The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-16


rally the People and engage tho attention Of
mankind. The whole tendency II to dwarf this
generation AMI enervate civilization.
read in tho State Regisier few months ago
that the gentleman representing this district In
Congress would be SPEAKER Of tho House Of
he didn't get il. Then, alittle later, read that
he would be Chairman OF tho most important
committee in the House but somehow he did
not get that. Then they said, lie will be the
leader OF tho Republican party In tho House.
we'll l. how can he be the leader 81 the party
when they are not going anywhereY Thatthat
gentleman had the capacity for leader did
not doubt but how can he lead the party whom
they have come to dead halt2 Please pardon
this seeming digresson, and let 10 return to
the subject In hand.
The official report before me states that the
"Tcxas and Pacific Company ID composed OF
hut ffty-scyen stockholders, the "Southcrn
Pacific" thlrtv-s.x, and the Central Pacific"
10. over fifty! This Is tho way millionaires arc
made. They arc the product OF class laws
They made mllonares- made rich --il0t by the
fortunes Of trade or legitimate industry. The
wealth IL taken by law from your pockets and
placed in the pockets Of mon who will neither
work for living, fight for their country, nor
pay taxes to support IL These men have no
politics. They will support the party which
will put tho most money into their pockets.
Ana u IL Nigh limo tIat you, my IenoW-citIzens,
were looking more to your own interests In
matters OF government. Both self interest and
the highest oehests OF patriotism unite to make
,ou vlgilant.
l inquired OF German TREND the otnee
day Ills politics. :" My politics, SAID ne, 10
on cents bnsnei Tor my corn, swel glass peer
t ~. Ns,;onai !; .tat - n''' " ny Ae 'o'sA
A. IN. la.t election in thia state the railroad
interests supported their friends regardless Of
,p,rat.ct;an ~ ,ns;r! anorn,on. .,r,v,Ieos. am
personally cognizant OF the feet that promin.
ent railroad Democrats supported Republican
candidates for the Legislature and clectioueercd
for them against their own personal and party
friends. Your devotion to party grows out Of
your love of country, and they even take ad-
vantage OF your party fealty, and uss 1t to en-
slave you. For this purpose they have SUBJ
sidized the prcss. and Jaw Gould has bought
the leading Democratic and Republican, papers
az New Yurk-the World And T,iln.,,e.
Bnt the chief method by which thew oppreas
Won is their absolute control OF the money OF
the country. Money is the great factor in civil.
lized life TODAY. It ia essential 10 comfort.
progress. and even life itself. Oh. how MANY
aching hearts there are I'm this republic to-
night that have not one nanny With which "a
buy 4 loaf OF bread!
Money ID one-half OF evcry contract il en-.
tiers into every transaction OF life /; You cannoa
tho church. without its agency. In iii the n.
forts Of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ia remove or mitigate
the ev,ls of society. the Question az money hss
been ignored. and hence their lamentabIe fall.
nrea. They have gwen over money 10 the con.
troll OF the few. and hence the few have con-
trolled and oppressed the world
- -,,. !.
NOW, inc great problem Ior z. % ~ 49, !.
inns Gun, .ne Icop,e so' .n's s U.. -
IA our cis!n1atlon, OF fnaii y pe peIm..tee W
rass rom as permanently INTO the hanos OF ~ne
Few
Who should control such power - this IN
repaie! The answer and the conclusion arc
irresistible. Who have control Of our money
70 day. and in whose interest IL 1t managed9
have IN object lesson to impart tonight in
answer TO the question. Here are two bills.
Iisy r.rr y ut the lrrepressible conflict that y
l.lns on today between the peoples money on
The orc side ard corporation money on the
u.h.r. One u the other must go-the green
aatk or the national-bank Lill. Tho money
sharks declare war Oh the ereenbacks.
We say: LAY on, Macdu6" You know
~ rsst OF the quotation. Here y greenback
- bil--the money OF the constitution. The
Supreme Court las declared II to be constitu-
,ional money; not because issued in time OF
| var: no such thing but constitutional because
Congress alone has the power to declare what
shall be money in this nation. There - =
| picture on this grcenback bill that Il very APP
Il
President Of tho Constitutional Convention.
There Is divinity which shapes our ends.
Now. he-c 4 exhibit to you . NATIONAL
| bank bill; It il unconstitutional money; It
smells q SPECIAL privileges and exemp-
tons. This bill has picture upon It
alse, that y exceedingly appropriate-two
women. re,neaded and bare-iooted, IN
whea'-iield shocking wheat, emblematical OF
the poverty engendered BY the notwithstanding
system.
Ladies and gentlemen, things don't happen
IN this world a. often ~ you my think they do.
THIS Was evidently foreordained.
States issued this IS greenback it got value
received for It; i paid dollar OF debt,
| and we have IN circulation to-day IN
this country $SA6, 600 900 OF this money; and,
when the Government paid i out, It paid
s346 100000 q debt. Now. when the the Gov ;
somebody tell me how much We got in return
Some gentleman says Il Of per cent They
didn't get per cent, or Is Of per cent; It
was clear donation. The Government does
get per cent. per annum tax. but didnt get II
n advance i vas : clear donation 70 the bank.
| Now, what class OF men does the Government
give this money TOP To rich men or poor men
It gives the money to men who already had
| their money invested Ut high rate Of interest
and exempt from taxation. Suppose, now,
that ! am the owner OF $4,000. That Is
/ III nave except Ily NOIlcStGNO duu IT1cuO
Smith has 1000 Now, NO are equal in dol
lars and homesteads. smith comes 10 me and
| SAYS: "Weaver, how are you gong to invest
your money!" l say - am going to invest
| il in ~ per cent. Government bonds" He
says 81 don't believe in investing my
money in Government bonds; think il
IL not my duty; am willing to pay taxes; do
not want TO shirk my share in tho support OF
the Government. l think" he SAYS, II will
60 up into Northwestern Iowa and purchase
ESQ. 600 worth OF land, and will make farms
out Of il cut it up into small farms, and rake
the earth bud and blossom like the rose. y
"Wen," / say, ..you 20 ahead: You never
would agree with me- And tho matter rests
here for time. In = few weeks meet smith.
I ask him il he has got his land. He replies,
"Oh. YES got il from the first purchaser.
Wouldn't you like to go to Washington with
me? I am going there to look after the
patents TO nv land" So 90 ON to Washing.
ton With him. When we get rested up, after
our journey, he goes oyer to the Land Office "a
see after his patents. and / slip over 10 the
Treasury Department, and l buy with nv ESQ.,
600 Al percent. bonds ut par. Then we look Il