Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-25
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EDFT0R PosT-ExTnzIoKscEas
uaties you hass froa tiDs % fiHas
e,ounuanniesfsona upu1 the q1estson or
he ursT.lecs . bard timss,S and mADy
and varied are tie opiniOas resstsse
Thereto. soFue q the reasons aszEned
shersfsg are, IN m7 opini0a, very enrt-
Gus, 70 Say the 1855
Thst st,ess o. ntinaaily rsearfsnf pe-
yfe,sx a. deuEsssion IN basinsss. - these
s,henomena are popzlagiv called, pro
dnee OF are accompanied By mach sp-
r,ereut Poverty aus9o2 tarRs CLASSES OF
the oornunnity. 10 un901Dted- That
the~s ueriods Of AepeeAstou are the oa1ss
Of this evil u Q1estioosble.
All s1eelsb. 90 the so1Fess from when
tbs eienaenis going % s1stain life are
obsainsd, ars summArixsd into three
ssmpia dtrIsi0Es-air, water and lAed.
10 denT the uss Of any or either OF
slsese 10 any srsafnFe bf0uRht INTO ex
istenes upDn the essth means death 70
ti,st crpstuns. TIER Possession - Ne
es4snry 20 susfssn the life Of ssch-
10 tsettle no, fence IN. OF ot5er7ise
reduce 20 personal POSSESSION the eie-
r.eut OF air " impraetie sols. and hence
d, fast has n0s been attempted OF done,
4, chat even IN tnis advanced age TIE
of,uunnn elsmeus Of atf may be said 10
BE- the community property OF every
creature.
Tbs ZANE difioalty besets 10 large
daurss the hasb 4adIng and the rsten
sss5n Of the excsuslve posssss1on OF the
z,,fer nrop the earth's anrfase. 20 that
~ and that ia general u also - the CON
mon property Of all .
N0s IS. hosever. with thai portion Of
The ezrth's surface deDOmiDated land.
Prom oefiods early Ia the history Of the
raes fhe strong have disputsa the pos
SESSION Of the soil over thai portion OF
the eaYsh's surface that they could con
tful 20 nuy bat their osn. In she con
ft1us tts, matter Of advantage has been
ever the paramount confederation, - Is
d today. The principle OF right has
been seldom kept IN aiGht- Al. o. most
81 the evils current In the human fanli-
~. ove their being TO the Eant OF recti-
tr1.fe AnnaR the Individuals OF the race.
There IL not, neither indeed can there
b., any sivilixation worth the striving
for uaIsss the same 10 based upon prin-
ciules Of riahs, rather thaa upon princi :
piss az Advantage. Ali the evils that
hsue acerued 10 the race and to the 9th
ef creatures upon the surface Of she
earth. have come FROM following cot
ths self sse king policy Of the age. In
the sfrus,Rie for advantaQe and weaish
tbs pEizs will be sure 70 90 into the pos
sea,ion Of the strong and abe cunning
and crafty Of the RAGS. leaving the large
body Of the community torn and mutt
lated and Impoverished.
This tendenny TO use for individual
advantage every elem~nt Of wealth that
forsse eaE secure and power control, u,
in the present moral condition Of the
hstnan family, IN ths very nature OF
things, exesedIngly iniurioas to the ia
tersiats Of the weaker Individuals Of the
rae,. In Ireland, where the soil has
lsniy since passed into the possession of
the few, every one has the general night
Of life, liberty and the pursuit Of happi-
nass, guaranteed to him by the laws, but
Of course, and in point OF fact. ne one
but the owner In fee simple or the soil
has q right Of existence In that tight
little island. The few owners ~ the
land there may at their pleasure turn all
othsra of from their domain into the
sea, or 10 seek home In other lands
beyond the ssas, where the same condi-
lions may obtain, a. indeed has been
done 10 q great extent, and the land CIV
en- up TO the growing Of sheep as being
bOtA more pleasant and profitable 20
she owner. IL 10 not to be implied,
however, from the state Of affairs IN
ireland, that the faux lies in the poiiti-
Gal and landlord system - found there;
because In point OF faes these are more
favorable to the tenants interests than
those Of almost evtry ether country.
In the foreible possession and hold
ing Of che soil By individuals Of the
race, think, perhaps, lies the chief
SOURCE OF the poverty and the wFetched-
meas of tkle human family current In
all countries. Que of your correspond
enta seems to iabsr under the impress
sion that 10 the high rate OF interest for
money is sEaceable the cause OF these
peri0ds Of depression IN business. and
not 10 over production. IL lhis IL 90, IL
uAnHot be- because OF anything iBhef-
emily wrong in the principle Of 1sury
itself, OF OF payment for the use Of
monay. The only value attendant upon
money 10 In its use. And u being q
creature or thing Of mans makiRe,
purely, the one creating u Is entitled by
all pfinotples Of right ~ do - be viii
with his uwn. Not 90. however. with
the soil. lite creation 10 of another
sour,,e. Man has had nothing what.
ever 10 do with its making. Il was de-
signed for purpose beyond tns will Of
man. That purpose 10 plain 90 every
one u intelligence. viz To provide .
place of being and sustsntation for ell
Iearfh-borr creatures. And the forcible
seixare % the soil b. some. 30 the ex
elnssen Of othera, u the act OF thieves
and robbers. and can only result IN q
ertnaine, suppiioating Submission 70
| The strong, aud eventual cessation of
life o. tbs part of the weak.
In this cenpeaii0u the tnnation Of the
currency and cheap money doctrines
held By many, u seems 70 me, are very
| faiiaaious. The stamping Of 500
upon legal tsndeF mode instead Of
s'SlU's uoaad moi IN itself make the note
| In itself ten times moro valuables IL Il
woald. there would then be cheap
Enath,5d OF creating wealth. Neither
would the adding 70 the volume Of gold
and Hisvef a. present IN sxistanoe do
anYthisg eisa than n,AkG them Ices
| valuable. oeher things bang equal.
Tho thoughts above set forth are only
hasad On oaonomie frst principles; and
40 toerhinsl these am led "a think that
no permanent and large. valuable i'm
proyement Of the condition Of man
hind un the earth a. existing nov can
be hsped f0r, exoept from revelation
Of TIA preasnt order of ihings Of mcst
widespread character. Undoubtedly 60
alneiiafatiun 0f the eondision Of man
kind man b. Looked FOE resulting from
4 the slow daFalonmanf al oauaea noe az
work. J.F.u
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