The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-14
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TOT NQvCrnOf.
hon. II. n. CLARK,
Of Wayne County.
CoI Lieutenant Governor,
JAMES NJ. HOLLAND,
q Henry County.
For Supreme Judge,
An. DABNEY.
OF Madison County.
It'd bits fran thc StnlIIng with which
the NatiOnl Bird was Inflated II
l0arics By w. X. Mead on spread
eagle day 1881.
It IL not only appropriate that
eve ~ lover OF civil and constitution.
al liberty should love md vcnerate
i day dedicated to the freedom OF
man, but that all should strive TO
make II day worthy Of comrlcmor-
alton.
One hundred and Ave years ago
3.OlN.O0O people were engaged In 4
hand to hand conflict on this CONT
nent. against the prctcnse Of a mo.
nopoly in the divine OF man To rule
his fellow man. To-day, 5000 600,
Of the people Of the "Grccn Isle
Of the ocean are in conflict with that
ssunc government over this same
question. And how is It in our own
loved America? While our popula-
tion has increased from three to over
fifty millions, our government from
thirteen colonies. to thirty-eight
states with rs many territorial de-
pendences ~ the original thirteen
colonies, our people IRE still con-
irOnted with the same questions Of
the divine right or lnonOpolies as
were the pntriots Of The revolution.
Then the claim was the divine
right Of men not chosen by our rev.
dictionary sircs, to legislatc for them
In All cases whatsoever. Then the
object sought was q few mills tax
upon the colonists.
Now, the thing accomplishment the
levy OF &3OO, OOO, 900 at the will and
cnpricc OF Ave railroad Magnates,
upon the productive industry Of the
country. This IL the monopoly al
divine right these men. contend for,
and which they are permitted to cx-
ercisc with out even 50 much rs 4
protest from the men chosen to pro-
tect the people from their rlpacity.
The agents OF Commerce Money
Transportation. and the transmiss-
Ion OF Intelligence necessary to the
welfare II the Republic and to the
prosperity OF its people have beer
wrenched from the hands Of the PEG.
ple by sonlless corporations whicl
IRE above the law and refuse to obey
1t, and which with impunity rob ami
plumber u patient and suffering in
dnstrial people.
The TeiRedy is not to quarrel with
the men who levy these unjust con,
tribVtions upon the products OF in
siustry, but to change the system
md instead Of permitting the cor,
porations 10 control the government
it. must control them in the publ,
interest.
The growth OF fcudalism and thai
0flarge states out Of feudal rule d
Europe has IL lesson which the Amer
lean people should heed. The har
uns first enslavcd tho poor people
then they gathered up the homes q
the we'll to do owners Ol few acre.
ind enlarged their already danger
Gus power, by their cnslavement
And when there were no small prop
critics upon which they could prey
tho tcuiaf bnrons bcgar to war up
IN each other. nnd to-day under til,
impulse that first made one man tn,
servant or slave OF onother, they ar,
maintaining millions Of men IN fight
ing array, not for the welfare o
mankind but to rob mankind Of til,
right to live, labor and enjoy til,
products Of their own industry. On
own civilization has been tho devcl
opmcnt u the spirit Of greed from
the day one man gained by the trick
Of trade the mastery OF another man
For eighteen hundred years in En-
rope this has been looked upon a!
the highest type of civilization. Tn,
Trainers OF on: form OF government
thought they would establish anoth,
er form OF civilization in America
Int we asu not only travelling I'll,
same road the people OF Europe hav,
rome, but il Is looked upon hy ever,
man who favors 4 bonded debt an,
corporate rnlc as u necessary condi
iion or munkind.
To-day, we seq here in our ow,
beloved land toward which all hope
Ynl eyes nre turned. the hliShfinl
Effects OF this base. ignoble System
,,n.l ~a,n cr<, Il ~. l. IN c,,..h cxrs.l.,. i,
il has never made before In any land
The cnslavement Of millions OF work
FRS has already been accomplished
Nothing hut q whole life OF drndg
cry for bread Is before them. AMef
lea Is to-day where Europe vi.
when tho fcudal system began. tn
next step is the absorption OF tn
holders OF small properties and tina
Il going on AT an immense rite wit
constantly accelcrating pace. No
nopoly in its various forms has
death grip upon all the resources q
wealth. The promises To pay "a
tho use OF credit are 40 large that n
power can stop the gathering OF al
the wealth into a few hands cxcel
a change Of tho system. The farm
CT in his efforts 10 secure justice I'm
der the laws Of Il government whichl
mainly supports has cxperiencedth
modes 81 warfare embodied in rili
Guile and In being classed with III
infamous and dangerous classes
The charge Of Communism in I'll
early stages of the anti-monorol
agitation Was freely aEd nnbllsll
ingly made against him by tho yer,
mon who to-day pretend 10 hav'
travelled twice as far in opposition /,
monopoly in transportation as tn
farmer who has been the victim o
its extortion.
So surely AS the wage. takers has,
become the servants of the interest
takers. will the small land propri
e'ors be bereft Of their holdings. AM
then the larger nnes will yield on,
after another till few vii! hold al
iae weai'h. after which they will lily,
under I'LL armed truce a., now do the