The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-06-28

its foundation. Tint il the device by
which tlc fatmers ars making million.
aires VI Jay Gould, Vanderbilt 4 l'a
and pnuperY Of themselves. That is
the trick by which we nre building up
IN this, country an arrogant, moneyed
nf'stpcrncy, to the detriment Of ciyiliza-
tion and true religion.
Our social and religious standard has
become 80 dcmoralizcd by this legal
ized system of robbery that society no
longer estimates men by their intclli-
gence, human regard. moral worth, or
Christian perfection. but by thelwealth
they control and the means need IN ac-
qnising that wealth, though Of the most
damnable kind, is never inquired into
by 4 majority Of even our most strict
divines.
II is claimed that Vim. B. Allison. has
made finances his main study for the
last twenty years, and TINT he is now
the greatest fnancicr that we have in
this country. And 1t il that system If
finances that VIZ have just portrayed, |,
II IL that system, Of taxation, yes II Ii
TINT system Of legalized robbery that
Mr.. Allison and his co-workers hasc
figured oni III the last twenty years.
And II VAS that system Of legalized
frecbootery that was rcbnked at the
last election, and the Farmers Alliance
did its share of that work. which il not
yet finished.
Let the farmers and laboring class
continue to organize, 80 that they can
unite their strength ut the ballot-box,
and they will dcvolopea strength and
power in favor OF Justice and true re-
ligion that this proud, arrogant, anti
Christian, ,moncyed aristocraey will have
to crouch at the heels Of,
Fools. that We are. TO know sp little
Of our strength What power could
touch us II We Nete organized? WHY,
not n cag IN this busyWorld but must stop
its motion with our bidding not shaft
but must rust in its socket, not thread
but must rot ON its loom, if the voice Of
united labor-the god of the present
century--shonld, in the desperation Of
ita strength, long latent, but awakening
Mt last, call halt. ~ Saturday Err
press.
Mriori.ies rule in this country, and
as We hive the ruling power in our own
hands, we are responsible for all the
evils that we now suffer We are the
victims of our own prejudice and folly.
I'm union there in strength and
strength gives responsibility. It Is The
strength of the monopolist that gives
that element such great power with our
Legislatures and courts; but that state
OF affairs is fAst changing. 1t was the
strength that the farmers and labormg
men cf this country developed ut the
hallatshex last full. that induced our
courts To reatlirm the granger de-
cision" on railroad charges. and to de-
ellie against the lrive-Mcll and harbed-
wir, swinller-. And the Farmers
Alliance propose to continue that work
until the last vcstiges of monopoly and
fraud are driven from our land, until
each person in this country shall have
an equal chance to live and accumulate
, wealth in proportion to the amount ai
capital they may have employed, and
the honest effort they make.
But there has h,cna great effort made
hs the advocates of this system of rob-
berry 20 nautrali2e the influence # that
election. This great TRADE against l..
II. Weller hy tho saohs Of our silk.
stocking junto, was not aimed ut Mr..
Weller as man, but nd his calling rs n
farmer and u iahorcr 1t was not in.
tended for Mr.. Weller alone, hut for
the farming and lahoring class Of this
country, and the people so regard il,
and will in ,tue time rchuk. il is il de,
| serves
Now. brother farmers, what say You
Shall We unite and assert onr manhood,
rr shall We remain divided and Il,
slavesg Shall we have. rs Abraham
Lincoln once said, n government ni
the people, hy tho people. and for til,
people," ar as il now is, a government
run h, millionaircs, and supported by
the labor Of paurers and slaves, We
must unite and get hack tn hisi rrin
cirlcs, and the Farmers Alliance offers
the host opportunity that We have fol
that purpose: and when once organized
that organization must continue unit
this great mania for wealth, place an,
power give way to more noble ani
God.like sentiment, which is not like,
to I've, until the dawn of the millennium
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