The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-08-02
CHICAGO Truth: All mankind has

, a divine right to the means OF life,
and whatever form OF government,
whatever system OF exchange, or
business methods, or dealings, or
| tricks OF trade between man and his
fellow man that depriyes amy person
OF tho exercise Of this divine right
! in the interests OF legitimate indus
try, whereby to produce and ex-
change the nGcessaries OF lifc--the
same, all-in all, Is an overt rebellion
against the fatherhood OF God and
the brotherhood OF man, and this
condition must and shall be over
thrown-peaceably, II mankind can
but ovcrthrown In all events.
Iowa Tribune: James +. Wilson,
Of Credit Mobilier notoricty. wrote
the Anti Monopoly platform Of the
republican party. He was elected
United States senator by the repub-
licans Of Iowa as o reward for lob
bying against and beating the Rea-
gan inter state commerce blu, which
embodied the very principles Of this
platform.
The great coal railroads OF the
east. have combined and will control
the price OF that indispensable arti-
Gle this winter. They will stand be-
tween the miner and consumer. To
the 1rst they win say "your labor or
your life." To the second your
money or your llfel"
| A New York monopoly paper con-
graduates the people that now there
will be no danger Of over.production
OF coal. The danger Is that there
will be an over-production OF frozen
people. and children crying from
cold because 1t IL impossible for their
parents to obtain the needed fuel
which the Almighty has provided In
abundance. Such Is the reign Of
monopoly. Tribune
The nation furnishes the credit
and pays interest to tho national
banks to stand between them and
the government which issues their
currency, and We are told this sys-
tenn Is the "best banking system the
world ever saw" II furnishing the
credit and paying interest makes the
best currency the world ever saw,
would not tie ceasing to pay luter-
est and furnishing only credit for
currency make still better banking
system than the best the world ever
saw2 The less interest an individ-
ual is paying, the higher his credit
who not SO with a government?
Hence We say, give us the greenbaek,
pay the bonds and let al the wealth
OF the nation be the credit basis OF
our then truly national currency.
Stanley Matthews On the Supreme
Court bench Is an Illustration OF re-
publican policy. Setting q national
bank and railroad shyster up, to
deal out justice between the people
and tho corporations. Just like set
ting hungry wolf to guard q lamb
The trade dollar Is doing for many
, people what reason and argument
| have failed to do---showinG them
that law, and not metal, makes
money. For the wan5 CT Law, "fat'
it is Il debased, dishonorcd coin.--
Free Press,
District Post: We learn Ly the
, correspondence we receive, that
, qsite II number OF greenback friends
are dissatisfied; SO arc the republi.
cans, IS well "a some democrats. II
; will DC hard to tell just how and
!. where the cat will jump this fall, bu
We will know after election. This
prohibition question was forced inte
politics this year by the monorolistS
that they might escape the wrath o.
the people for the time being. L
wins their only hope this year. Wha
: next viii they invent to occupy the
4 attention Of the people?
Now, II something, say patent
could be invented to kill of competi
ton, proteetionists and monopolist:
wouldn't care whether there was an,
protection or not.
Fayette County Union: One OF oul
exchanges argues for protective tar
4 III by saying that none but savages
G have free trade, and that protection
J Is the result OF civilization and there,
a fore beneficial. Let our republican
) contemporary argue further. NJ
e savage nation ever had alcohol. i
q Is product OF civilization, and
therefore -. No, that won't do
for that paper Is prohibitionist
Such arguments lack the essentia
: element OF common sense.
) II IL rather curious that so great ;
G statesman as the republican paper:
n have declared james L. Wilson to b,
should be unable to write resolu
!. ton that even his own party fuglo
men can interpret. James is more
!, woriy than wise.
It Shall capital or labor govern thl
!. eountry?-,Jay Gould.
Capital has governed during th'
last twenty years. Or, rather, w
e should say, it has misgoyerned
a The signs ARE however, that labo
n