The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-08-26

evils mentioned. SO win yellow fever take
care OF itself, and so does smallpox cure
itself, BY killing all Il happens to attack,
The powers OF nature are great, but q
dropsy is as much matter of devel'
opment, is as natural under given
conditions rs are health and beauty
nature .unguided will produces as mueh
evil as It is capable OF eiteoting good,
and Il is 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 contin-
ues 10 exist, One illustration, however,
will at least serve 10 show why prosperity
TO the masses cannot ensue as long this
gigantic evil remains factor in our ciyill-
cation. Twenty years ago town lots In
Dallas that could have been boughttor $500,
are now worth 5000, aud II matters 60 ON
as they now promise to do. those same lots
in twenty years hence Sill be worth SO, COO
In other words, merchants, spectators,
bankers OF peanutsseliei who. having ha I
Sll the time "A margin OF piotton their tran
sections, will be Offering premiums for adj
vantageous situations, whereupon they can
more readily ettracI those who, having TO
purchase supplies, will add yet more to
their Store, Aud the farmer will have Just
30 much tackled to his goods, ~ they, the
merchants aud other dea ers. have to pay
in rent; or II they own the land upon which
their stores are built, the interest on the
valuation Of said ground might be added 10
| the cost price OF the articles they may have
TO sell. But 1t will be said that the increase
OF
COMPETITION BErwKEN RAILROADS
/ will In time overcome 50 much OF the cost
Of transportation that eusues to the farmers
detriment, both on those things he has to
purchase and what he has for sale. This
| will be the result, 1t is true, eventually but
by that time the farmers who are now aud
will tor years continue 10 lose or at least
not make money, will become more embar
raised, and will have TO sell out their iarm'
to those who, having a margin OF profits on
their transactions, viii be ready and deSir
GUS OF buying them. Then We will have
few rich merchants, bankers, ETC., aud /
mass Of tenants
In all that has been said, there is no re
proach intended against merchants, bank
ers or capitalists. The laborer Is worthy o
his hire, but no more so than Is the mer
chant worthy OF his profit. But private
ownership OF land Is no more necessary &
= the prosperity OF the merchants and othe
capitalists than Il Is to the prosperity OF tn
farmer The one class would be as grea
J gamers almost as the other by tree lands
But the limits OF this communication wi
not permit that this point be dilated ON
: and, indeed, we do not pretend that whs
has been written here will convince an
man not already persuaded Of the exped
I ency and the business Of free lands, of th
. desirability OF that combination. But IL
- hoped that enough has been SAID TO intere,
, both farmers and merchants, sufficiently {
= least to engage their attention In an exam
! nation OF this great and comprehensive sui
y iect. This much, however, We vii maiI
g tain that as long as the righ; puN i'm
/ is recognized and acted upoA, ju,t so Ion
y will evil result to society at latsu, aud 30
u erty and all ITS attendent miseries continU
= the lot of the majority of mankind, an
u crime, woe, despair and suicide hold hig
e carnival In our centers Of civilization.
u These evil results are most marked
9 France, England and Ireland, and are MAJ
i ifesting themselves most prominently
II such portions OF the United States as hay
longest had this cause In operation. In
word, those dreadful results that folio
n from poverty and competition, and tho
J, evils that follow from the consequel
It scramble after wealth, rendered so niece
n sary because OF the horrid consequence
! that follow upon poverty are most appare
h In lust those countries who have had d
l. longest time for "these things TO rig
IS themselves II only left alone" ]. II. b.