The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-02-18


Il sin against children unborn as
damnabl- IL was Herod's against the
living - Harvey
1t was denounced in both the SEN
ate and the. House "a, IL mandate
against prosperity, a decree against
honesty Phillips.l
1t filled the Golfers Of the fund
holders and cmptied the bins OF the
plow holders. One it made Il Satrap
the other Hclot.
THE money power had its way
The people were betrayed.
On the 18th Of February, 1873, the
money power demanded an act de-
monetizing silver--that the "silver
unit be stricken out and the gold
unit substituted.
A foreigner represented the money
power and rrote the lac.
He used money to secure the pas
sage OF the law and boosted OF il af-
tel 1t was done.-(Prof. Willey.l
While this treason against our do
nestle affairs was being carried on
by secret emissaries, our Congress
"slnmbered and slept
No warning voice was raised.
But the nightmare Of death
brooded over the halls where liberty
was being sold to money mongers
and despots OF Europe.
1t was in act OF ain never to be
forgiven; u crime never to be expi-
ated; a treachery without paral-
lei.
The money power had its way"
The people were betrayed.
After the act was done, 1t was de-
nounced by both the Senate and the
House as purchased legislation" as
"sell-out OF the people,
But the iniauity stood and stands
to- day--the gold unit remains.
On the 18th Of January, 1875, the
money power demanded and secured
1.-THE last step in this march Of
death"
THE CONFISCATION ACT.
A scheme of Villains" to secure
what they called specie resunap-
ton.
A scheme to "equalize,' not ire
DEEM money.
It was an act of premeditated
wickedness, the blacklist that ever
disgraaed the page Of u statute
book.
And the men back Of it wrote
themselves down as enemies Of the
race.
II was denounced in both the Sen
ate and the House as crime against
mans right to earn his bread.
1.-The money power had its way"
The people were betrayed.
The harms growing out Of 1t were
so great that the people demanded
some redress. and the legislation Of
1873 gave two million dollars a
month.
It was the only alienation.
But the money power said, SILVER
must be crushed"
So silver has been bounded by the
whole ''gang OF money thieves" till
at last the President in abiect ser.
Witty bows to them and yields the
country into their hands.
The Secretary, ''cringing and sniff
fling" also bows to this "god Of
gold"
His heart and the heart OF the
money power beat In unison"
Suri embrds dll--"Thus the heart
appeals to God.'
Shall 1t be said again:
THE money power had its way"
Supreme for twenty years"
That is the record.
What next?
En- est siiique.
l. A gold standard.
2. A bonded debt in pelpettto.
g. Silver demonetized.
4. Greenbacks destroyed.
5. The national banks perpetual;
the volume OF money under their
cOntrol-they the supreme arJiters Of
money; the uolumc to shrink and
sUell at the will of the money power.
The fight Is for the life OF the re.
public.
The money power must surrender.
or free institutions perish.
Shall the President, Senate and
House all prove a honey tongue, a
heart Of gall?
Which?
The answer:
The principles of the Grcenbdck
party backed Ly a majority and en-
forced must triumph.
j. HARPER.
Danville. TIL Jan'v 17 182H