The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-28
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the last two years he has purchased
or obtained entire control OF the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
railroad, with Il capital OF s2e,OOO,-
OuO, the st. Louis, Wabash and Pa
c.tic. capital :4a 100000; the Nilsson
RI Pacific, capital $50 900 900; the st.
Louis and San Francisco, capital
81 600, 600, the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas, capita. sl2,ooO,000, and the
Hannibal and st. Joseph, worth 3d.
500 900. Besides this he OWNS the
st. Louis bridge, the great tunnel,
the bridges 1T ST. Charles, st. Joseph
aud Kansas City. anu various other
property, including coal fields. the
barge line, aud iron and steel mills.
Altogether. Ii. owns or controls
100000, GOO worth Of property III that
State. The varied and combined
evils Of such Il monopoly OF owner
ship can hardly be adequately esti-
mated. Not only does the absence
Of competition deprive the people Of
a!I benefit Of reduced transportation
rates, and not only Is the yhcle ear
rying trade Of d state IN the hands
Of one absolute master, but til. po-
litical power which 50 much wealth
must necessarily give, contains in
itself u frigh,ful danger. Any man
who owns s120,o00.0 900 worth OF prop
erty in Missouri can adjust that
STATS legislation to suit himself.
Any man who has absolute control
over all the railroads OF any state,
has Il power over its public affairs
but little different from that OF u
monarch or king. 1t is the part OF
a demagogue to arouse public alarm
when no due occasion for 1t exists,
but * there IL not a real and fearful
danger mcnacing the liberties OF
Americans through corporate en-
croachmenis. then all the signs OF
the times and all the lessons Of hu-
man experience have been read In
vain.-Dar export Gazette.
That kind OF reading sounds
strangely in Il leading republican pa
per, like the Gazette, and what seems
more strange. Is that looking at the
head of its columns will be seen the
names of the railroad attorneys Of
the republican party for the several
districts OF Iowa, In position, and
through its columns are articles of
endorsement OF the m. Relief from
monopolies will never come to the
people by electing r. r. attorneys to
legislatc for farmers. Every repub-
lican candidate for congress In Iowa,
but one, Is the attorney or stock
holder in some corporate monopoly,
and that one is a railroad commits
Toner and the tool Of the railroads.
Ex-Gov. kirkwood, at the State
fair, In his address, gave the follow
ing statistics Of population and
property in Iowa; tho bare mention
Of which ought to bring a blush OF
shame to the cheeks OF laboring men
and farmers that they have no man
in congress In the least identified
with their interests, that every one
is the agent. attorney or tool Of some
corp Grafton or patent, to rob them
Gov. Kirkwood said:
"our population In 1850 Mas............1,soi,el'
sOf this number there lived on farms. Il 100, 5S
"And In cities and towns. 4ys,e2s'
1t is not to the credit OF the farm
ing population Of Iowa, that the
million or more OF them on farms are
without representative in the legis.
lative branch OF the federal gov
ernment, while the sehcmers and
idlers in the towns make all the
nominations, and alone have their
interests represented And tits also
true, that the representatives chosen,
misrepresent the business and inter
ests Of nearly one half Of those In
the tow and cities. MS well us that
Of all those on the farms.
But the Governor continuing, said
"The valuation Of real estate
outside OF cities aud towns was. sea-. asa
And In cities and towns. s6,sii:aaaa
Excess OF farm value ......... 800, 49,, asi
We are aware that farmers and
laboring men arc accustomed TO
hear some bullet-headed vendor OF
tape and pins or pills prepared by
some one else than the yendor),
talk OF the rights OF capital to make
laws, and to representation in con-
gress. Now. IL we concede to the
National banks and the railroads,
the entire property Of the towns and
cities, when they own less than hall
OF it, and II We are to base represent
alton on property, instead OF per.
soas-population then, the
railroads and tho banks should have
/ but two out Of the eleven represent
a.ives in congress. instead Of their
having them all, as is now the fact
in Iowa. Farmers Of Iowa! look al
the list or candidates for congress liz
the several districts Of the State pre-.
sented by men who are opposed to
the monopolies usurping the powers
OF the government, and i'm whatcve,
district you reside, be sure and vote
for the candidate in your district fol
congress. The men whose names
are presented by the Nationals o.
Iowa, represent the farming and
laboring interests Of the State, tho
national banks, the railroads and
the patent right monopolies own CIV
cry one OF the republican nominees
and no one OF them could have been
nominated had they antagonized
corporate interests.
Howard County In History.
Should sufficient evidences of en-.