The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12
THE DANGEROUS CLASSES,
A Note af warning freM \ Notable source
Uev. Howard Crasby, In thr North Amer.
lean Review.
Hiram, Justiec

already owe to TINT admirable puhliea.
tion by presenting among other salu.
ahle articles most timely and interest.
ing contribution from tho pom of Rev,
Howard Crosby, Of New York city, on.
titled "The Dangerous Classes We
regret that w hase not spnee for thi
nrticle entire. but thu following extracts
will furniah some idea Of tho views
therein expressed.
| The form II, which danger threat Gus ia liz
that 1T units Of vast money power Power.
units ate tho cause al oppression avery
Mhefe, md IN this country the power that l.
feeegnise, IL money, lAnastle power anil
military power ais mot present dangers, anu
at revolution caused ny thu abuses III the
MonessraWen Tut everything with IL
fosters thu accumulation ef monty In the
hands ~ Il feW m,lt, t,luas. OF NJ nllsca rur.
roiattohs laliitd ior their common sNeerssl
The endless RESOURCES III material wealth IN
unr nines and aur means " communities
ton, tnahle ihs quick nud INSCRIPTIONS IL
heeane aliraI.As VI this money power. IN
binary ah'nts AMI honesty hetng run over
anil tlamll.d un,lor inat IN The conn c'itlon
| Inc men Who Micld this power cpn control
Legislatures, courts uni executive aitrefa
md 50 cover their tNn,nntoal acts With the
seinhiai,se III legality Their mot cypress
i've conduct viii IL shown III uludlenru IL
same law, nr, nj least III opposition to ut
law, Where favorable Legislation Tor them
II not uhtahea nnlaNuRahle legislation IL
prevented Tut IL Mnt this bribery Nt
course IL Il. Nut |, il bribery prosecuted
With all tho Refinement Ut nft and MI tlas
dignity Of statsSmanshilh |, h bribery ~
finnonsiy riasticed, anil IN - ,ofassal
eeale. thai the public ~, 4 aasea ana tn.
public nstaa deceived u lsW,laeasa lA.aef
IT, effects transactions which. IN The naarnW
NrlWrs 81 arsttN thlrt. would scAd hih -
prison., arr wrought III every s.la IN thu
millions " railway stoeks and tho lefroe
traitors remain ~ members at thu mos re-
nutahlo political anu soinnerSll saclsls IN
the lanl Men II this stamp an wen .lc.
waited ~ the highest oilives III state mon
Mhase daily lne has Violated ever, rnnepc
ut in~sicN
Its hy this growing class II tyraa,s that
our Sountis.'S safety Il nnW Threatened AAa
The danses W,lleon,e IN ,we terms, tn, ".
marallsattan u society and the san9asuaiN
vengeance VI the oppressed The Maials
u community MnrA downward tfam the
higher claSSeN Like lie>t, like lsalls
Corrupt tho pcsstafsnm aaa Nan corrupt tne
emriln ic.ntiuas court will h initiated
IN every provincial noighhMhaoa II the
educated and wealthy rlasses OF America
treat fraud rs virtue, w hat hass Ills
honesty thu characteristic ri the Ns,ele M.
ton ln.kety viii ho counted fur Mis,la,a,
harry condition If Turkey and r,ssia
where every man has IL guard agasn>, hts
neghhor rs II thlef, aaa lind security lor
himself and his property Gully IN sanaing,
falsehooa and seerscN, That this aemerat.
ta,ian i faSt affecting CUR society i evident
IN the light way IN Which our newspapers
speak ot ilasrant oatraee> upon Justice, anu
the readiness With which the manralatufs
denominations tand the electors thslnse,sesl
forget tn taseness et Msn whom they set
4 ia NJ Hat sk..A Il "a.
sronsahle etl,vc Men Mha As,ss lsen sea.
fenced II punishment hs our efinlsnai
courts ale nominated and slessed, 10th
nominations and elections ar. promoted ami
sustained hy what are known III the .aln
munltS rs honest AMI honorable men larth~
cfmorc, these men whose lives have been
marked by fraud aud ether mmasalsties are
admitted into see,al esrsleS which als vailed
parc, their wealth er their sersieealleMeSs
in eehalt II wealth ee,na SURE passport
In this way the poison nefmeates all classes
et sosiets The source, NJ We have seea. is
In The units ~ vas, money power. n power
which elleetaalls crashes everything that
opposes
aggregation Of wealth in tcW hasas. tho
political SAFETY III The country is especially
endangerea The making amt maintaining
this concentrated wealth demands system
OF nlunder AMI OPPRESSION III the noercr
elasses and Of the pubic generally, Prices
demand aud supply. hut hs ~colnerss and
eonsplfaele> Far competition, which Is the
life II trade, Is utterly crushed by tho giant
foot Of this money swollen monster \ few
manololise the entire trade Ut any given
article by sea>en OF their money power, re.
mer>ele>sls destroying any ene Who dares
even Ia CLEAN in tho ,s.la thes have made
their eMn by robbery The Merl ~rohhefs~
is not a mssnem.r, Tor the n.enes has heyn
soN'ed naM UNIV Hing hands hs inMuial
thAMNh A Mi
having the ease ef a samllset small children.
puts her Manes In aaiwas stock She il All
Ni~cd To 10 ~ hy a director in the RAILWAY,
IL u the Willows all Saan atterMasu this
,lss~etor and 4 f.W With him, seelng the ian.
pos,ance II their n,at ami its capabilities,
determine II secure a controlling INTEREST IN
tho stock ior themselves, thus hesh iMciea>.
ang their investment III a nsaistalac ccaeesa,
anu nj the same slae obtaining n lsowsr
y do what they, rsea>e With the read
maati Accordingly, their tsfss step is II
run the stock down This they accomplish
by paying agents II - IL places where the
stock i owned and, by Miet articles in the
neMslaancs> u la>annase that thu raaa i
sAasN, Isers little tact against the road i
exaggerated III dividend has nern l.a>S,,a
In sgslsr u make m sMlesatsas lMrrs.Nc,
ment, this omission II dividend i a>s'r,l.sl
- the s,'aa,> aNlrnasnng Bankruptcy Rs
these means tho pubic Aae >ssN'a led To 10.
lew that thu nsaa Is financially a failure
Nas neus widow holds I'll IL ls's stock until
tfoan sASsr IL sssas> IL tMeMkN~tssN Nhe il
thea taoseasaS naSAssNea She hears
lcerle say, ssell cat Your stock, or yoa n
Lose all - sae sells her STICK and lese>
res-aaartsrS u her property, which even
hefeac Was ONLY enough ~ KEEP her anu
hers IN the ordinary soNsatS Vt ase Mean
While our high .msadSa alfss,sNa ami his part
hers, having hsoasAs sae Stock down u \
low enough figure. hsN It all in Through
! their aSeasS >O.sn tho SseeA mNants u It's
| original value, aud CUR aaevser has made a
Millsan dollars hs the transaction The
widow Is FINANCIALLY susNcss How RN the
rsssSlsss " the anceses who has been IL
her ~ truly Mercsle~> tssant ~ cser was
Neso ~ talsyula II the Romans Ne has BY
nsaa MsVsssss treM her Asr living u III.
/ vaea>e his enormous wealth This il hut ~.
Instance .; What il dvAc daily hs sae>,
MS'acs aaasasse>
III suits should IL soMm,asea against any
: u thc>e MrNAaS -.saea~. their money enables
theM u INV cat thu complainant by the N>s
VI ,sskassal he Avn hN sllratsnS AWAY Wit
I nes>es, AMI ls ,safalssag searss This il ~
WI understood that na aNc Msao has ans
. worldly MsssseM dare> u enter tho lists III
. Law against amy eAe III sheSo gigantic lyser
Veins VI capital, and they IN their >adc IN
ler>tana this mnanstN ami Immunity, and
1 salaNso 1t aslsgsAtlN, 1Ne>S nswer~uast y,
!. wealth gather aeeat them a n'ssss'.9s ~ faith
Ml, hsx'aase well.lala, dependents Mhs
sleSsk, write and aes Tor tasm as eeeaSa,
. Demands aud who by their Wit and cfsr>,nt
!, cry msasse u gs.sa, much u rahle opinion
. IN behalf ot thels masters Snme II these
: aepeascA,s Ssc editors III influential ,aur
mas Who sAlllsalls make the Moese the hot
n Ter ssssen and call evil gsssss ~ taa, hoaest
minded fSSstses> als found u I've ssM,a,his
: Ing With the unfortunate eanltal,st, asans,
= whom the wicked lsalstssas, SAYS such harS
- sAnsSs
"a Tut this ssats vi thlug> cannot almas ; soa
sMNss The Ssa>s III oppression IA the lsar
= ~ the lssapss Al large heeeaas> sssel es am,
L stronger, They e,Asa IL learn that a,esr ~
turn heaters sse bought n, hs tho aanae'
power. anu that tie ssA-eallea reforms ar,
= hut tubs sheewa Ii the aRale llss So
y that only sialeas messaassssn gssllsse them
ana n esesaMoa teel.ag II rsssase unite
them NeM eoMes the cata>iroaAe At tn
II hrst stlaAe thes lind Themselves n lsawsa
r and Mhea saun tiIss discover their lsawe
they ane reckless huN tAes ase il. The
carry destruction on every side. They gsss