The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-04-12

through these acquisitions anu consequent
colonial system, but to fasten upon the Amer:
lean people, by and through their SANCTION Of
such system, imperialism IN America. It's
main purpose is to devise plan by which 9
government of the people, for the people and
by the peoDe shall cease TO exist IN TACT and
that y government of the classes for the elias.
SEES and by the classes shall be substituted
therefor. II is an effort upon the part of the
money pow er to place this government upon .
basis that viii compel everything else to yield
to money. The idea is to place the dollar
above the man. TO mike money the king and
| the people its subjects. 70 subordinate life,
liberty, happiness every hing that true Am
erican holds dear, to this Root OF all evils"
1t is the desire OF these niercenary schemers
to inaugurate system of finance, trusts and
| imperialism each and all OF which are the on.
spring of the old HamiItonian doctrine THAT
you make q nation strong by binding the rich
men to it, If this system is once established,
they can control the liberties Of seventy five
millions of free men by this selfish standard
II involves the question of the right OF one
individual or nation of people to rule over an
other without their consent. It Is the same
control that has infested every nation, past
and present, and has eaten the vitals from
those that have passed into history. -.
gress OF the human race In its onward march
| from it's primitive condition to the present
high degree OF civilization and enlightenment,
none have been SO potent in their dire and
| dreadful inf1n as this innate desire OF
one man to rule over another. 1t has been the
curse OF all ages and OF every cline u reaches
| its poisonous tentacles into every avenue OF
human aspirations, there to absorb and ap-
propriate to itself that which rightfully be
longs to others. No age Or condition Is ex-
| the prime of manhood and the hoary ehead o!
age, the light Of home, the fruits OF JOY and
peace are alike smitten and blasted by IT.
escape IT, there it has pursued to wrest from
Our foretat6ers braved the dangers of q
/ o1,l ~ in md o. tho hQr6Shina nj
| an nntried world to escape IT but y forged
new chains and pursued them. Through
Of toll spd earnagei hoss
destroyed. They retired from the conflict to
gather new strength and now they are making
freedom. American liberty is the price OF the
contest. Freedom in America means freedom
to the world. Regublicanism and Monarchy
| the other must go down. 1t is but o question
Of time until the governments OF the worlo
must enc lorm or me e no ali the
duct OF recent years. 1t mas been nursed and
fed by the cohorts OF tyranny at home and
abroad ever since It's retreat after sne siege 9,
erty- owing people Of America on the one hand
ID the money power of the world on the other
The nte Of the Republic hangs In the balance.
We do not believe that the Americ IN people
will be longer deceived by the siren song OF
Their
usurpers of the throne OF freedom. The prln-
ciples OF truth and Justice upon which our gov
eminent is founded are as eternal as the ever
lasting hills. They are subject only to the
will and contro. of the Divinity that shapes
our ends; and until the last trumpet shall!
sound ard the elements OF earth and sir snai!
combine and CONCEAL and the heavens unfold
as scroll, even to the end of time the self
evident truths that all men are created equal
that they are endowed by their Creator with
the inalienable rights of life, liberty and nap
piness, that to secure these rights, govern
ments are instituted among men, deriving
! their Just powers from the consent Of The
governed, must and will remain as the only
| true foundation and a government OF the PEG
pie, for the pr ople and by the people shall not
perish from the earth.
State Senator Claud Il. Porter, was
next on the program, but as it was the
closing day Of the State Legislature he
was necessarily detained at Des Moines.
His place was taken by Hon. A. w
Maxwell, editor Of the Seymour Leader
-Mho made good address although
notified only few minutes beforehand
that he would be called upon.
i Hon. w. Il. Hart, Of Maloy, member
of the state central committee from tn,
Eighth District addressed the banquet
ers on The Necessity Of Organization
and he was well qualified to speak OF
, the subject Cor he mas given much tim