The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-11
Men ef Enterprise, hurness, and Producers Of
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Men af Enterprise, huutnsaa. and Producers of
the CITY bf New York,
tho eordiaity and kindncss with which you
have greeted me, hnvs placed mo under every
obligation TO do Nil can in Tho fntnro, an |
tho tho esase " 70" have ~ - Al hsa, YY Your ~ courtesy
mud appreciation touches every sonsihllty, ana
ealls forth every emotion 81 gratitude ! dv
In what may say on this occasion for the In
strnclion Of tho people than to make ~ elcar as
may tho results ~ the tniatlltection oi leRlslA'
lion and aaniinlstfation ot the uosernmcnt. "A
II las wandered away from tho great tMndN.
montal principles upon which II was founded.
beg leave, therefore, nj tho expense even of
perhaps wearying You, tn direct your thouuhts
TO aoine delinitlons proper 10 tho clear nnuef-
standing af economic ileas because uf which
our present pn'ltcal position In taken and the
lpapte's party" founded,
lind that some portions Ut my address 10 the
people have not been comprehended hy certain
newspaper critics, who scam To misunderstand
IT. ABLY the New York itnss, which ~ con-
trolled by M Englislanan, who ought to know
tho English language In u matter of tho definite
comprehension III the distinction between labor
and capital and imported labor, nv ,mpafted
labor moan That labor which Ii brought hero
| from abroad by contract, ~ In tho case af cool.
lea ami Chinese. or that convict and panper
labor which Ia sent hero by government ta get
rd u panrof, ~ IN tho sase ef tho Eatancea
deportation ot constrta nnu paupcrs hs tho AT
thofities OF England and some Other countries,
or negroes who we're captured IN war or s,ifra
by treaehcrs and sold here M slaves, WIN tho
Tin,'s on anybody else say That tho great woes
Of this country have not como from these eonn4
tries, especially the latter" The line In tu bo
drawn between these elss-es of imported labor
and lahoring men and women who, animated hS
desiic To better their condition, and melted by
love of our institutions and hatred Ut tyranny
and oppression III their own countries, have
brought themselves and their families here ny
their own encrries and by their own means, nnd
have become NJ na and part OF us, IL Il the the
ory ~ our institutions tn welcome all such pea.
pie as bone OF our hone and flesh ot our nc2h
lily capitalist mean man who, having IN"
hcrited or acquired large wealth, itses on the In.
tcrest Of IT, or the dividends or the profit aceru.
iug from it, use, without doing anything himself
70 use u In production, IA an example of tho
his inherited wealth In railroads or other enter.
prise which he neither controls, nor directs. nor
takes part In, and waters stock 10 treble tho ap~
enormous returns Tor his money, while he him.
self II engaged In driving fast horses IN this
country or racing them abroad, or passes hls
eisn countries, and thus lmpos serishins hts own,
lie sometimes permits his capital 10 aid IN rro.
due.ioa, hui never unless he means " absorb
hs oaS s,lsn narpo.sa 's Glass s'i ,ns m'n
wha, having more or less capital, rnt II tato
some honest industry AMI carry ON business of
| il Of nso to mankind, or which shall aid others
| In such production, or doing something which
will benefit their iellow-men, directing such
| loekins upon their capital so engaged IN What.
| ever department of the worlds hunest business
| rs an adjunct only Of enterprise, ut this class
| Is the farmer, manufacturers, transnor,or OF
freight and passengers, the trader Who hasics
| himself In chcarening the exchange Of products
| ol others, the artist physician. lawyer, inSea.
edior ii Nv They are re- no, II Capitalists. The man.
whether capitalist nr man OF cnternrises who
| controls some method ot production Of what is
| In by corrupt oantrivances tha, there Ii no nos.
Sihilty for other men of enterprise successfully
/ to enter into competition with him 80 ~ to keen
ss II sssA sSsssa % ss Inc
whatever he produces above the value at fair
and Just remuneration tor his labor aud capital,
| whole people and obtain large wealth through
such means, which can only be had
ssa @sssa SSas ,ss% sss . ssas s'ss,
ot their own lahor / hold to be a moneralist
| who Is making the rich richer and the poor
men and very peer men In the republic. mere
dangerous To the welfare of the country, the
stability vi our institutions, ana To be rep,cssed
sternasss hess Il penalty than any Other criminal
A an example Of how men oi enterprise may
become manoralisis, ten. Rutler ins,sneel the
| sewing machine, "ons uf the most henei,ccnt
inventions ever yeaoasssea by the Alm,sh,y 10
His children for the production Of tho clothing
ot the poor and needy Al cheap rate. ~ well A.
seS 81 a @n sSs and ssS asSss assaSs
| cited hN ten haier MAS petroleum, tho faef
| mans light, which has been sMhahced trn
| times To ihe consumer over what tue rtodneef
cut oil from the bowels Of the earth, The
| standard ou Company takes II, anu While ths
capital stock OF that eemlsny has netvased
| trem ssas,sa hy the rrenss OF this MONOPOLY
In few wars antn the Company Is
| wefth quite stoo,Nssa hesideS ehor'
NOUS dividends paid 10 tito stock
! helaets NJ thecalnlanN war by sear, petroleum
light, which ought ~ I've almost ~ tree A. SUM
light, has heeame the means ot imroNestshins
the poor men, sad ensiehia. tew men whn ars
80 strongly atfehehed III the power et their
wealth that one III the richest aaa stfonSess
states -fennsyha anta has found lis judicial
legislative, Amt executive power wholly unable
70 cope With that earpntation tho sreasnrs oi
tts avn LEGISLATION, This absorption n the
nfohts at production ny capitalists anu monop'
o'lsts VIII account Tor tact, which has heom ths
pa1sle OF political eeononists, Why Inc Improve
ment ef tue eahaitaon III the rrudM.eN AMI IA
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