The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-05-26

ana physical laws, necessary TOT MS own hAppi-
moss aud the protection OF his ncighbor, The
natural law With multitude 1T civil and penal
restrtticnk. Thu whole framework ~ soricts,
from tho smallest subdivision Of human author
ity up to the grand government under which W
live, has been instituted 10 compel men to re-
spect the rights Of their neighbors-to protect
the weak against the strong.
Now, tho State, initiating the Maker Of the
universe, also has the power to create . living
being. Under law, men form what IL called .
company they construct road bed thon add
the ties the rail, tho car, and the throbbng en-
CINE. The State then breathos into the nos
trils Of this company tho breath OF corporate
life, and endOYs the company with perpetuity
81 eAistenee. This hcw being bee the sarns
power to acquire property that you posseEs,
and vet it never dies. Now. should the State
turn this monster loose upon society without
carefully crcnmscribing its powers and duties
without the restraint Of law-it would have
in,measurably the advantage Of . natural per-
son, by reason Of the large capital which it
controls, and in consequence OF its perpetual
existence.
Il has been truthfully said Of these trans
portation companies that they sit in the gate
ways Of commerce aud levy toll upon every
pasner-by aud upon every pound Of freight
transported 70 feed hungry world. When the
people aesk to discipline this unnatural being
To- they tind he has complete control Of the
political parties to which the people have large
" looked for succor. They 60 TO the State
Legislatures and they are astonished to find
him strongly intrenched In the citadels d
power. They appeal to Congress, and 10 the
monster likewise has control OF the National
Legislature. Who csn dslodge him2 What
powur h il that shall he sble to harness him
and reduce him from his pos ton % q master
to his legitimate Office as servant Of the peo-
pie? Two men to-day virtually control the
great highways from the Atlantic to the Pacific
ocean, unwilling 10 transport The persons and
property that make up tho commercial activity
OF our people al reasonable price. They
boldly claim they must have call the traffic
will Dear. Under the fostering care Of these
monopolies group Of minor fhoncpolics are
sprineing mp In every lart Of tile land.
They relate to the food we cat, the clothing We
wear, the fuel with which VIC arc warmed, and
the lamp which lights the mother to the cradle
Of her sick child. Through the money extorted
from labor, they ale reaching out and grasping
millions Of acres of the best wheat and grazing
lands in tho far West with 4 view o. controlling
the cattle trade and wheat market. What il to
hinder them from extending their triumphs UNI
III they will control every branch Of business in
the country When We appeal to the press to
expose these encroachments, here again We are
told that the leading newspapers are theirs also,
aud that they control the very AVENUES and
channels Of public Thought. One Of the mon
archs Of the rail controls several Of the leading
Democratic and Republican organs Of the coun-
try. He boldly proclaimed under oath before
tho Hepburn committee that he was IN tho
habit Of expending large sums OF money to IN
huenoe nominations and elections; that he
could 10 thote tell OF entin1erete the instances
OF such expenditures than he could call
TO mind the numerous freight trains
that passed over his roads; that
he was Democrat in Democratic districts, :
Republican in Republican districts, and doubt
full in doubtful districts but at all times and 10
ali places he was an Erie man. Nor is lac alone
in the corrupt use Of money. The practice IL
common throughout the country, but cannot
stup futthet than n enumerAte, although
have all the facts 1t hatid. The Nationsl-
Greenback party proposes to REMEDY I'll these
great wrongs. Il il 1t once aggressive ana
conservative, and, while Il would protect the
rights Of labor and the business classes, it does
not propose to do violence to the rights OF those
tho taye theit mHney invested in corporate en-
terprises. We are willing tc lsve and lot live.
We will neither buy nor sell justice, nor Viii see
deny justice to any. We say that the Govern
ment must issue the money, no matter whether
it be made Of mctal or paper, and that it, vol
ume shall be controlled by the people through
thcit iesponsible AGENTS. and not by the banks,
aud, when issued, that it shall b5 mhney-A
legal tender. We want further to put stop to
the funding system, and pay on the national
debt. In doing this we do not wish to tAmpor
with or injure the public credit in the least.
We wish r. keap perfect faith with everybody,
and we are determined also that the power
which the banks now have to injurc end de-
stroy private credit shall be taken from them.
In conclusion, Gen. Weaver gave vivid dc.
scription of the passage Of the Funding bill
through tho late Congress, Of the evils which
the fifth section u that hill was designed to
remedy, and OF the shank rebellion" which
followed. lie also administered scathing re-
buke to ex-Prcsident Hayes for his veto, and
gave searching aud caustic review Of presi-
dent Garfield's inaugural address, Instead Of
rcbuking the banks Tor their insolencs Tor at
tempting ~ dlrsate 10 Congress, Hayes and
GARFIELD had rebuked the petite ard their Con-
gress, and had championcd the cause Of the
banks. He predicted that before many years
the present administration would be swept
from power. And that James A. Garfield Won d
b. the James Buchanan Of the Republican par
t.. His tGarHclds1 party would divide and
the other party dissolve, and wo woil1 elect q
President in 1854. and before that time carry
Congress. He further said: I'VE serve notice
now. tell you that am ont among the PEG.
pie and zee tue old parties are crumbling, AZ
saw them before the dissolution Of the WLig
party, and under the new party is coming
time when we will have free election and fair
count; when even in PhilAdolphia the National
0reenback votes will be counted"