The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-12-27
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issssie II ths mr.. - isst mastery Mhn
shalt rule Tia. il tho uar~ssnn' Al
ma hssaf since ltanklsn. ~ she rrfr.
sentative ~ the American r,.l,niss che
/ printer rhlla~s,rh.s. the wrskinrman's
minister sseel ln the raiaee II I.os,ls
NNf, ss natures nei,leman, the ~on,irr.
tl,. it'll and The statesman II the people.
to the present. has ,hrsr lssen ssrng.
III. NJ definite and ~ desperate ,n build
nr barriers between labor and wealth
between the man VII. lives by the sweat
II his l,rou and ,le man who lives on
the scenmnM,icns II The past. ~ exist
to-day. n.n.i wealth asserts its power
over iisirr wealth: III. banker over the
/ producer: hi. hplidarllcr ever thc tax.
paser. TIN struggle has never assumed
- definite aud - tangible proportions
A. arr nov worked into political issues.
Corporate wealth. aggregated by com
hincd forces and combined capital. has
confrslerntel IL ralc labor and All its
rrolnciiuns. las land and all its fruits.
politics. its honeis. its offices, AMI its
rmulnmrnts.
Shall the lal,orersot the United States
,,e made the hewcrs al wood and the
drawers Of water. to bend in submissive
dependence to moneyed aristocracy
and tn tax.exempt nobility Or,
knowing their strength, shall the pro-
amcer, of wealth declare anew, That
all men are crcntcd equal: that they are
endowed with certain innlicnahlo rights
that among these are life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness" And further.
that these rights nrc lring. and have
hccn. infrinue,l upon, violated, md ~.
tcn ahrugntc.l, until h. who produces IL
no longer permitted ~ enjoy. That the
form " Government nnr fathers inxti.
tntcl IL secure equality IL becoming
destructive ri the ends for which II wnS
constituted Tint these facts arc sclf-
evident In this, that s1MU, ,OOOtNN II
tho realized wealth 81 the nation. or
onc.twcnticth III thr aggregate wealth,
III the United Atatcr. Ii, by laws ~ IA.
yoritism anil laws af privilege, exempt
from the burdens of taxation.
That the taxes uf the rich aud favored
are imposed upon thu poor anil thu pro
| s.rihe.l.
Tint single corporations, l,y corrupt
ed legislators a,,d corrupted laws. hav.
heen endowed Will, sovereignty of pow
er anil sovereignty If property over ter
ritories larger IN eAtent md richer i,
productive wealth thnn England, Ire
land and Scotland. all lcRislatcd from
the ,lomnin II the people into the do
innin of handful of individuals incor
porntcd IN shield theft from criminalit, !,
and crime from punishment,
That combination III corporations
controlling the largest amount " hank
ing capital ever consolidated for united
action, has been fostcrcd into power
and manipulated into political and pnrti
San antlacity, having nntpoSts IN ever,
city, village mud county of the United
States. with thu a,owel purpose II sas
tanning system Of bonded contrnl ol
the Government, currency, finances and
legislation III the nation.
Not onc of these vast engines Of pop
niMr power, and they ARE aided by al
the realized wealth of retired capital
and by all the demngogucs who till and
bny the monthcd loyalty of official 20
sitions, sustain any policy or snppor
any theory which confcderMtcd capita
does not approve; and capital h3 d.
clnrel from the honsetopH that th,
American lnborcr must learn ~ b. satis
fled with thu condition of EnropcaI
pa,lpcr dependence.
Hear II, mechanics and laboring mel
u tho United States! The Prcsidcn
, of the llank Association Inns declared
10 l,c the purpose vi the banks 10 rcslMc
the wages of thc employees of capital /
, Il grade II priccs which will barely sur
! port and provide for human subaistcnc,
, And to-day ii IN claimed that tho Dan
. Association hns won tho approval ~ II
i policy hy the result III the last election
J The leader III Rothschild'a organ
, Mr.. Belmont. has isaned his Hat that Ia
j American mechanic must no longer q,
n pect rcmnncrativc wages. Labor Il
!, life, the poof.honse for home, and III
! ! pottcr's.fleh for grave, II tho consigi
!. mcnt he makes for the producers {
! all wealth.
!. The Now York Times gives motto
|. TINT tho young lal,orcr must give up \
i idea III becoming mn owner of the ~
Il and content himself with the fntc II
= tenant II landlord arrogance.
And Mll orders II capital, which h,
passed from tho field u effort into IL
arrogance II accumulated fortune
where interest rules All pnxxionA and xc
ilshncsa nhsorls MI charity. add the
Il support to crush into dependence tht
J. who labor and they who produce,
i that the mechanic. and lalorrr, and pr
i, Queer ARE forced 10 unite 10 prOtc
i and 10 maintain their political. the
4 social and their civil rights.
u Money claims aud hcralls itself 10
n omnipotcnt 0mnipotcnt to crush ,
under Il. iron rule, 10 tendalixc labor,
Ic measure production and ita value. Ii
aud ii. duties. society and itA laws. q,
Il and His love, man aud hin noml.
claims that II eAn lany its way 10 hon
4, md ~ offices, to privileges and ~ bon,
tics. 81 sent In the synagogue ot h
holy aud to q ,lraconate In tho chnr
m of thc snintH. Hut money II a linr,
knnvc, d tyrnnt. cruel master IL u
will allow II 10 rule. dictate md contr
N Money In Il blessing, m instrument
ID Gods low and u heavenly charity
i. you will nsc II ~ means, II yon y
RI distribute II with justice. II you y
make Il the medium of fair cxchan(
a. and III honest duties.
hc Money must be controlled hy lai'
he or II win control lAbor. II must be
slave III mechanics, or Il will ma
II. mechanics slaves. II must lM the \
want ot the producer, u II will hi
tho producer its servant. II swcars
IL. rule; unless you take II by the thr
le. and swear il ahall not rule, II will r,
c.l What. then, Ii tho duty III mcchal