The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-10-14

nseno0 psaselssl n - pass sssAsssA ~ %
0aGTa10y - now, that laws odious TO tho peo-
pie have boon enacted. Unier . just appor-
tionment, tho Injunction Law which vtolates
the constitution by IL denial Of trial BY Jury
never would have been enacted. Appeals ar"
made to the people 10 sustain this Inv becaueG
II oxprosses the will Of the majority
The plea ID fAlse. They who make II have
trampled 90 tho very rights they proclaim
They have denied representation according 10
population and By doing have prevented
any legislative e1I esaion of the popular will
Tho general wolfhr0 10 best secured W IN
equal distribution OF political power. Re~
stEictson Of popular rights u the hope and en-
0eav0T Of mOnOpuiics. The few are NOR.
easily controlled than The many. and with the
e@cient suffrage Of the stats placed In the
hAl.ds OF \ A.n... minority Of the poOple CO
p0rat0 abuses will flourish and the greed OF
0o00polie0 viii grow unchecked.
The Judicial apportonmtnt 10 also Affected
b. the taint Of partisan injustice. Provisions
having been made for forty four iudEcs, they
were % distributed ~ 70 assign thiry-three
Of them % distncts that poiicd republican
majority In lss6. In the plan Of arpor,Ion-
mont there Wa no uniformity observed. Par
dsan advantage Was the only respect In which
consistency was manifested. districts were
made OF one, two. three. -four, Eve. sir. seven.
eight Or mine counties. just ~ party exigency
dictated. The number OF Judses to district
ranged I'll the way from ono to four Al .
rssuit there viii DO, II the people rattfy the
scheme ons repu blicAn Judge to every nve
thousand republican voters, and one demo-
cratic judge = every 6ftesn thousand demo-
cratic votoro.
Thsss various schemes FOR diminishing tho
effectiveness Of the opposition to their control
show the straits 70 which the regents Of the
ropubatCao party woro driven. The show. too
The power OF the party In The last assembly.
These moasures wore carried against the
most determined opposition. How can they
then excuse themselves for their failure 70
carry out the pledges on which they carried
The olecttout With increase Of power will
oone IN incFeaslna disregard Of tho popular
WILL il was seriously proposed In the last
a1oombly - vest the appointment and control
Of the municipal authorities throughout the
state 10 the governor. II wns no, pressed be-
cause OF the opposition provoked. With the
localities 70 b Affected. shorn OF their legisia-
i've power. such : measure can, In the near
future b easily passed. The trend and ten
or Of III recent republican legislation 10 In
practical limitation OF popular governnsnt.
Il = inspired By the corporate intcrcsts Of the
stats.
Tho orthodox method from this appears to
b 70 refuse wholesome laws demanded by
the people and TO escape the consequences BY
IN unjust and unequal distribution Of poiti-
Oal power. Whoever insisted on the honest
plan Of the party fulfilling It's pledges and
trusting for party strength to the popular ap-
prevail Of IL conduct were osiracised. So 1t
VS. with members Of the legislature and so II
hae oeen with other officials, and will be untY
he people compel . change.
Major Anderson attempted An independent
course while on the railway commission aud
- soon - bis time expired he was dismissed.
The general demand that Was expressed for
his retention went for naught. Tho power
behind tho throne had been offended Dy his
Independence and could be appeased only by
olo sACrtnce. John 1. Brown dared 10 do lis
duty ~ the ONCE Of auditor Of state. Vested
By law with the authority 10 supervise tho
| Insurance interesis, he exercised that au-
| th0rtty. - the law intended he should, for
the popular protection. tie disclosed to the
| people that every safeguard for the security
| Of policy holders which the law had provided
wae systematically ignored by the companies.
| In the trial Of the Impeachment the
| representatives OF one or These companies
swOre that the losses paid BY Il since its or
GantzAtiOn amounted ~ twelve per cent OF
| the premiulna charged, and yet while thus 70
1 eoiving eight dollars aud . half for every dol
1 lar Of risk actually Incurred, II lacked Nifty
.0vo thousand dollars OF having the securities
| required b. law for the protection of It's pol
! 10y holders. The resources Of tho COMPANY
but they ware wealthy. II 10 no matter OF
woador that they objected to disclosure Of
/ their methods, and tired to dissuade Brown
| from his purpose. They used gentle means
1 ~ 0rst, and these failing, they resolved to
| break him down. DisparAKing articles OF
/ every kind, from mild insinuaiinn to tho foul
eet abuse. appeared In newspapers ali over
| the state, paid for by the companies ut ad-
/ vertising rates, - WAS admitted by their own
| reluctant witnesses. Hut all this ayailed
/ nothing. The old soldier held his
| post. Though caiumny beat upon him with
the fury OF ths tempest he remained. Then
/ followed the most extraordinary chapter In
I'll the STATES history. AEains, this man who
/ had lost IN arm ID the hatti.s of his country.
the military power VI tho stats Vas empioyed
| and 30 VA turned out Of bis Office Al the
point Of the bayonct. The purpose and sixn.
| acAnco Of lhis remarkable Conduct WAS coon
revealed. 6uits that had been brough, ssainst
him, - auditor, W insurance companies werc
dtsmissed because, ~ MAS stated ~ their
counsel, tbs new auditor, the man who VAS
put In By tho bayOnet, had given them wnat
they wanted.
,ict H:.Sls c2.s-t Wa not nrusen snt he
srshborniy mrt.sa:ncs. the light. The people
we're with him onu With the Inauguration OF .
aew governor Le WAS restored. 1t would not
do however to let the contest tor
inmate IN hts triumph, and 2
secret investigation was determined
on to smrch his character and then
leave him without remedy against the faint.
| The programme was carried out, but IL was
spoiled In - effects BY An after performance
which had not been contemplated. When the
| investigation committee made its report
Brown demanded . trial on impeachment,
and his demand WAS 90 obviously just that Il
| could not be refused. TN that trial II was
shown that 90 far as the CHARGES were lrue
| they were trivial, from their very nature In
| volying no crininaiity: besides IN respect Of
them he was simply doing what NIL the state
officers had done for years without rebuke or
| reprOOf. There never was tho shadow of OF.
| cuse for hia prosecution. II WAS . wicked,
| wanton assault upon y man who had brAvely
done his duty; whose only onense was his q.
deity TO the high trust Which his fellow citi.
zens had committed to his charge. He 10
frsges, but his case 10 none the
less IN issue at this election. II ID
for you to say whether his SUCCESSORS In Of.
Ace shall sorve you or the corporations. II
10 for you to give heed lest you encourage by
yeur votes those who did violence to your
laws and your constitution In prosecuting
their designs against your welfare. To the
everlasting credit Of A. K. Anderson be Il
said that In convention OF bis party where
all else were silent witnesses of the persecu.
ton of this old soldier, he unaided aud alone
dared to maintain his cause. Where was his
antagonist then7 With more discretion than
courage he kept his hands on. He now ex poets
support from both sides OF that controversy
because he then took part with neither.
Politicians are accused OF time-aervtng and
trimming. 80 far ~ II 10 true II 10 your fault.
Ii you sustain them when they do their duty
and visit them with your displcasure when
they are dsrelict they will DO your faithful
servants. The corporations Of the ooun.
keep constant vigil. They mover forget {
friend nor forgive nm enemy. They respect
no party liues. They cons pirod for the defeat
y: Thurman, and terminated his public CO.
,.er In the very prime OF its usefulness. lie
nad been faithful 70 his trusts: he had held
he Pacific roads TO honest dealing with Tho
.,sernlnent. forbidding them to divide thelI
srnlnKs rs profits until they made provision
sar The payment of their debts, and he suf.