The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-14

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With a transfer III twenty thou.
sand farms IL month. by sheriff sales
md foreclosures from thu possession
III their late owners, To the monopo.
lists II Money Transportation md
Intelligence. this IL 40 apparent thnt
I II sccins Il waste " words 10 umplify
II.
Tho farmers mud producers of the
United Statcs know that Vanderbilt
and jay Gould nrr to-day the poss.
cssois " fortunes which are largely
made M Of money that by right
should have been appropriated u
their mate rial prosperity. and for the
benefit of their families. and they
have manifested n willingness ~ lct
| II MI 60. hut they demand immunity
from future robbery.
The missing VI power into the
hands ~ Jny Gould Il such TINT he
can In twcnty.fonr hours levy tax
~ one million dollars week md
tho workers Of America. It's wealth
producers. nra without u remedy, and
should he succeed tn tho vacant sent
Of Thomas A. Scott In the prcsi,len.
/ y Of the Pennsylvania ronds and
their tributaries he can qnadruplc |,
cvcry week.
This Ia tho power the fcudal lords
az Euronc had: II Il the power the
most ~ European sovcrcigns have
the power of taxation without rcrre-
scntation, remedy or relief to the
taxed.
The oppression We behold In Ire.
land to-day where this system Is In
full and vigorous play II the heritage
Of the boosted frecmcn Of America
unless the systemizcd robbery of the
wealth producers shnll bc arrested
and stopped by the strong arm Of
law.
No man can escape the Inevitable,
Under the rules and regulations oi
society ~ they exist to-day the in.
eritaLlc is individual or oliyarchicnl
despotisn Of the worst form ruling
America ~ no distant day. The
remedy il to .all n halt In our mad
career, take u long breath, gather
the reins OF power once more into
the hands OF the people and displace
the Jchus who are driving with nc.
celebrated pace down tho dccllvity to
perdition.
The men who control in the civil
affairs OF our country to-day set III
defiance the traditions and prcccpts
of the men who founded our Repuh-
lie. Ono of these great men Of q bet
ter day left this opinion III Il SYSTEM
that has proven disastrous wherever
tried aud which the public policy oil
the country unless changed will soon
make the only possible condition
here. Indeed the leading papers Of
both the old political organizations,
as well rs the men ut the head Of the
Money, the Railroad md the Tele.
graph monopolics have openly and
boldly advocated a system OF tenant
farming for this country such rs pre-.
walls to-day In most European conn.
tries. The great statesman just nj
luded to. OF Il former and better day
said: "Tenantry Is unfavorahlc to
freedom. The tenant has, in fnct nc
country. no hearth, no domestic altar
no household god. The freeholdcr
on the contrary, Is the natural sup
porter ofa free government. aud |,
should lie the policy Of republics y
multiply their frccholdcrs. as II Il
the policy Of monarchies to multipl,
their tenants"
In MI the antiquated governments
OF Europe, monopoly In government
based upon divine right in speciiied
families, the sole study il "how 70
rule" in America where the pre-,
tense OF divine right To rule Is uni,
vcrsally scoffed ut, the great study
OF government should ec how Il
best enable the people to live anc
enjoy the liberty vouchsafed then
by the constitution and the law
Every human being able and will,
ing to work is entitled not only to i
living. bur to such compensation fal
labor performed as shall enable hin
to maintain the civilization wkicl
the state and society have compclle.
him to adopt. The State requires
him to be clad in public according Il
Il standard ~ deeency and moralit,
fixed by society and itself. You
VERY nature denies you life and health
without Il proper supply Of whole
some and nonrishing food. TIL,
law Of your state forbids yon tnkin.
either without rendering IN equiva
lent therefor. The custom OF socict,
.iooms you 10 social exile unless tn,
covering 10 your nakcdncss be clear
and sweet and conforms to some ex
tent with prevailing fashion or Gus
tom.
i But does the state or society Will,
enjoinins these duties and obliga,
! tions upon you. do what they can 4
! protect You from the contingencies
, which without fault OF yours, wonl,
prevent you from obtaining tn,
means that will enable you IL fnllil
J these obligations to tho st,te IN,
! these duties "a society.
\ 1t allows railway corporations Z
issue fictitious stock to the corpora
tors. aud make transportation rate
sufficient to pay the same perccntas
upon this fictitious or watcred stocl
rs upon the real cost Of the road
and its equipments. 1t has rrfuse'
! to exercise its constitutional prerog
ative constitutionally expresses
thus:
Congress shall have power 4
J regulate commerce among tn
! states" but instead, whenthe state In
! regulated commerce within the stat,
as under the Granger law VI Iowa
declared by the U. ;. supreme coal
constitutional the law has been re
! pealed our own State Senator An'
our Rev. Representative aiding l
, the work.
. Now what does this great constl
J tntional prerogative means II mean
/. that the great agents OF commerce
. shall be controlled and regulated b
!. law. And what are they? They III
; money, transportation III product
. and the transmission Of intelligence,
! without the presence Of these thre
{ agents commerce Is iMpossihle, an
. each and all these agents arr esel
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