The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-10-26
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THE LIVING ISSUE.
HelGp0ligs vs. The People.

| Hon. David Davis. president pro
!; ten, Or the United States says: "Ile
rapid growth OF Corporate power
and tile n,aiign influence Which ii
cxerts by combination on the Ma
tional and State legislatures il Il
| we'll grounded Cause 81 alarm. A
struggle il pending III the near fu-
turc between This Oueryrorn Por-
| ef,-with its vast rnniiications all
over the Union and hard grip OH
much OF the political maclinery-on
the ono hard, AMI Ise People in an
unorganized condition on the other,
for control Of the government.
II riH BE matched Jy every patriot
1ciih intense dRriety."
On which side OF this terrible
struggle OF THE PEOPLE with gi-
AIT MONOPOLIE5 does
THOMAS UPDEGRAFE,
Republican, and Chicago, Miiwau-
kee i st. Paul II. L., Candidate for
| Congress, stand?
LET The RECORD SPEAK!
FIRST.
Tho's Cpdegraff while a member
OF the state Legislature was the chief
advocate FOR the repeal OF the Gran
ger laws regulating railroad charges
within the State and preventing I'M
just and oppressive determinations
One Of the Republican members OF
the legislature from co unity In this
district, at the time referred to. when
he heard Of Uplegratlss nomination
for Congress said: Il don't like it.
Updegraff was in the State legisIa-
tufe with NE and it was chiefly
through his efforts and talk that the
laws regulating railroad transporta-
ton rates wete repealed. lie is a
railroad lawyer and good one
SECOND.
More than 100000 farmers and
merchants in the United States lave
petitioned Congress to pass THE
REAGAN INTERSTATE 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
erforftondte rates, unjust discfimi-
nations, and profits on ratered stock.
Mr.. Updcgraff has voted every
time against this bill. and in the in
terest OF the railroad monorolics.
Referring to this outrage on the
producing classes the Chicago Tfi-
5ane. "A Republican paper says:
They congressman are selected
rs attorneys Of Corporate monopo-
lies. before the threats Of Railroad
opposition. a. uuler the assurance
~ railroad support, these represent
afiyes day after day refuse to let Il
vote be taken on the bill so long
presented and urged by Mr.. Regain"
THIRD.
Comptroller Knox puts the profits
OF the Banks last year III Id millions
dollars With II capital stock Of lit
tie over ib3 millions, OR ABOUT .
PER CENT PROFIT. This mon
strous profit was not enough for this
greedy monopoly and they asked
Congress to relieve them OF certain
Tores amounting in the regat.
70 ST 100000 per year and IHolss
CPDEGKAFF voted to pass the bill.
On the other hand the yearly In
crease for the capital invested in
industrial pursuits such as farming.
Is less than than per cent. yet Up
depraff refused to vote to relieve
this class OF q single dollar OF taxa.
ton, ION every s.. worth Of barbed
wire the tax and royalty is $3.50
PorRTH.
The Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
asked OF the last Congress that
about 100000 acres Of land forfeit
ed By that Company be restored
to them. The committee was made
up in the interest of the Railroad,
but the minority insisted on an in
vest;gation which revealed the fact.
that the lands already donated to that
Company will build every mile Of the
road and leave surplus for the mil
Ito naire owners. The minority Of the
committee, after they had ascertain
ed this fact reported a resolution to
have the 81 million acres restored TO
the public domain, their report COM
cludes as follows: 1T may be set
down toa certainty that there are
no good reasons yet apparent why
the people should pay the cost OF its
construction and present the Com
pdny acith colossus fortune be-
side yet Updegraff. true to the mo-
nopoly interest. VOTED AGAINST
THE MINORITY REPORT, and il
favor Of the Railroad.
This record might be extended,
but what we have given IS enough
to convince all reasonable men whose
man Mr.. Updegratf is.
Against Mr.. Updegraff stands the
only other candidate in the district.
MIR. L. II. WELLER Il farmer Of
Chiekasaw County, nominated and
supported by all the Autobiography
elements in the district. Mr.. Weller
is identified with the industrial elias
SEES by his vocation. sentiments and
education, and is solemnly pledged
to vote for the Reagan bill, and all
legislation in the interest Of the pro-
dueing classes and to oppose TO the
utmost all laws proposed in the in
terest OF the monopoiies and to the
injury Of the people.
Here is the issue briefly stated
Thoss UpdesraH for the MosopoLIEs.
L. II. Weller for the PEOPLE.
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