, 1874-06-11
saw TINT Freedom must fnvo tts roots In tho aoil
Nli Tint GnYernDinut ,pllinl. niIxu tl1a lh1d To


al'd TINT Government which a1toWa tho land to
become tho pntrlnln,y Of tho fow cannot bo
domooratto. Tiny aaw that Tic ayBtom of chattul
ss3avery s rested on great eHtatos an! that II the
vailed y tho South, Slavery would nave boon
tho worry citado[ Of slavery, mud they denounced
tl'o whole policy oi npecantion III tho pnhlto
lot t''om agsin niiturl .l.o Old hsnner of Land
nofofin; for, although tho uonlestoad bill
finally became q law, yot simultaneously
WIFI It's enactment, aud, as II to mliEy It's pro-
yHtonh, tho policy OF lnnl-granta to railrontu
waB roYfved Ia such oxtravnga,,t and ,tl,g,arflcd
forms that ovor 20 0s0 0o0 Of acrcs OF tho pub
lio domain haye faflen into tho graHp Of great
corporations. wl'flo TIM rights Of ncttlors Gayo
beon stil! fureor aritlRei by 1udinn troaticn, by
and by TIN still ,nforbiddon ourao or land nroc.
,lation. III full partnership with tloac owls IL
tho groat rnilwnY rowor Of tho country. tho Huc-
ceHhur OF tho old Hlhyo power, welding u coru-
ino'1 capital Of si,Oi0,Dl .oo0. threatening lilo
aud cohrta. md inviting Il popular roHlata.lea
commensurate with tlH deHpotic dotuatnla Tho
Intelligent organization nf tia working clasnos
for tho overthrow OF this fp"rinl aJatcm Of conl-
ur.lal aud industrial Hnsftloin should l>o Ito
wish and The os.lUnyor OF ovory man wh0 would
anye tho 1Ioput,!io.
THE rAnirr QUESTION
should alao bo met atIl rott!ed on tho ground Of
principle. All compromises will fal in tllo fn-
tnro, AZ t',oy i'ave dong IN !ho past. They sro
bio. The oarly AholitionIrts woro .gaMor-
ally tho at!vochtan of Froe Trndo. T,oy
considered It q t,Art Of tho gospel of 1I,suai,
1'roshorhotl. wlila slavery 1Ahte'l' 1t wah Hslo
esntltng II. Tho question Ia vltnl onn to oyory
interoat o. tho roi.,ltry. Our thrill nyntom for
tilo paat to'A or twelvo yours han bsen q syntotn
Of organized apontion.
1T IL a FORM or RLAvEnY
masqneradiny under the disguiHe of pretended
bouciit to tho nlasaos whom, it robs. It heaps
Rrioyous burslons Upon thu poor, In order that
pnmpered nlonopolioB may flourish. 1t taxus tho
articles Of prime necessity to tho 1aboring
clnnaes mud pacoB the llt1urteB Of tho rich on
tho free list. 1t constitutes a most formidable
factor in ths lcgnzad H'ayery of capital which
now demands abolition, whilo our Byste,n OF in
tornal ta1cs is almost equully vicious. It should
DO ,othoroughy roformedin tho interest of oqnatlty,
cnptton Of which il clonr violation Of tile spirit
Of our institutions and At VILE with Lie pIainoBt
principles OF Justice.
oun piSANc1Ar POLICY
atnbodleH kindred ecmonts OF inequality and
oppression. Our National Bank monopoly,
ncnrly five hundred millions Of capital,
cannot be defended. It not only constitutes .
serious political danger, but groat and noxchsa-
bio burden upon The people IL the interest Of
favored few. Tho policy Of the Government in
uot 6nly ot,omrc ~ ia erroronco or ,1on 10
kina NH thc tna"ura ~ nni|trai .,oo,rv ~ S in,
prHcttcal robbery OF tho worknE-claHsos by
fair tlny's work wl,;ch !. IL M i,,st , dam,nJ ,s
goyarnetl man aycr 1na;3a of wnvorn;nT !; ria 'o
Overthrow Of this policy | BY iust and nrudent
methotls mist In somc,t hv ovorv ~ man ,yI,o
wonii a9o ,var oon;nst tt,o no,r fn.,, ~ ,,a n'o
cry which are everywhere inadously iutronch.:
{yrrr4 LotA
nnntai nnd nrr;'. tl 1non' o,.s,,at az ..s;..e;
nle Of oauel rrhts Tacisia1inm for ,a o' nrnar
". and for pronerty sesonarily. ~ nbnmd ] 4 bn mr.
1,oito and watawGrd III c"n;o, ah" =, w AUX os
to tn tne ts or s't Iorxo,t sS d 10 no %
t,n.,nr n Tia ncnno Ria ~ ~ nco ,,o ~, .mo
,,aii;nu IornSf ~ labor n IL ~" raai ,.no,'a..
IF n,r cominr atstoaman.,';n grcI ia,f;aiato
vii also yitnlly nffeot otier prnnt ca3sos n
Viii In tl,o atronp nlly nj ti,o fTcmncronrn n.
fn,m, Il viii 1t r;lra ,t ;tonrnrn ,o II" Eft,n,,
humanity ai,nvo In tnro ido,n ~ ,,mto,rs,I enn
ditions. Il IL nn1ouhtc.ilv truo' M w nro oftan
tall Tint n lnrea ner cc1;t NJ lila cr;mas NJ sn.
cicty can bo tracod to intenpcrauco: but t. Il ia
inBt al truo that a largo per co,,t OF tho ntom.
nnranco of socioty con ho trncni to novortv w
ran nniv dostrov n vico hv notI;na w iorn - ~ ~
roots' Whoayor i7ocs most for tEe hrnai,;ur IN ~,
Of monopolies Tor tio curtailu,ont Of lie newnr M
of rreat cornorato weaIth Tor rofnrn;ng oour "',r
hou1os. and for tile con,iore mud oeneral e1aya-
ton Of the poor and fr;ondlona. does mast fnr
tho co,lso Of tomperanoo. And Ibolfeye thnhost
prollibltory legislation now attsinsblo Is tbat
Which shall most oilectually striye for thoso
ends. Society itself is largely Responsible far
the crimes and tho DRUNKENNESS Of its members. m
and both viii diminish In Tho degrees in wb;ri,'
our laws and nolicy rospect tho sacredncss f Of
humanity by csrncnt1v seo1;;nr t5e na,,ai rI",,ta
and true welfare OF ail. s' 'A' o4N'' A'oN4''
TuE xxrnt tSotrsrursr or WOMAN
Anottor le.non n tn AnS;.s .stavsrv tr,co,A !,
the div Of still further exseudinc the % risnt Of
a,,frravs Whon va broke lie cho;ns ~ ti,a si,vs
e,'I teen. .foru,oJ b,tn '}n c;t;ya,, 'ase .se
nrmod him With tho baIlot sr,'o 's' sit,',t;no "o
in rh;cE ha rna nlacod nh,,~sa ~.
~ ao th;s for Tia o,rn in,m,oI;oto nr6tna,;o',.
bit' m I ndonoplcnt @ nd M Of ths NECESSITY. he lsd tia
rt :" rnra in to noresn,nn;53t, ,v3,;n S1 ~ Nv
sM,c W liz oheonca tn ~ ,lomc I'on n +h;s dG
rr,t wond l,aya been wanton iua,It &c. 10 his lis
h,S,ns,,;,r az, 11ar;nr ,mnel,orn ~ ,ai;.;.ai
d"cannvS S Lo T oxnari,nant nf nocro y. sufuae"
admit' has not Leen rcmnrkabfo NJ o saeeess s'' Il
haa aonnnnt al ti,n ernortot;nna ~, ;ta sanan;,a
n frons ad nSa ,' nd oai ~ ~ ooert n,a t
onanos A n liz III "a nv NJ hae,, n,rt;a ~
o,J ,,mIor ~ nst ,nron;sn~
1pu T. vii HIATT .,cnosd aud athar n;sa,v H.
,,ns;aoin VA ofarr,d H. ,,oaro .a ,hn ~
w.