The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-05-20
Dubuque Correspondence.
EDITOR PLAIN DEALER:

Amid the multitude Of opinions
one reads nova, days from the
statesmen who represent the old and
thoroughly eorrurt palties that flat
ter themselves that they have IL mo-
nopoly Of rule III this country and
will keep it for many year, to come.
the statesmanlike and honest ex-
pressions Of L. v. Powderly before
the House committee to inquire into
the labor trouble. in The Southwest
are decidedly refreshing and cn.
coarnging.
Contrast such expressions as ito
protect not only the labor Of the
country but to protect the mauuf4c-
tureis n w.!i." We desire that TIT.
manufacturers shalt lie in such con
d.tion that they will be able 10 pay
good wages, etc, with the hollow
pretenseS OF President Cleveland in
his early silver letter and Ills acts
ana those OF |. ) rig.it bower. MANN
ing. since tleir accession 10 power
in oppression OF the great body Of
the people aud especially vi labor
il favor Of capitalists ana nlonopo-
lists like JayGoulI who delight in tax
ing laborers in every way 10y frauIu.
lent hospital funds and various other
ingenious ways for their own selfish
purposes. Mr.. Cleveland in his
aforesaid silver letter declared ION
traction OF the currency "calami.
ty," yet W.T. know from sure und SORE.
experience that his best efforts and
| those Of Manning have promoted ii
| further contraction Of the currency
uud tended to deprive the people of
their just share in the government
Of the country. He has persisten,ly
disregarded and treated with sort
OF contempt the wishes OF the people
as expressed 10y their representa-
(, tives in congress from the Very be.
ginning, while he seems To have
been strenuously ,ndeavoring to
build up II CLEVELAND PAaTs not on,y
ut the expense OF the great body OF
the people bit us We'll OF the Repub-
iican aud Democratic parties.
The signs Of the times rs indicated
by the great labor strike in the
Southwest and the ccming 10 the
front OF such clear headed and hon.
Est champions OF the people IS
this 7. V. powderiy are sufficient TO
| show TO even those OF the duilest
compreheu-io and most devoid Of
| sympathy for the common laboriug
people Of this Union that Messrs.
Cleveland aud Manning are count.
| ing without their hosts" and thai,
there Is yet just God ia Israel"
who is not unmindful Of the wrongs
OF ills people and that In due time
He will redress them.
! 1t seems to me, as one OF the hum.
bic and abused among the people,
that they ought with one consent
spontaneously to give expression to
their severe and emphatic condem-
nation Of Mr.. Gonl Is rascu'ly and
unjust oprfesslons of the IaturinE
men in the Southwest. including
Cleveland and MannIny's collateral
and dishonest bolsseriug OF ihs. co.
horts OF the monef power, aud Us
well all and singu II. their ,vmpa.
thizers and aoettors in the ii.iani,uas
deal5ns ol ,leni:i' may te truly
sa!d:.
'1'hey fai:er In 2 dou ne scfse.
Aud hold the word q pro!aiss 10 III ear,
And break it 10 the h>ps.'
And like those wei bags of super.
stition aud impost+ rv ia 'v we tius
that they too Will IL" speedily Goa.
signed to the l2non,laN nni oil, u
aud sbilfiGp witch has been III,
fate of them a;d th"ir .nalevol.n
designs aui praptir long tcEnf,
this day. The people ough, 10 ".i'
Gown oa q luii'- sy~}rm If knav. e,
and folly as we'll IL 4itat of Ci.ve
land aud Manning and hnrfah ! !
Powder'v' CAsslrs.