The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-07

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proper remedy Tor these troubles doeg
not lie in such bill - th1, though !
consider it harmless and shall vote
for il.
cONGREss CAN DO r. II r. WIZ.
The remedy must come from . dif.
ferent class Of legislation. This Con-
0yess can IL d single peek, u hey . d.
sise, c0Nse the whole nation 10 akOsa E0v Joy.
We can drive darkness and dis(ssk and
business gloom and dispair from euesy
hGnsia jn Anserica. The remedy mu6t
como from proper law pasDea here %
regulate interstate commerce. Sec.
ondly, il must come from . law which
shall create conditions under which the
employer can afford 10 pay the labor.
ing man . reasonable price Tor his toll,
and under which laborer can anord
to work for thewages which the employ
er i thus enabled 70 pay. These aFe tho
only conditions under which prosperity
will ever return to this country. Any
other expedient y simply N attempt
to put . salve on the cancer.
There i no desire on the part q the
loboring men Of this country 10 vio.
late law. Nor y there any desire O
their part TO lead . life of vaGnbond.
age. Such insinuations are . h6ol upon
the laboring people q thb country.
/ believe there - 3 desire n the
breasts Of nine hundred and ninesy-
nine out Of every thousand d them 10
earn their living In the sweat Of thelr
faces. But the trouble d they cannot
get the opportunity to work 8 reason.
able wages, and Thousands q them mt
. al.
THE HYEHAs LAUGH.
The only hope Of tranquility in this
country, the only hope Of harmony and
peace between employers and employoD
y 70 give this country . sufficient vol.
ume Of currency. Laughtee,1 Ali
laugh i you please; but "he lauGhs best
who laughs last" Deride II you please
these su6ering, pennies people, many
Of whom are working for 80, and 80
By the papers - low . IS cents . day.
Laugh IS them II y0u have the heat
TO do it. lApplause.l
! say you must have . volume q
that win make it more pro0t
able Eor . man to invest his money
than to hoard il. Then the curroucy
will como into circulation, and hopo.
and JOY will bloom again. and Tho
spindles will sine. and your furnaces
glow, and strikes and lockouh win h
unheard Of in the land.
/ assert here, Let him contradict Who
will, that this labor controversy the
world over 10 purely . question q mon
o, and nothing else. There y iuot
enough money IN this country today o
enable the corporations % oorner &.
Just enough 70 enable the banks and
tho usurers to extort usury.
THOSE BLooD-sUCKERs.
Ay, there are three glasses Of yam.
pires who are sucking up tho Last drop
Of tho blood Of honest toil-tho land
monopolies, the railroad monopoliea
and the money monopolies. And 4
my voice can reach beyond the walls
Of this House 70 tho humble abodes q
suffering labor throughout the land. I
cay to the toiling millions of thin ooun-
try, y0u must overthrow thee three
great o0nfederatsd monopolies, and it
can only be done BY proper legislaaiou,
Hence, you must strike at tho ballot.
box, and strike against every man who
j. full Of promises when ho b : candi-
date, but who disappoints you after 10
reaches his seat In the House.
The only proper remedy in . ropub-
lie for popular evils il through the e..
erc,ee Of tho ballot. Strikes are only
justi6able . dcrsier yesson. II this Con-
gress will not protect labor it must pro.
lect itseN. But No hear il said there
D moro money now il the money oon-
tors than can be used; yes, sir; / ooco
had the fever, and there was moro
blood in my lungs than had any uoo
Tor at that point; but there was not
enough ct the extremities. fLaueh.
ter. That is the condition ol tAb
today. There = not enouGh
blood circulating il tho body p0litic %
relieve the paralysis, and enablo H.
extremities to perform their funcliono.
Mr.. GALLINGER. would IKE %
ask the gentleman question, II II win
not interrupts him.
Mr.. WEAVER. i j. never IN intsr.
ruption 70 ask mo ! question.
Mr.. GALLINGER. When the Reutle-
man had the lung fever and had too
much blood In his lungs, did he eet
wall by making more bIOodf
Mr.. WEAVER. Undoubtedly @.
Mr.. GALLINGER. I never heard az
m instance Of that kind.
Mr.. WEAVER. The physician nut
me upon . healthfnl, nutritious diet.
the amount Of blood, the
heart srew stronger and properly db.
tributed tho hte-giviDg auid throughouG
my system. Applause.
Mr.. GALLINGER. That i not Q sci-
entifc proposition.
Mr.. WEAVER. Ny blood would nav.
or have ceased to perform IL functions
had IL not been impedod or impaired
BY something. A soon . that oh.
struction was removed my health was
restored.
The circulation Of currency today =
impeded. It - under tho control q
two disturbing forces or influences.
First, it ID under the control of the nae
tional banking institutions, whe have
tho power 70 bleed the patient whenov.
or they please, and they are bleeding
him t15. .OO0. coo per annum. Ts -;
they are literally bleeding this ooaatsy %
death. Then there 10 tho gentleman
who controls the keys Of tho stronG.
box st tho Treasury, and he ruahes the
blood into the heart and locks & an
there, and will not let il circulate. No
wonder tho country 10 sick. Blood.
clotted ct tho heart and blood wasting
away ct an artery severed BY the
hanka M W0ndar that a0vnA v>nresc...