The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-04-12

but In republic like ours tho time Of no
| count will come sooner Here tho people
Will not wait until they nre ruined They
have some nations nf rights, and some fore
thought Of impending evil, and they will
anticipate their own crisis by makinga crisis
for others. How Ii this catastrophe to be
usoideds The answer Is simple, The dan
gerous classes must be rendered harmless
hut how cnn this BIZ done only by
righteous laws rtghteously administered
These laws Will neither be administered nor
made until We put men I'm office who Will
sruiM brlbes, direct or Indirect The first
thing. then, for the safety Of our country II
the election Of honest md upright men to
nillse We sec now In .our. Legislative
halls gamblers, drunkards,, liber.
luke hrbes IN order To keep up their icen-
tlaas lives 4 low set Of liqnor.snlers make
tho ordinances of the city of New York Pott-
tics nfe run by fowdes and criminals, aud
With whom the decent men cannot associ-
ate, except To he deIilrd Questions are de-
elaed not on their merit but TN the money
III themh Until this system IL entirely
changed and honest men elected to office, we
havs no eherk In tho dangerous classes aud
theif sohames And tho =, stem will not BIO
changed until fainShop nominations arc tg-
noiea, ami honest men vote for character
and mot for narty,
Iho second thing for our safety IL the on.
aetment Ut laws to defend the poor man
against thc rich onnresspr No man should
i4e allowed tn lord 1t over tho industries Of
the land, ~ man should be allowed to hold
sway over The highways OF the nation In IN
irresponsible ahsolniism. There must I've
limit I, Individual wealth IL we are to be
preserved H. republic Then, corporate
Youth should 10 undcr strict supervision
anil is management subject TO Just Govern
msntal control. Furthermore the wages Of
the lahurar should II. secured to him for
s.ar III Il time, M IN the case OF u salaried
.siieer. to ho forfeited only fnr such mis-
venaart ~ the courts recognize, Sevcrcst
nenalties should he adiudgcd for tho avoid
ance VI taN-insing, nnd bribery should be
punished hy permanent loss OF citizenship
anl ten Noars' Imprisonment
1ho thtid thing far our safety IL IN exc.
cussc force, from Governor to policeman,
who WI watch far tho public and see the
law enforced Now We have To support Il
spcr9ai private surittS to enforce any
special erunn 1T laws-.as. FOR example, the
ES,,sa uamh ing and Treatment of Animals
laws Without these societies there Ii no
effort - stop tho tntractiun Of law. Men
III int ,rritN AMI II lust pride IN their office
aud its true functions should be the guar
,slan> III the lew, a
Again ~ m>i that these are sober words
at safS, IL which |, We're wei lcthargic
i, immunity should else heed Cease, We
mca pleasure and OF business, cease from
think nv eniN at yourselves Give Thought
to the community In which You live. 10
Neu, nuhlts datt.S Discharge the solemn
tsasss ia.l osod upon soa hs your country,
Your CONSCIENCE and Your God
HOWARD Crosby
When the ii,s, minds at the country utter
such Warning, a. this. il IL not time that
limit should IN mt t. the oncroachmcnts of
this dangerous class upon pubic fightss