The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-04-07
GEN. WEAVER.
synopsis OF HIS Speech &C etur.
gts, Mich.


Glen. Weaver, on coming forward, said
TINT this WINS rather an unusual time for
. political campaign, but that tho people
needed information. He said TINT all
over the land the best men were becom.
ing convinced that wc have truth on our
side, and werc joining tho Grcenback
party. AZ Arst the party grew 10 fast
that had Il continued to do 30 there
would have bcen danger Of it, defeat, ~
all the political bummers Of the old par
ties would have docked into it. He re.
fcrcd to the early history Of the coun-
try and said: "Our fathers excclled
IN their unseltish devotion 10 principle,
aud WI propose to follow their example
and transmit to our children the bless.
ipgs Of republican government. They
Lelievcd that every man ought TO be u
King, every woman Queen, and TINT
each man and woman wns entitled to the
largest share Of such property M they
had creatcd through their labor. Under
monarchical government tho rich are
tru rich and the poor too poor, and he
believed TINT honest industry and self.
denying economy should bc sufficient in
every tree country to keep the wolf from
the door. II the American people arc
mob they can bc controlled only by m
army. but il they are intelligent citizens
they aro able 70 control themselves. We
claim that fifty millions Of people are
able TO govern themselves, and that it il
the duty OF every ono to investigate
every question that relates to their own
and their country's welfare. respect
my Republican and Democratic fellow
citizens, but I say IL il their duty to in.
vcstlgate before they condemn, and
when they who snecr and scoff ut our
party are dead and forgotten the new
party will control tho destinies Of the
American people. Democrats, You
cant keep out of the Grccnlack party
We are fighting the old battle over
again. Republicans. you cant stay
away from us, We are advocating the
very principle upon which the R.pnb-
lican purity was founded, The Rights
Of Labor Our party is based upon the
bedrock IL truth, md the mum who il
not NJ honest at tho ballot hox as at the
prayer meeting ID an arrant hypocl it,.
We want three kinds of money, gold,
silver and paper, MI bearing the Govern.
Ment stamp, and 10 lie q lcgnl tender fpr
all debts. public and private. The rail.
road companies are strengthening them.
selves against the people; they are levy.
ing tribute which no tyrant conuneros
ever dared to do. II is great fact thu,
friends. Mr.. Garfield was elected by
the money power, and, said Gen. Wca,
yer, 'the late Inauguration Of the psesi.
lent was, for pomp aud display, NOR,
like the coronation If 4 despot than the
inauguration Of tho President If fre,
people. and stands in strange contrast h
tho time when Thomas Jefferson tied his
horse 10 the hitching.p post aud entered
tho Presidential mansion" The speaker
referred to the financial legislation ii
tho past few years. showing that il was
all done in thu interest Of syndicates aud
national banks. When Congress r..
ccntly passed measures for the protAc.
tion of the people the bankers rebclle,l,
and tho Government surrendered with,
out firing shot. The Government il
the humble servant of the bankers, III
tho recent bankers rebellion they 1.-THE
hankers) had hut 10 express their wishes
and the thing was done. against tho ma
jority Of the trusted representatives oI
the people
"Not long since railroad employees
struck for an increase Of pay the cars
ceased to run, and artillery was sent for,
ward to NOV them down. and the blood
of our citizens was shed in tho interest
ii railroad corporations. Laws aud con-
stitutions don't amount 70 much in thes.
days. unless they are in the interest ol
tho money power. Did yuu ever know
an old pa.ty or an old church 10 be NJ
formedp Never. Don't YOU Democrats
and Republicans bc 40 foolish ~ to sup
pose you can reform your old parties,
You cant do il. When my old house hc
comes rotten and lcaky and il No longer !
at dwelling for my family, what shal
/ dog Try 70 patch il up2 No, bu
though II 6e dear 10 me ~ an old friend
and though every ruom in il may have ,
history and every nook and corner Il.
suggestive of happy hours in hy-gon,
DAYS, yet will tear down that dear ol,
house and erect another. Oh YOU Re,
pnhlicans and Democrats, examine The
condition of Your old political homes
and. II You find them Nntenable, com,
and help ns to erect newer and bet
ter. And we swear that. with tho hell
OF the Almighty God, we will never
cease 10 agitate tho public mind and en-
tighten tho understanding of the peopl,
| On the financial subject, until the las
vestige II those nnhely and orpressiv,
lava are stricken from the statute book.