Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-11
A WRONG SYSTEM.
Henry George and His philosophy too Un.
American TO Obtain Favor,

fAhNsANNAt w V'AfAih avn
toRr WoKrH, TIA, Dec. Z, 1885,
To the Editor OF tho Gazette.
Pray do not ring the chestnut gong on
me. desire 10 discuss from prsc
teal standpoint some Sfairs OF recent
import. For simon pure gall and unquall-
fed impudence the late request OF the
municipal council Of Paris regarding the
pardon Of the condemned anarchists is
without precedent, The very idea OF
foreign assembase 10 seek TO interfere
In the ordinary course OF law and justice
In this country Is, to say the least, 10 this
case, III timed, iniudiclous and Iii adj
vised, The only parallel can form in
this instance is for the people of the
United States TO contrive petition, ask
ing their government TO use its good
offices In obtaining a mitigation Of the
sentence OF the CXiles Imposed on the
French royalists. our momentary aston.
ishment and anger is dlspelled, however,
when after material reflection their radl,
cal communistic predictions aud tendon-
Cics are realized, Yet the Knights OF
Labor are actively engaging themselves
and taking steps toward committing the
sentences Of the Haymarket hondS 0s.
tensibly the fundamental rules Of their
actions and pledges In contravention TO
the anarchists propaganda. 1t is OBJ
vious In this relation, they are in
a oorrelatiye position to the French, or
rather Paris municipal council. We can
accredit to Mr.. George that noble quality
which can be without violation OF truth
denied the "Knlght of Labor" viz,
| frankness. He (Mr GEORGE en-
deaVors 10 accomplish no re-
form by surrcpttious methods and
while prone TO be and is radical in his
theories on the land question, is not 80
Tabid in his declaration OF principles
against the rich az are his followers The
evils he alleges, while on the whole in
many instances anG iancies chimeras, and
| his views at times the deliberations OF a
day dreamer, he is not In any sense an
anarchist, but cherishes hopes Of mod.
ern Utopia that are entirely unfeaslble and
| incapable OF being realized. / am conf.
dent he does not sanction deeds Of van.
dallsm aud the fearful consequences II en-
tails. am scanning him with Il broad,
unbiased spirit md though quick toRward
his merits, and equally earnest in review
ing tie faults ana Interior purposes, In
separable from the theories he has as.
sumed Now, II would appear 10 your
humble author, that the only practicable
mode Of restricting the progress Of pow
eriy and the panes and evils common to
its situation, is TO educate the masses
Mr. George, 10 the course o. his work
entitled "Progress and Poverty" makes
mention that "to educate men who
must be condemned 10 poverty,
ie but TO make them FESTIVE"
Is II not beyond range of argument that
} TO Instruct one In the rudlments Of a
common school education is IN Itself an
endowment carrying With II riches OF an
inestlmable valueY Has the state (lt liz
the community not fulfilled every mora,
requirement and obligation II owes TO its
citizens when 1t constitutes schools OF
} learning that the poorest aud humhlesi
may command and enjoy the advantages
accruing therefrom 1T the mereHtnomlnal
cost? Is { not selt-eyident TO the most
cursory observer OF passing history that
to provide institutions Of knowledge for
the young il the initial step towards Sc
} curing them recc gnltion In the subsequent
battle for the requirement and possession
OF worldly goodsS What does he mean
by the word "condemn" In the above
; quoted sentencei The world, and the
human family In general, Is 10th "a
: condemn any one topoverty and Deepen
dence The lowly Individual, IN every
grade OF life In its minor walks and low.
est phases, Is accorded tho privileges Of
the richest. The law is cognizAnt Of nc
caste, for the molders OF our constitution
equally tempered IL with those exigen'
provisions, with a knowledge that the
demands OF the few and the interest OF the
many should not conflict. Retrenchmeni
and reform is continually being effected
and the acTimony engendered by the lat
labor troubles should subside and give
! way TO the era Of good feeling that TO mi
lis swiftly nearing. The balance o
power Is vigorously poised between th'
two great political parties and they arr
sufficiently comprehensive and eager Il
right the wrongs Hllege, by the SIX, o
III The technical scholar may deem M
I argument faulty, but ! can subscribI
I these the honest sentiments OF
WENDELL.