The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-14

Df these failed to vote.--.See Congress
siOndi Record, June ). y. 30.
MORE BLACK RECORD OF IowA's PRESENT
coNGREssMEN.
It il the duty Of Congress to "lav and
collect taxes, duties, imports, excises, to
pay the debt ETC.. and "all bills for
raising revenue shall originate in the
House Of Representatives. CRYING
abuses now exist in our tariff laws, which
should be at once corrected in the inte,-
rst Of agriculture aud labor. by placing
duties and other taxes SO rs to reach the
boards OF the rich, rather than the small
of the poor.-See cOnstifn-
ton United States, .lrt. |, Ser. 7nnd O..
Congress has Just passed bill for
Tariff Commission, pfoclsi1ning that
Congress. is incompetent to perform its
duties, and n commission
not responsible to the people, to cost
hundreds of thousands of dollars, is now
charged with duties for which we pay
our Congressman their large salaries.
This bill is mere trick to postpone tar
if reform This commission is now
lnxuriating ut the peoples expense at
the famous watering place. Long Branch.
This bill may fairly be called an Iowa
bill, as it was introduced, reported and
worked through by member from
Iowa tkasson), who had the support of
the majority of the Representatives
from this State. Thus Iowa is used by
IN kInsp Al,
nuts out of the fire.-See Cong. Record.
Nay I, y. -.
After the Tariff Commission had
been established, ON the ground that
Congress is incompetent to do it's con-
stitutional duty. bill was introduced
to more than double the duties on knit
goods, on the ground that by an error
they were too low, being b per cent.
They were accordingly raised to IS per
cent. Every member from Iowa voted
for this increase.-See Cong. Record,
June q, u. 46.
The same day q bill was introduced to
repeal the duties on trace-cllains, a tax
which comes from the poorest class oi
farmers. Every member from Iowa
voted against this relief. except one
man. who did not vote. Congress is
competent without the aid Of commits
sion to increase the taxes Of the poor,
but not to reduce them. according to
Iowa Congressmen.--See Congressional
Record. June 9, page AZ.
While We owe 81 l,5O0,OOO,OOO of war
debt, hearing interest, one-third Of
which is payable to-day, our Represent.
ativcs have echoed the cry Of the banks
that "our treasury is overflowing and
our taxes must be reduced
This cry was raised for double pnr'
pose. First. to secure relief to the
banks and compel the people to pay
their taxes for them: second, to SO re
duce the income of the treasury AZ tc
stop the payment Of the public debt
and thus save the bonds for the banks
The House, during the present SEES
sion, passed bill relieving bank cap
ital, deposits and checks of over Sll.
600 OOO tax per annum, while labor erie.
in vain for relief.
All Iowa members voted for this in
famous bill but three, one Of. whom did
not vote.-See Congressional Record
Jmne %, page II.
Congress is only competent to increase
the taxes of the poor and relieve from
taxation the rich, according to our Rep
resentatives.
Congress may secure for limited
time to authors and inventors the ex
elusive right to their respective writ
ings and discoveries. The people must
he protected from the great monopolies
organized to take advantage Of the in
ventions Of others and tax them mill
ions without limit, as the Washburn
Moen harh-wire monopoly.-See Con
stitutiOn United States, Irt. |, See. !
U. S.. Art. l. Sec. 8.
We charge that, notwithstanding tn,
people of Iowa. through their las
Legislature. prayed Congress to protec
innocent purchasers Of patented articles
vet no such law has been granted. !
hill passed the House, but the Senat,
smothered it.
] 1t is the duty Of Congress to pre-
scribe "all needful rules and regula
tions respecting the territory Of tn
/ United States" All sales or donation
to companies, institutions or individual
should he ut once stopped. Such for
mer grants rs are forfeited he reclaime,
by Congress, and all lands held fo
| homestead settlers. These lands be
long to our children, and when grantee
| or sold their rights and liberties ar
hartered away. - See Constitution
United States, -irt. 1, Sec. 3.
We charge that our Representative
have taken no step. and Congress ha
passed no act to reassert our rights I
$4,000, 900 acres of forfeited land grant
ed to the Northern Pacific Railroa
Company alone. They have done notl
ing to prevent souandering lands in tn
future as in the past.
This present Congress- has justl
earned the title of the most ertrart
CANT, the most corrupt that ever dis
graced America. They have alread
appropriated $7s.O0O. 900 more than va
appropriated last year-squanderin
the peoples money in every posslbl
way to stop the payment Of the del
and save the national banks.
How long-O how long will the su
fering people Of Iowa continue to ii
Congress with the paid agents of raj
roads, banks aud other monopolie
while the Greenback party offers thel
candidates who are pledged to stand b'
tween the people and their oppressors
How long will the citizens vote again'
their every interest for a party name?
False to their constituents. untrue [
republican government, legislatin
wholly for monopolies and robberie
the people will he strangely untrue
themselves if they do not visit upo
their unfaithful servants the most en-
phatic condemnation Mt the hallot-bo.
By ORDER OF THE Con-.
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