Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-04-08

tralizaton of capital, with corrupt class
legislation, gives them over two thousand
national bank presidents, who organize
with such power as to control the machin-
cry Of this government and defy its au-
thority, while they lay heavier burdens
upon the people than they can bear.
These and other abuses could not stand
an hour outside but for the more danger.
GUS Capitalization in this house; for it is
impossible to get n single measure Of sub.
stantial relief before this body under these
rules. There are rings everywhere, but
the head center Of all rings is right here,
created by these lulcS, and every bill in
troduced for the overthrow of centraliza-
tion and rings outside has to run the
gauntlet Of the Capitalization and rings in
this house, and if we are not men enough
to take the control and give this house
republican government, where one repre-
sentative stands on the same footing as
another, and each member has a right to
bring at least one measure before this
body, then we can never hope to reach the
monopolies outside that are crushing the
people and menacing their liberties.
Physician heal thyself!
In England, during the latter part Of
the last and early in this century, when
the right of franchise was extremely linn
tied, all the elective offices were pur-
chased in open market by the most un.
blushing bribery. As soon as the right of
suffrage was greatly extended, it become
impossible to brihe the voters, and purity
of elections ensued. So it is in this
house. If equal rights can be extended
to all the members, it will at once become
impossible for corporations and capitalists
to control legislation.
have heard Of slaves so degraded that
| they would advocate slavery as preferable
to freedom, but it is the greatest wonder
in the world that honored representatives
Of proud, free American citizens will stand
up in this house and vote away their rights
and the rights of their constituents, impo-
sing upon themselves fetters and disabili-
ties OF every kind by these rules drafted
in the interest of the cunning few, drafted
by members who now enjoy the best offices
in this house, by leading Republicans and
| Democrats who have pooled their issues
in order that they may continue to hold
the key to legislation that belongs by
every principle Of justice equally to us all.
They leave no stone unturned in their
efforts to persuade all the members to
vote for these rules. When it is neces.
sary, the party tiger is put on either side,
in order to fill the minds Of members with
party prejudice and in the heat of passion
induce them to vote their rights away.
protest against system Of govern
ment for this house, which cuts off from
this house the pulsations of the American
people, and which practically counts out
the rural districts and gives the control Of
the nation into the hands of eastern cities
and corporations. | warn all who hear
my voice that if these rules, as reported,
are to be the law of this body, the great
est danger to our Liberties lies right here
in centralized government, not repre-
sentative one-a government practically
out of the reach of the masses Of the
people.