The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1881-08-18

In Tho place where hin lot tNlleth.s ~ lot Wan
Tho inheritance M tho Lord commanded.
"AAd JuehuA cast lots FOR them IN shiloh.
before the Lard, and then Joshua divided tue
land unto the child On Of Israel.
1.-THE lot il eAst into tho lap, but tho whole
dssgosins ,hefrof !, Of The Lord. bible.
divided by divine appointment. 40 that each
one Rot TIM portion which uod not apart for
him. Thus NerN thu children OF Israel sct-
tied each one AlAndholder.
The EtrAt law announced NJ the beginning,
Earn Your brrNd BY the sweat vi your brow"
WAS herr utilized and put In reach Of oil. But
~ there Mete crafty and unHcfNpulous ones
among the people, and M there wore simple
and sonitdi1g ones also, among the people,
aunau plans must be devised 10 keep the land
Justly and cQnitAbly divided, so that al should
bc able ID vet hrrAd and have place 10 hive.
And the cNpidity III man being wcll known, the
monster thlnEe, extorliun and Nsnry. also be.
my understood, II wAA necessary 10 devise a
mode by which An cqutpoise, general holding
leach 4 port.on) ~ the people Of the land. 4
mode that should not nor could not BIZ de-.
stroypd. A plan must I've instituted sn,ong the
people where the land monopoly Of Egypt
could not come
Coda great law Ia, "Thc land nhAll not be
sold forvvcr, Tor the land Ii Mine. Lev
abf ~.
10 this enl the jubilee WA established. Il
was statute of limitation against land monop-
oily, amt one ot The grxndcsl esrr put upon \
statute beok. The world must conlc to Il yet
universally. A distinguished writer speaking
hf Il uses this Languages
Its limitation was ttty years. Al each &C.
curing period Of the half century All landa n.
verified ID their ancient owners. Tie political
design Ut thu law u jubilee WAS to prevent the
too.ereNt oppression " the poor, NJ wcll A.
their er.ng hattie 70 perpetual slavery. By this
lA.tng for rerlstui,y. VI. X. 7oa
The darkest period Ia history, m has been
shown, followed the fall Of the lsoMan empire,
known m thu Dark Ages. And this MAS brought
about by 4 SHRINKING volume VI money. suit.
,Ms IN Land ROBBERY. An incrcaslny cdlMe 81
money and falling prices have been. and Atc
nov, more fruitful ot human misery than var,
fearful disorder went OH till the revival Of let
trrs. The frat indication u life arose from
the widespread Influence III the hank or
Venice, and aoon after the Introduction and
Nsc VI BILLS of cxchAnRc, which gave the world
4 wider circulating mediums. giving birth 10 y
Through all thus hong. sorro~fa, period
nom Eeypt 10 The death Of Rome the land
trMa,ss Muse based On robbery. Aud even
the discovery III tho New World and instltutinH
= ~ III land did not break np the robbcries
winch more than 4 thousand wars has held
E0rerrs toiAng millions down ton vAssalAge
cruel ~ the grave.
All ovrr the continent the "rrcebootcr"
sySscM Obtains. EnglAnd leAds Oh IN land
monopoly more foul and deadly than has dis.
HrAcsd the earth llRht and knowledge consid-
crvdl vince that ii Egypt. A word IN regard
u u, and then We will take up the matter A Il
applies aud - 4 h creratiny IN tins country.
The lnstT uAsuh, June N, 1878 OH this pucs-
lion, sa.ds I'm Great britain eight persons
own mere than 2N.000 acres Of land each, aud
tosty~cnc pcrsons own more than l0d. 900 acrcs.
The laIlseNt lAhdholdcr. according to recent ~
port, II the Duke II Sutherland. who owns
LINN tas Actes II land in Acolland. The Duke
II lsaaslcash and QNecnsbarR owns l5e. 26s
ss sr ST !aMes Ms lay aoe.e,o acres
acld, 3oAssl ACRES Duke % Richmond, 26s,.
&us Acfc~, EA,l u fife, 2S7. 6s2 Acree. aud AL.
cNANdcr MathefNoA a9h Az acres
Tharty>tMo thousand own the land OF The
lGttssh lslce where some So,0Mn00 people
have 10 sNeslst We have a copy Of the Lon.
don Contemporary Rtvs.se. in which George Oe.
dea shoWs up the land question IN it's hldeoNs-
ncsss "A letter notion Of the growth Of our
land monopoly may be obtained from the fol-
lowtngs Tue Earl o. AeaaltAne can ride on
hls own land IN single direction 100 miles.
The Duke VI sutherland o~ns the county Or
the sAnae Nance This county reaches from eca
y -. The Duke Of Richmond holds pcsses..
elon II 3enOW ACRES II UAraon Castle and
0oolwoo<l. and the Duke Of Devonshire n, 900
IN the county ct Derby alone.
II has been aNthorttAtlvely stated that lces
than l0O personH now own oMe.hNlf OF England
and tAlcy-feartha cf scotland. The way IN
which political power. ~ largely mJnopo-
hsel BY land pOprtetorS, has been 0sed
may be CLEANED trCa the fact that within
tho last I'D yrArs 7,OMA 900 ACRES Of common
lands have been added h their estates. that il
the estAte Of adjoining pruprWtorr.s
TeAAAtfy 10 the rule In Europe, and haH been
Tor ceAtArcs "a eS,deMcel. A leading article il,
the New losk TSMes Of April y says on this
leaats IN 10 \ change Of owner.
lAMdholsaers on the one hand. and tenant far.
sacs~ Oh the either. something elmllar In both
c~ses 10 what has Tong existed and nov EXISTS
Ia tue older countries III Europe"
The WAolr policy OF this country ID shaping
thlags 10 this end surely and certainly.
CLASS t.AwS ARE pciNa n.
The means Nsed 10 secure their enactment,
are naoaeeteas wrongs against the people. Look
At them.
rMs FINANCIAL CONSPIRACY.
That there IL \ Deliberate conspiracy on tie
part ~ kasoleaN bonSiholdeu and Eastpn
eAps,Aslsts, orsAnlscd for the purpose " rob
AtlNWNNllNt CtNkNV& lt04F NMVN-eAIilel
wealth. and toscanE upon them sys.eM.
VIII n bright can rsses On hts coar~e and lehr
ar~ee " esAseN
The workings Of our monetary system has
Developed fully the cad FACT. conspiracy
| ceatlelled by the enemies of the country ~.
eArsd class lava 10 he pAssc1. The foul plo,
was but alMlS secA At the time, and BY but q
Few, y~t the truth IN that systcM Of lcgislatiou
in usc Interest u the capital class was consan,.
AfAAs1 Ia h
feaAd rxANrlcd In the laws OF any nation. That
tAcse men. pretended fsteAis of the country,
saw the ena from the hHsnnlne, " plainly "a
he WeA by the character ot the laws they &C.
cured the pSseAse Of, Tl,eec laws when set m
esles are \ coMps,tc system creating cas-,
and sustaining that class in posstion and power
MAach they never could have attained 10 bu,
.Nx. ~ trace this legislation and show how
the reclac ~cfc eetrayed u the next thsng il
| esSleE
ran ssasr srEn
The Hr~t Etep in the coAsplrAcy was q q
seAetAaS Of The eteeAb~ck money in two places.
That u BY ,aeertlng IN the act VI Feb. Is,
lSSs, that the United StAtes notes (Hreen.
A&ckse sAeNld not pay duties on imports and
interest on the public debt.
ThM NAs MohstroNs wrong AxAinst labor.
II created 4 class " preferred credatora, and
they tho lc~s deserving the capital class, Al
The sAnae time Il set trap of ruin that hank.
sapsed the country, aided BY other class laws,
bringing destruction Of fortunes. suffering
and aAlsesv imp srallelca in history.
I, What wAs the condition Of the country at
the time. and why were legal tenders issacdp
\ Who aelsosed their isaues s What was
sAads 4 Who demanded the two exceptions
IA the legafseAder notcsg Aud & Who OBJ
lccted 10 The eAccrions aud what did they
| sASy
!, The country was in the throes II civil war.
Specte pASMents had been suspended by the
Government and BY every banking cstablish-
MeAt In the country. There scemed no other
way open tat legal tenaeas, We were indebted
g the solaless and sA.lcrs nearly el0o, OOo, 00o
They were 6eeIlag for their pay many Of them
shedding teAFs round the camp-larss N they
read lcttesa from their wascs, asking for money
10 buy tocd and ctctAing Tor the children. 4
cel.Alse scesncd Inevitable The credit Of ths
Government was pcrled Almo~t beyond re-
acaAntseA A distinguished Senator rose Ia hi
place aud sAlds " The specie capital which III,
6AMks II the loyal StAtcs could place At the die
eeeAl ~ the Government was but little NOR,
than 81. VoA0O0 That sum will not carry o,