The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-30

evils mentioned. 80 will yellow fever take
care Of itself and 10 does smallpox cure
itself, by killing all II happens 10 attack.
rbs powers Of nature are great, but q
dropsy In no much n matter Of devel-
opfnent, Ia aB natural under given
condltlors ~ are health and beauty
nature unguided will produce a. much
evil az IL Is capable OF elfeciiDg good,
and II In folly TO talk OF evils like those that
arise from private ownership OF land curing
themselves as long as the cause that in
cites the particular manifestations cOntln-
ues TO exist. One illustration, however,
will at least serve TO show why prosperity
to the masses cannot ensue as long as this
gigantic evil remains factor In our civill-
Zation. Twenty years ago town lots In
Dallas that could have been bougbtfor $500,
are now worth 5000, and If matters go on
as they now promise to do. those same lots
In twenty years hen e 8ill be worth $40, 900
In other words, merchants, spectators,
bankers or peanut.selleis, who, having nal
sill the time margin of profit on their tran
sactions, will be Offering premiums for adj
vantageous situations, whereupon they can
more readily attract those who, having TO
purchase supplies, will add yet more to
their store. And the farmer will have Just
so much tackled to his goods, IS they, the
merchants and other dea ers, have to pay
in rent; or il they own the land upon which
their stores are built, the interest on the
valuation of said ground might be added to
the cost price OF the articles they may have
to sell. But it will be said that the increase
of
COMPETITION BETWEEN RAILROADS
will in time overcome so much OF the cost
of TRANSPORTATION that ensues to the farmers
detriment, both on those things he has to
purchase and what he has for sale. This
will be the result it is true. eventually, but
by that time the farmers who are now and
will for years continue to lose, or at least
not make money, will become more embar-
raised, and will have to sell out their farms
to those who, having margin OF profits on
their transactions, will be ready and desir-
Gus of buying them. Then we will have q
few rich merchants, bankers, etc., and a
mass of tenants.
proach intended against merchants, bank
ers or capitalists. The laborer is worthy oil
his hire. but no more SO than is the mer'
chant worthy of his profit. But private
ownership OF land is no more necessary to
| the prosperity OF the merchants and other
capitalists than it is to the prosperity OF the
| farmer. The one class would be as great
| gamers almost as the other by free lands.
| But the limits of this communication VIII
not permit that this point be dilated on
and. indeed, we do not pretend that what
has been written here will convince any
man not already persuaded of the expedi
ency and the justness of free lands. of the
desirability ottlMt consumation. But it j:
hoped that enough has been said to interest
both farmers and merchants, sufficiently al
least to engage their attention to an exami'
nation of this great and comprehensive su
iect. This much, however; we will main
tain that as long as the right to buy land
is recognized and acted upon, just so long
will evil result TO society at large, and pov
erty and all It's attendent miseries continue
the lot of the majority of mankind, anc
crime, woe, despair and suicide hold higf
carnival in our centers of civilization.
These evil results are most marked II
France, England and Ireland, and are man
| ifesting themselves most prominently IL
such portions of the United States as hav'
longest had this cause in operation. In
word, those dreadful results that follow
from poverty and competition, and thos'
evils that follow from the consequen
scramble after wealth, rendered so neces
sary because OF the horrid consequence
that follow upon poverty are most aPpsren
in lust those countries who have had tn
longest time for "these things to RICH
themselves if only left alone" ]. 81. B.