The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-07-21
PAINTING By TIE WAY.
IFrum THE AMERlcAN SENrRy.l


Il il with extreme regret that we find
in the Chicago Weekly Express, Of the
14th inst, a proposition that the Nation.
a party shall, temporarily at least.
abandon it's work Of rescuing our country
from the evils and perils Of an oppressive
and monarchical money system, and join
hands with the mushroom faction that,
stealing the anti-monopoly plank from
the National party's platform, and striv'
ing to narrow the work down TO that
single issue, is doing all in its power
to break up and destroy the only party that
stands true and faithful. in every respect,
to the whole nation, and the only one the
money power fears. That we may do nc
injustice to the Eaprcss, while doing our
duty to the National party and our coun-
try, we quote from atwo-column editorial
in that paper, Of the l4th inst: 'Organ-
ization--The Battle Should be Fought
Upon the Anti-monopoly Platform"
The National party, although declaring wax
force, 20 far, against the financial element :
The movement took shape when this element
bore hardest upon tho people, when tho results
of contraction, decentralization, funding and re-
sumption eliminated in the disastrous wreck OF
- and subsequently. But the financial issues
which forced the Greenback idea TO tho front
mass Of the people, Tor they have no longer
reason to complain Of contraction, since the
volume OF money has doubled within the past
two years and - ON the increase daily. But,
notwithstanding the 6reenback song has lost
its ancient charm, oppression In another form
u - severe upon industry - i ever WAS, and 70
arouse the people against il, some watchword
other than ss1reenback" or ssGreenback club"
must be passed along the line, and IL the Ma
tona party refuses to accept the watchwOrd
and keep the Invest issue to tho 'front.' il will be
crowded 70 ono aide, like an old tooth: to give
place 20 the new.
Lot the hideous form and the deadly mission
OF monopoly be exposed, aud thus rally to our
support millions Of anti-monopoly recruits, who
could never DO induced 10 Join GreenbAck
movement, with the currency volume doubling
every three years. We trust that the National
Executive Committee, in preparing and pro-
mitigating it, new plan Of organization, will not
monopoly, but extend them entirely round tho
enemy. It IL monopoly that to-day bears most
heavily upon the people, and the watchword
that u 70 bring about the next political rcvolu-
ton viii DO GMti-moa0poly.
Itnquircd union Of AL the States to secure
the liberty OF one. So It viii require the union
Of al the oppressed 10 emancipate any one in
dustIy from the chains OF monopoly. There
fore let al Greenback clubs. trades unions,
labor organizations, grangeA farMers' allan
Cos and every other one-idea organization,
merge into anti-monoply leagues or clubs, and
band together to fight aud destroy every form
OF monopoly, under the dag and tho organixa-
ton Of the National party a now estAblished
The assertion made above that the
volume Of money has doubled within
the last two years, is. to say the least. q
terribly misleading, monstrous, and in
excusable misstatement Of fact. No
why can be devised by which 10 secure
TO the National party millions Of anti
monopoly recruits who could never be in.
duced to join Greenback movement, =
except by the National party dropping
the Greenback or money reform move
ment and contenting itself by turning al
its force to its anti-monopoly plank, and
letting 60 Of everything else in order that