The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-19
Nuggets.
lFrnrn our Country

From our Country
When bankers and brokers cease
to be oracIes from which the people
draw financial instruction, we shall
begin building Il foundation on
which to erect true republic.
This high handed vetoing on tho
part OF the President, defying the
wishes Of the people, may render
the name OF Cleveland notorious,
but notoriety is often bud that ex-
pands into infamy.
Honesty is good to have around
in every branch OF the Government,
but when it all Becomes centered in
the Executive and his private Sec
rotary it is-well, In very small
place and much compressed.
The silver question seems to
haunt the dreams Of Shylocks, his
friends and sponsors so, that Its
ghost is seen in every bush, and its
shadow stalking along every path
way trod by the money changers.
II punishment for lying is mcted
out in the next world. and each kind
Of a liar has separate apartment,
huge indeed will be the space that
holds those who have so persistent
~ lied about the virtues Of q gold
based currency.
Star chamber executive sessions
and committees OF the U s. Senate
to thwart the will OF the people, by
giving them q stone instead Of bread,
are relics of monarchy, barnacles
upon the republic that should be
broken off.
The money changers organs are
forever clamoring for the settlement
OF the question Of finance on the
side OF honesty. a financial policy
that il approved only by the gam
blers and non-producers cannot en-
brace much honesty.
"Great oaks from little acorns
grow" but the little acorns OF mod
ern craftsmanship do not grow to a
height beyond pigmies. The fault
lies not with the little statesmen, but
with the people, who do not at the
polls demand a higher standard.
We have long enough tried A.
nanrial system that pleases the
Shvlocks, those who neither toll nor
spin, and the result is periods oil
panics and depression. let US try
the experiment Of u system that
commands their disapproval and
promises remedy for these recur-
ring seasons Of distress.
We have sent Eeecher over to
England, and the "best society" is
making quite a lion OF him. It Is
now in order to send Sir Charles
Dixie over here, and we presume
our "best society" would be only
bound to lionize him-for it would
be English you know"
The coming Congressional elec-
tons are Important; but ne long as
the bank power and monopoly con-
troll the White House, the people
will need two thirds OF the Con-
gressmen' A bare majority cannot
enact any good laws, only prevent
the passage Of additional bad ones.
A republic ceases 70 be republic
when party politics Is ignored. We
do not favor the old parties, as they
are only different In name, the aims
OF each have long since been merged
into q common interest to serve the
money power; hence We demand q
new party, and 1t will come In time.
A legal dollar Is q medium OF ex-
change for hundred cents, nothing
more and nothing less. The cry OF
the silver dollar being worth only
eighty cents Is bat bulwark OF
lying, behind which Shylock hides
with the hope Of destroying it, be.
cause the banks cannot control It.
The times do not improve, and
the stuff printed in our daily press
about the Improvement emanated
either from the shallow brain OF
some reporter, or the narrow opinion
OF those whose business relations
are only with the favored few, or
those who spend their money. from
dire necessity with the hope Of saw.
Ing what they have.