The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-05-03
Autobiography Notes.

ONE-nALr Of the gross products Of the
American farms goes into the pockets
of the railroad and manufacturing mon
opolies in the shape Of excessive trans
portation charges and protective tariff
royalty.-Chirogo Express.
TRosE who are not bound by poverty
are bound hv wealth. All men ore
slaves. All men must be. until some-
thing better thnr tho ho~~.asng of man-
cv shall become the acme of the ambi-
tion If the race. lIoman's lIorld.
ONE.HALF Of the railroad and tele-
graph stock of the country is pure un-
adulteratcl water, and the more wa
ter tn, higher must be the rates for SER
vice. in order to solidify the water and
make its earnings and value equal to
that of the genuine.
By the means placed in his hands by
The United States Congress, Jay Gould
makes moro money out Of the labor of
American people in one month than the
richest STAKEHOLDER of the South ever
made in a whole year. Corporate pow
ers has complete mastery over tho peo-
pie. and lays any tribute which suits its
caprices. s.-Dallas Te.rdsl Mercury.
Can there be any such thing as vested
rights that conflict with the natural
rights of man? Is not the mask behind
which monopoli,s and all sorts of pira-
cies hide. called "vested rights, getting
thin. transparent and decidedly gauzy
There is one right that outweighs all
others. 1t il the right of man, by
virtue Of his birth and necessities. tu
life, liberty and all that which the God
of Nature and the Father of oil has
provided for his children. He owes
little to his fellows; he owes all to his
Maker. Cen. Hiedrer.
THE great mass of the people are no,
prosperous. There is unrest among
not only the lower classes, but the mid
| die classes also. The concentration oi
capital and the rapidly-acqnired fort
unes and unwise display of them by the
few. are creating dissatisfaction among
the many, which will manifest Itself
whenever there is decided change il
the condition Of the country, in man
ner that will try the strength of re-
publican institutions rs it has never We,
tried. The danger then will not bs
from blatant and law revolutionists
hut from men of nm altogether-differen,
type. The experiment of manhood
suffrage has not yet been worked out
Pr;rate Letter OF q Prominent Man.
The banks are relieved Of 81, ,000, ,Oot
a month of taxation, and not one REC
cent of this will inure to the advantag,
Of the business men who require dis
counts. The same may he said of tn,
tariff. Decreased duties will not afiec
market prices in nine-tenths Of til,
items. Both as to internal revenue al,
customs duties the greater number o
items have been given their marke
value Ivy competition to such an exten
as To anticipate largely the action o
Congress. The banks are the excen
ton: they, AZ ,,s,xil. succeed in securin,
big slice of favor. The poor banks
They needed il 50 much. Wise an,
considerateC Congress National Labo
Tribune.
WHAr more can the farmers, busines
men and workers Of Iowa want? vii
they never he satisfied? Hasn't Con
gress taken the taxes off from hanks
checks. watches. patent medicines, an
reduced them upen whisky and tobacco
Only one thing more could have bee
done for you, that il, to extend til
bonded period, SO as to relieve til
banks from paving any tax on whisk
for the present. That will he done, II
doubt, 10y the next Congress, So don
worry. Plant your beans and potatoes
and he happy, and at night give thank
that You are allowed to live under sue
benign Government, having sue
good, kind lawmakers as kasson, Cuttl
etc. Toma Tribune.