The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1879-05-02
COnnlSE AND CONQUER.
Past. Present aal Twtue~. a Retire.
spesl u pnTly Hen Ae1

The tendency 81 ~orporat~d aud
Individual wealth ~ curry favor
from civil authority II ~ universal
Ss civil government, elective or hsred.
itary. Wealth gives social position
and power. these nrc the parents u
government by divine right" IN
ablinR tho few 10 make laws for the
many. The civil governments u the
Old World. with hero and there nm
isoiAtnd exception. have simply rxc-
cutcd tkr DEGREES promulgated Wy
the wealthy few, for the cDsIaven,snt
of the panp~ris~d many. The modes
u accomplishing these results arr
simple, YET complete N inception and
thorough In execution In some ~
shc governments 4 portion VI thr
pMuperIx~d trppnlncr j. PIT IN ilr
regular army to stand guard over
the other portion which h required
IN give from thu fruits " their labor
10 pny and support those employed
10 keep soldier md civilian In bond.
M9c 10 those WHO rule smA rob BY
"dtyin~ right" IN governments
where tho ballot, sud not the bsyo.
not decides the right 70 rule, thu
people arr adroItly nrrAyeA IN f'e.
lions against e.ch other. the nnnop.
oIists and money kings ofrn provid.
Ing for eseh the bogus issu~s over
which they divide ard sor which
they contend.
"Dirtsiv and conquer" II the mn.
IN thr minority adopts, And through
III means the few ensiMv~ thu many
Tho remedy il with tl,~ people. Ths
insn who have betrayed them with !
kiss should b rvlr9.ssd 70 thu r.nks
o. compelled 70 10 battle under tha
nag n thu masters they worship nns
serve. False leaders, have betrayed
the people upon the dMnearcu,
shoals II Ansncisl ruin and certain
shipwreek, by dispisy offaiss light,
upon the rocky coast In the NAME
ofDcmocracy th~y proclaim thu doc
tln~s Vt federalism. Democracy u
the doctrine ~ the people and j. IN
bodied III th~ platform u the Nation
III ursenbst.k party, denying TN
right Of corporations " s0asrol III,
Issues of The currency xnA rsa,,I.tl
~ volume. Such WAS ths theory Q
Jefferson md snrh IN. position .
Andrew jackson. both patron saint
n the psrty.
In hl4 hrst Annusl Message II
lIvcrsd December =. lAYD, fbtAtsn
mans Manual, page 7iS.l PresIisn
Jackson declared against the re-
chart~rng VI . National Hank. =
follow.
Mott, tl,r eOnstltutIonMiIty and N
cxprsllrmry NJ Tim Inv creating ihl
bMnk af~ we'll questioned ~ lAfg
portion NJ mr. fellow .rltlsrns, and
must ~ admitted i,y I'll, that II ~
S1tt~h In the great end ~ establish
tng : uniform gnd sound currency
In his 9nd Annual Message d
jlvsrsA December Z. IAN. fpM9s 10
Htatssmsn's Msnusl.D calling the NJ
tentl0n 0f Congress sgxln 70 III
National BAnk, he ssys:
Nothing has occurred ~ Ie.srn |
any degree, fhr dangers wlllrI, ',,H,,
~ Omr aitlsens nlj,r~hrnd from, III.
Institution. ~ ~ prr&Tiit OfRHnIxft
III HI Message vrt0inR W. bill r
u rr.chArt4r ~ ih~ NAtIoDAl Danl
delivered July ~. 1874. fHtnteshaan
Manual. page 77l.J after urging III,
Congress In lts sovereign eap,se1t
pOssras~d the exclusive right 70 RI
~ n,onry snd regulate ~ value, 4
said:
III rMun0t h. ''nrrrssAry" Of ''prDD
~ Tor Congress ~ barter away, |
dtvrsl thetnsriySy " any III III
pOvefs vHsi~d In them w the Got
stltatlOn ~ ~ sxsfeIssd f0r tl~ l,',l
Ilr eOOd The restriction on thefr
AAlvAs. ard grant ~ = monopoly
Tive Bank IL therefore unsgtlAtltt