The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-19
Voters 2.al This RECORD.
ELIVInG ISSUE.
IIGl1poliss Us the People.

lion. paNli Davis, president pro.
ten, OF the United states says: "Ihc
rapid growth OF Corporate power
and the ma,iga influence which il
eAerts hy combination on the Ma
uonal and State legislatures Is a
well grounded Cause Of alarm. 4
struggle i pending in the near fu-
turc between This Oueryrorn Por-
er,-With its vast ramiiications I'LL
over the Union and u hard grip on
much Of the political machincry-- on
the one hard, alll Tae People in an
unorganized condition OH the other,
fol control Of the government.
II rli be ra'ched by erery patriot
1riN Intense aarietH."
On which sid. Of this terrible
struggle Of TIE PEOPLE with ri
ant MONOPOLlES does
THOMAS UpDEGRAFF,
Republicans, and Chicago, Milwau-
kec u st. Paul Il. H., Candidate for
Congress. stana2
LET TIE RECORD SPEAK!
FIRST.
Tho's UpiegraT while Il member
Of the state legislature was the chief
advocate fer III. repeal OF the Gran
ger laws regulating railroad charges
Withia the State and preventing un-
just and oppressive determinations
One III the Republican members of
the legislature from 90 unity In this
district, ut the time rcfc. a TO, when
hc heard II Irdcyrafi's nomination
for Congress said: Il don't like it,
lldtgraif was in the State legisla-
tate with me and it was chiefly
through his efforts and talk that the
laws regulating railroad transporta-
ton rates were repealed. He is a
railroad lawyer and good one
SECOND.
More than 100000 farmers and
merchants in the United States have
pctitionrd Congress To pass THE
REAGAN INTER STATE COM
MERGE BILL. by which it is pro-
posed to assert the power OF the
government to protect the pro-
ducing and industrial classes from
ertortluaGtc rates. ADJUST Giscrimi-
nations, and profits on tratered stock,
Mr.. Updegraif has voted every
time agains, this bill, and in the in
tcresi Of the railroad monopolics.
Referring t. this outrage on tho
producing classes the Chicago Tri-
t,fte, Republican paper says:
1 They tConrres smen) are selected
IL attorneys 81 Corporate monopo.
! lies, before tn threats Of Rnilroa,
! opposition, o. nRt'sj' The assardhc,
: OF railroad support, these represent
atiSes day after day refuse to let ;
vote be taken on the hill so Ions
presented and urged Is Mr.. Regain.
7trlea.
Comptroller Knox puts the profit.
or the Banks last yearat i5 million,
dollars with 4 capital stock If II lit
tlc over IT, millions, OK ABOUT :,
PR CENT PROFIT. Isis mon
stroGs profit Wits not enough sor Til
greedy monopoly and they asle
congress to relieve them CT cettai!
IasfS amounting in tie argregat
to Sll .one oeo per year ana TuaaA
fnEGGAFf voted to pass the bill
on the other hand the yearly in
crease for the capital invested i
industrial pursuits sGch as farmin,
i less than than per cent. yet u
dr2raM refused to vote to rcliev
this class Of Il single dollar Of taxa
ton, ION every -. worth Of barbc
wire the tax and royalty Is $3.50
4 FOURTH.
! The Northern Pacific Railroad C.,
asked Of the last Congress til;
about 81 100000 acres of lard forfei
ed by that Company be restore
TO them. The committee was mad
up In the interest of the Railroa,
bat the minority insisted on an il
vesti-ation which revealed the fac
! that Inc lands already donated to til,
, Company will build every mil. Of tn
road and leave a surplus for the mi
Ito nii.e owners. The minority Of I'll
committee. after they had ascertain
ed this Tact reported Il resolution I
have the 81 million acres restored ,
the public domain, their report COZ
c.udes rs follows: 1t my be 5,
down to Il certainty that there al
no good reasons Vet apparent. VIII
the people should pay tho cost OF /
construction AMI present the Con
ldaa rt;h q colossus fortune IL
SiH'c," -; Jr3rs.raff, true To TIE IN,
nnpulr interest. VOTED AGAISS'
, TIE MINORITY REPORT. aud
| favor II the la''foaJ.
This record might be extcnde,
but villa; We have given is enoug
to convince tell reasonable men who,
/. man Ar. Ipaegraff is.
/ Against Mr.. CpdegrafT stands T.
only other candidate in the distric
!. Nit. l.. II. WELLER a farmer
1h'tkasaw County, nominated an
i Snt4t4fltfal ~ all fine Ami Nanp,pl