, 1875-02-22
THE LECTURE PLATFORM.
Charles Bratllnug]l's Nlcns Of
"I,onh and Labor"
An Immense Attendance and an Inter-
esting Address.
"Taxa,ton and "PopuIar Religion" " BY 0da.
dlah Jackson and Parker pilFshury.
CHARLES BRADlAuGh.
.S.. A~.~ v.,.x.Ht

E.,nr .1,co Il WAS frat thrown onen 10 The
put]o haa McCornick's 1rall probably been 10
completely a)]cd with humanity "a 1t vas yes-
tcrt,av In 1,car Mr.. Hradaupll t1,Hcourse upon
~ mi sr,1 1ahorn There w.a mt A amt of
1,'a ~ A.A 49,, ~ .,I,toaa. ,.,. =. 49,,
t4usaat!c ~ IL WAS numerically great. Several
timed tle epaaker WAS interrupted by applause,
lauriIter. and cries Of "IfenrI Henri" while at
araD .,.a h.,l achond r,1, lin ,n.-Lv
~, y, aa., p1a.u 'N'o '1"''
OF approval. ..-.,,,
Lilo opened hlA lecture with dosctiption OF
TIE DIVISION or LAND
In different psrfs Of tho world Eppland, Franco,
C.-,,.,, -, 4 t.,or,o, ho;,o ,no,o au,.,;,,,,
a'9 r., " a",. ,,e., % ~ .,,;oas .a ~
snos m aPSaoa ef to million aa su a o~ei
by tho % Dnko Of sutherland; Of ths want eytatcu
-, .,s t,.a ~ 1,',a,.no,, T., s.,t,,, al ~
land' OF tho vast cata.ee o"hed W tue Duke OF
Norfolk, drawing . vivid picture Of tho nc1 who
grind il1cs, knives, and aaws, wAero sparks Of
u,cc1 find t,,e1r w.v ;nto tho 1nncn. nj their ruf.
.'oe' t'"a >. '4e'A .,.a;. ~
ieshg' tho'f posef.5' a''a 'ue's uo"sn. lne
Duke Of Norfolk had IN income OF 4do".tooa
year. lie didn't earn a penny Of It, and tho
world yna not made auy richer by II.
m Y,, - ,ut.,,ustn- 1,,f obo.,,
4H' ou"o ,,,,, N 9en"S w.
s'1 Or seven anu nan ill,aons' aae
Duke ct 1slcimond Was another wealthy
lanlholdey, noblcmau tracing bis lineage bach
IN ana NJ thosc prettv woman toyc,l by onc nf
rucl,n5', Klnrs. lIo II was WIN IN days Of f.m.
,, ,ns 'usssssSu tMs nnI ut',,,, IL ~
no. water woniu ninho eoou noMu, ~ VIII als
ons' w. % m H. H,,a ~ "a Havo,.n, na i'n
ilo aPoko ~ .as ~ 10 1nra mau ,,ar. uia ~
Eus1ana because a,.eI ao wss Is ,,,,ur
,x n.tar;,,s nns, ~1aS ';asrrt;e,, ~ III. w
NV ii,rni o,,it,u wit y ,n;r,sy ~.
weII seI buy nsa do oa. u Of o.r store rlo S, iue
o. bedford Got LIS mohoy " Stealing IRON tile
Church. Air. Dradlaugll did pot urge that it was
nortohs cflsno 70 etoas lsofn tho thatc! slhasn-
ter and LOUD APPLAUSE = bnt I'll thc lands which
preserved, y peasant was causht
with rabbit or marc. 10 would
10 aent to jail. what Mr. HEaitaugA objected
10 was that what waa !awini III lilo oilc "hs oA-
lawful III tho other. lie had been found fa,'!t
w'eli Tor uhlng tho word stolc ~ regard 10 LUIS
hoDio Duke, but What else "ah It II thore WAS
any other word hc would like to 'inor 1t. Ho
next spoke. iatller hnmorously. ol tho freedom
oi m press criticism. ahd the 1Eno1nnee OF faosa.
tue want OF knowledge, Witch had lci certain
papers tn disputo h'a statements II, regard to
Engrl! la,,t,s. llo reiterated tho fact that there
are 3!'0o1,o0o acres .....
NOT WELL CULTIVATED 1T
In Rngland; and ll.9oo. m9 Which aro totally
~ tl1e io'n.nq Aces Which adiu!tfad i5otH o'D
acres IF uuclllt!yatcd land; hut ho waH willing
to tako tho lowest estimate. becauso no
demanded that these Ht1on!d DO dug.
p!oweI, soWn. and cultivated, hn Was
ealod . dcmagoGne. llo wnh told tllat
lo fobeilca against their Dukes lie went or 70
show that thoy had tot bccn tho men who had
been ol uso Ill tho world Wl'o Lad been pioneers,
Who had planted colonies, OF oscn til!od their
own soil. addiug: "Ihoy asone hAvo hecn tho
Needs that hnYo grown In our gardo!l.'
lis naxt Htnteh that. botwGs:na :a ~ st,H yesfs ~
and 1889. th!a s,sos eteo iuu,"ouu'u ncIes 'tpIl
tho I,ss alin H. auGGu @a ~ % te'r own a.. sh'aes no
Ineauonoa ~ anSt"uus . oc.moeu tno pool ah
nu & a..4 ~" ~ ~ 'tn ,"a, n., W. w., 'asno
!up1emon. n "ho, VIII .nn K"psMiisaso si 'hat Sase
.moia po"is ~ .;a asso.t = ..sH asn. iekste:
nsea sss ,sgsasvo powas 70 gGs .no nester s 81
shI ~; pou. na sa n ~ III ~ .ana,
aans n,b Gpa,ton tuas tne t''eRpocRes WHO 1'sss
hls Aio III tne eIsecth was
F1aiLt A., II, LIE a:, aunH n"stsr ,:. ,., vx.
o. tno t"o o ne oees aeee acG s no nek nea.
~ axflealsursl poverty which 10 had already
nHelt ntou whe1a tao 1ach iNan wfea's tAe aefos
rom sno poo1 'nan aas.! 'oaHes n!.a 70 s1aIvo:
tAe poverty Of rs great clt1es. such ~ Liver
and o!laors poso'ty not Of n1iher5 only. hut 81
dift, disease, aud B9nalor IN iilho!l!eu poverty
Which has grown with tho tuau, which lsab Ic-
come o nars or h1s na.1ro. and @ against Wilei IL
my n.y. lam 'g 10 , y ~ do ~
magnlllcent structures, lts Injury its "oa!tl!.
lilo bado them 50 to tue resorts Wlera tho ctim-
isal claasea are born II they wonld 600 the aliad-
o" cart by thst Noata. Next hs spoke OF tho
THOUSANDS OUT OF xMrLoYNENT
10 South Walcs, on strike ~ llo admitted but
iu place whcro ssrikcs lad boon very frequent
In tbs lAst hyo years. lio bpoke OF tho reduc-
ton Ut wngcB In Yorkshire aud other msnGfac.
turing districts, where wages were being reduced
(1uJE6Y rGilfCE1. W}ltlD rents DcfGaUEUs