The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-09-30

the Democrats are not unit on the question,
nor are the Republicans, but the Democrats
are BY very large majority in favor Of tariff
revision. and the Republicans nearly unit
against II. Mr.. Blaine must be conceded to
be good authority on the subject 10 our favor
and therefore quote him. In 4 speech de-
livered two years since. he said:
Upon every question upon which parties divide
y this country. the interest of the people Of
Maine must lead them, after sober second
thouGhk 70 support tho Republicans. BY the
spread OF manufacturing industries. the growth Of
agEicaltarl interests, the people Of Maine be-
eo9s svsEy year more and more interested in the
maintalnsnce Of . protective tariff. No candid
man believes protective tariff will be upheld for
sirgle year u the opponents Of the Republican
party should come into power. and by 80 much IS
power. BY 30 much he aids to imperil the manu-.
featuring and agricultural interests OF the state
and NO less 20 Ia the matter Of ship building.
And 10 speech few months ago be said:
as the Morrison tariff BILL designed hrst to
weaken and ultimately destroy the protective
policy. was resisted BY 20 compact en- organization
Of the Republican members that . single vote from
New York and two or three votes from Minnesota
were AL that broke tho absolute unanmty Of the
party. and was rendered still more striking ~
Nav York and Minnesota declared that tness
exceptional votes were adverse to the wishes Of .
large majority q those who elected the dissent.
ing members.
ON THE OTHER HAND,
tho vast majority Of the Democratic members
supported the free trade side OF the question,
but small minority uniting with the Repub-
licans found themselves able to defeat the
measure. The hostility OF the Democratic
party to protection has entailcd upon the
country vast loss.
1t cannot be necessary to waste words 10
the attempt to prove to an intelligent aud.
ience that the Republicans OF the East who
direct the party and control Its counsels fa-
vor protection-high. oppressive protection
and think it may be said that 1t Is equally
clear that the Republicans OF the West would
oppose II, II permitted. But they have been
overridden and misrepresented. Whom the
Republicans Of tho West have taken the power
out Of the hands of leaders and ring-men and
elected man who represents them on the
economic question they soon ind that that
man is by hook or crook cast aside. The busi-
ness OF the whole country has been snbor-
dinated and compelled to pay tribute
Especially has tho business OF the
West suffered And when . cry has gonc
up for revision ard reform, We have gotten
1t. But how, and In what? Has tho burden
been taken on the necessarios OF life-the
daily wants Of the poor? The tax has been
dyes, patent medicines, etc. The people
have
ASKED FOR BREAD
and they have been given q stone. On such
articles as rice, glass, molasscs, sugar,
blankets. fiannels, hosiery and other WOODEN
10 10 100 per cent. ad valorem and
over. The articles OF prime neces-
sity to tho poor arc often taxed highest.
There Is hardly an article worn or used by
the poor whose price Is not largely enhanced
by this Iniquitous tariff. while tho articles
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are unprotected. They are compelled to sell
in the lowest market and buy in the highest.
1t Is not so strange that people residing in
manufacturing communities. which, Mt any
rate, arc supposed to receive some benefit
from the fOrccl contributions or the masses,
should acquiesce; but that the people Of Min
nesota should not cry aloud against such In
justice passes comprehension. Time will not
permit me to call attention to the most odlous
features Of the present tari6. but before turn
ing from 1t beg leave to quote from . speech
delivered by Joseph Medill, proprietor OF tho
Chicago Tribune, the leading Republican
organ Of the Northwest, before the American
Agricultural association in 1882, at Chicago.
He says:
/ understand tho truth whom say that the
farmers Of the West and the planters OF the south
are charged e500.OOO 900 year their goods tor
the profit OF protected Eastern manufacturers.
more tahn 10 fair or necessary on the principle OF
live and let live.
How irrational party spirit is, and how in
credible IL Ii that 1t can induce people to lose
sight OF their own interest-for what? To
show their allegiance to-a name. For as
sert that to-day the difference between nine
teen,twentie.hs OF the Republicans and
In Minnesota is merely name.
The people of our state. Of either party. are
not in favor of such forced contribution to
the manufac cturer OF the East. They are not
in favor of contributing OF their own scanty
means to enable tho nouopolists Of the East
to add to their millions-for this is what it
comes to. II has been very truthfully said
that you never And subsidy beggar that Is
not a millionaire. Point me to the rroprietors
OF the protected industries, and will. as a
rule. point you to the possessors OF princely
fortunes. Outside of the great wrong to tho
masses to be compelled unwillingiy to pay
tribute to the wealthy manufacturers, II ID an
unhealthy state OF things to build up such
immense fortunes as thus have been built up
when the wealth OF the country II massed
must suffer. II leads to corruption In legis-
lation. put ] cannot longer dwell on this
topic.
GENERALIZATION.
I have said that the parties stand op.
posed on the question Of centralization.
and this too in my Judgment is particularly un-
democratic and opposed to tho interest Of the
many and calculated to give wealth and mon-
opoly an unreasonable power and advantage
over the poor and middle class. Let me Illus
trate by an example. Our state constitution
provides that ''eyery person ought to obtain
plete!y and without denial. promptly and
without delay" And substantially the same
provision may be found In the constitution Of
every state. This was not only the letter Of
the organic law, but the practice until
y period subsequent to the war.
nsnN nh hnO ,nht
i appeal 70 those who havo seea ncarly q
many years 90 that OF lato It was very rare
| TO hear Of q case being transferred from the
| state 70 tho federal court. But since ther
| vest corporations hare boon multiplied and
| laws have been enacted which authorize the
| transfer OF numerous coscs and classes OF
| cases not before transferable. This II the
| result Of PRACTICE. A widow desires to collect
| Q sum secured 70 her BY policy on her hus-
bano's life, or . person having dre policy
| on his personal property which has been de
Gtroyed By ire wishes to collect the amount
secured. SUIT is brought. payment by the
company being refused. Tie nrst step by
| the company, II It 10 Q foreign corporation o.
the defendant Is not Q citizen OF the United
States. 10 to remove the suit
INTO THE FEDERAL COURTS.
This largely increases the expense Of Mti
| this 70 not the end OF the calamity. II ths
claim 10 under $1,000. the company can up.
peal from any Judgment OF the circuit court
1 to the supreme court Of the United States
where the case cannot DO reached under four
| years. This is simply denial OF justice and
| places the person dealing with the corpora
tion ct its mercy. The Same ts true when 4
| 10 found necessary 70 sue raI.tosd company
| which 10 foreign corporation, on any con
tract or for any personal injury, or for any
other tort. This too 10 . Republican measure
| and 10 retained In the statute book BY Rcpub
| lican votes-or BY the refusal "a the Republi
cans to consent to its repeal. Nj. Townshend
Democratic member FROM Illinois, a1
| least once-I believe twice got 9
bill correcting these evils through tht
! house. know that to prevent the passage
| OF the bill in the senate. . prominent tusur-
ance company Of New York retained ono o.
| the atlest law firms OF that city to prepare .
brief against the law. which was handed Il
| tho Judiciary committee Of the senate, ant
! the bill, th.nE, has never seen the ligh
since. Aud here Wish also not TO be mis-
understood. have no doubt that niuety-ntnt
out or every 100 Republicans in my hearini
would oppose this, but the Eastern manu-
facturers. railroad companies, telegraph
companies, express companies and all
l. CONCENTRATED CAPITAL
oppose repeal, and just that class have dom