The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-03-23
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Rights Isherent 70 Humanity.
The demand for q redress OF
wrongs, Is right inherent to humani-
~. No line Of preccdents, however
!. ntiqunted, no law by whomsoever
cnacted, no custom, however long
/ established, makes wrong too sac
rcd 70 be corrected and wiped out
!:.,nch generation Of mankind may de-
eide all these questions for itself,
without regard to what tho past has
i en- or the future may be. The as
arrtion Of this right Is not revolution,
or robbery, although its exercise may
take from some persons immunities
and privileges they have heretofore
.njoyed. because what they have
.aonopolized IS ofright, the common
property Of mankind; and which no
che generation Of men can surrender
30 fully IS to prevent succeeding
generation from recovering it's pos-
session, enjoying Its privileges. Nor
can one generation Of men establish
,nalterable rules and regulations
which shall be followed by another
generation In reclaiming an inherent
right Of which It has been deprived.
All times are proper times for the as.
sertion OF inherent rights; all meas.
ares that promise success are justi-
table, In the sight Of God and man.
Now let Us make application Of
hose general principles to particu-
lar cases.
History informs 10 OF time when
Ireland was invaded, overrun and
conquered. Catholics we're deprived
u their lands, even refused leases,
Estates were confiscated, and from
100000 to 100000 acres given ont as
Il reward for the devotion or daring
OF some follower OF the conqueror.
Feudalism, and the succession or in
heritance passing to the eldest son or
male relative, who is made entirely
incapable OF entailing debt upon his
Inheritance, no matter how worth
lees. depraved and reckless he may
he In sqandering money, nor can he
sncumber or sell the estate 80 as to
impair In the least the right or title
4 his successor. This is the founda-
lion OF the system OF tenant farm
ina In Ireland. It Is based upon
es,n. ruest and robbery. The lands
,hUe belong to the people Of ireland
usnSgk {, despite the conquest and
eouakil n Of their lands by brigand
invsleEs to their piratical followers,
and tho legislation Of England CIV
ing thess lands to the absentee land.
lords And { oblemen Of the realm ol
,arsat Brit sin has not annihilated
,.,ue singie right OF the legitimate
.ow1efs ,and Of their offspring. OF
right they aA Their owe rent to the
Landlord. nor . llsgience to England
Both are Be6b. rs; one has robbed
ahe Irish u ih, government, and
lnaiutains the otl YER In robbing then
N their homca.
Next let Us gan CO at our govern
ment railways .aad' telegraphs.
The XxyYN Congress Of the Q
3, - its second seasl on incorporated
che Union PacifcRai road company
which comprised Aes rly 1000 emf
aeat oapifaa;sts." who were author
.t.ed to l0eatc, coast1 ucf, furnish
ssalntssn and enjoJ q continnou
railroad and telegraph from the lo'
sheridan OF longitude west from
Greenwich, (ahout Osaa M to tn
ssstwern Boundary q tho territor.
,sf Nevada, &C.
In the same act tcAaA ,ter CXx,
ne government appl oprsat d none,
,nough per milo (el6Q0ol to bull
.he road, beside giving these 40
eminent capitalists" a strip OF lao
.en miles wide or every alterna,
section for ten miles on each side Q
.he road for the entire distance.
Thus We see that the government
las built the road. but it Is owne,
snjoyed) by lot OF men who wer
elected to guard the rights OF tn
oeople. but who betrayed them AM
heir inte ssts by naking,his splendi
Donation OF the peoples money an
and to themselves.
Now lot tho suggestion be mad
10 II often ie. and should contlnt
. be until It Ia accomplished TIL
-h0 government take possession
md manage and operate this r.ilws
md telegraph, and Immediately '
.ear that both are private propert
md the operating them . priva
aas.ness. which the governne
,hould not engage In.
We arc not Directing to the 60
.rament building this railroad, b
. It's giving II way.
Our readers who are old enough
.enember the building OF the fiI
ailroaIs in the United States 81
ne establishment OF the FIRST tel
raph lines will remember that I
.oveinment provided tho money
Experiment. with. making both