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Editorial
June 25, 1870
The Ottawa Free Trader
Ottawa, La Salle County County, Illinois
What is this article about?
Editorial compares defunct slaveholding aristocracy to emerging 'cotton lords' of the East, criticizing their arrogance and influence over Congress, and affirms government for all people.
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The New Aristocracy.—The slaveholders numbered about 300,000, and they became so puffed up with wealth and pride that they aped the aristocracy of Europe and sought to rule the country. They got their quietus.
The cotton lords of the East number about the same, and they too are becoming so puffed up, conceited and domineering that congress cringes more abjectly to them than it did to even the slaveholders. The time is coming when they must get their quietus likewise.
This government was made for the whole people and not for a favored few.
The cotton lords of the East number about the same, and they too are becoming so puffed up, conceited and domineering that congress cringes more abjectly to them than it did to even the slaveholders. The time is coming when they must get their quietus likewise.
This government was made for the whole people and not for a favored few.
What sub-type of article is it?
Slavery Abolition
Economic Policy
Social Reform
What keywords are associated?
New Aristocracy
Slaveholders
Cotton Lords
Economic Elites
Government For All
What entities or persons were involved?
Slaveholders
Cotton Lords Of The East
Congress
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Critique Of New Economic Aristocracy
Stance / Tone
Critical Of Elite Dominance
Key Figures
Slaveholders
Cotton Lords Of The East
Congress
Key Arguments
Slaveholders, Numbering 300,000, Aped European Aristocracy And Were Defeated.
Cotton Lords Of The East, Similarly Numbered, Are Arrogant And Domineer Congress More Than Slaveholders Did.
Their Downfall Is Impending.
Government Exists For The Whole People, Not A Favored Few.