The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-10-21

missioner system. And to regain
its power in the lower House Of con-
gress that party in the Legislature
gerrymandered the congressional
districts OF the State, for the evident.
purpose OF securing thai end to re-
tain its waning power in. and con-
troll OF the United States senate, Its
members violated the constitution
OF the State and their oath OF Office
alike, 90 reinstricting the represen-
tative districts that 1900 inhabitants
are given q representative In Tepub
lican counties, while in democratic
counties but one representative is
given to four or five times as many
inhabitants.
Now let us for moment glance
at the distinctive difference between
these modes Of regulation. The
Reagan bill establishes fair and
equitable rates Of transportation,
prohibits hisc: limitation a. between
persons or places, AM give. all the
courts of the country with their
officers a. avenues for redress Of
| wrongs, or the repair OF dana ycs
inflicted by the roads in discrimina-
ting against one person or place in
favor OF another, or for extortiOnate
rates.
The Cullom Commissioner bill on
the contrary provides for the ap-
pOintment OF five commissioners
who are to be appointed by the
President, and to reside In Washing
ton, aud to whom all matters per-
tanning to subjects Of complaint are
to be referred or sent FOR adjadica-
ton. The objection to 1t Is that
the tribunal is too far removed from
the people; that it would be so
overwhelmed with complaints and
business that it would be powerless
to render relief or to reach the
cases during the reasonable lifetime
OF the complainant, thus leaving
railroad regulation practically just
where 1t now is, in the hands OF
these greedy corporations. With
this radical difference between
the Reagan bill and the Cullom Com
missioner bill, it Is not surprising to
find the railroads oil favoring the
!. latter.
Upon these important questions
! Mr.. Fuller is in full sympathy with
his party as expressed through the
instructions OF its legislature, and
the endorsement of its recent con-
vention.
On the contrary Col. Earle is In
full sympathy with the views OF this
address upon these questions and
will vote in the interest Of the In
: dustrial classes and not in that OF
) the corporate monopolies.
!, THE NATIONS PRODUCTIVE POWER.
, During the present generation
labor. saving machinery invented
and applied by the Industrial class
has given man a productive power
never before known. The means to
, transport this product has expand.
ed in capacity adequate to all de-
4 mands. Tut the means OF exchan.
3 ging or transferring titles to this
' enormously increased production
. has not kept pace with 1t, inevita.
c BILE result being to leave vast for
: tunes in few hanlls, nnd want and
privation for the many.
II is the business Of legislation Il
/ supply this me ms. No legitint tie
,ray is knoUn among men to rene
! dy a scarce and defective currenc,
, ercept BY laU.
The ability to produce at the pres
i ent time should place every mar
woman and child, willing to work
i above want, and 1t would, il there
was not missing link in the chain
that leaves the more fortunate oi
those who produce the wealth with
; but enough to live, with the strictes
c exercise OF economy, while thous
Q ands cannot crafty the commonrs
Y wants, and still other thousands are
: forced to seek charity or suffer
!. The eos. OF distributing tn. wealth
y produced is extortionate, the means
t or money Is ina ieqnate to thu work
e under the stimulating influence Of
o labor saving machinery and the f.
s nancia! policy must he adjusted x
! meet the wants OF this vast majority
vi There must be an expansion o.
Q the circulating medium to cores
:, pond with the expanding powers o.
c production. and to advance the
power Of labor over all artificial
!. factors Of our social system. i
d cannot be done on a gold basis, mol
G can 1t be done on gold and silver
t basis, nor Gun it be -quitahly done
0 on bond basis, linked to gold and
r silver under corporate nationa
e banking system, loading labor with
! interest burdens. and clothing the
r banks with absolute control OF the
: quantity OF currency the country
!. may have.
!. There Is remedy. and the people
. alone can apply 1t at the ballot box
r regardless OF treacherous political
: leaders who have attempted their
]. disfran chisen . t by the enactmen,
: Of registration law that plainly
5 and openly violates the provision oil
/ the State constitution regarding
1 the right Of the citizen to vote Nc