Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-28


TIE CHoLERA-A PLEA IN ITS BEHALF
It is said that this pestilence has arrived on
this eontinent. The New Workers are al
ready in a furry. Although feared by
nearly all classes, one school Of political
economists, especially in Europe, will cry
to il, as if it were a cur, and say Histology
That is, if a panic doesn't startle them out
of theft logical consistency For they seek
means to repress population, and the Iron
Duke Cholera is just their man.
There are a good many things to be said in
favor of the coming of the cholera. As he
is universally hated, dreaded and ill-spoken
of, let us dare be, for a moment, his attor-
ney and daysman.
In the first place the visitation of such a
scodrge, prospective or actual, introduces
a good many innovations which ere of in
ealeulsble value to the menaeed or afflicted
cities and to the country at large. As men
will, MINI out of ten, continue doing busi-
ness in old rookerics, until a sweeping fire
compels them to build anew and better, so
cities get lax and selfish, negleetful of
health regulations, and tester and rot. The
terrible sewer, the filthy market call like
the ravenous grave for victims, and epidme-
les rush in like esil-seening gehli to
make good the cry. Then Councils, and
Boards of Health, and households lay-to,
squint at and recognize, and wen obey, the
patent laws of nature, and thereby bind
Satan and have long days of peace. Con-
sidering men, communities, cities, as they
are, cholera, plague, black death, &C., are as
beneficent as lightning. People will wake
up, perchance, at sound of the crack of
doom and When the trump is blown on the
morning of the resurrection.
If the cholera comes here we shall see
strange sights. Happy the man who has
no house )" BLESSED be nothing" the rich
man will say. For he is winged for a panic,
and will make good time. The city not
being o~verfull, there will be no trouble
about getting employment-"that's one
gain" says the laborer. But the browning
benefit of the visitation will be this: 1t will
tend to a ready solution of the rem ques-
ion. 1t only needs the cooperation of a
strong city government. For if the
cholera comes, large numbers who have
rented tenements will fly the city, leaving
the houses that nave known them. An OPP
pOrtunity, this, a special turn ofthe wheel of
for the hundreds who have been
hunting houses to rent. But it will injure
the newspapers, as there will then be no
need of advertising for houses. But the press
will overlook this consideration in view of
the general good, and not withhold their in
duence and aid in holding out inducements
to the cholera to come. Owners of houses
will probably fly. Let the City Council
PASS an ordinance that whatever property
,wner in the city leaves, his goods shall be
,onfscate to the city. Turn over the houses
md lands of the same to worthy men who
want to rent. II the Council is not author
zed to do this, why, then, let the Board of
Improvements take hold of it. It is
urely strong enough, for we heard a Coun-
declare with fire in Council, that said
Board was fast becoming a powerful central
Iespotism! That Board has nerve enough
o face this question, and would not stop,
ike boys, to enquire as to the constitu-
of confiscation.
Looking the subject over in all aspects
nd relations, it seems best to have the
holera come. Our sanitary condition will
c improved; employment will be abundant;
will be easier, and only brave and true
len and women will be left to enjoy the
ity.