The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-09-19
UngENnArK Sri.lSrrMS.

TINS vicious lormas Of political
finance have always hern and still rc.
main tho cnly Weapons hy which, the
liberties of the American people ara
seriously threatened.
IT, rmr honest man political coalition
IA synonymous with disgrace, anil il
unsatisfactory 10 tho knave who sacri.
nces MS victim IL hi~pervonal interests,
M vel IA ID the fool who allows himself
to bc sacrificed.
CLsss legislation has enabled the use.
le.s. non.proiuring dead beats of 10.
ciciy To accumulate nearly three. funrths
of tho wealth which industry and toll
has developed. nnd. not content, still
seeks further advantage without any
equivalents.
SiscE the year 1850 two thirds ri thu
wealth oi tho country has been trars.
ferrcd from the pockets oi the people
10 the pockets oi those who buy aud
sell lawmakers; legislation which per
mits and sanctions these facts stamps
its projectors with intamy.
| Tmk National Hrccnhaek party In
composed ~ men who, having no nrlhSL
| interests to nithsctye. have fOrraken
both the oil political parties to estab.
liAh Il new ons. iintralnmeled by party
traditions and pledges, and lii tin Ia.
tcrcsts alone Ut the farmer, mechanic,
aud lalorcr. who. iring tho only pro.
,lucers ~ wealth, arr entitled ~ the iirsl
consideration IN all social or legal com.
pnats.
ONg dollar loaned for loo years nj u
per cent. interest. compounded ANNUALLY,
amount. ~ Ill -; ~ " urr cent, tt,lD:
~ y PER cent. \. ,2U'I 1T I'D per cent.
sl3,ssls,: ut |. per cent. fHt O75. NJ II
per cont, tl.t7O,NN,. ut ~ per eent..
ti5, ,li5,iW ut = pr cunt, Sa.jJD. 7psl,'
AOt. The national ,hank capital VI this
country amounts, III round numbers, 10
abont 45OO. O.OdAlt thpO. The profits of this
range from IN 10 10 per cent, per M.
mum. Will some Seliool.boy, Or girl,
tall IN how long II will require for the
national bankers 10 absorb the entire
wealth III thia continent, mud reduce
the entire population u 4 condition "
scrfdum2
boME iLcn of tho magnitude of the
public debt In this country can be- had
from n contemplation of these figures n.
2u,.ttb0,lOO silver dollars weigh 1920.
OUO pounds avoir.lnpois, or I. .GOO tons. To
! transport IL by railway would require
| lOO freight trains vi II cars rafli. Ii
would I'LL ION rooms III feet Wide. 10
feet long aud 10 feet high. We have
already paid this enormous nnm In In
tcrcst. Shall w 70 on paying n over
| and over, Iii the form ~ interest. and
leave thu debt for our children To pny.
or shall W. pay tho debt and stop the
| interest? This Ii one ~ the questions
now before the country. Tho National
party Ii III favor of paying the debt and
smancipating labor from tho slavery IL
impfAes. Tho Democratic and Nepnb.
lican partics are opposed - Il.
| VIZ want 4 currency thst will pay
debis and taxes NJ par--dollar for
dollar.
| That people DO not care 70 hoard.
That cannot be exported.
| That il obliged 10 cooperate with
labor Ia order 10 accumulate.
| That will seek labor anil Investments
| That In obliged 10 work for living.
| That can bc regulated In volume and
valne by the people.
| That no clique Or clan can monopo.
lire.
| That shall serve. aud not oppose, the
masses.
| That can fight our battles ~ we'll ~
| gild omr palaces.
| That will supply the lahorcr with luz,
nries ~ well m the rich.
| That will not make thu poor poorer
II II does not make the rich richer. r.--
Terre Hanfe ETPrexs,
TMg personal yaluc taken ny tht
Government from the eitizcn by Tar oi
other Ieyy II what pays public deLt
u0l.l ur other currency IN lint ths
agency of payment u debt. the measured
VI the personal valne parted with bJ
thu taxed ~ the taxer ~ bc transferred
~ the Iatter's creditor. Hence, My
payment ~ debi, public Or private, IN I
transfer u individnalizcd value; i ii.
creaae Of citiztsns' capital Or mrans
Hence. tho right ri thu citizen to b.
public inotG) creditor ~ well A. i pii
lie ftHxD debtor. by holding non intrrcs
bonds ri tho public debt, hc must hell
i. 4 ~ ysAy Will TIT tut"N ~ FAJVNWis 1bEWEV
thr nations taxable value should have
steady measure 81 valnc. and stead,
increase IN amount 10 insure vi.
nations easy ability 70 psy al
itn obligations. II IN publi.
and personal need 10 have iii,
citizens Tar burden easy and eani
tai,lr. Ihis II hest done BY stimulating
public enterprise up ~ inlnatrini prO.
leriiy, which ~ee,,ss~ inerearrd and II,
eveaslnH taxable salns. That IL Nj,
benefit demanded from administration
not tainy tax reduction. Iint this ii,
dnstIial prosperity can b. attained 0nI
by the REVERSE ,iAtional policy 10 tAat q
tho present costiyc aud personal han
nnancierinR. II requires la,iie
, wherein currency n tho alert hnii.
maid ~ industrial action M over II,
nation. and wherein public interest
] and personal values arr secured again,
ths iilanrlMl hull or buar. burglar Il
| enlNxx'vr. Persistent Industrial u