The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-10-23
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po2i THROW AWAY YOUR VOTES.

po3s THROW AWAY YOUR VOTES.
II voting for successful candidates
who, when elected and In Office, be.
tray and Cypress their constituents,
Is not throwing away votes, It Is
something far worse, and for this
mistake republicans who have fol-
lowed the manipulators Of that party
machine must answer their own con-
sciences at the bar Of outraged pub
lie justice.
There Is but one way to save q
vote and make It count. II we have
ideas and opinions upon questions Of
policy we must give them express
sion In our votes. II we have per.
sonal interests. Involving our own
welfare and that Of our family, and
dependents, we must advance them
with our vote.
The various organizations which
have united in support Of candi-
date for congress from this district
are substantial unit in their de-
mand FOR the speedy enactment into
laws Of the measures heretofore
enumerated. They have named a
candidate who Is acceptable to oil,
and whose public efforts in behalf Of
the people In the last congress rem
der that record a platform in itself,
and should concentrate upon him
the vote OF every farmer, merchant,
mechanic and laboring man who be-
lieves that these principles ought
again to control the government, as
In the days when the people ruled
and when the corporate monopolies
were under the control Of just and
equitable laws. It is infinitely bet
ter not to vote at all, than to vote to
perpetuate measures that will rob
yourself and your children Of the
patrimony Of free government and
just laws, faithfully administered.
THE OPPORTUNITY.
II our purposes suit you and you
desire to have them carried out, vote
with us. Vote independently; it will
declare to mankind that the meas
ures adopted for your vassalage to
monied and bondholding aristoc-
racy have made you dissatisfied with
the men who manipulate the repub-
lican party, and that you want a
change; that you desire relief; that
you have investigated; that you have
deliberated; that you have deter
mined not to be longer trifled with.
II every farmer, merchant, me-
chanic and laboring man who desires
what We demand, who thinks as we
think, will vote for men who will
represent their interests and consult
the prosperity and welfare Of all the
people, not representative Of any
single monopoly will be elected to
congress from any agricultural dis.
trict OF this or any other state
would such result be throwing
your vote away? Such result will
appall the political manipulators and
extort from them even in the present
congress much that We demand. In
the present congress 1t will secure
the enactment Of the railroad land
forfeiture, the inter- Estate commerce
bill, the bill against servile labor
importation, the postal telegraph
and other pending bills for the re-.
lief OF the people, not one OF which
will pass the senate IL the people are
whipped back into allegiance to the
republican manipulators who prof,
In despoiling their country and IL
people. Will vote which tends to
coerce such legislation be thrown
away? Stand together and
VOTE FOR YOURSELVES.
We do not eulogize our candidate
We admire and trust him, but it l.
not for his advantage that we solicit
your votes. The vote Is not for him
but for yourself, your family, your
neighbors; not for men but fol-
measures; not by way Of complaint
but by OF desperate determination
to secure reform in legislation with
wise and good laws. We do not
seek to limit the functions OF govern.
ment, but rather to compel their
exercise beneficently for all the PEG.
pie. Therefore no republican need
hesitate to join us. We do not seek
to deprive the people Of power, blu,
rather to wrest the government,
from the grasp Of corporate monop,
olies and place it again in the hands
OF the people to whom it belongs
Therefore every real democrat ant
every true republican is in sympath,
with our object, and does not need
fear our purpose.
| Believing that the true interests
Of all persons engaged in Legitimate
industrial operations are identical
and realizing the individual helpless.
ness OF man, We earnestly ask ant
appeal for the cooperation OF farm.
ers, artisans. laborers, merchants
teachers and professional men who
believe that whoever labors should
have all that his labor produces, and
who hope to see established com.
plete equality for all persons under
the law, thus establishing q strong
government OF, by, and for the