Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20

The 9 10 q serious aspect to this question OF
protection or non-protection most generally
overlooked by even the lawmakers of the
land. All admit the necessity Of giving EN-
ployment 10 our mechanics and full wages to
WorkIngmen. Satisfied with fair treatment,
the bone and slnew Of the country acquiesce
ln the present condition OF affalra denounced
by popular writer as contrary 10 human
rights aud public liberty. We mean by this
or rather the theoretical free-trader who
wrote il means-that a ''dlstrlbution Of prop
erty" must take place. as community Of
rights demands community Of interests.
Destroy our labor system, then, and com
munIsm becomes q popular doctrine with
men who are now disposed to ''labor and TO
wai," the rewards We have been led to
believe must ever follow honest industry In a
free country. Most OF our arlstocratlc agri-
culturists are not aware that q theory has
been propounded of redistribution of land,
and that society already exists only want
ing the strength our uuoccupied and dlssat-
lsfied mechanics would give II home manu-
factories are destroyed, and then a practical
startlc the selfish and astound the wise NJ
never before The step from Herbert Spen-
Ger to an American intcrnationalist Is 4 great
one; but only let destruction come to our
manufactures and not only will the right
OF the State to all land be made law as
affecting railroads and all corporations, hut
'the State" will he empowered to absorb all
titles to all property, aud the poor voters i'm
prove their opportunity and their fortunes at
the same Time Asa warning anu ior lnior-
nation we quote the leading writer OF III c
new movement,
new uh"Neu".n'' ..,,. -. ,...--,-..,
There are other prlneiPlss quite as important
| as hnlty o. tenure, anu lorenost among these
stands equity ol dtstriout33n. ~ D1,sy neees @
/ sAry 10 rentAts the anlllat ptvp1ntioh, upon
which all the authorities substantially agree,
| that the earth' 70 use tue hhkuako 9i BIT
MIL ras ne oIslnG L as,iai ~ na,rraii mIn
Kind In when eaeh ihulNluuA' hAn hatuIhny
an equal right, But y may DO worth While 70
call attention % tue hlstorieAi laet made tolSt'
| ably clear In Professor MAlnes kIest Moik,
that eitii soSiSsy was rst or Organised upon tbs
principle ehtlfe c9hnuniuSs lone hpiulhk lheII
territory IN eommoni that ths Iorn o. anu tenure
pPs1sSsIiS Hnown and that where il has been 90.
Perseded b{ indlvlinal oNneiship tno tIans.,on
has boen effected by eneIone hlneht Or spoii,atloh
| rather than by any solehtlne anu oPultAole al
lusIment Of titles based upon hopalar Gonseni ,i
/ IL, then, the system o. prNate property IN IAnu
which We have copied nom EUROPE, grew up IN.
der such circumstance, may We not IeasonAbly
doubt WhetheI - tne must PoIleyt to,m "
land teaure which CIVILIZATION Is eApaDnle oi gF,,
Ing usf lndiyidual taPaelty, the ehhheea .,
war, the spollauon OF the weak ~ me strong, o.
| the simple ~ ths shieNu, anu, 70 w Sivnn l al'
legislation eheeteI e1eiusey " suhaii ", ptrs !,
| neged class Directly interested IN the result pl
their own leglsaNe aotiohEtneso mere sIa'vSiy
tie agencies thropRh shion IN eIui,'9 Itsp shn ~
/ scientific system OF lana tenure, adAptei 70 the
| needs OF hBhly eNlllioa people, eouiu nave
been expected 70 oe ueIeioPou. n ~ not' tnsIe.
| i0re, hlgh llme 70 ypnsleI WnethoI s y,s, yseSun
| more In harmony Win w, thS want oi ~ enught, g,
| ened age thAn any nhmh has Sot peVn ie uiieu
| cannot pe devlseuI - ~ ny tiho " lhluih ~ =
MhetheI " may boy po PossiDie NJ W, sno
nxlty OF tenure neoessaty SoSii uene,.
opnent VITA me natnrsi Ixns oi .iu y,
| 70 an equal snare IN WV k'a.uJu' ,h pountses @ "
naturef L. Ior one, snouia " y, hnsnot 'hoSo qu"''