New-York tribune., 1879-09-19

Furone IN industrial economy and next to the
United States best illustrates the benefit OF an eX-
tonsive lard propuetorship. Over 2.5oo,OOo. or
about one-fourteenth of its entire population
are owners of land. 1t Is even claimed
bv some that fully 5000 O00 have fee-simple
right in the soil. Ii is generally owned In smaller
parcels than here, but the ability of the owners 20
furnish SO large share Of the money To pay lhe
German war indemnify debt. shows WHAT can nc az
coInp Shed from small, wel-wuTked farms, Win the
systematic practice of economy. ne rench I"hu-
o,ynerS however are les thrifty. have fewer CON-
forts and far lower grade Of intelligence than the
farmers of our country Ihcyar poor and endure
severe haIGshlps compared with the mass oi the
people here, aud yet they are The most n"epohueh'
of the populations If the large states there.
One word more about England. Ii Is pretty clear
that unless she employ the bnlk of her people az
birmingham. sheffield Manchester 6ud oiher man
ufactuling points, there can be no apparent I'M
proveneut m their condition. how can She con-
t;nue 10 employ themi Does the world any longer
depend upon her for iron aud sicei, hardware ana
cutlery, cotton and wooilcn goods ana a nun
drcd ami one other things in which she mas hereto,
fore enjoyed a practical monopoly We now seun
not only wheat and Hour implements q! husnan0lA,
live cattle cut meats butter che So, Lard, etc. but
ay before stated. competing for the trade IN
their own markets With the class on goodsior when
her looms and mills and workshops nave Iai no
rival Our ability and or emf cIpr>e ~ ils dlCc-
tion ere not likely 10 grow les. -. repeat. the
masses IN England as elsewhere ln LUT"Pr' are no.
as well ~ do ana as comfortable rs are the masses
here. There are fewer there VINO turn up tho ifce-
hold on thcir own account There are fewer here
out of employment. In many important respects
the promise o. our future is d. ghtcI than theirs.
In this connection cannot overlook ting TACT that
81 many people there are xrludc3 from all political
power. I speak of this because have observed
ihat the condition Of people Is generally found to
D. reasonahly good, iu the luu1rnu 40 W'pnil"D 10
tho power fhCy have TO take Careof themselves. IL
no oflrr count " do the pcorle p1ssess 50 much
political power as IN TINS nc railo OF inner 10
pcOple m Europe, not excepting England, - Alu.
ar ter llan in ours. J. follows ID / wherever TIE
majority are uurducltcd and are deprived OF the
advantage of political power The chance of having
property IS much less. the glch may remain Iich,
iut thc roor are even more likely g. remain poor.
ON tho of or hand. with cfurai0", with iair diS
trihunon II political privileges a"d with just laws
the rlch naj oni, do lot ouj 'v diseii nnaine oN-
tpl o.is but are subj jegt o. change places 10 tlie
poor J j.. indeed. incident to "a frrc popui sys-
tom of Government whore the humble ana the
poor the proud and the rich. are ai,e Irtc io cont
pcte for the accumulation OF pioNrty aHd Tor the
pablo hnhuri.
COMPARATIVE EXP Nr-IUfE FOR LnIcA.loN'
just lc,c viii refer 10 the difference = nfi-
ture for tle education Of tie vouth Of Great Britain
and e our country. give the amount raised bs
current taxation per head OF poDulatonin Lnf'ard'
Wales and in several Of car States, as reported