The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-08-28

by II from tho taxes Of the people. And then
when another bond WAS desired by the investor,
one should DO issued by tho Government, and
Interest thereon begin.
Every fnaneior knows that 1t Ii the odd fifty
millions withdrawn or put out that makes q re-
dundancy or scarcity OF circulating medium;
and IL there man who darcs say now that such
bond would not have prevented tho panic aud
desolation to business through which we nre now
pasalng2
The Time has come when tho grocnback Ia sua-
tanned by the Supreme Court M o Constitutional
currency against the opinions of tho paid attOr-
| nnNa pf every finnneicr If the country. The time
Will come II the people OF this country can get
The clutch OF monopoly Of ts currency OF its
| throat, when such asystcm OF finance M i have
| sketchcd will give freedom to the industrial and
business interests Of the country from the terri
bic ilnn,natons , r., which nth the people now snfIer
plank against the construction OF Panama
| Ship Canal without the consent Of the United
| States.
] hold such q canal IN time Of peace destruc-
| tive 10 our commerce. San Francisco has be-
come Nh entrcpot OF goods of which the products
osar .ne WESTERN Ae
lea, which commerce Wc now control. Make
this canal and England dominates that COM
mcrce, as she now does that of the western coast
| Of Central and South America.
In time OF war with the Panama Canal open
England scizcs 1t by her Immense navy and
Pacific coast, This she cannot now do because
shc owns no coaling station nearer than the
Sandwich Islands, from which II will be quite
| impossible To supply hlockadng fleet.
Our three systems Of railroads across the con-
tincnt. when run In competition and not In
eollusion. can carry our productions TO the
| Western coast chcaply enough, and In that case,
nj least, the freight will be paid by our own citi-
| 2cns.
No In peace or war we must control that canal.
Tho Republican party has done nothing to
protect the interests and dignity of the country
In this behalf. and the Democracy refuse to
promise even to do anything!
4 u ~ aSt Ia
fishes the tact that commerce. the industries. the
lahoring man, the Anti Monopolst, the Green
of whose Interests are identical, can yet or hope
nothing from either or both the present organized
parties
Tho Republican party In bound hand and foot
to capitalized monopoly.
The Democratic party Is governed In It's con-
vcntions by a combination OF a solid South,
from whence no laboring man. white or black,
IL delegate, aud where the arstocracy Of capi-
tai alone Is heard, AMI the political machine corr
rnptions OF substantially single State Of the
North, which confeleracy dominates Its plat
form and nominatt Its candidates, and holds
them firmly In its grip II elected.
What then, L. the duty OF the classes OF men
just enumerated. In the coming National eloc-
tiong They, by numbers as well NJ inteliRcnce
for everybody knows moro than any body
,s be the under The
same social business and other relations to the
class OF men in the old parties who believe they
fact, by tho control of.rarty and other machin.
cry arc the governing class, A. did o,r fathers
in the time Of the revolution to the clergy, tho
who claimed to be, and believed they were the
governing classes.
DECLARE YOUR INDEPENDENCE!
You have the power to make this government
your government, rs did your fathers. This
can only be done by acting together! BE not
deceived, stand by each otherl Let the people
| unite for tho good OF the people! To prevent
such union hns bcen the policy OF the leaders,
sHnx1n
the people, who while they Join together in fact
in control Of the government, claim To belong to
different parties. ion know that It makes no
difference to Won whether one set Of them or the
other II III power, no burden on the people IL
lightcned, no monopoly is crushed.
Whichever party carries on the government.
lahofing men anu women are permitted to enjoy
| only the benefits of the prtmeval curse: In the
| sweat OF thy face shalt thou eat bread. You
OF hsm my yoaos
safes To man. save the air we breathe. They
arc yours IN the sight OF high heaven. Stand
together ana Il Just share of them IL yours.
In other lands the just rights Of the people are
only to he got out of the hands Of their enemies
aud rulers by the bayonet and the bullet. But
, in America as vet, thank God and Your brave
, fathers, tho ballot. the freeman's shield and
sword. IL left to yon, and you can, IL YOU stand
together, protect yourselves against all opprcs-
sive. unjust. and purchased legislation. which
, burdens the people and un,icrmines the free in
: stitu,ions Of Your country.
BALLOT IS DANGER FROM THE BRITISH PARTY.
. Il
. | every freemang
The people must act now and assert their
I power, or they may lose II forever.
Already the British party III this country,
these who arc tho British aristocracy. wear
: clothes which arc imported, largely without
paving duties. because they feel that an Ameri-
i can mechanic cannot make cloth good enough
| for them; can only be waited on bv British
sreants. and cut their whiskers even, British
! fashion. 50 ~ TO appear AS M American as pos
she; are saying to each other-why should the
d lawer classes have the ballot, aud thus
the masses rule the country against Us?
4 Or, as ono Of their magazines published
In Boston expresses II. "A few old fam
Q lilies have the traditional right to govern the
i politics of Massachusetts, So that In Mas
mud each ana in .s
Q throw every obstruction, hindrance. and i'm
pedimcn. in the way to prevent the poor man
1 exercising frcemans right to cast his ballot,
! and to drive him from ihe polls by reaairins
$ money qualifications and all other devices that
ingenuity may invent Ry these means Rhode
4 many: hy an aristocracy Of birth and wealth
and not bv the people. In the late general clec-
u ton for members OF Congress In that state
. aoai votes only were thrown hy all rartics IN
1 the election Of member of Congress, while q,
the West. where \ free ballot Il stil in the hands
b of every man, at the same election t.,asd votes
4 were required In the election of u Congressman
= And this Il called equal representa- OH of the
people In the Governments!
l. | Let every trnr American ponder upon
I these figures. and inquire. whit Is the eoun-
: try drittn.s II snch inequalities are possi.
: hle In the beginning. what will he the end
: Let the people arise IN their might and
l. | hiring back the Government where oul
0 revolutionary fathers placed II. ON tn.
: foundation OF freedom, with equal rights. equal
0 burdens, equal privileges and equal powers 4
WHY have the reonlc lost or forborne 10 cxer-
y else this great power Al first there were two
: parties eon,enans for srsa, rrlnseples; Incl thu
= resented the capitalist, the monopolist, anC
o those believing that kinaly government wa
/ Wiling viii to aid in the expulsion Of King George.
: Government. Hamilton and Adams led this
= Jefferson and Madison lod the other.
]. The divisions were 40 great that in that day
! there Vas no third party. When the Fedora
II party was in power we had the alien and sedi
i tion laws, and indses appointed at midnight
Q and aris;ocratic forms OF Office.
: Under JetfcI son and Madison the people helt
: sway. and called themselves the Democracy. n,
n in fact they were; and then Republican sim
aud respect for the rights of the people were tn
order of the day.
= This state of things continued until the tim,
!. Of Jackson: in his administration great bank
j. ing monopoly was broken down. Then aios
: only minor questions hetween the parties, IN
10 dastrial and economic, about which there wa
Il really not much difference, Aud until the aucs
e tian nf the abolition of slavery arose 1t vas
i eeedngly difficult To distinguish the parties b,
] their platforms, except that ~ the Democrati
IL platforms there was always a pledge 10 the res 0
II luton uf ~ This contention On the SLAYER,
i question produced the war. How tho war en-
!, Writes ~ have al,sady shown since then net
nal differences between the parties in matter o
% principle have in fact died out, or only enough
II | kept up TO have u distinction. Witness the at
= tempt af the convention ut Chicago to make it
i platform aplear 10 be a. nearly ~ possible lik
i the Republican platform on the tarin question
Il | and YET not he the same
n The cumming of the monopoiis,s and capitalist
i: has taught them that If they can only keep tn
n people OF the country voting according to part
n lines, they then govern the country which
II eyer uarty prtyallS Did need evidence of this