New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-27
Communicated
HOMES FOR OUR OWN PEOPLE.

EDITOR REPUBLICAN:
will ask the indulgence Of again using q
space in your journal.
The subject of immigration is Of such
vast importance to Louisiana that it should
be freely discussed in all its phases. III
this mornings issue OF the REPUBLICAN
find a communication in answer to what
had stated on the subject. certainly did
not DO it in an unfriendly spirit toward the
Immigration and Homestead Company. nor
to any gentleman connected with the same.
I would rather have this company than
none at all. But believe. and facts bear
me out, that no enterprise OF Importance
has ever succeeded without governmental
aid-nOr ever will-because any enterprise
Of importance undertaken by companies
from their nature are speculative and liable
to abuse, the statement OF correspondent
:" X. " notwithstanding.
Would tho Mont Cents tunnel. the
Suez ship canal or the Pacific rail-
road have ever been built without the aid
of the respective governments controlling
the sames believe not.
The era OF Immigration into the United
States may properly be stated to have com
menced in 1910. From that tine forward a
constant stream Of emlgrants from Europe
poured into this country, settling IN new
States. and adding by their industry 70 the
wealth and power of the United States.
Bat those emigrants were not landed into
ports where no preparation had been made
for their cheap transportation to the locali-
ties destined; nor did they come in contact
with laboring class homeless and despised.
The great States of New York and Ohio
had already established their artificial
arteries of water transportation to the far
West, and friendly and homogeneous peO-
pie awaited and welcomed then. 10 their
new homes.
Louisiana Is net without parallel in the
history of nations. The writer himself was
born in d country where scribe tabor was
the established system, and l am old
enough 10 remember when in 1882 Prussia
finally ab,ogatei tina. system in that part
of the country she had acquired from
Poland. Prussia wisely recognized the he.
cessity of an Independent yesmanry. and at
once created the same of the Liberated,
series by making them freehOlders upon
the domains that were cOndscated. or upon
those they were living on. guaranteeing
the proprietors the payment of the same:
and to-day that part OF Prussia has a
healthy. loyal and prosperous peasantry.
equal to any in her kingdom. Louisiana
mus: be equally just and liberal. The
State should provide ont Of her domain
homes 70. the homeless 80 without
prejudice to color or condition. an equal
chance 10 blacks and whites, upon the
terms such Us have set 70. tn il 1ny
former communication. and then the negro
will not be crowded from the soil of I.ouisi.
ana. Intentionally 0, not. Then let ;mmi-
grafton come aAd strive together which
shall contribute most TO the prosperity o.:
the State.
By establishing Homestead Surc.u an.
endowiug il with credit, the State does
no. increase her lebt-sle lends to herself.
and reaps the benefits. I am not a Eoyalist
by blood or inclination, and eau not. there.
fore chad even the meansi. contribute roy.
ally to an enterprise which is 1t best cal.
culated to established mOnOpolized corpO.
to the exclusion OF 100000 Of an unfortu.
nate class who deserve our sympathy.
THEODORE LIPSHrTS.