The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-09-07

There Is q tide In the affairs OF Ma.
lions as well as men. The full tide
OF arbitrary eXactions by the trans
portation companies has been reach
eel and the barefaced attempt to rob
the producers OF the West, by exact
ing an advance Of from 33 to 30 per
cent. on the freight charges for car
rying the produce to market over
the roads that the very farmers
were 50 liberal in subscribing the
means to build, Is an outrage ex-
ceeding the fireing Of the confeder-
ates on Fort Sumpter. Slavery was
doomed from that hour. Had the
slave owners not been guilty Of that
act Of aggression, they might have
been In quiet possession OF their
slaves to-day. But that was the
STRAW that broke the camcl's back;
that was the full tide Of their arbi-
trary expressions. The people real
lied the danger OF such power, and
rose as one man, determined to
| crush ii.
The farmers never realized the au-
dacity and arbitrary exactions OF the
railroads until this last act OF open
robbery opened their eyes, and they
very naturally ask the question:
what limit is there to the greed OF
the corporations"
| have seen it stated that the rail-
roads OF the U. s. nctted S4O5 900 900
last year, t3Oo,O0O,oOO Of which went
into the pockets Of foreign stock.
holders. whats the difference be-
tween this system aud that of Irish
landlordism that has pauperizcd the
farmers OF that Island?) Now very
large proportion OF that stock is
fraudulent, never had an existence
and ought to be sponged out.
l"Nhat" cxclaims one, "you surely
would respect the rights OF inno-
cent third parties, that purchased
that stock in good faith?" "Nhy,
lyou would bring the British gun
boats into New York, even as they
entered the harbor OF Alexandria,
to either collect their demands by
force or burn down our eitiesw Let
them tryit, and they will find "inno-
cent first parties rs tenacious OF their
rights and willing to maintain them
in the future as they did in the past.
| This innocent third party dodge
Is too thin" Who ever heard or
the rights OF the innocent purchaser
OF a stolen horse, or piece of real
estate with cloud on the title?
Even SO the men who built these
roads by their subscriptions, the cit
les. counties and boroughs that gave
their credit, issued bonds and start
ed these roads have a prior claim to
all others and 1t must be met, all de-
cisions OF the courts to the cont, airy,
Notwithstanding.
lacious schemes OF public plumber
by demanding OF these companies
the recognition or these prior claims
of the original builders of these
roads. No DEGREES Of any court can
ertingutsh the constitutional rights
OF the citizens, and the clause that
secures this right reads as follows:
Private property shall not be Ia.
Ken Tor public purposes without just
compensation"
Now, l maintain that no state or
court can set aside this provision,
and all the DEGREES that have been
rendered to the contrary are utterly
void and worthless. 1t is all very
fine and plausible to pirate about the
sacred rights of capital but it
must be borne in mind that capital
never would have existed il labor
had not formed its foundation. Ii
1t expects protection In the future il
must concede to labor its just claims,
and claim protection for no more
than II honestly represents. Water.
cd railroad stock and all other DO.
gus claims must be sponged uut.
This is q question that effects the
farmers more than any other class.
and therefore it is Of the utmost inn
!portance that they adopt some
means to protect themselves from
the greed and oppression Of the car
rying companies.
The only means see left for them
to adopt to secure Il peaceful so,u-
ton OF this important question is to
secure representative in both con-
gross and the various legislatures by
sending men from their own ranks
to represent them. The monopolies
have shown their hand in having the
same old party hacks that formed
the last congress re-nominated.
They are sure OF them if elected and
II the farmers vote for any OF these
men with such u record for prof j.
Sacy, venalty and extravaganza
against them they deserve to be skin
Ell as long as there is hide enough
to pay for the operation. Just think,
the cost OF the government last year
amounted to 1894. 293,O77 or SLIT 900.
600 more than any year of the de.
cade previous. But then those lii.
tie whiskey bills and other small
items had to be paid
The last year OF Jackson's admin
istration the National expenditure
WIS about S35,OG0,Go0, yet the wings
branded that Us extravagant.
!. Fellow Farmers! You, aud YOU
alano are accountable Cor all this
extravaganza.
You hold control @. the situation
and BY your votes can control all
parties.
Will you quietly snbside into vas
sails and seifs, or will you arouse
from the stupor into which you have
fallen and organize aud agitlte m
til you secure that representation to
Which you are entitled. and take the
position in the 10 lypolitic Il at your
numbers and wealth entitie you 10 /?
II has come to This point; either vas
silage, revolution, or organized e.
tort Though til" b.i.at box. Which
VIII yeu choose? No other class in
any country haze tina nniiti. al n. axltx |