The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-02
Voters R.a! This R.,svt
THE LIVING ISSUE.
Nelopolies vs. the People.

Nel0p0lies vs. The People.
Hon. David Davis, president pro |
ten, IT the United States says: The |
rapid growth Of Corporate power
unl tie mali-n influence which it I
sSeits rs combination on the Ma
.ional aud State legislatures Is d
we'll grounded Cause ~ alarm. A
struggle j. pending in the near flu
turc between This OrcryroNaa Po,r-
e., with its FAST ramiiic;Rions all
over the Union and 4 hard grip on
much Of the political machinery on
the one hard, anl Tae People in III
unorganizrd condition on the other,
foi control Of the government.
1t r,il bc matched by euery patriot
Nth intense anrietg."
On which side Of this terrible
struggle Of THE PEOPLE with ri
ant MONOPOlIES does
THOMAS UPDEGRAFF.
Republican,. and Chicago. Milwau-
kcc 4 st. Paul r. L., Candidate fer
Congress, stand?
LET THE RECORD SPEAK,
TiRsf.
iho's Updegrail while member
III the state legislature was the chief
advocate for the repeal OF the Gran
Ger laws regulating railroad charges
within the State and preventing I'M
just and oppressive DETERMINATIONS.
One Of the Republican members OF
the legislature from Il 60 unity in this
district. at tie time referred to, when
he heard of Updegrau's nomination
for Congress said: Il don't like II,
lpdesraff was in the State lcyisla-
tnfe with mc ani it was chiefly
through his efforts and talk that the
laws regulating railroad Transports
ton rates were repealed He l. u
railroad lawyer and ii good one.
SECOND
More than 100000 farmers and
merchants in the United States have
petitioned Congress TO pass THE
REAGAN INFER STATE COM
MERGE I'LL, by which it Is pro-
posed ~ assert the power OF the
government to protect the pro-
| ducing ard industrial classes from
! e.rioliioaate RATS. unjust dtscrimi-
| nations. and profits on catered stock.
Mr.. UpdeSrafr has voted every
time against this bill, and in the in
ferest OF the railroad monopoiics.
Referring To this outrage on the
producing classes the Chicago Tfi-
tune, Il Republican paper says:
j They congressman tire selected
rs attorneys Of Corporate monopo-
| lies. before the threats Of Railroad
opposition, on ulaties' tie assurance
OF railroad support, these represent
atiyes day after day retnse to lei i.
vote be taken OH the bin so long
presented and u,gcd by Mr.. Regain.
THIRD.
Comptroller Knox puts the profits
/ OF the Banks last yearat ll5 millions
dollars With capital stock or Il lit
tie over I63 millions. OR ABOUT -
PIER CENT PROFIT. This mon
] stgous profit WAS not enough for this
greedy monopoly and they asked
Congress 10 relieve them OF certain
Tdfes amounting in the aggregate
! to Sll .oaa. 600 per year and THOMAS
UaoraIAFF voted - PASS the bill.
On the other hand the yearly in
creae" for the capital invested in
Industrial pursuits such rs farming,
Is less than than / per cent. Yet Up
desraff refused to vote TO relieve
this class Of Il single dollar Of taxa
ton, ION every 81. worth Of harhed
wire the tax and royalty is S3.15.}
FOURTH.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
asked Of the last Congress that
about 81 100000 acres Of lard forfeit
ed by that Company b. restored
to them. The committee was mad.
up in the interest Of the Railroad.
but the minority insisted on an in
vestigation which revealed the fact
that the lands already donated To that
Company will build every mile Of the
road and leave surplus FOR the mil
Ito naire owners. The minority VI the
al ~. s.,., ,.na,,.J = ra-@ln.ion -
nv, ,,a a. n,i,,;a, a.,,. ,.,.,a,.l ~
m nnll;. snmain .hei, ranart con.
rlnins ~ f,llnw.. 1T may liz sct
down to "A certainty that there are
no rood r,a.nns VI nnnn,.nt Why
the people should pay The cost Of its
construction an lfesen. tie CONF