Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1879-05-17
Fouehing Mr. De La Matyr's Plan.

Eos, FaEs Pass In your Issue et May 50 yoa
seem desirous 10 know what thint OF hr, DE 10
Matyr's bill 70 issue billion Of Grecuoaeks ana
loan them tor I've years without interest 10 eansi
and railroad corporations. You shall have my
opin:on Ia full am opposed TO all c2Fporatons
whatever. They are made up OF sPse'Gt Pr'rntgs''
and therefore, Unconstitutional aud opposed 10 tnc
.nirit of free governments. | hold that pubhc
ri,.h,. and nriEate are distinct aud several, and
.hould be so kept both leg isiatan and practice,
distinct aud several, aud nnbleudec, ioteyer' Let
each man manage his ovn farm, his factory. hts
.,orebou.e, his Office, his workshop, or III: dahy
labor: These are his private rights. ana over
these he should have supreme conirol' ana none
shonlt Interfere with him. The individual, then.
has all his rights, and ao communion could or
should interfere with him. These rights are MS
-,se whole of his rights-and they should DC "a
cred But, besides these private rights, there are
other rights, I'm social communities, Mn'en 'e IA
nc and general rights, and IN which every inIi
vidaal has common and blended Interest WIN
IN, community az large. These are, all, pubic
and common rights, and shonid DC managed. pt
the government of all Tor The common Dement, "'
ali. and never surrendered 70 coip0rauons ior
their especial Benefit, or. even under the hinsy,
f,l.e and specioGs prctext of public interest Let
nriyste nner attend 20 their private affairs, and
iet the government attend 10 what are PuoIic-
The Government has no right TO turn over topri-
ynte persons any OF The duties imposed on u oy
the constitution, or 10 abncgate, or 70 part Win,
rights in common entrusted To IL by the people
! What are these public rightG The right 10 con-
troll money! roads canals, Insurance, patent rights,
for all these are outside OF individual fights and
all have common property ana in'e,.s' 20 'ne",
aud so they must be called public rights Vow, q
maintain. thar II ali these public righ,s-nay this
/ public property-instcad OF being surrendered 10
individuals. OF eorpoI atiops, was,-ike the post
! office. aud the aro,6rles-nanaged Tor the pubic
good the profits Of money the prohts OF raiiroaus'
] a. lnf Nuh -
] when The inventors were paid, would pay all the
! exoensys of both national and state governments,
1 out OF the common aud public riE + and property
of the people, and leave them, IA al their prtse
rights free and rnfdred. II YOU give % individu-
! aIs. or 10 corporations, each mans share IN the
public rights aud property, Is IL notihesame sning
/ AS giving what belongs 60 him to.snother, and as
much communism, asn you invaded his private
rights? Certainly II is Bat, some can see 10
so. ualess Q com Hsaist cooperation suiiersl
! My wish, then, and my sct'on, " naI tne P""
er. would be 10 take back all public rights aud
soyrreignt. heretofore parted with to corpora
lions. and b manage the whole for the common
| good of the common gOycrDment Neconmiteu
| q great crror--we violated tbs constitutions oi
| tho couatiy-when We created these corporations,
and ,hey are now grinding US to powder-hut !
would indemnify them fairy for their Losses, and
wind em up-snd " funding and banking '-ior
eyerl ar De la Matyr is right 80 far as issaing
ofthe billion is cDncerned and De Is just - 9st
too In the application Oi IL and moreto TOO, thsh
! those robbers Of the people who have gwen away
| the peoples land 10 railroads, or thfo' credit
mobiiers pot them in their own pockets.
Itwasa great crime 10 shrink the inoRoT oil Ne
! peope from tic0 thousand millions To Ers hs"sred
p,liions, and from sixty collars per head " ten,
and has involved them la immense losses oi lsuor
and properly, rnd as prompt way ot undOnR
| the wrong and restoring the currency 20 . fuii
| sufciency for the business Il the eountry, what
ever may be my objections 10 oorporssions, hon
or the mob q impulses under uhish Nj. Dc ia Ma
tyr is acting, 10 giving reliei ~ tho ero~pten
1 practienblc way to aa undone ant suffering cOun
.ry II the relief could be got at Ia no other mode
be L. figat; On. the amtntment j wosid make
, would BE- as suggested, 20 take charge OF ail
public works. Issue ereenbacks freely 10 support
| Them; pay of every public deb, and bond 10 pub
lie legal tenders; and scout the diabolical attempt
| OF usurer. aud bankers 10 limit the energies an'
progress of this great. and rich, osts0n Ia thcif
pittAnce OF yellow dirt" and keep u down, aud
Old its back TO be- skinned aud fayed, by Sly locks
We have room aud plenty of soik, thh mo.
meat TOR two hundred millions OF people, while
| with about forty y-hve millions we are surrounded
with want, suffering, suicides and crime, becssfs
a few rotten politicians, In two cne,e parues, are
! struggling for an hundred thOusaud Offices, and
doing not only nothing ios the relief O The eoun,
try but hlnd5TiBg, % the best of their ability, al
I who would.
These are my opinions, hessrs. bditofs, soi 80
/ YOU ran, them, please give them o. the public
Yory Respectfully,