The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-21

ana their friends are tue worst lot
OF seounarels in or out Ct the peni-
tentiaries. y
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Boss Mead came down from Crcsco
last Saturday to groom Mr.. Weller.
ana correct any mistakes he might
make in his rambling discourse. The
Boss will probably deny that Weller
said "the Revised Statutes OF the
United States were OF more import
ance to him, and his hearers, than
the Bible when he secs how brutal
it looks in print DEBORAH Hepub.
lean, June IL.
4 prominent real estate lawyer in
New York in Introducing his author
tiles upon any case always among
them introduced The Bible, with the
remark: Now let us see what the
statues at large of the Jews, say
upon this point" But unfortunately
the law Of the Dible, unlike the COM
mon law, is not in force in this
country: nor does it have such re-
spect and reverence from the clergy
even, that they seek to impress upon
their hearers and enforce It's most
important teachings. Who has
heard any of the orthodox clergy
within the past twenty years de-
nounce the crime of usury in the
language OF the Bible? The Bible
classes usury with the sins OF per-
jury, theft, robbery and murder. In
tie revised statutes OF the United
States nearly every crime in the
dccalcgue is sanctioned and legal
lied. The revised statutes OF the Unit
ed States have taken from the people
millions of acres OF their landed pat
riinony aud bestowed it upon cor
pora'ions; they also have surren-
derea TO the national banks, the
sovereign right Of the government
To issue money anu Ivy their system
Of usury the people are taxed more
thea one thousand millions $1,000
tto,aoel Of usary every year, and to
the railroads the people pay more
than SOC, 100000 annually to which
they have no moral right. And the
statutes CT our own state provide
for imposing taxes upon the homes
OF the people to build these roads,
which the people are not permitted
to own or control, and other laws of
our state provide TO" selling the
homes CT the widow. the orphan, the
old and iniirm who fail to pay these
unjust taxes. With Mr.. Weller We
say TO the people by all means read
the statutes, even though such read
ing compels you to omit reading the
Bible. These statutes contain the
methods by which the republican
party will make you humble, with
out tho aid or henc:i. OF clergy.
They contain the license Of the party
TO rob you. OF course - tool OF the
robbers like the editor Of the Re
publican would rather you would
read the Bible than the statutes hop
ing thereby to escape your wrath at
the ballot-hox. 4 republican form
o! government l. no safeguard
against tyranny when the people
sleep. To read the infamous work
of the republican party in the re-
vised statutes would arouse them
! like the sound of Il iir--bell in the
night. by al. means let statutes lie
thoroughly read by nh enslared,
robbed AMI outraged people. Netri-
button then will IN speedy and just.
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II .m,, ISIS, John Sherman and
Mr.. L. u. Hayes united in removing
Chester 4. Arthur from the New
! York Custom House for corruption in
Office. In Jun, los3, John Sherman
presided over the Ohio republican
| convention which resolved that the
wise aud conservative administration
Of President Arthur meets with tho
hearty approval Of the republicans
oi ohio" Without patronage d
thief in lsIS. in 1883 with control OF
the federal patronage, IL wise, con-
sentative and honora hie man.
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| McGeoch. Eycringham 4 Co, oi
Chicago, who attempted to get mp q
corner iii lard, have failed, carrying
down with them several other pro.
vision corncrlng scalawags. I'll,
aggregate losses are over sa,0O0.oeO
| The men who have failed have los,
nothing. Their scheme OF plln,1ri
simply failed 10 materializo. ilc
losses fall upon the men who pro.
dace something hut who fooHshl,
ga:nbled with NEG, L. d Go