The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-01-22
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Nuivane uses The gas pipe o. drive VEL
pump ard b fneesested q tie 1ybt. Aoweve
We bore Tie hese inseeaA II driving down |
bar-ahe, obi most sensitive humanity! VI
hope We shall not bore you with this rehesr
cal Of desc truly sxarpsssting grievanees
You are your brotheS's keeper. and are con
PEELED to be the syenger Of the Aggregate
wrosss Of -ociesy. Ego thinks Gresa sheuis
have individualised or msterislized bis In
vention BY placing Il on the pump. and thu
method OF u.ing It; then be should have sold
Il to States or 70 manufactures, and got I
royalty Of them. when thus placed on The
market purchaser would have paid I'll legi'
innate claims and, indeed, this Ia the regu.
lar method. Patents are for the incouragr.
ment Of inveators. Grees sold his elain q
an idea COPIED or stolen from the Saline
wells) for psltry sum 70 . company Of capt.
talists. BY this lction Of law they purpors
to rob The siu h state Of Kansas Of at least
million dollars. Are Inventions stimulated.
nourished and promoted thereby! Pianor,
respers, suIky plows, and hosts Of machine .
are bsthed-yes, bsptised-in patents nut,
did one ever hear Of . person being called on
to pay royalty on piano that had been in
Use thirteen year.. or any other instrument
OF longer or shorter duration Of use. When
nm article sold in public all ides Of crime or
fraud or infringement Of patent Is preposter-
Gus. Or IL Il . portion Of our patent law.
that patentees or claimants are prompted to
low schemiag and cumming, and hid . claim
for Year, In order to wreak vengeance or
extort penal CLAIMS Of innocent purchasers,
aud to rob him on theoretical baseY A
thousand dollars for expOunding patent laws
Is every citizen engaged in the multitudinous
callings and duties Of this busy life compelled
70 know these Intricate laws without any
public adequate notiaestion OF preferred
claim, Where should royalty be paid but In
tue purchase Of an implementy IL there NO
reserve for the vast multitude In relation to
this requirement and expectation Of knewi-
edge Of law! There must be some inherent
right LETT In reserve or allegiance In favor OF
the masses. Any legal citizen would know
when infringing or attracting . moral or
criminal law. but we opine some patent
statutes with monied Interpretation would
DEFY 1t least an angels wisdom. Who are
laws made 70 benedI BY this great American
pe0p.el Ma fe lily tie .nteLt Is the greatest
good TO the greatest number. A paleniee
se.sing claim, held - Ut trlfing worth to
him, to \ second party, and they using it TO
get uuearned or unmerited millions For.
,ooth! Let's look into this affair. Andrews
Co.'s claim 10 thus formulated. We paid
Green. the original paientee, on. dollar
ergo! we have the legal right to hurry the
people OF tine United States into unlimited
Gusts aud trouble, or ext0rt million dollars
rom each state u cover our claim and out
lay. cannot invent language commensurate
with the emorlniiy Of this in.Qui,y. We ieei
Il with all the resistiess iorce VI violence, rob-
perry and oppression. Alas that there IL
aausht but tine iPse dirt Vi possibly fxliible |
Judge to stand between ouch stupendOus in |
esests aud fictitious wicked demands. inxen- |
I"u.iy designed and plsnsib,y pre'erred. A
very lcger,ieMain u law. Are tnerv indeed /
nands? IN cxses Of such m0mentOus magui- |
iitude the source VI power should be consult |
ed 10 ~ the intent aud purpose VI the laws /
nelr delegates are supposed to have passed
u their tine peopie'>) interests. Judge
. placed IA mis- position or the prime intent
u prevent peryersiOns o. law, and to be
'arrer ON p,rsting, by the designing and
cnening. II il n sorry plight when they
Olu tue wolves Of society " prey upon whom
ney were INTENDED 10 protect. How long
.iil it he ere the multitude WI Learn to cope
With the organized lew. This Is the problem
ave daily need of having answered. We
AVE delegated to much Of our power and
aust hasten to recover it.
BULwARK OF LIBERTY.