Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-04
b. j. CHAMBERS.
A Fourth of July Greeting in the
Shane of Financial Thesis

speaking OF tne lluauCes VI MeNiSui
which you represent as being in a
'sadly demoralized" condition, you
proceed to say: "There seems TO be
but enc wsy out of the difficulty; and
that eminent political philosopher,
Col. B. j. Chambers, is the only man
who thoroughly comprehends it. We
hope and expect to see him fly to the
rescue OF our sister republic
Regarding this in the nature of q
challenge, or rather churlish invita-
ton to air my political philosophy In
the columns OF The GAZETTE, j accept
the challenge and insist that THE GA.
zETTE shall not cowardly refuse me
the opportunity offered. The GA.
zETTE did not inform its readers of the
nature and causes OF the demoraliz ed
condition of the finances of the people
OF our sister republic, but, doubtless,
some OF our Democratic states
men have been down there
teaching their legislators the beautiful
financial system (for robbery of n
bank-note currency redeemable in coin
at the option of their bankers; or, per-
haps, teaching them how to rob their
people OF part of their money by stop.
ping the coinage of silver a-la-Cleve-
land; or, it may be, that some of our
Republican statesmen have been teach
ing them their brilliant financial sys-
tenn for robbery of creating hybrid
substitutes for money deprived Of
part of the natural functions
OF money, like our old greenbacks,
causing its depreciation, and their
bankers and Spectators are probably
robbing the people Of 1t by buying It
up at heavy discount and funding it
into Understanding bonds at par, eX.
empt from taxation, and taxing the
balance OF the people - pay the inter-
est. 1t needs no political acumen or
philosophy to assign to these, or to
similar causes. the "demoralizedn con-
dition of the finances of our sister re-
public. We have all seen them prac-
ticed at home with similar effects so
often that it has passed out
OF the domain of specula-
tive philosophy to establish facts.
| sympathize deeply with our Mexican
brethren in their financial troubles,
but, as cannot Ego to them, / must
content myself with writing for their
benefit, and all whom 1t may concern,
a dissertation on the general princi-
Piles of government, and showing how
they have been perverted by our own
legislators, prepared especially for the
Fourth Of July columns of THE GA
HETTE
GENERAL PRINCIPLES.
/ will premise by stating that in
all nations and in all forms
Of government there are certain
properties, known as sovereign proper
ties, consisting OF the lands, the money
and the public highways Of the coun-
try, which are universally found in
the ownership and control of the ruiz
ing power or sovereign; and so init
mately associated is the ownership and
control OF these sovereign properties
with the power to rule or govern, that
they may lac regarded rs the basis of
all sovereignty, the mere will of the
nominal sovereign being always
swayed and controlled by those
who may become the owners
of these properties. In the
normal or natural condition of
society, no absolute individual owner.
ship of these properties is recognized
Republican governments are based
upon The recognized sovereignty of the
people, and their natural equal rights
IN these sovereign properties.
Monarchies are based upon monop-
oily of these sovereign properties
wrested from the pe)ple, generally by
the sword. under the control of one
man-tae monarch or king-and are
called the kings land, the kings
money and the kings highways.
Arlstocracies are based upon lesser
mo 1opolies of the re sovereign proper.
ties wrested from the king or people
by force, fraud or sO-called law.
The poverty ana slavery of the great
mass of the people results from per-
uniting themselves to be robbed or
plundered of their natural inalien-
able equal rights in these sovereign
properties and thereby forced to pay
rents for the use OF land, interest for
the use of money, and tribute on their
commerce over their public highways
to those who may acquire the own
ership over them. For it is fact
attested by all history that whoever,
by whatever means, acquires the rec
ognized ownership aud control over
these sovereign properties acquires the
poTer of thus enslaving the people.
Hence eliminates the never-ceasing
of greedy, avaricieus and am
bilious men for the acquisition of these
sovereign properties to enable them to
enslave their fellow-men; and, as a re-
suit, it may be truly affirmed that
nearly all the bloody wars and revolu.
tions in ancient and modern times
have had their origin in these robberies
of the people of their natural,
equal rights in these sovereign prop
critics, or in their efforts to recover
them, or in struggles between the
robbers themselves for the ownership
and control over them. These facts
and principles, considered in connec.
ton with the present status and con-
dition OF our government and people,
make IL manifest that the fnndamen-
tai principles OF our government have
been practically suoverted, that an
aristocracy has been created bas ed upon
monopolies of these sovereign proper
ties, and that the great mass
OF the people have been impoverished
and practically enslaved by permit
ting themselves to be robbed OF their
natural, equal rights therein.
HOW IT is DONE.
And this brings us to consider how
this triple-headed treason has been
accomplished. 1t is manifest that 1t
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