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

The last report OF the commissioner
Of Agriculture estimates the number oi
males Of all occupations in the United
States at 15, 900, 900, and that more than
half Of this number, to wit, 1000, 900,
are engaged in agricultural pursuits.
That the total value Of farms, farm
animals and farm implements is S13,-
461 200, 433, or two-thirds of the total
productive wealth of the nation.
That the value Of pro lucts and ami
mails for 1878 was 81, 900, 900, 900, against
50. 500, OOO. 900 Of mining and mannfact-
uring products.
Thus it appears that not only ma
jority Of the people Of the United States
are engaged in agriculture, but ma
jority Of the wealth is invested in it, aud
majority Of the products Of the nation
is derived from that source. So far, the
farmers are the pretlonlinating class III
society. They can have things pretty
much their own way. if they act in har-
mony. There arc also $500, 900 men
engaged in mining and manufacturing,
whose interests are identical with the
interests of the farmer. These two
classes constitute two-thirds Of the vOt-
ing population Of the country. These
two classes produce all the wealth and
pay all the taxes, but exercise little or no
influence in shaping the policies Of the
Government, or in disbursing the vast
sums they annually contribute. These
privileges have been usurped, and are
exercised by class Of non-taxed and
non producers, who make politics pro-
fession, and office IN occupation to be
exercised in the interest Of clients who
will pay the largest fees.
Nearly every lawyer who chooses that
profession for livelihood regards it rs
the only path to political promotion.
Men enter the legal profession as step
ping stone to official position. The first
lesson that a lawyer is taught is to ig-
more right and justice, and labor with
all his zeal and power for q client, re-
gardless Of merits or justice Of his case.
Ii 4 murderer is brought into court with
his hands red with the blood of inno-
cence, the lawyer, who for fee under
takes his defense, labors as zealously fol
his acquittal as though he were rs limo.
cent Us babe.
The Congress of the United States
and the Legislatures Of the several
States have become political bars, sup.
ported at the expense of the people, t
engineer and get measures through TX
final Legislative judgment in the interest
of capitalistic stock -jobbers and financia
gamblers. II a clan Of Wall street golt
gamblers desire the money Of the coun
try to be deprecated SO they may gam
BILE and wrench from society vest sum,
by gold speculations, they have simpl,
to employ the ablest attorneys III Con
gress, have bill passed to make al
duties on imports and interest on til,
bonds payable III gold, and then tax,
from the greenback the legal.tende
quality Of money SO rs to depreciate i
and furnish market for their gold
| The people are thus lcfrauded bccaus,
| they have no representation III that body
! 1t is composed Of IN army Of lawyers
Ii one or dozen get hig job iron
! Vanderbilt, Scott. Belmont, the Roths
chills or the national hunks. it goe
! through by courtesy, those not directl,
employed and paid not knowing how
soon they may have paying case, an,
need similar courtesy.
Look ut the legislation for the pas
sixteen years. 1t has been Il series .
jobs for the benefit Of capitalist,
monopolies, and not one act for til,
| benefit of the farmer and the manu-
fuctnrer.
On the other hand, the legislation .
the past few years, made in the interes
Il IL. IN %1
road monopolies. has had the lnten.e,
effect Of adding billions to the wealth Q
these Congressional clients, every aolla
Of which has been tiiched from the tax
paying. producing, misrepresented farm
ers ana manufacturers.
Congress and Legislatures have cease
to represent the people; the lohby alon
constitutes their cliertage. This Is II.
10 lac wondered al. They are not uni
encouraged III it by re.e;ec,ions, but III