r, II
attempted, resulted III failur, Tits
state VI thing. continued Until ai,lui
twenty years pg, Since then Tho
tendency has l,cvn toward estravrga0ea
and pa'arsriag a privileged clas'. Tho
cost u administering tho government,
has, In ths nean time grown nccdlessly
high Tho mischis,sar doctrine That
TO Ne vIcters belong the spoil In.
aleo becoms firmly established iurt
sums u money arc lsslyd on tho people