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

Els speech ~ Philadelphia - Our
Transition sFvlM = Repub1lc On
mn O1ixATchy - Tho PUwer ~ the
Kings ~ the Nall = An Appeal 10
Coincidence = GsarflelN sAAs Rcpubli-
Can PArsy's Buchanan.
II Is patent to tho most casual observer that
the two old parties are thoroughly burned ont,
and, like two huge piles Of burned limestone,
are rapidly shaking. The present exhibition
made IN the Senate Of tho United States, by
what II supposed to DO the wisest deliberAtive
body on earth, has greatly dagusted the Amer.
ican people. Tho mAchinpfy supposed TO be
necessary to the protection Of 60,0O0,00o Of
people, IN absolutely ut . standstil. And what
y \ all abont9 1sit great struggle, such .
speaker OF tho House2 Certainly not. That
was u struggle for supremacy between freedom
and slavery. Il vas the new civilization against
the old. II was the irrepressiblc conflict. But
how II - purely . contest for spoils, and
II within itself = complete yerihcation
of what We have said concerning the two old
parties during tho late campaign. Nothing
can rave this country from such humiliation
but the speedy dissolution Of those parties.
They must give way for the new sovereign
the National party. l call your memories
back Tonight 10 the tune when new party
displaced the Democratic party from power In
1850. The ancient foe Of the Democratic
party, the Whig party, had been unsuccessful
through series Of contests IN its attempts to
dispace the slave olgarchy from control OF
the Government. When the Wing party had
the good sense to die, the new party took on
the full strength Of the free-soil element Of the
noblrst Roman Of them ALL to tho White
House. And %, after quarter Of century Of
defeat OH the part Of the Democratic party.
history II about TO repeat itself again, md 10
give place and power To \ new organization
that will take up the battle where the present
parties have left It. and overthrow the triple
tyranny under which the people are gr0aning.
This brings mo to the theme Of tho evening"
cur transition from republic To an oligaicEy.
Tue first step toward the enslavcmcnt Of q PEG.
pie is the impovcris hment Of the lahorinR
classes by turn ny thu profits OF their labor into
the hands Of others. This wealth il used to
strengthen the power Of the usnrpers, and then
IN turn to cnslavc those from whom 1t was
Mrenchcd. Tho occasion in afforded BY the
happening OF some unfortunate calamity, such
~ war, or great scarcity of tho nccessafies Of
life. The great mass OF mankind suffer during
these periods the few profit by their suffering,
and wrest from the people advantages which
are rarely ever peacefully rcgsned. The biog-
rsphv Of nations ia but q melancholy witness to
this painful truth. Examples are numerous in
every age OF the world. We read III the forty.
seventh chapter Of a,ncsis that the King Of
Egypt at one time, anticipating period Of
scarcity, had secured monopoly If the pro-
ducts Of his empire. Through Joseph, his
Primo Minister. he sod these pro,
absorbed all th'ir money. The famine
continued, and the reopc came begging for
bread. They wcre then Informed that the King
would further exchange his surplus for their
cattle and horses. Tue people complied, and
thus the King obtained control over their rude
means OF transportation. The third year the
King exchanged h surplus corn for the lands
and homes " the lceple, and reduced the
whole population 10 slavery, cxacting 20 per
cent. lcr ani,0m thereafter Of al their products.
For new legins,r Ink Pharaoh averages
pretty we'll with our aoisra kings OF the rail.
| say the whole pornl IL II were ihns reduced,
but there was one clsts exempt from the bur-
dens Which fell upon The common people
pricsthood--Answ,r ring to tho bonded aristoc-
rAcy Of to-day. WEc..tLc constitution Of our
fathers received the lspasr sanction and be-
came the supreme Law u tae young republic,
It WAS believed that sul..c.tnt guarantees had
been thrown Arou.sd tie liberties OF the people,
aud It Was also believed that there would
10 wisdom and sn;ne enough among
the masses to protect themselves from nnforc-
seen dangers likely u arise. Through brief
century of alternate var AMI peace. storm and
sunshine. tempest and calm, We have thus far
demonstrated our ability 10 govern ourselves
against foreign and domestic foes. But the
scverest test IL W; 10 GENE. and ALREADY the
advance guards Of the opposing forces are
about their work. Picket ilriiy can be heard
all along the line. an., from the dense clouds
OF dust visible along the great highways OF
public thought, Il must lie apparent to oil that
the grcat opposing FOXES arc marching out TO
take their positions in the line OF battle. The
struggle Is between the republic on the one
hand and tho seductive influence and hcartlcss
tyranny Of uncontrolled CORPORATE power on
the other. Are We ablc to drink of this cup
Also and 10 baptized with haptism2 This 10
the great question requiring settlement ut our
from the cradle Of our race to the
present hour, il in melancholy fact
that no nation has ever preserved ito liberties
agains. the seductive infincl ce Of vast accumu-
latlon u wealth and money in the hands OF the
few. The reason il obvious. These vast fort
nnes Are plllagci from the many by unjust
laws, and the result 10 want, and in the end
slavery TO the great mass OF the people. Tho
real freeman Is he who, through honest ever
tion il well fed aud comfortably clad, and who
through industry and economy 10 able to &C.
Qaic \ homo OF his own and any government
" regulation Of society which denies these
blessings to any class OF it's citizens il an ua.
very end for winch government 10 instituted.
IL there lady or gentleman Ia this audience 80
,houghtiess ~ to believe We can abandon tho
very philosophy Of free government, taking
away the foundation stones Of the republic,
and still maintain tue snpeistiIctnre Of demo-
cratic institutional II it were important at
the cradle Of the republic to administer the
Government in the spirit in which il
was founded, what shall We say now that
We have 81, 000, 900 pton,e looking to their Gov
crnmcnt for protection II 70 now abandon
the hasio principles Of freedom, disorder and
confusion must inevitably follow. And. what
power eat the military can keep in order con-
fused mass Of so.ooo. 600 peopicy Andthsn will
come the "strong government" 10 De followed
by the empire. See il you do not give the most
unqualified assent to the following fundamental
Maxlms no power essential to the happiness
and welfare cf the whole people in tho republic
should ever be allowed 10 PISS out Of the hands
Of the people into the hands Of those not chos.
en by the people. and who are not responsible
70 You for the nsaaner in which thew exercise
that power" I SEQ tina, without regard to par
" you give the most unqualified assent to that
great principle. Now. tho difficulty il
TO- obtain your consent 10 its practi-
cal application in your Government.
quote now from tho first article, second
section OF the constitution Of the United States,
which dctincs the powers Of Congress. Tue
third subdivision clothes Congress with power
ITO regulate commerce with foreign nations,
and among the several States" The eleventh
sn6silyis on confcrs upon Congress the power
ITO regulate war" Now Ill these several
powers are conferred for the protection OF the
life. liberty and property Of tho citizen, and
cannot with lsfety be abandoned or delegated
10 irresponsible psrtics The only safety Is in
r~qalring these powers to be exercised ny the
parties upon whom they arc conferred. II
would not do 10 delegate the power .sto declare
war 10 the gansml,hs and powder manufact-
arcrs> Nor has our experience shown that it
is at oil safe for Congress TO delegate the power
ITO regulate commerce among the States" to
the bank. railroad aud telegraph monopoiice
What is eommercel You. business men OF Phil
adeirl,a, arr competent to give good, practi-
cal definition az that term. lt il autonomous
with trade and traffic. Now what does the
constitution mean when il says. .Con-
grcss shall have power to regulate conn
nserce among the States?" II certainly
does not mean that Congress shali fix
tie price Of bushel u wheat or
u cargo Of merchandise. II means that the
great agents Of commerce shall IL regulated