The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-07-24
Butler Gems.

STAND for the right and the oppressed
here aud everywhere, will never desert
the cause Of right, as | understand the
right to be, Congress, 1874.
Ii there is one thing more than another
which will liNe UP 10, il Is 10 stand up, IN
all places and III all times. that all men may
have fair play.--.Masch 4 1870.
LET neither the seduction Of money. the
menaces of Easlana, nor any other motive
but the Just preservation aud care If Amer
lean homer AMI American rights, deter
mine the decision of an American Exeeu.
tive and an American Senate, Congress.
May, 1879
EorALlrY of rights, equality Of burdens,
equality Of privileges, and equality OF
powers to all persons under the law, has
been the political rule If my life Letter
Of acceptance,
To Us no star i'll cur glorious banner
tlltiereth from another star in glory, hut
all must and shall shine IN together i'm one
constellation, to bless the world With its be.
nign radiance, Loweu, Fsbraara, 1900,
ors fathers purchased our liberty aud
country for ns at an immense east Of treas
ure and blood. sud, by the bright heavens
above us, VI viii no, part with them with
out first paving the original debt and the
interest to date. nashiastoa. 1871,
RELIEVE the country will conhae in
and trust a public man Who shows Tint he
, will stand by his convictions II duty and
| right, act fearl.ssly and firmly under what
ever circumstances If naing storm at beat.
| ing winds, more than In these who trim
| their sails To every wind having M compass
| to guide their course. hut steer anly a. They
| are waited by n fasaring popular hseexe. ~-'
Jaig IS, 1873.
| AN for lessening the burden IF taNasian
| upon the men ri moderate means, aud
| agains, the escape IF large investors from
/ taxation, lam for having everybody nas
taxes faiils, equally, and justly, I'm proper"
/ ton Ia his means. And, while ! tas the
| match box in the cottage of the peor man,
| | would tax tue interest ON the bond ia ths
| safe Of the banker and tn. capitalist; and
| whoever goes contrary 10 that, Ia my ladg.
ment, goes contrary T. Justice aud night
and % maintaining an equality If burdens
4 in this country. --.faas y, 1879.
4 LET us rather stand mp in the msnls
strength of our natsoahood. and iearlessls,
boldly claim the rights which belong IN os
insist upon their being respected, aud tia
all questions between ns and areat Britain
he adjusted al once and forever, 80 "a L
take AWAY Afl cause N1 GHthlshWtAAas@ hS
tween two powerful na;soas ef the earth
Let Ms say IL Great Britain, Thus mncl
VIZ are wfonsed thus much ~ require Il
satisfy the nations honor and the nation 4
loss; and for that Nraag and That loss. thu
mnch We must have. because i, J. cur night
aud because We are able Ia nlainttia on
right. -~Eostoa. Nor. NJ, 1870.
Bur this il our doctrine, Equality, If
understand it~~ana will emhpds il In hn
single phrase, rs the true tsachstone .
civil hberty~-is Mt that all M n ane equal
but that every man has thu right 10 he tn
equal Of every other man II he can. lie
| ma repeat il. Every man has the inaliena
bile, God given right to he ,h" equal 1T ~
cry other man If h. can. And all eonst,ta
tions. all laws. all eaaetment>, all pnsiadaess
| all caste, all custom in continuation g
that right is unjust, wicked, impolitis an
unchristian, and surely will be brought
naught. Congress, Jan. 2. 1874
| GrN HITLER in hs far the most pupuls