The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-07-07

8 greatly averae to robust body be-
:ause such bodies are out Of proper |
ion to their artificially deformed feet.
10, now, We also begin to hear the cry,
We have too many people, too much
in labor.
The body.politic is getting too large;
shut our doors; put out our beacon
lights; let this coun try no lorger be .
asylum for the oppressed OF all nations
Say to England that when we accused
George III 81 forbiddiug the naturaliza.
lion Of foreigners and Of obstructipg
their migration hither we were mistak-
en- and his policy wss the correct one.
Say to Bartholdi, We do not want your
statue OF Liberty erected on our shores,
facing toward the Old World and hold.
ing aioft her torch as lamp unto the
feet and light unto the pathway OF
these who are cropping their way hith-
er through the darkness. A curse upon
such cruel, unnecessary, and un-Amer-
lean theories.
All. Mr.. Speaker, . theory that de-
clares money redundant when mil
lions of pockets are penniless; that de-
clares country Overpopulated, when
hundreds Of millions Of acres OF tillable
land have never felt the touch Of the
plow-share; q theory that accuses 10
Dor of the sin OF overproduction when
millions of laboring people are desti
tute of every comfort Of life, is 90
monstrous that do not know how to
adequately characterize it. II al the
vigor OF all the tongues Of the earth
were concentrated into one single
sentence, it would not then besufficient
to properly blsst and wither and con-
denim such 3 monstrous theory. The
nearest can come to it is to use thu
old expression, where the vigor Of the
Greek and the Syriac are said to COM
bine-let it be anattema nsasanotbai
Sir, instead Of closing our doors on
the downtrodden Of the world, and
turning them back into darkness,
would say to the land speculator, to the
Insurer. to the monopolist, to the un-
tax. d bondhoider, to the stock gam.
blers, and to the spectators in money
who now have the power conferred
upon them by law to make money ar-
icially scarce; to the cattle syndicatee
in our Western Territ0ri. 8, would say
to all these and to kindred classes, you
must cease forever your criminal
methods in this Republic. Following
the example of the Nazarine, / would
cast out the devils and drive them into
sea. Then. when you get rid Of these
criminal classes, you will find more
room for poor people here. There car
be no such thing as an OverpopulatioI
Of bona Jfde citizens in this country, il
you will only give them the safeguard
of . humane, economic system.
God has created two hands for ever
mouth, and two hands, II they are no
manacled, can essilv feed one mouth
and have plenty left for . rainy day
But you can not stop the growth Of ou
population any more than you cal
stop the flight Of time. Within twenty
years or less we shall have one hundre(
millions of people in this country
They are almost here. II had til,
power Of the old prophet of Israel
would pray God that he might opel
the eyes Of these His servants tia
they might see that the air il full Q
chariots and Of horse man. If we vii
but listen we shall hear the quiet We
majestic march of forty millions of I'd
ditional human beings who are rushin
in upon us like an army to stay forev
er. What preparation are We maxim
for their reception? In the name @
God, what order Of craftsmanship hav
we fallen uponp Why, even the lowe
animals make preparation for tn
coming Of their young, but we stan
here with the absolute certainty c
this increase staring US in the face, "
we are as dumb rs beetles and max
no kind Of preparation for the str
pendous event.
There is not = moment to lose. Wit
all proper humility I wish to addrea
!, myself to the committees Of this HOus,
wish to say to the Public Lands Con
mittee that / admire the prompt maj
ner in which you are discharging you
duties. Guard every acre Of the pull
lie domain rs you would the apple |
your eye. Forfeit every land gra,
where the equities are not clearly vi
the grantee. To the Committee on TIE
ritories, would say. organize our Vi
occupied territory and let the homele'
families OF this country have where
.. lay their heads. Place the remnant
: the Indian tribes upon . reasonab
!, !, area and open the remainder to civi
lied men, to law, to the church, and
the school house, instead Of to the ca
tie syndicates. and corporations. eth,
foreign or domestic. To the Commi
: tee on Banking and Currency wou
say, bind up this artery that has bee
severed by the national banks ar
through which the life of the nation
rapidly ebbing away; stop the blee
!, ing and let the patient recover ere u
: heart grows still. Let the Commits
!. on Coinage, Weights, and Measure
coin up the silver that comes from O,
mines. God has opened the vault
The great tima-lock which He set
eternity when He Was laying the ma
: Onry Of the mountains has reached Il
: figure upon the dial and the bolt
thrown back. Why be afraid to ri,
. the people their Own2 To the Wa,
and Means Committee / would uttl
an earnest aud hopeful appeal that
reasonable portion Of the enormO,
surplus new in the Treasury shall
: paid out upon the public debt. and tb'
il be thus put in circulation to revi,
our depressed industries. To the Con
mittee On Commerce / would say,
you love justice and fair dealing ii,
. 10 the people fair rates Of transport
: ton. and fair facilities for getting the
: surplus to market. I submit tn
! these appeals are both reasonable &C
/, right.
Why is it that the committees OF th
House have been powerless 20 lon
! and that the House itself has been DO,
erless to discharge its solemn duties
: !. will tell you why. Every branch OF Il
Government has been for twenty yea
completely within the grasp Of mo-
opoly. Nor have we yet emerged frol
there dominion, although the Poop
call US to duty by appeals loud. lol
and pitiful When the people AJAX 4
an adequate system Of finance con
mensurate with the wonderful energi,
Of the nation. the banking corporation
forbid it. When they ask for = post
telegraph, another powerful corporate
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