The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1883-10-18

The campaign Of the national Of
party in Iowa. has been Il succession
Of the most indefensible blunders,
we had almost said crimes. What
the founders Of the republic de-
signed for government of, by and
for the people, has largely been
transformed into one Of, by and for
the corporations, by surrender OF
the sovereign powers Of the people,
to be asserted and exercised through
their congress, to the corporate mo-
nopolies. Let us enumeratc q few
Of the prerogativcs which belong ex-
clusivcly to the people, to be assert
ed through their legislatures state
and national, which their rulers have
surrendered TO the monopolies:
1st, The power to issue, provide
and maintain 4 stable and suitable
volume OF currency for the use and
copy. nicncc Of the people has been
abdicated to the national bank mo-
nopoly.
I'd, The constitutional power given
to congress 10 regulate and control
transportation and interstate COM
mcrce has been surrendered to the
railway corporations.
Bird. The means OF communicating
Intelligence through the telegraph,
congress has surrendered 10 band
OF freebooters, instead Of making it
as it should be, an appcndagc to our
mail system.
Thus to these three monopolies
are given absolute control over the
productive energies and capabilities
Of the people in surrendcring the
means OF obtaining intelligence OF
the markets, OF transportation rates
and of the abundance or scarcity o,
money, which determines its cheap
OF dear rate Of interest to producers
and high or low prices for their pro-
duets.
To correct these evils, and to
compel the corporations exercising
these unjust and dangerous powers
to be the servants of the people and
not their masters, was the great
purpose of our organization. Those
who differed widely upon the bcs
means of regulating and controlling
the evils resulting from the liquor
traffic were Il unit in favor OF the OBJ
iects that called our party into ex
istence. When our convention toll,
these men that prohibition had be
!, come the object OF our political or
ganization, i, should, il wise, hav,
been prepared for the decimatio,
sure to follow the Interpolation o
, new doctrines and purposes, abou
the policy or wisdom of which, ever
, temperance men widely differ.
. 4th, The government instituted b.
the people TO promote the genera
= welfare is thwarted in its purpos
:, when the corporate monopolie
! through bribery and other mean
, corrupt the ballot box and I'll on
legislatures state ard national wit
;, its own members and paid repre-
4 senta,ives. Another ayowea pun
!. pose Of the government Is to estat
: ish justice. This is defeated whc
T the government through its appoint
ing power packs the courts with tn
paid agents and attorneys Of III
t. corporations. Then the militar
0, power of the government, maintain
= ed ut the expense Of the people,
Il used as posse comitGtus 10 c0erc
I'd labor 10 submit to tho terms OF Il
m potentates who rule intelligence
- transportation and money, by ii
T. government surrend"r;ng to the
AZ IL portion Of its soycrcit
Jr powers. IL Is thus til
&c the government instituted to esta
rs ii~i Justice and promote the gene
ae al welfare, through corporate us'l
I'm patton Ut it, sovereign powers, d
H. feats Justice, promotes outfae
s, wrong and oppression, and enabl
G. greed H. rob industry.
This l. faint outline of matters
they exi5t. The purpose of the n
IN tiou~l party was and is the CORE
Ill ton Of these evils, first, becau
III they Involve more Of danger to o
i'll liberties and To our free institutio
ea than all other existing evils a
up 1anseF@,
the temperance question "