The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-05-04
AMERICAN Yv1cr7oNa.

withe despotic power. This 10 In the nature Of
things II mon havo TO look 70 the soil fos oil
that foods aud clothes thcm, or. In other words,
II life cannot DO sustained except by what comes
from the land, IL necessarily follows that any
class who hold In their possession this all-im.
portant natural agent can dictate their own
terms to tho rest Of the community.
This In true no matter what may DO tho form
OF government Under . republic AZ we'll -
under an absolute monarchy the landowner Ii
tho master Of the situation. An long - mon
must have food TO sustain lifo and clothes TO
covcr their nakednoss they will DO compelled
to accept the forms tho landowner imposes up
on them. II oil depends upon him whether
these forms arc cndurable or not. II no 10
wished no could compel those who do not pos
sess land TO hand over 70 b i'm oil tho results Of
thor labor.
With death staring Thorn In the face men will
give oil they have to save their livos. Now, com.
plctc isolation from the products OF tho land
means death. II will then DO readily sosn that
the c.ays VINO havo tho right TO say how much
or how lttlo Of these products thor follow-men
shall DO permitted to enjoy possess ! power
tlat virtually makes Ill others thcir slaves.
IL you do not givc what chooss to ask for
tho privilege Of living on my land, l will cyict
YOU" 10 - tho language Of tho Irish land
lord. Il 10 also tho language Of tho American
landlord. For this must DO kept we'll In mind
that the power given BY land monopoly il tho
Same upon both sidos Of the Atlantic Evict.ons
take place hcrc ~ we'll a. in ireland. Il 10 truo
that In tho latter country eviction means much
more than il does hero, whore the disinhcrited,
when driven from their homos, hAvo mol, - in
ireland, tho alternative Of emigration or starva-
ton staring them Ia the face. Nevertheless,
the principle IL tho samo, and If allowed tmo Il
is bound to work out in this country the sams
evils II has produced in ireland.
Wo are, in fact, already beginning 70 oxperi-
once scme Of those OWL results in the United
states. Statistics show that tcHiin TIE last
tre,re months 10000 families hare been euicssd
IN the city Of NsU York alone. A Now York pa
per that has vigorously championed tho cause
q Irish Landlordism, in speaking OF these ire
quent ovictions, says -
There ar. very few residents Of New York who
from time TO time have not witnessed the sight Of
family turned out into the street not knowing whore
to go, the victims Of harsh landlord summary
measured Asaddenins picture. too.-the toilins IN.
dustrious father. long AoGs II hard labor lore
not served to meet TIE rent the wretchsd mother sur
rounded BY her unfortunate children. or even carry.
ing tho youngest born In her arms. the household
goods piled In con ,uson al about thsm-this heart
rem ling scene o. HON .lsss. hungry. sad desparing
group IL to be too oitsn met With in the thck1y
populated districts II 10 ell very true TO ssy that
the landlord 1, entitled 60 hs premses that the ton
ant term has expired and that they have no right
to remain time. and that other people are walt
ing TO move INFO the house but b said the
other side that the tenant IL to humane treat
ment that Il 10 wrong and cruel t. turn family In.
10 the streets upon hour or two hours notice.
and that landlord who u possessed Of any Kindness
OF heart would utta children at least nom the
missris Of homslessasss and hunger. l. II any
won ier that Thousands upon Thousands OF tho city
hardworkins aud honest poorar classes should from
| their own sad experien ,es denounce the landlord
and tenant Law - shameful and unjust r
| We have hcrs presented picture that differs
In no way from IN eviction scene IN Ireland.
and remember that sixteen thousand Of these
scenes have boon enacted IN New York during
tho last yoar. Indeed, the process of evicting .
family from Its homo ID much more simple
in the metropolis Of the United States than IL u
| in ireland ilsslE
| Under what il known - tho hold-over
procoss,> family in New York City can b put
out on tho sidewalk st two hours notice. Tho
day the ielse expires tho landlord-and many
Of the landlords tAko caro- that the lease - from
mouth to mon.h-applios TO the Court for :
.hold.over and hands il ovcr TO the Marshal.
who corresponds to the Irish bailiG An an
swer can be mado returnabls In two hours.
The Marshal visits tho house Of tho one who u
TO 10 evicted, and If nsithor he nor his repre-
sentative Is at homo no nails tho paper 70 tbs
door. Tho tenant may DO ct hin work and -
in b.issful ignorance Of the steps that have been
taxen to break up his homo. The landlord or
his lawyer ID 10 court. and . tho tenant fails 70
gives decision il favor Of tho landlord. and the
4 Marshal Immediately proceeds 70 the house Of
\ the tenant and commences throwing his house
hold luraiturs INTO the street
Tired afs,r his days work. the tenant r.
turns home to and that he and his family have
\ boon enc,ec and are without shelter. He has
no legal remedy tor the wrong that has been
done him. II vas al dono BY "dus process Of
law" The landlords have had the Law made "a
! su,t themselves, and il II therefore useless
for their victims to seek any protection in the
courts.
4 The papes from which We have already
quoted tells us that "in former years the
! landlords found the Justices, - rule, very
willing to aid them In cyiesing tenants. and
sholti-overs' were ISSUED in far greater numbers
than at present. Indeed, - compliant were
the justices with the requests Of the landlords
that many came to DO known - tho landlord
Judges" 1t seems that tho politclan-made
JUSTICES are not a. willing - they used to DO e
lend themselves to the work Of evicnng work.
ingmen from their homes. Even they begin d
ses tho handwriting on tho wall. and realize
that it is not safe 10 identity themselves with
Landlordism.
The landlords have in turn discovered thai
the Marine Court - ct thor service. and ehey
arc therefore abandoning the Justices and
flocking into the Marine Court "hold-over
10 issued by this Court against tenant who !,
perhaps living at the other end Of the city. tn,
! Marshal serves the papers upon him. Tho tan
aat hasteus on TO the Court but the distance /.
30 great that before he reaches the Court tn
case u decided against him, and 10 return
homo TO lind his family evicted.
We have dwelt upon tho manner In which
American catixons can Do summArily driver
from their homes in order to chow that Ii,
Land Question, which 10 now mp Tor settlement
in Ireland, deeply concerns every ono Of M.
, is the question Of qucstions. Tbs matter Q
. wases is ,nsignAsant when compared With i
Tor It makes no difference 70 the workin2ma
what com pensation be receives for hin labor
I tho landlord. through ronl absorba the create
part q IT.
OSe OF tho most encouraging signs for th,
I future Of Labor 10 tho fact that American work
! in;men arc beginning to 200 the deep lnteres
/ they have in the Land Question. Tho adop
! ton Of Bishop NuLrY's grand declaration b
the Trades Unions OF New York - part .
, their platform has significance that cannot b
! mistaken. When that plank il carried out ~
] shalt not zee sixteen thousand families in y
, American city driven from their homes in Ii
) course Of one year. nor shall 70 SEQ America
workinymen compe.lel to part with tho create
part OF the fruits Of their labor for peruaissio