Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1893-03-17
CANTON SOUTH FRIDAY MARCH s9a

President, to pause moment right here and
reflect upon our own situation. We are occu-
pying = very fertile portion OF this globe. We
are sitting at filed meat pots. The opposition
Is cryaissg: Lo! See your bounttful acres, your
filled granaries, your herds OF stock, your spirit
cd hoCses what do you complain OF! you un- |
grateful miscreants. Methtaks, here very ht- |
tanely comes in our Masters word who taught |
us and said: There is written man shall not
live on bread alone but By every word that
out of the mouth Of God" very |
and important part of the word that proceed |
eth out of the mouth OF God. is good and
oighteous government.
Mr.. President: In government by the peo-
pile, the citizen is sovereign. Let him there
fore see to it that his government Is conducted
righteously, and let him not think that he has
nothing to care for, other than to work for bread
and riches.
Again let me shy the loud spirit calling for
justice is a healthy omen OF our times. It Is In
fitting accord with the uplifting teachings OF
that book Of books which we have adopted as
our guide and sta.dard.
In direct harnuuy with this movement, that
book teaches Us: seek ye, first the kingdom
OF God and hi, righteousness, SO shall also the
rest befall you-''
Seek We the kluedom of God. What is the
kingdom Of tIods The master himself tells us
what it is, He says: 1.-THE kingdom OF God
consists III righteousness and peace" That IS
it. First risataeusness, then follows peace as
q consequence, and we have the kingdom OF
God right a,aougus. We need no wings on our
back to get there.
But, Mr. President, perhaps you will say II
ofP rnvS 7 ri
ever this is Il very essential part OF my subject.
But, shall anhe up the corporation again. andE
endeayoc a., show you that it inpades every!
branch OF cur government. The corporationi
undertakes soAname, and has succeedaain namj
ing the highestexecutive officer OF the nation.
The railroad corporations, last susnmer In
the republican convention at MiI neapolfS
through theirslick orator, Mr.. ChauDy Depev'
named the. republican candidate for president
of the United States. But, cold sluldder nan
through the hearts of the people, and they tIe-
fused to elect him. It is the same with the is u
preme Bench.
II Neu will take the trouble to read ;Geaeral
Weauer's Call to Action, you will find 1t dem
onstratsd slclear as nO0ndaB and nobody
has get tried defute him. that eaery member
exoepttone, now occupying the Supreme hench
| of the Unitad States, has been appointed
through railroad influence. falhe deceased
| Justice Lamar.Uas full bl0Oded railroad cor
poratinn advocate. OF Justice Jackson who
| has haen appointed to fill Lamar!s placeI shall
not speak for I.have not yet his necordD
| General Weaver proves beyond % doubt that
| the railroads are working towards y complete
contuaL OF the Supreme Court; and as soon as
| Justice Fuller Is out OF their WAy-Mhioh> can
| not very longin the natural conrse OF things,
for heiis a man way up in the seTentys-they
Il are prepared to have the Granger lawsrepealed
They are taking into their service all the best
legal salient of the country, no outlay ohmoney
deteEs them. Aasoon as any lawyer dtstlng
uishes himself bylegal ability they are fishing
him up.at good pay, even If they have no par
ticularnse for him. only SO they have him OF
i their side, and not in their way.
It makes no difference to them what they d.
! Law out,in money, either to keep superior lega
talent in their service, or to carry out legis
lation Gn5their favor, the people have gotsto pa!
the expenses. They can levy such taxes upoi
the peonle as they please. They possess q pow
er greater than anycconstitutional .govennnen
ever did possess.
\ Think lit is prettN.clear Mr.. President, thai
! when anEssuch corporation exists within any
/ other corporation they can not both endure
together either one has got to go to the wal
u
or the other.
But some will still persist you must c3ntro
| the railroads by legislation, After what has
| been pointed out, such seems rather 4 vain
hope.
| Have Nau not noted the singularity Ahau,
legislating against combines and trusts, the
| more you legislate against them, the betterthey
| grow and pa0sper. Youthrew your hats high and
shouted for the Interstate Law, and
the provisions it contained against combination
| and pooling: but now after three years tnial
! what does the nter.statelcommission say in its
j report to Gaagress last tall? The Ieter-state
1 commission says, that prohibition against
railroad pooling should be Repealed, for such Law
Lis impractieahle.
All these Mr. President, are very pertinent
Errints on the moral side Of this question:. and
| Il am allowed.a little none time, shall now
piint briefly to the money pazt OF 1t. Let me
| then call your attention to that fearful gamb-
| ling hell, called she bond and exchange mar
kets, in the city @t New York. This institution
/ very properly named hell forlit is the work
4 of the devil himseE. Take away the feeders to
dissatisfaction, the bonding business and our
4 perverted money SYSTEM make the railroads
4 an institution of the people, republican inst
\ tuition; make our nancy system republican
system, system 1Or aue peOple, aHGA you WILL
| begin to approach that much talked of govern
| ment by the people.
We also ought to mention another thing: the
power of railroad corporations to make and un-
make places. 1t is We'll known fact that you
can not start an industry OF any king, any where
in this western country, except by the grace Of
| the railroads. Their business is hauling pro-
duce and material from one place to another, is
what they are looking for, The further the haul
the better; therefore kill all country industry.
The watered stock business has been so much
harped upon that shall not detail upon it here;
but take it away, and take all the corrupt uses
Of money by railroads away; and IT is safe to
say. that where you now pay hundred dollars
tor freighting q car of farm produce for instance
to Chicago; you would under honest manage
ment, or government management have she
same services done for fifty dollars or less you
would have home Industries springing up all
around you there would be employment for
workmen everywhere, and you would have .
home market in truth.
Notice.
Canton, March 9th, 1893.
On and after this date, will issue no