The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-03-10

country that has not paid his frisnac - monop-
olies in the past. and the evil Is most stffcns
at the present time. Such evils aro never sta
tionary. They must be destroyed, or they will
multiply. It Is a part Of the divine economy
,hst r'oral % well ~ physical diseases must be
tack Monopoles n tia sossntrv never multi
piled so fast, their propretorr scfc never so
bold, their schemes never 20 gigantic. as they
are now, The men who have accumulated the
wealth OF kingdoms whose safc-shelves groan
under the weight Of bound volumes OF untax.
able securftie s-the trained adopts IN stock III
llatioh = Destroying The interest q minority
others-are Just as greedy for, fie~ spoils, Just
as inventive in new consultations. as rhcn
they wat6red their first stocks OF despoilcd their
earliest victims. Their ohenscH are many. We
will name some Of them:
soIE bf rvEiR or1ExsEs.
They have I'm icrtaken tile consolidation Of
the railros d. with the purpose Of destroying
competition and subjetting commerce to faies
established by themselves.
They have brought the people Of California
under tho power Of 4 single monopoly, and cx-
clud6d tt6r. from the prosperity enjoyed by
the inhabitants IN EAS SISTER States during the
past three years.
They have laid hands Il on tho telegraph,
and BY the absorption Of all the companies into
one propose to destroy competition, and to pay
dividends upon watered stock by taxing COM
murication between 50. .0On, 200 OF people.
l'htit ess~ts infest the lobbies Of our capi-
tolls, bribthg U,if ts.isl. fora and framing our
laws Our halls OF fegiHrtisn nre made cenfcrs
of stock gambling, III which sCAes are given as
consideration for iilegitimate gaif's. They
pcrvade political parties and shape their plat
trsms. They buy the election Of Senators snd
Judges rstll money extortcd from the people.
They send ff1eis rttorncvs to be Judges Of our
courts. and take them again into their service
at princcly salaries when they KCsign and they
intend to secure the control Of the Executive,
judicial and Legislative Departments Of os,r
Government.
Theft irf~ancc affects many Of our moneyed
institutions, Oni trset and insurance companies,
the savings institutions converting them into
sources OF private gain, III which the fruits Of
honest industry, saved for sacred trusts, are
perverted. under the name Of salaries and foes.
II ts,@ ~@a of the managers and their depend
ents.
They have made corporate property insecure
by declaring that minority shareholders have
no rights which majorities are bound to respect.
They have, in many instances, confiscatcd the
rharss Of minorities. Il the victims seek re-
dress III AhH sourts, their own money ID used to
delay hinder a s.l defeat them.
They have accumulated w@alth, represented
by scores Of millions OF dollars, b. grinding t 9
faces Of the wage-workers they employ, and BY
practices which have driven better men into
poverty. In what history il it written, in what
Coi.ntSy ~as II ever possible, that snch fortunes
could bc gathcsea by sach men, by the use Of
such mcans2
They have demoralized commerce. making
legitimate business lottery and injecting the
community with the spirit Of gambling.
They substitute the machine politician for
the statesman. They control conventions,
which ignore vital questions and magnify inn
ifiatetsAt A&suea.
We charge :'frn these monopoliats the intent
to increase their gali.s end pcrlctuate their
power by organ;zed rcsis,afsce 70 appointed
authority and treason against their Gc,.rnine,lt.
They intend to control our Judges and to dis-
obey such judicial orders AZ they do not ap-
prove until they can reverse them.
The essence OF treason in disObedicncc to law.
These Is nI form Of it more wicked than Oppo-
sition I'd tAc dArrecs Of tlle courts Of justice.
Every citizen, shE Asnotant equally with the
enlightened. must respect the judicial power and
execute it, Judgments. These nioiiupclists eannot
plead the excuse OF ignorance. To Some ex-
tent they are well-inforMed citizens. They
know that bnt for the protection Of the law
they could not retain their possessions for an
hour. They know the consequence Of resist
snce TO authority. When they declare that the
binding force 0f contract ceases when their
profits will be Increased by breaking it; when
they bring courts Of jn-ti~e into contempt
when they teach the doctrile Of resistance IL
judicial orders, they know that they are engaged
in one form OF treason.
Il il not to be expected that these men should
declatu their purposes. It ID enough that
their acts lead to notification as their logical
conclusion.
We have reached the conclusion that the en-
cfoaehmcflts of motopoles upon the rights and
property uf the citizen Constitutes the most i'm
minent danger which now threatens Ons Gov.
-ernment-that they if,creAse the cost Of the
necessaries Of hfe-that they set I had example
before the ignorant and the nnthinkiftg tina,
neither OF the great political parties will tale I
decided stand against them-that they must b.
arrested, that monopoies must be strnci
down, and that the blow which crushes then
must b. dealt BY organization on the part q
the people.
We believe that the time for action hal
come-that good citizens throughout thu
| country belonging to all parties are ready
to unite with n, IN strong, determined ant
patriotic effort to suppress these monopolies
aud to bring all corporations into obedienc'
to the law. We do not underestimate the i'm
portance OF the contest nor the power Of tn,
enemy. We know that he fights behind en-
| trenchments which he believes imrregnable
with weapons which he deems irresistible. 7,
the money of monopolies We oppose the virtue
Of the people. The people will prevail il thu
Government il worth preserving. and the con
stitution remains the law Of the land.
| This il not party question. Political partie
! are alike responsible FOR these monopolies
whose managers divide their politics, thei
votes and their bribcs to Democrat and Repuh
licen with impartialitv. Where corporate in
terests are concerned, Democrats and Repnbli
cans pull kindly and lovingly together.
WHAT ARK YoU GOING TO DO ABOUT IT2
/ What are the people going to do? Tha
question was put by Tweed vt time when "h
thought be had the control OF the Governor
Tho people answered him. II has been put b
every tyrAnt who has believed that he held til
people in his grasp since governments wer
created.
We will answer what the people can d
Whether they will do it, let the people answer
They can organize an Anti Monopoly Leagr
In every State and county and district in til
broad land. They can put votes and an hoi
est patriotic purpose against money.
They can combile those who believe in Il
principles upon which onr Government VI
founded, against those who think they are o.
soletc and that money is king.
They can disregard party lines, and ..in eve
district and at all times throw a solid yo
against candidates who will not pledge ther
selves to protect the puUllc interest against u
! encroachments Of corperatlnns.
We believe that these encroachments We
never contemplated by our forefathers, vi
rehcllcd against unjust taxation and thrs
. the tca into Boston hsrhGr. nron which 1t "
sought to levy taxes. We bel eve that the m
,, who abolished the laws Of primogenitnre n
entail. in order to secure the more equal d
! tribution Of wealth. would not justify syrte
OF frcebooting under the gnise OF law. whi
; places the production and commerce OF a CO
tinent ut the mercy Of few men who recogni
= .sno principle OF acton Int personal or corp,
ate ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" We therefore ass0cis
!, ourselves together under the name Of
!. ! ..Natlonal Anti-Monopoly League to oppc
the evils before recited.
OUR PRINCIPLES.
: Anti-mOnopoly.
r We advocate and will support and defend
!. rights Of the many against the privileges Of
/ few.
9 Corporations, the creation Of the state. sh
d be controlled by tho state.
Q Labor and capital-aliies, not enemies; j
Q tee to both.
4 OBJECTS.
: In accordance with the general princip
ahoye ennmcrateu we will endcavof to