The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-10-07
Us there no balm in Gileade
Is there no phNsician thnraoi,


upon the principles of the equal rights
and sovereignty of the people, the
lands, the money and public highways
OF communication aud commerce are
contemporaries which belong to the
people; ana being also sovereign pron.
critics are inai,ensble, except bv distri.
button in equal or uniform shares or
benefits, without destroying the
sovereignty, equal rights and the
liberties OF tho people, and that to dis
pose OF them otherwiseis treasonable ,,
DO not suppose, Mr.. Cleveland, thst
any great number of cur leeis.
lators CONSIDER aud realize tho
Iact that they are sctually plunderiug
or roDolng the people Of their proper.
ties and natural rights through this
unconstitutional legislation, and reallv
undermining ana destroying our gov
eminent. Nevertheless il Ia true.
whether done ignorantly or otherwiae'
| use the terms robbery. treason. etc.
not with any desire to offend, but be,
cause thsy are rsslly expressive of
their aets, and more likely to arrest
their consideration TO the lenr,h.
breadth, height and depth of the great
wrongs.
As tho facts stated in the proposition
embrace, as | conceive, sill the Most
important questions connected with
the general welfare of humanity, In a
temporal oens6, and, think may ssv,
III Gn eternal sense, az subsidiary 10
The toachings of the Divine Master,
the advocacy OF these Truths and priu-
Cples Still constitutes the burden of
my political essay; and in proof of tho
facts stated in the propositions, | cub.
nit the following:
AS to tho Facts that republican gov
ernments are based on tbs equal righte
and sovereignty of the people; that the
land and all natural clements being
the creation and Gift of God Tor
the benefit eff all the people.
and that tho money and
artificial highways OF com
munication and commerce., bsing era
ated through the exercise of their GOV
ereign or collective power are common
properties which belong 70 the peo ple,
and that ali the people constituting
such government have natural, equal
rights therein btiug almost univer.
sally admitted need no proof. That
they are also sovereign properties is
proven by :h9 fscts that they are uni
versally found in tho possession OF tho
ruling power on sovereign in all ne
lions, and IA cen 'Dlidatsd or monarch.
lel governments arc known and roc
ogni25d as the kings land, the kings
money and tho kings highways, aud
that they are inali8nnble without
destroying The existing sovor.
eighty Ia proven by che facts
that they ato absolutely necessary to
complies tho autlnoaly Of sovereignty
In any fJrm " sovereignty, end the
mere Suggestion OF Sovereignty do
prlyed ~ the o" usrssip Of these prop
critics Is utterly absurd: and all HE
tory st!asta SYr f4rt that the power To
tule or govern universally passes with
n change ia the ownersnip Of ttese
sovereign properties. And hence, IL is
man'fost thaJ, in 81 republican govern
ment, based ON tho equal rights and soy-
ereiguEy OF Ihe people, TO deprive them
of these sovereign properties by trans.
ferfit them to individuals or corpn-
rarluls, ia To destroy the sovereignty,
equal rights snd liberties OF the PEG
pie; and hence, also, it is manifest
treason, for, both history and the ex-
perienoe OF mankind attests the fact
that whoever, by whatever means, &C
quires the recognized
OWNERSHIP OF THESE PROPERTIES
acquires the power To rule, govern and
enslave the people. Thus do [ provo
the facts stated in the general propo.
sition and, therefore, make IL the
alpha and omega OF my political plat
form.
And 80, in the establishment Of the
government 81 the Ua;ted Slates. our
fathers discardiog the PRINCIPLES OF
government oasei on tho sovereignty
OF ono man-the Eing-and his owner
ship of these sovereign properties,
with all other hereditary rights and
special privileges pertaining 10 mon
archy, crested, or1Gined and estab-
hshed bodv OF government based
upon the sovereignty OF the people
With equal rights Of owership in these
sovereign properlieg, having legislative
executive and Judicial departmental
and all tho necessary machnsryot q
government, cot u centralized SOW
ereignty, with limited powers; and,
among otbsr !egieletlve powers, dele
gated 70 Congress cSr-
tain limited powers con-
corning their cenmon OK sovereign
properties designed TO urilizs jheee
most valuable properties for the gem
eral welfare OF all thepeople constitute
ing the government, viz: tho powcr
ITO coin money" tha power 10 "borro
money auo tho power 70 "dipOse OF
I'm equal shares or benefits OF cOu,se)
and make all needful rules and rogulR
tlons concerning tho territory end
other common properties of tho poo'
pie. These sre all the powers dole
gated concerning these common or
sovereign properties.
In former letter TO your eNcellenCy,
70 which this ia the promised sequel
having shown, seriatum, hSw Cen
gress--the legislative department. OF
our government, arrogating ou-
preme discretionary power
power used only by
ABSOLUTE soVRRElgNs AND TYRA1rs,
with executive approval, and judicial
endorsement, by misoonstruing, per-
Vertlng aud prostitutiug these powers
as delegated, aud the usurpStion OF
Sowers not delegated, have plundered
s'e people oi their sovereign proper
VS. and transferred them 60 corporate
covers and other favored classes. |
uc0m II not necessary here 10 repeat
me mcthods again. But tho fact II
MANIFEST that through those means the
soNoroignty OF tho people established
by the fathers has been practically
undermined and destroyed, aud an
sristocraoy, based upon monopolles
OF THESE sovereign properties, created
IN It's stead, while The great body of
Inc psople beiug thus robbed of
tneif squal rights therein have been
reduced 10 vapalago snd slavery TO
TINS monster hydra,headed, insurgsnt
pody OF power now lording II over
highways.
But after all, Mr., Cleveland, thooo
assumptions, ui,c pstrutions, perver.
Moes and uSurpations OF power are
nothing now undor the sun. They
arc, In fact, but repetition OF mRn'a
poltich history IN all ages Of tho
Aud 20 sur Legislators, In the alb
sence OF necessary restraints, inheflt-
hg, perhaps, too largely tho effects ct
we we "iorhidden iTuit," which tempipt
Sas iirst paronts. TO Feat aud
.ecome as gods"-rulars ovtr
s saeir fellow men-could no.