Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-06
TIE EVILS OF LAND MONOPOLY.
RrDzosp. King county, seft. 4.
1890 po~r.

REDekoyp, King county, csIt' =.
ENRON PosT-IS-KLLIGEScKR:
Permit me In my humble way 10 ON
tribute NV mite Of appreciation and en-
TO you in the good b9ht
Won are making IN behalf of the psopie,
their bones, their liberties and their M
aud TO hope they VIII isiiS
appreciate and honor yea for the nooie
effort Won are making 20 secure Tor 'nen
the benefits OF those inessimaois oiess-
ings. 49,. o,Ia
of Washington Territory viii be called
mon TO express their opinions upon Ice
most important question ever presented
20 them, or ever likely 10 be agaln-a
ouestion that may be the means OF nx-
ing the future destiny of the great state
of Washington; a question that may De
aide the future veal or woe OF com ng
generations; a question anec,inR toe
homes. the firesides and the happiness
Of our children. Shall the public lands,
which We fendly hoped were the rit ut
ful inheritance Of the people, be gwen
into the hands of interruptions monopo
lies, to be eventually disposed OF b.
them in large bJdies TO wealthy ailensf
Already the eyes of the English Earl,
the Celtic Lord and the Hessian Mar
ouis are fixed with a fascinated gaze on
our rich prsiries, our nagnifcent Iof-
ests and our valuable mineral lands, to
Law the foundation of large landed
estates for future scions OF nootiity
What, / ask, will be the consequence
When this land Ia made valuable by the
toll of tbs present race of pioneers. this
lordiino comes over, builds his castles.
narcels out his land 10 hIs tenants and
tnauourates his system of landlordism,
a systeIs that has seen the curse OF the
human family wherever introduced. a
system that has caused more misery
than all the evils inflicted on man. In
fact. no man who has not seen for him
self the workings Of this helllsh system
can conceive one half tho enormity Oh
the crimes il perpetfates. The lmalin-
alton in its widest flights OF fancy can
not picture tine infamy, the sin, or the
misery IL has been the Cause OF. III
those men who favor the spoliation OF
the public land would go see what
have seen, believe they would fesi a.
I do on this subject. Could they see
their fellow man, endowed with TIE no
blest attributes that nature could De-
stow, vet doomed to life OF incessant
toll, without hope OF reward, and
chained to the rack OF perpetual power
ty, whilst the fruits Of his labor are
wrenchsd from his grasp to pander 10
the passions of indolence and inso-
leuce; could they see this purse-proud,
arrogant, 80 called landlord srrayed IN
all the finery that art can produce, pur-
chased by the sweat of the t0ilers, A.
tended by his hordes of bailiffs and re-
tanners, surrounding the miserable huts
of his tenants and snatchinR the
last morsel of food from the liPs OF bis
furnishing children to fatten his kennel
of hounds; coald they see the aged
father and mother, with their helpless
children, driven from their miserable
home to die on the highway Of enforced
famine. after lifetime of toll and Ia
Dor, whist the arrogant landlord wal
lowed In all the luxuries which a boun
tifui land could produce could they see
virtue and innocence dragged from iheil
home to the shambles OF shame ano
sacrificed on the unhallowed altar ol
wanton RIGHTEOUSNESS, with no law T.
protect them, no justice TO guard them
let them see those things. and thou
sands of others equally Infamous, anc
thon say they will be- Instrumental n
introducing this system ON the soil oI
America, a soil consecrated to liberty b,
the blood of heroes and patriots. No
NO IL there In to be oae hallowed spo
on Gods holy footstool free from ih,
blood stained track of tho landlord
one spot on earth where man. ia all tn,
dignity of manhood, can call his hom'
his own-let that spot be America. lie
us be true to the trust inherited from
the fathers Of our country. and remem
Der that no country can ever he poor
no people need ever be dependei {, n'
good government can ever be In DANCE
from external invasion nor inferno
usurpation, no bad laws, not even dis
eliminating tax laws, can long remsiI
on the statute book, where the citizen |
the owner OF his bone and shareholde
in lis government. Let as remembe
today the noble spirit that inspired tn
declaration of Americas Independence
and listen to that same holy spirit AZ
cries to rs from the ashes of the immor
tai dead TO preserve unbroken the bul
warks OF American Independence, th
free homes of our children. And tina
they may prove worthy Of the trust
the prayer Of your humble servant,
l.. McREDMosD.