The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-11-02
TnE CONrEDERATEn MONOpOl.lES.
From the Chicago Express,

During the VAR of the Rebellion.
while tho people we're contributing
millions Of money. and sacrificing the
hes, blood and brain Of the nation to
overthrow the shareholders Coafelrr-
aey, 50 as to prevent i, from rehhing
the Union of eight or ten States. another
ronicaeracv was conceived and born
into existence, to which was given hv
the Republican Congress more of the
public domain than vas in dispute he.
tween tho contending armies, Ii was
endowed With greater resources If
wealth than nature had awarded 10 the
slave Coafeleracv, aud there were con.
irrred upon 1t powers and privileges,
more oppressive to the people. aud
more mtagoaistic to industrial pros.
p.rits and popular liberty. than was
possessed OF claimed by tina, presided
over hs Jeff Davis. The foundations
II this confeaefasy we're laid in the
monopoly Of the leading public neces.
>ities, primarily the money and trans.
] purtasian agencies oi exchange. and it,
! superstruc,ure 81 wealth. privileges.
powers and sovereign rreroga;ivcs
j has heen carved out ot Individual
/ prosperity and national sovereignty. to
such an extern, that the republic has
become dependency. AMI the people
Na>sals aud serts IL this imperial
creature III lase and trrasunahl,
par.ntase,
To the Shslocks Of the new eoaied.
eracv were given an investment Of -,
uu.tsAl,usM In misunderstanding Govern.
ment bonds. exempted from all taxa.
ton, and their value parpnsels ieprr.
ciated ST they could he purchased 4, NJ
cents on the dollar IN gold, AMI after
ward parposels appreciated to ll5 to
lau IN gold,
/ To the money spectators we're given
tho misunderstanding privileges and
franchises. with Si6n. uNl. aun of currency
notes, made legal tender for nearly all
transactions between the Gov.rnnlcn,
ami IN, people, This amount, ot monvv
was issued and guaranteed hv the Coy.
ernment, also made exempt from all
taxation, and given as an absolute
yra,nsts to the hanks, and for whate
/ Not in payment II bonds deposited,
nor I'll interest accrued or t. accrue. for
tina, is paid promptly semi-annallr
i u the hanks on the whole amount lc.
/ posted.
This is no, all To the bankers w,r,
given power and dominion over all val
/ nes Of either labor or property. They
] We're given power 10 hes,ow upnn in
austrs, prosperity or financial distress
To them were given the KEYS to "hooms'
and "nanics,s The Governments hand,
were tied. and ii was forced t. bind it
self tn issue no more currency, ami com
PEELED to delegate to this hank uligarch,
its sovereign authority over the monc,a
~ agent III exchange 10 reach the n
NTH Of its power and greatness, ami I,
enthrone itself upon the rights, power,
and privileges ii had wreSt.l from TN,
Government ami the people, the sacri
fees of the panic period from 1873 t,
1878 were essential.
To the transportation department q
the new conf.,leracy vas given m en-
pire of land, also exempted from taxa
ton while in its possession; also mill
ions Of untaNea Government bond
bearing per cent. interest
To il was also given unlimited powe
to stretch its arms So as tn embrace i
its coils every farm. mime, forest, work
shop and arm of labor in the nation. an,
To levy upon each such tribute rs thci
necessities would bear. or that asaric
and greed might demand. This is TIA
; neither milestone, between which and til
financial upper labor and individual q,
. terprise. as Well as the liberties an
, natural rights If the people. are Lcin
, ground 10 powder
The telegraph, coal. oil. land an
: manufacturing monorolies are the on
, growth. or crown princes, of this in
: perial trio. Their power to absorb III
r wealth of others toll is shown in I'll
! colossal masses accumulated hy thel
! within the last few wears
$ 1t is asserted on authority that With
twenty years Gould, Vanderbilt. Hun
, ingtan, Stanford, Sage aud Field hay
I accumulated mn aggregate wealth
/ S6Do.OOo,o0o, and, as kings If the RAJ
WELD the power of over S3,U9n.aOo ot
+ Justice makes the following charge,
{ That they control absolutely with I'll
! aid of their banking anxiliariesi IN
lorits of the States in the Union, mai
: and nnmake Governors, Judges. Sen
tors, Representatives. and practical
4 dictate the policy of the Government
? That Mr.. Gould has testified that |
= contributed money 10 control legisl
= ton iii four States. and il was prove
1 that his road, the Erie, in single Yea
: under his infringement, dishursed MOI
: than Sl,nO0,uoo for this purpose. /
r demanded Of United States Senators
r vote for the confirmation of Stani.
= Mathews, and they did. He demand,
5 of the leading Republican and Den
: ocratic papers to advocate the confirm
. ton of Stanley Mathews, and ia.
g oheyed.
Because Senator Thurman was aeti'
I In compelling the Pacific railroads
| fulfill its contracts with the Cover
, ment, the royal elict went ont for h