Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-10-08
TO REMEDY THE EVILS

we complain of difficult and dangerous
undertaking. The need OF strong hearts
and active brains was never so great as
at the present time. The lash was strick-
on from the hands ofsthe slave-owner %
years ago, and it must be taken from the
hands of the new Shareholder as well.
The monopoIist of to-day is more dan
gerous than the slaye-owner of the past.
Monopoly takes the land from the people
in million acre pIats; it sends its agents
| abroad and brings hordes OF uneducated
desperate men in this country; it imports
! ignorance and scatters it broadcast
throughout the land; it, and it alone is
responsible for every manifestation of
! anarchy that our country has witnessed
All men may not be willing to admit
| that this statement is true, but when
monopoly dies no more anarchists will
/ be born into this country, for anarchy is
| the legitimate child of monopoly.
| While l condemn and denOunce
! the deeds of violence committed in
| the name of labor during the present
| year, l am proud to say that the Knights
| of Labor, as an organization, is not in
( any way responsible for such conduct.
| He is the true knight who with one hand
clutches anarchy by the throat and with
! the other strangles monopoly. We are
! told that it is because of the importation
of so many ignorant foreigners that an
archy has shown it's head in this country.
Rather is it true that because of the i'm
pOrtatiOn of foreign airs, manners and
graces by the wealthy we have forgotten
what it is that constitutes the true citizen
of the Republic. The man who still be
lieves in ''the little red schoOl-house on the
hill" should take a holiday and visit the
mine, the factory, the cOal-breaker and
the mill. There doing the work of
men, will he find the future citi-
zens of the Republic, breathing an
atmosphere of dust, ignorance and
vice. The history of our country
is not taught within these walls. The
STRUGGLE FoR INDEPENDENCE
and the causes leading to that struggle
are not spoken of; the name of Washing
ton Is unknown, and the words that rang
out trum pet-tongued from the lips of
Patrick Henry are never mentioned. Our
country, her history, her laws, ond her in
situations are unknown to these poor
children. How, then. can the child of
the foreigner learn to appreciate the free
dom that they have never been told
about2
gEHElOuS DL wages OF AOUES DI 4dDOf.
shop discipline, or some other matter
causes a rupture here aud there between
the workman and his employer, but they
car be readily settled if mutual tolera-
ton and sense are brought into the CON
troversy, and, once settled, they should be
allowed to rest. Continued reminders of
past troubles often create new ones. To
those who have fallen into such habits /
wo1ld recommend the advice you so ap-
propriRtely gave to U critic not long
since: Stop fighting when the war is
OVER
! thank you. and through yOu the'peo-
pie of the historic old city of Richmond, |
for the warm reception given TO Us. /
When we separate to go 10 our homes we |
viii carry with Us memory of this day /
and hour. We Will also remember that it /
was from this city that the ball of revolu- /
ton which crushed to dust the power of a /
king started forth on its mission. ] trust 1
that in the providence of God We may be 1
enabled to enact such laws while here as 4
viii help 10 strike TO earth the last vestige /
of monopoly and compel all men, rich I
and poor. to stand equal before just
and humane Law.
IL CONCLUDING HIS SPEECH
Mr.. Powderly said that some members of
visiting delegations who were darker
hue than their brothers. could not find