The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-06-30
SHALL MONOPOLlES RULEi
Secret Chapter I'm Political History.
(From the Chicago Sentinelj

secret Chapter I'm Political History.
lFrom the Chicago sentineLj
Under the above captien Hon. L. r.
Chittenden, President Of the Anti
Monopoly League, issues very re-
document which we publish
in this column. So far as it relates to
the purpose Of the monopolists to OBJ
tain possession Of the Government of
the United States BY or through the
process Of capturing the leaders Of both
the old parties, it i not only essentially
true, but it is matter that has not es-
capped the observation of all men who
have the welfare of the country at stake
instead Of being blinded by partisan
zeal. The one weak point in Mr..
Chittenden's address is the illy.conccaled
effort which he makes to have it appear
that Mr.. Oonkling is martyr to the
cause Of anti-monopoly. Up to the
present time Mr.. Conkling has never
been heard Of, save by the people who
have this matter at heart, Us an anti
monopolist. He has been as much
champion of corporations and has prob
ably received as large attorneys fees
from corporations rs have any Of the
men whom Mr.. Chittendcn regards rs
special agents Of the monopolists. In
declaring that the railroads intended to
nominate Blaine At Chicago and Tillen
or some other man equally corrupt ut
Cincinnati, there is no question; and if
Mr.. Chittenden had gone farther, and
declared that it did not make sixpence
difference to the corporations whether it
was Mr.. Blaine or Mr.. Grant that was
nominated at Chicago, moro people
would have taken stock in his assertions.
And Mr.. Conkling, ~ everybody knows,
was Gen. Grants particular and most
powerful champion.
In stating that Stanley Matthews was
nominated AZ Supreme Judge, that Mr..
Shepard, Mr.. Vanderbilt's son-in-law,
was nominated as District Attorney for
the Southern District Of New York, and
w. II. Robertson as Collector Of the
Port of New York, in the interests Of the
monopolists, no one hesitates to believe
that it is the intention of the corporations
to capture the executive, the judiciary,
and part Of the Legislative department
Of the Government, and no person who has
studied or thought of the matter will for
. moment deny. In short, that the
Democratic and Republican leaders are
now, aud have been for years, working
in the interest Of the railroads, national
banks, telegraph companies, or any
other sort Of abominatiOn that will fill
their pockets and enhance their political
fortunes, il fact that the Greenback
party has been trying to beat into the
heads Of the people of this country for
the last five years. And because Of this
effort of the Greenbackers they have
been abused, vilifed, misrepresented
and ridiculed by subsidized press, a
Hessian ministry, and corrupt political
speakers. We congratulate Mr.. Chit
tenden upon the fact that he has at last
gotten his eyes open, and that he has AT
last mustered mp courage enough to come
out openly, aboveboard, and publicly
denounce the leaders Of the Democratic
and Republican parties as the mere
paid agents and attorneys of these vari-
ous corporations. We only wish that
Mr.. Chittenden and the entire Anti
Monopoly League had sufficient politi-
cal courage to ct once join the Green.
back hosts. Eventually there is nc
doubt but that nine-tenths of the Anti.
Monopoly League men will land in the
Greenback party. We only wish thai
they were coming now. We are sorry
to see men who have the courage t.
take the position that they do concern.
ing monopolies willing to be kept away
from the great Anti-Monopoly Green.
back party through the influence Of the
ridicule and the abuse that has beer
heaped upon that party-for that is the
only reason why they don't join it. WI
take pleasure in publishing the utter
ances and teachings Of the Anti Monopoly
League because they are educating thu
people in the right direction, and be
cause they constitute q part of the gos
pel Of Greenbackism. We take pleasure
| IN publishing these anti-monopoly docu
ments because they are o public nc
knowledgms,tt that the Greenback party
is right. We take pleasure in publish
ing them because they ably and power
fully disclose to the people the corrup
tion. the rottenness, the dishonesty m.
,ussedness of the two old parties. w,
| takepleasurein publishing them becaus'
| We know that nearly every man that !
educated out Of the two old parties vii
sooner or later land in the ranks Of tn
6reenback party.
The address which Mr.. Chittendel
has issued and which We hope our read
ers will carefully read in the light whicl
we have undertaken to shed upon it
as follows:
To THE Press AND THE People or tn
UNITED STATES: Recent political events hav
induced the National Anti Monopoly League I
call attention to some significant facts, ind
eating a settled purpose on the part Of ii
great railway and telegraph monopolies
secure control Of the Government Of the Unite
States.
The decision OF the Supreme Court OF tn
United States, in the Granger cases. which al
firmed the right OF the people. through the
Legislatures, to control corporations, Was one {
the most important declarations Of publ
right since the Declaration Of Independents,
and indications have since been frequent tht
the monopnlists have decided upon settle
programme to:
l. Elect President in their interest.
2. Reconstitute the Supreme Court, and n
verse the Granger DECISIONS.
/ .. 1Ack the senate OF the UnlteO States.
This would give them control Of the execl
tive. judicial and Legislative departments
the Government, and the production aud con
merce Of 50,0OO, ,0O0 Of people would be At th
mercy OF . few men who, to use tho words {
thoUnited States Senate Committee on Transpo
tatiOn Routes "recognizc no responsibility b,
to their stockholders, and no principle Of =,
ton but personal or corporate asgrandizt
ment.
! HOW THE PLOT DEVELOPED.
They selected their candidates for Presidcl
in the persons OF James g. Blaine, Republican
and Samuel j. Tilden, Democrat. AT the II
publican National Convention, held at Chicas,
Mr.. Blaine was supported by the entire railroa
element; the Committee ON Platform aud lie
olutions was packed In their interest, prom
. nent corporation attorney being its Charm Il
and, with the aid OF leading Republican jou
nalist, xho is identified with corporate inte
ests, all allusion to tho most important que
tion OF the day was carefully suppressed. III
military and stalwart element was, howeve
solid for Gen. Grant, and, as neither side VI
strong enough to win, compromise was ma,
upon (icn. Garfield.
The Democratic National Convention, he
at Cincinnati, we will dismiss with the bri
statement that the plans of tho monopolists
nominate Mr.. Tllden were spoiled by the refu
al Of an influential portion OF tho New Yo