The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-01-04
Written for the PLAIN DEALER.
Progress Of Humanity and Liberty.

At no period OF tho worlds history
haze there been s'lch hopeful signs j
progress and reform ns ut present
When We contrast the closing scene
OF he 18th century vi Ii tho event
la, ire crewdil q rach other i.
waids. y wir,'irF " Of the lstl
We my we e asto lished III II,
prospect that i 50 cheering to til
h"ntt Of every phililnihropist m,
lover ~ huinan liberty. The writ
era Of the past century have locke,
forward 10 the winding mp Of IL,
present rs period pregnant will
mighty influence. and consequence.
TO the human race in fret dawn
Ing Of the millennium that has beer
so long and anxiou-ly hoped for Il,
the religious world. lis true. thu
there are many thing, 10 dcrrr..
and discourage MI bat those who IL
not consider the progress OF ii,
past century. The triumph of o..
PRESTON AMI wrong ii aiwavs shor,
livel. AMI the more oppression an.I
wrong, the spacdiar the cure. 1T l.
always darkest before day A cen.
tnry since 80 hi inst emerged vie
torious'v from I'll. war THAT secured
us y Republican form OF govern.
Inrnt. The example we. il Il Nation.
] had set all true lovers Of liberty. ar
reused u similar spirit all over the
civilized world: revolution barame
the order OF the day. and. though
unsuccessful Il. the time. vet the
spirit that animated the revolutions
lists was only slnmbering. not SUBJ
/, dued. France led off. aud fca.iul
| VAS the VENGEANCE that the propl~
| exerted for the wrongs OF centuries
but that revolution was suppressed.
AMI IN arbitrary Empire sub
stltu'eI in its pllca-hut was tho
spirit Of liberty snhdti.d2 No, 1t
only succumbed 10 the inevitable.
The powers Of Europe combined TO
crush ont the spirit OF revolution.
but "Trith crushed to earth will rise
again see France to-day. The
irish people is another illustration
81 the onward progress OF reform
and revolution. The spirit or rrvo-
luton spread from America to that
country and twice they seized arms
and rose in open revolt. only to hc
crushed and the last vestire OF their
irdrpendenr taken from them. and
thy held as CONQUERED province
by England. But they are sure tc
secure their Nationality before the
incoming OF another century. The
Landlords may eviet. hnt the newt
able result will be National Indc-
rendence. Tn. Scotch AMI English
farmers are discontinued and what
better can England expect with the
autocrat OF all the Russia's enamel
pating tho serfs and drclaring
them tho wards and children of The
Empire. each child u common inlter.
itor in the Nations land and we1th,
and tho Emaeror common father to
them all Slavery has been abolish.
I'd In his republic and on every
sitla the aawning of brighter dav
Is heralded by the uprising OF labor
demanding its God given rights.
The supremacy Of party Is past and
the People have been educated as -
their rights. The labor strikers
have not he.n IS successful as an
ticipafel but they will arouse arsin
and again until the rights OF the Ia
borer to his honest earni ars is So
cured. The str'k. of the Irish con-
stah,i|arv was one Of the most crush
ing blows the English Empire La.
received within the century, ~ II
proves their foundation rotten AMI
the element they most ,'rp.nd.l IN
.tfslsA fn ran Sh.,ss
The corporations aud money power
II this country ara building ND M
armed force 10 defend their .xact.
lnns. hut they may prove like the
Irish coH~tabnlarv. more rho friends
81 the Peapl. than the tools Of tyr.
amy and oppression. The news pa
prr Is the educator II the age and
he Editor SWAPS more inference
than the orators. JUST consider IN
article like this will bn read and
criticised by thousands. though /
cea.a Tot perhaps get u hundred ont
10 listen 10 plea pat forth for lib-
erty, fraternity AMI equality. l
made good use of that article On the
concessions Of the Russian Emperor
to the down trodaen Serfs just eman
cipated. hut left like The slaves Of
the South. al the mercy Of their for
NOR masters without any means OF
support. That. taken with the p.nu-
der or the poor negroes by the crew
of vanal thieves that started the
Frcedman's Bureau Savings Bank,
aTlv tn deprive the poor ignorant
dnres that trusted in their honor.
and put their dimes and pennies in
to that Swinaiinr Institution. Oh.
that was Il foul aamninr blot on the
Republican panty That WAS far
worse thar their plea for civil SER
vice reform and ihei~ anxiety TO Sc
cure homestead fer the poor men.
-oi then have him helpless vic-
tim IA The hands u money leaders.
anl their pliahl. tools tic LAWYERS.
Tut Tie People have called hal, !,
aud a nsw era is daw' ing on the po-
lifical h. misplere. As America has
done in the past. Let her now tske
the lead In this great struggle for
human liberty. The down trohden
millions af other lands look to us for
inspiration and guidance. The peo-
pie are nj least emerging from the
beading strings af party. The re.
pnhiican> are realising ,hat there Is
no more confidence 10 h. plrcel in
the men that have gat control OF
their party. md that the departure
from the Repualieanism Of old Abe
i as wide ms the Democrats find In
The Tilaen Democracy Of fhr present
day compared with the democracy
of Andrew jackson. Oh. what II
lowering OF party standard has ia
ken place. Is il ai I'LL surprising Tire
people demand IL change? Nov. tia
work in the future must be done hy
ihr newspaper and all those who
feel an interest in this revolution
sh sEld do all in their power 10 es-
tend the Influences and circulation
of good paper. devoted To their in.
teresis and sToP taking papers that
are run in the interests III monopo
lists l congratulate yor friend