The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-03-11
Written for the PLAIN DEALER.
Onward Progress Of Revolution.
'.Free'iom's battle once begun.
D.,pncathcd from bleeding sire to son.

onward Progress OF Revolution.
.'Freesiom's hattie once begun.
Bcnucathcd from bleeding sire to son.
Though baflied oft. IL ever won''
Friend MEAD:-Did il ever strike
yon in what q singular progressive
age welivc and how rapidly the spirit
OF progression and human liberty IL
striding over all the civilized nations
OF the world. Revolution (change)
Is brooding over the various nations
OF the earth and though the changes
may not be 80 rapid or radical as we
might desire, yet the progress to-
wards human liberty has been un-
pTecedented In the past century. In
the order of providence we were
honored as people in the first grand
effort to secure liberty IN the new
crusade against the Kings and poten-
tates OF the earth-the leaven OF re-
publicanism rapidly spread over Eu-
rope, and though the first efforts
were DELAYED and thousands ct noble
patriots sealed their faith and integ-
rity with their blood, and tens Of
thousands we're banished from their
homes, yet 1t was only Gods means
OF spreading the noble aspirations
for liberty that animated those patri-
OTIS breasts.
God moves in . mysterious way
His wonders to perform,
He plants his footsteps in the 50
And rides upon the STORM"
Progress Is the order OF the day.
Let ue see, say, take the Empire OF
the Cars aud behold the serfs
emancipated, the estates Of the
Mobiles divided up amongst the peas
antry and the Emperor granting
them favors and privileges that our
own citizens don't enjoy. France has
become a nation OF peasant proprie-
tors where the true independence OF
the citizen is recognized In being an
owner OF the soil. The spirit OF the
age has reached England and her
pauper population is demanding q
share in the soil and fair proper
ton OF the wealth they create. Whilst
the down. trodden and tyrant-cursed
Irish are now demanding through
the uniteI efforts OF that noble and
conspicuous patriot Pdrnell and his
band OF patriots. recognition. oi
their rights as men, and justly en-.
titled to the blessings that their
Heavenly Father granted to them as
q people-st strange that through fam
inc and oppression the means OF de-
liverance should be approached
Yes, "God moves In mysterious
way" and stranger still the blindness
OF the oppressors. They wont see the
hand writing on the wall, the thunder
OF Mount Sinai is lost to their be.
nnmed ears. The late mobs of Lon.
don were more threatening In their
aspect than the opening scenes oi
the reign Of terror in France-the
| first act then was the determination
Of a large manufacturing establish.
ment to cut down the wages OF their
employees. And let us look nearer
home, and behold the progress oi
revolution. Slavery has been abolish
ed, a true system Of finance has beer
established by lac -greenback mon
ey is bound to be the money OF the
future. the efforts OF knaves ani
money lenders may delay, but II can
not retard the onward progress o.
Liberty. The right Of the citizen to q
share Of the soil must be re :ognizee
IN fact and not a false delusive hop.
held out OF an independent Home
stead with the grasp Of the money
lender and bond holder tightening OF
nine-tenths Of the poor mems home!
In the Nation. The Homestead mus
| be held sacred from all claims whatso
ever, and every man or woman thai
elects to accept homestead on tn
public domain should receive one
free, with free transportation to til,
same and loan by the government
we'll secured on the land this vii
stop the ABSORPTION OF our Nationa
domain by corporations ant
foreign syndicates. The domination
Of corporations must be stopped ant
. fair and just system Of taxation
adopted, Just to all, and oppressive Il
none; true representation must b,
secured, based on taxation. III,
reign OF dead beats and trickey, po
litical hacks must be- stopped.
The leading doctrines Of the green
hackers are fast becoming the rally
ing points Of the prominent labol
organizations OF the land. Thu
Knights OF Labor and the Farmer
can unite and elect the next presi
dent il they have only the manhoo.
and independence to unite. TIL
greenbackers for the last dozen year
have held the same relative position
that Leonidas and his band Ut Spar
tians held In the Pas, Of Themopyle
monopoly the hosts Of the none.
lenders and corporations hemed then
in and assaulted them on every side
but they have verified the motto a
the head OF this article.
"Freedom's battle once::begun
BeQueathed from bleeding sire to son.
Though baflicd oft. Is ever won."
Yours fer progress and peaceabl,
revolution. SAMCEL SlNSETT.
Muscatine, Iowa.