Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-01-20
POLITICAL PENANcE.

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committed. Political penance is ar
infiiction imposed upon the whole
people of 4 nation, to atone for the
errors of political party. fhe
party i'll power being upheld and
perpetuated by the cupidity and self
agrandisement of one class of people
which is not only great wrong to
other classes, but in the code oil
political morals, ranks in the cat
alogue of legal fraud and rob
berry, has imposed upon the whole
! people this penanee to atone for
their own wrongs.
This penance is daily witnessed
and felt by the people, and more
abudantly 50 by by those who are
the most innocent. They have
taken the farmers wheat, the miller's
flour, and the miners bread, to abb
solve themselves from this penance
imposed upon the American people
by the partizan law-making power.
The wheat, the flour, and the bread
are demanded by these burglarious
laws, not for the purpose Of consti-
tuting consideration for which
cloth and other manufactured ar
ticles are givenin return, but for the
purpose Of setting up and keeping
III business a favored class who de-
sire to keep these articles to sell.
The farmer, the miller, the miner,
and all classes who labor in the
creative industries, have this pen
ancc imposed upon them of paying
large per centage of their toll to
enable this favored class to keep
their goods and wares in stock.
The farmer sells his produce,
saving only enough for seed the
coming year; then notifies congress
that unless they provide for paying
him the value of his seed grain and
cost of storage, they will sell that
also, and there will be no bread
next year. Such proposition as
this coming from a farmer would
set the whole national law-making
power in commissions Of laughter
and derision They would dispatch
messenger to Gen. Walker, the
census staticlan, to inquire how
many farmers there are III the
nation. When they learned that
the number of farmers did not
amount to one-sixth Of the voting
population, they would indulge in
another hearty cachinnation.
But when the New England man
ufacturers conspire together and lay
their covetous hands upon all the
farmers wool and the planters cotton,
paying them but n pittance therefor;
then notify congressman that UNI
less they are paid well for it there
will be no shirts nor brooches next
year; but, that unless they are
paid large sum of money as
Il BONUS, which term Is better
known in English as BRIDE,
there will be no congress, or at least
a different one, next year, Such a
notice from the eastern manufac-
turers changes the laugh in the
national legislature, and they sud-
denly become choked with solem-
nifty. They send for Gen. Walker
again, and when they learn that
about two-thirds Of the voting
population Of the New England
states are controlled by the manu-
! facturers, without moments further
inquiry dip their polluted hands into
the glittering gold of the treasury,
which is the lawful and sacred prop
erty Of the western farmer, the
miner, and all daily toilers Of the
land. and with one broad and vigor-
Gus swoop they deluge the New
England states with shower of
gold, while the western farmer, the
miller, and the miner toll on sadly,
but thoughtfully. How long, o
farmer and toiler, will you thus toll
in rowing against the devastating
winds of high protective tariffs ?
How long will you subject your
selves TO this penance for the crimes
! opd r,isiaadS If others