The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-08-04

po that all tl,crn advantages Of machinery ntisl
the occult forces ot nature ART gathered into u
few hands, and the masses receive none Of
them.
Now. what has this to do with us9 dive me
Your close attention. The res.io machinery
tions ~ Europe has been fastened on IL aud
orr Industries during and since the war. |
Will make TINT plain The money power Of
Europe looks with alarm ~ well M greed al our
vast resources, our nisasurclrss stores Ut coal,
III iron, OF oil the agricultural possibilities, on
the energy the education Of our people, on
orr multiplying machinery, OH NIL oar facilities
for producing wealth. They look with Alarm,
because II the producers Of the country n,
tain,d tho product oi their labor they Would
sud icnly risc. They wound nj up the innpa ss-
BILE gulf between th. rich and the POOR. They
would oblitcratc thore iiies Of distinction which
men have drawn between the masses and the
few. They could not hide this from their own
scrts. There was danger their ,po~a. would he
overthrow, and they mnsi subject to the same
sway the resources md productive energy OF
our people. and Il conspiracy. the inianlty of
which no Language can do Justice 10. was
formed ~ fasten the machinery Oh us, and
make H.ris Of onr toiling MASSES. TO dir d Ruif
rs deep and wide between tie II" and the
many here ~ has ken. lux Tor ages between
the tcw ard tic many iii Europe. They seized
upon naic when we were engaged IN HI I'M
nlcisc revolution, when VI were testing the
power Or our form vi government. wien W.
arc deciding the great question is II saft %
rest the power OF government on the moral
sentiment of an intelligent aud Ghristiai, leo-
pie. instead OF having n centralized power. q
standing armys That was the great lss,,a Of
that struggle n fearful issue 1t Nas, We she'll
never forget. those ut us who were old enough,
when tie pfrsdent stole his way To Washing-
ton and faced the formidable Rebellion, taking
nearly half the territory Of the country, led by
master minds, organized thoroughly. backed by
brave. determinedpeo IL. who hal been mirled
TO behave they were to fight for their liberties
Then Europe said. THAT Government will per-
ish II has not strength. Lord Russell has
tened Ia publish thren shout all Europe that
the great republic was III lts death agony The
toilmg masses looked ON with profound solcl-
tndc. and their anxiety was expressed III thu
remarkable language Of Victor Hugo: III llb-
er,v fails IN America th.re will be- frightiul
irin.c. u shipwrcck Of humanity. We look, 4
Oh with sntcnsc interest We sha, never forget
When the President. wl'htnt assrssimant. with
no visible power 10 meet that formidable array
made his appeal directly ~ the invisible, the nj
mighty power of our Government the love III
thc people, And how that love rose To meet
ivory eslgcncy, laying tho acvnmula'is. and
prospective wealth Of the nation on its altar =
sending forth 10 the hszards OF war its nohl,s
the grahdcst array that was ever led to he field
u battle. which, relentless and resisilcss as th,
hat of God, did march. restoring the Union.
aud saying to the civilized world. II ia safe to
rest the government Of intelligent people on
their hearts.
While in that grand undertaking these men
seized upon their opportunity, and, while they
kept the people heated over that issue for
tin htpCn Npura M ri stnea was aafft.,l
have steadily gone Oh and completed their pur-
pose. Now. q moment op this heating up Of
our passions every vcsr. look Upon that WIT /,
the most supreme dias .,st. Every son,im nj OF
patriotism. ahd Christianity commanded the
nuria' Of that Issue when the war closed am,
I'M Tor the infamous designs aud purposes ii
this ROVER which has cnslayci u, that i.s,,,
wotltd have been buried and never had resur.
nctlon. 1want TO call srn. attention il. .
m,at ~ The persons VIZ have he.u instrument.
~ kecp'". up Tint strife. Willie III Alahsma
was told by the people that the men Mi.
were appealing to their passions and | hcald
the Bourbon leaders make their appeals lust L,
YOU hear tho r.alMart leaders 1t the North
SIMPLY 70 the old war passions. tho people TOD
me- "Thcsc are tho nseA who crowded ia int,
the war against cnf willard then lodged lnhind
twenty slaves and stayed at home them>elve..
And tiat class of men at the North who sent
lhcir wives relations IL do the lighting are IN,
men who are keeping mp the issue st,ll Mr..
blaine boasts that he has met the r.eel Brlva
l,ers in Congress. lie wa. ,Srv careful NOT /,
meet them when they We're throwing shot an
she'll MY opponent. the Hon. J. II. Hanna, inth,
CONGRESSIONAL struggle three years ago in h :
opening speech three hours long, devoted on,
lnur 10 that business. H weighs more than
a4a pounds. He has voice like n Inn and
msrs Ike Wild hill We Block the o..r,
House i'onl carser to circumference. II,
tosmca at the mouth. lie shook his NASTY,
locks terribly like lion at bay. held n,
watch. and for one SOLID hour Lc e,lrr, a lii,
that old matter. | stepped on t. the sam.
r"stsnm week later AMI answered til m,.o.
aant's speech IN n ont fils.a .s.nsene.s. IL.
marked T. the thi shs that III. ,.lir.s.ase L.
tween my friend Hanas and sas>,lf was this
that lad Soia. Ffeach flood IN nv VEINS an:
Nasa LITTLE quicker than h. . that Aoi Mronsat
ny ~ lighting fury sixteen ycars ago Wien
athtr AlfahaM called for 3oa,nna more.
left my pullmt wh,rs ! Mas mnse pleasantly
situated than had.s.f h,ea before. enlist. 4
ss private. then hssnei 10 enlist a.H q M. n
Nn, II aud Tough, il cut and 20, cooled II.
he was al home IN a Provost Marshas 9TH Z
ar,ss'iHg lea,sgats, making aea,s aud L \ u
lag his magnioc"", fas siaae ut a very respect.
l},l distance several haae.n.d miles from auy
hanger. You will ,ni that IT is tina, class ot
aeu generally that have kept M tina; ISSUE.
Now. appeal 10 soa men- sanprs. largely
sasiaess msn. nso,.haats, manufacturers. ID
aon Is, tera,.rs, Il may he--how n,ucs lave snn
saaya III xour csptsl within the last tn yeats ,
Yen have b.,a n wo,k like slaves Your tanl-
hes have worked. Take the farmers al ost
tins land Snd they Las, to,'es .ae last xix u
eight wears rosS s.s.nt.s ,hsn slaves a. /
worked sAsir wives aud daughters have
wp,a.i, cd has been smiling on US all iii,
,m.. Immense crops have been r.aped yea,
after wear. Europe har demanded th.m s.a,
H. Yuld Tor them, WcuagAt .toAasA Mare thar
anaarapl,d oar wealth. livery indus,li,s,,
man has created wealth enough during tLos>
wears with I'll the advantages We have to has,
more than l1adraplei las wealth. Now. s-s
the lshonnS mca-haye vaa l@s.e ss.a 10 cel
nom.sy Have y"u. pa.a r.. taems Have YOU
surrounded tNcsN With somto,tsp You farmers
have Nos Improved much. favored as YOU las,
becns Merchants, have YOU increased voul
wealth Very lar,elyg Take the whole aee,ls
together, we have scarcely incrra.,.. anr wcal,l
at ali. with al the tee.eased powers to create
wealth, and having had perpetual bcaeiiction.
from heaven upon us.
lw,ll not stop taere. The little We have en-
joycd, aud the little we now have. do no, ran
sttutc the darkest phase. What ,.an, e,,r,
man TO study IL the ,e,s fact that interest
draining debts have accumulated upon us unti
they have cnslayed MS. In 1850 We Mer. no, i,
debt, national, maniarsl. State and private
more than about 5000. uuu,ao" To-day. ii
the lowest estimate, ~ s.o in delt nj lea
&20oNa"FAWr IA. ON. zoe. 100 have he,
added tuonr lnterest-drsining Indebtedness s,ne,
ls66. Now, am not speaking III random
The Hon John p. Jones. the attest man Ii
either branch of Congress, IN nv Judgment
and that Ia tho opinion u men better able /,
judge than nisself, was appointed Chairman o
committee 10 examine that matter, so fun o
interest, aud . little more than two wears ~,
he made his report. The entire .aiob,etinee
hep a, $lA0as. Coz. OUo He told me Limssl
tha, he put il below rather than above ever
tines and know he did SO with the nations
Indebtedness. He put that at $1,000, 000. 00t
IL Was two billions and three hundred and som
odd millions at that time. II ID "a oil. Oa0, 20
10y the latest report The debt has increase
since. SO tbs, am perfectly justified in sayin
that at the very lowest we are indebted so
ooo,ooo.0oo, while the property in the Unite
| States is estimated 10 be worth bet $50. 600
ooo.e@. We are paving, al the lowest rate. d
| average OF per cent. interest ON this deb
| fLat makes <l.i09,0oo.OO0 annual intere.
taken out OF the product Of our labor a
! tritrte TO a small class.
New, to bring that within your reach, let u
ask how many men creating wealth will be n
lnir.a 70 create one hundred dollars above
comfortable support OF themselves and familie
t. pay tins single tribute, to say nothing abo,
/ taNts--jast fourteen millions How many me