Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-02-17


untoli wealth hid Ia her untitled
lands Ii No were but periniVel
la roaoh aud take II, There ID ~ good
gold IN my own native county ~ w
your own California; but w are not
allowed 10 search TOR Il or div u, " We
had a normal condition oI affairs, .
righteous tenure OF land, w would not
need every Tow years 10 come across
the ocean begging tor u morsel oi hreau
to keep trpm starving
We charge that tho lanines arc
artificial aud that tho chronic distress
aud poverty oi Ireland are due 10 the
absurd and cruel system of laild tenure
We have there u touaai land tenure, q
plant Which Was brought from Eng and,
but hich has tlourlshoi more noNlons,
" ~ Ireland than IN any other part OF
Europe Other countries have ahan'
donel Il bocausr II stopped the develop,
ment oi tho country, and gave the land
IL tho people, 80 long rs the ownership
ut land is given IT, u class, so long w'n
there be- chronic poverty, Wa hai u
famine Ia ihis which sent one million
nl people Into exile, while another mi
lion were starved to death, We gave
ttmpiy notice Ut the present famine ahd
frustrated the socncy WITH Which Vhe
government always deals With tAulInes,
aud We have determined that u There "a
a. ha an arudcial famine again, created
h, man and iniQuilnns ani LAWS,
the world shalt know IT, ani that people
shall Al UAst not ha starved In secret
lApr!ausn
Asa result Ut this
tEIrnNI sNsTEM ~ INNn rkSVhh'
la Ireland 10000 men nwn id,NN,
90 acres, with COCOON tenant farmers
suhirrt to tho arbitrary notice NJ their
landlords bt this land dM men own
one halt, and thr greater part at u Ia Tho
prnprrtV III iholl ahsoutocs, many ~
Nhnm have mover seen ireland AMI
nrI,r want IT, huu II, THIS ~ iimll
ought to hu enough Ia condemn TIE
land tonurr pystam IN the eyes at all
srnsihlc and freedom loving people. We
claim that this system ought H. la dome
away with, AMI ~ point uui plan Nv
which Il ,au la dome away with let
the Titles IT, the hud hc transferred
irom the ahscutrn Landlords ~ tho rosI
dent tenants Applause We can II"
this AMI follow pIo,Wiunts sent us ny
tho hutIsh unyornmnnt, AMI this
change, this revolution, II yuil 'h"sn
H. call II 90, viii take plare Without ho
least drlrlmrut ~ the rights W The
present powirlnra We would com
prusato lhrm ~ tho mllrsl extent lot
ihrlI Nraicl intrnsts la Prussia, III
1911. the f,uial tenure had grown tn
hr Rn evil II such maGniinin that
that the hing issued an uliti transfer
ring thc ltlr to all lands nom tho land
nul- t. the tenants AS cnmronna'
ton ln the landlords hr lssuoi govern
mynt honis To- the value II the lands,
Aud the tenants compensated Tie gov
cmm,nt m paying u tan Ut o roI cent
prI auuum ou tho hunis issuei IVY
thm plan, ~ u Nury lew years tho pm.
,l,al aul interest at Ito bonds wrcopaii
atl
Tho i,tNrinmrut at Ireland have
given THEN aiurtluu to- the statement
that II /, desirable that the lltlcs To- the
Mud shoui hr vested Ia the tenants, Nv
lu,7np the "Nighl Act one proNtrlon
1T Nhlrh r. the lntntug ut i've thulS ot
the Vu,rhHbr money Ia tenants Nh"so
hudluuis ate milling tu sell We ash
thrm t. 90
athr tAHtutG,
M,Wuull have tho lauilnriS cum.
prll,l t. sell Iuhu ihtght saNs lac
ihnLs that ullr, aWhlo the landlords
viii all sell 1t lhrlr own Nrtnid, !" a
certain rNtum agruo with htm, ani !
haN, uo irSiru tn hastrn mattcrs, i"I
know that tho lunGuI thu transfer "i
Titles o. A,hlui thn cheaper viii the
hud, nr e. the people iiut u Is 80
,rld LuN - Wr g. soo that While they
alN waiting iur THIS change nay r"uhiIy
m,u ate not driven from ihou huncn ~
nuiirud IT, lilo at starvation
The llsh Ionplo have possrHhlon al
the lands. aul IN 'ruSsUSslon n nlnr
pnintsut the law" they mean ~ hold
ga t. thrm \pplausr They have
nnur iho iaudB What they arr, Their
uuu r,sldunt landlords ate drnnos Ia
thr hive they "iull not, neither io
thrN rpm W. purnHr IT, pay u Iair
Iyutal value bat not m"Ir, I" support
th,ru iirIs Ia elegance anal vase. We
have recommended huHrda II aIhiira
tuu. Whn rhall say What ate lair prloos
II tho landlords viii not submit H. their
rulings the IruaUiH can only wait until
thcy como e. thou tuuScr, and are
Nllhug a. a,ropta righteous sun,
uklI,AlE HuUit,r
nov ,uu,r To- ~ subject NhI,h Il u
not plratug lot ne IT, touch upon, bat
which 1t IN VvIy NECESSARY that ! hhuult'
SAY sumythiug about You ATE aNar,
that various associations ani commit
lr,s have mhi, appeals tuI att un behalf
1T the ht-h people | desire ~ cal
NuuI attention g. tho tact that Sulno nl
these ate uupnul 81 tie lantluId
,lt-3 that NrH ,lti, Which created tbs
-tiIr 1T affairs IhrN Ui,l 90 laugh al
TT, agitation II uit,l lhN would
have Lrp Nnu lu lgnnraurn ot
thu state Il UlHi.n ~ lrrlhui
nat us u.HH %, they Hun that
cuu,vdlm at {, uul ruNSihlc thew
come forward, hat Ia hand, and rcck u
utru,rpI NuuI munturyut charity, Ani
muLr Themselves the channels 1T III,
quits they wrur too ulgarilN H. CIV,
Themselves We submit that II In mol
tar a. compel tho starving people nj
ireland ~ Apply ~ their oppIcss"b in'
thor ialh hruai II Ia not rcasonahl,
t. suppose that people engaged In
great aud HriuuuH struggle against
mighty odds can continue that slrnggl,
with splrit, II they must go every lay 70
those with whom they aur coping, aud
with lat Ia hand dsL lor hrtad ~ keel
lhvm ttum starving
We douut object Ia lhe landlords ~,
my, hul wc ." protest against ,hclI
livrrlug the generous gIllsot the Amer
icau@luto such unholy aui tainted hands
We uuly ash Won ~ selu,t channels
having the confidence ut the lrish reo
pic We have au irish kulict Punt
Au impression has gone abroad a. SOME
extent that We levy toll "a all funds thai
come Into our hands tur political pur.
pus,7 THIS h 80 Ridiculous a. II II IN
lust W. Wr amply provided ior by
those Whn would give mote than mont,