Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-09-04

the greatest nation on the face of the
globe? 1t is all wrong. The theory
is wrong. 1t should never be resorted
to except as diplomatic measure in
times of extremity when weak ma
ton with infant Industries is clamor-
ing and struggling for an existence.
1t robs the world of the advantages of
the different kinds of soil; of the diff
ferent kinds of climate and the differ
ent pursuits of governments and their
people. Open your gates; lay down
your bars; tear away the wall of pro-
lection and let God and nature instead
Of j. Pierpont Morgan, Mark Hanna
and the combined powers of wealth
regulate the production and blessings
of the earth
Does Not Condemn Acquisition of
Wealth.
1T is not the province of our party
to condemn the acquisition of wealth
nor to attack men who by industry
and honesty have become rich There
is naturally too much prejudice
against men of means, without adding
fuel to the flames in any public express
sion except as it legitimately bears up
on the body polite,
Tinge of Socialism.
IAN open commercial channel, SO to
speak, through which all men without
the special aid of their governments
may acquire property. is just rule.
The man who by honest and fair deal
/ ings in the open market, or by indus
try. acquires to himself great amount
of the worlds goods Is justly entitled to
the same. There can be no practical
and just laws enacted which prevent
or put an embargo upon men in their
honestly and fairly acquiring wealth.
Whether this acquisition is best for
society is another question.
individuals vs.. Corporations.
| But governments in order to be
properly founded must be content to
give all individuals, not corporations,
an open field in the business, CONNER.
cial or industrial world for action
Corporations are on a different basis
because they are created by law and
can be legitimately controlled by law
Government Aid Hurtful and Danger.
GUS.
1T is government aid to men in the
acquisition of wealth and it's influ.
ence when thus acquired upon legisla
ton that Is so hurtful and dangerous
to society. A monarchial form of gov.
eminent cannot be maintained in any
way except by the power of wealth
wealth backed by a strong army. But
a representative form of government
cannot exist IL it be control ed by the
power of wealth The greed and de
sire for the accumulation Of wealth is
lnsatiate and has no limitations. The
man who deyotes all his time and en-
ergies in the acquisition of money OF
its equivalent, no matter how much OF
II he may become possessed of, is new
err satisfied. His cravings are increas
ed in proportion to the greater amount
of his acquisitions. This greed or de
sire which always results in the accu
mutation of great wealth in the hands
of few is the most dangerous factor
in the effort to maintain a represent
alive form of government with which
we have to contend. is the hardest
proposition against which the masses
have to battle.
Right here between the two op
posing forces, that of the power Of
wealth on the one hand and the abil
ity of the people to prevent this pow
er of wealth on the one hand and the
ability of the people to prevent this
| power from influencing legislation lies
the dividing line between a republic
or representative form of government
and that of monarchial form OF gov
eminent
| Wealth VS.. the Government.
In all monarchial forms of govern
ment the masses of the people arc
| governed by the power of wealth The
king and his army supported by the
power of wealth of the nation in the
hands of few keep the people in sub
| lection. need only point to the his
tory of nations as ample proof of this
proposition. So the natural sequence
of this is, that just as soon as re
| public, representative form of gov
eminent, permits the power of wealth
to entrench itself and exert its infu
ence in governmental affairs, just as
soon will the rights of the masses tc
| participate in the enactment and ad
ministration of the laws be endanger
ed.
Money Now Controls Legislation.
1
Under our form of government
therefore, we should not let the me-
who control the wealth of our nation
manipulate Its legislation, and mos
surely should We not pass laws tina
faver the men who thus own sucl
great wealth. We must keep our form
of government representative, To d
this we must keep the influence o
wealth out of our legislative halls TIL
men who today are debating the po
icy of the republican party and VIII
virtually control legislation by it, ar
class Of moneyed aristocrats VIII
have no ambition in life other thai
the accumulation of the almighty do
lar, and this accumulation is for tn
sensual power it gives in the contrc
of men and their affairs. The sag
counselors, the great and good me
who love their country and their free
dom and who work not for self bu
for the benefit of all, patriots-have n
longer a controlling voice in the re
publican party. The party is dominat
ed and manipulated by a set O
machine politicians who legislate i
favor of self and their clientage
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