The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1877-08-23
The RealCause

The great excitement caused by the re-
( cent labor strikes, and the few days OF
mob rule witnessed in several Of our cities,
has apparently subsidized; tut here still re-
mains 8 deep feeling OF dissatisfacs'0u
among large portion of the toi'inE raasses
who fail to see rightful cause to4 COO :
coo of men beng une.s .loyed, -at
much poverty and suffering in country
possessing such great na5u.al advantages,
and so peculiarly rich 10 all the bounties oi
cature a. ours--a country whose arena
of land exceeds 1000 900. of square miles
embracing every variety of soil and climate,
and ;nexhaustible mines of iron, lead, cop
/ per, zinc, Goa, gold and silver immens e
/ forests, aud mighty rivers. History fur
nshes many instances where nations pos
sessiIg great na tural resources iaii through
! defective laws to attain even reasonable
degree of pfofperity; who, then, having
/ watched the course our government al
Washington be pursued for the past ten
years, will not conclude that the present
depressed state of affairs all over the land,
instead of being caused by tower produc-
ton and the "extravagance of the Aneri-
Can people" las certain demagogues would
have US beleve) has been caused by tie
enactment of defective laws, whalesa .
thievery, and the jnint result of extra az
ance and bad legislation.
| We are taught TO believe that when the
. founders of our government assembled il
session one hundred years age, they met
not only for the purpose of declaring sep
aration from a government that ruled them
tyranically, but also to institute new
government, "laying it's foundation on such
principles and organizing it's powers in
such form" as would seem most likely to
effect their (the people, safety and happi-
ness. If the happiness of the people is
one Of the main objects for which our gov
eminent was founded, how far has it drift
ed off its course ? When We look over the
record of the past ten years, We fnd cor
gress has spent most of its time fn grant
ing the people lands to railroad monopoles
and legislating in favor Of Wall street
brokers, and foreign Shylocks, willie tie
great questions relating to our tariff and
! other important laws have scarcely been
limited at, and notwith standing the petit
| tons and protestations of large majority
tue meu who are supposed to represent the
people, for the benefit of the people, per-
sist in pursuing a system of finance un
favorable to country like ours, which
has brought oar Country upon the brink oil
business disruption, aud which, if no,
changed, Will make our people but "hewer>
of v oud and drawers of water" The re-
! ceut strikes | recognize a. onlJ the bubbI.
ing of the water Gu the surface. caused b,
strong under current, which 1t will b.
! well for the men new controlling the at
fairs i state to hold, and instead Of meet
1 ing next Oe.Jber to denothe their time t,
class Icgls,atiea. . bear in mind that Tia
/ soverumeu. -t.e >merican people want i
.haE ~t.isa v', 10 the greatest good to tt,
grsa..e- t...... 81, aud act accordingly, or b.
barred heath the approbrium Of the reo-
-.e. IlENNING CROWLEY.
raicaro. Auy. II 1877