The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-10-21


although scarcely observed, pass over. 1t
is somewhat connected with the latter one,
however.
These immense tracts of land granted 10
corpora ions, threw upon the market for
sale It different times large quantities OF
them. Under cur government sales accord
ing to law, il was impossible for specu-
lators to purchase immense tracts. But
) from the railroad companies any number
of acres could be bought. The companies
) advertised the lands along with their secu-
) rites in foreign countries and sold I'M
meuse bodies of them there. How many
acres do you suppose have been bought by
: Marques, Dukes, Lords and English Syn
dicates and other foreign Syndicates and
Land Companiese How large tract,
think you these possessions of these alien
absentee landlords would make If they
were all together? Have they secured MS
many a,res as the acreage of improved
lands in Hooking county? Mors than
that? VIII it equal the farm acres of tins
Congressional district: More than that!
How near will i. reach the farming acreage
of this State? More than that, by 2,OGe,CCo,
Yes, Fellow Citizens, these men who
have no interest in the welfare and pros
| perity OF our free ins iiutions, beyond the
| protection of their landed Investments,
| these coR,panies and syrdicates that have
no sympathy with our toiling masses, have
| amassed in our States ana Territories OF
our rich domain an acreage one hundred
times as large as that of the farm acreage
of Hooking county, twenty-five times as
large as that OF his district, and one-tcnth
larger than that ofthe great State of Ohio.
These great estates they are generally
| holding back from improvements until
| the iabors of our actual settlers near and
about them shall have brought increased
value to their investments, standing in the
| way of progress. But in some cases they
are treating then, as they have mistreated |
estates in ireland. Let me tell you of one |
instance, quoted by Mr.. Henry George, |
william. Scu.ly who was one of the most !
notorious rack-renting and evicting Irish |
landlords, owns from 1860 to 9o,oa0 acres
OF the richest land in Illinois, besides large |
tracts IN other states, which are cut up in
to farms en-, rented 10 tenents who are
Obliged 10 pay ali taxes and make all i'm
movements. and who are not permitted to
sell their crops until rent is paid A spy
sy9tem is maintained and tenents are re-
ouired to doff their hats when they enter
the "estate Office" The houses in which
they live are poor shanties. Scuily livesin
London, and draws a magnificent income
from his American estates. 1t is said to be
siG0, 900 per year. No doubt there are many
such cases, and certainly there were grow
ing chances for them in our,territories, but
the House of Representatives passed bill
IN this atf,lot n its recent session.
"That no nonresident alien or foreign
er nor any re sident alien or foreigner who
has not decla red his intention to become
citizen of the United States, nor any cor
porat!on ror .association where at most,
one-tenth OF itsstock or right. of. property
is owned or controlled by aliens or:foreisn- I
ers, shall acquire or own, hold or possess,
byright,-titlc or decent accruing, hereaf-
ter any real estate in any of the Territories
of the Uniled States" The Senate insists I
upon one more favorable to our British
land lords. But we insist that we don't
want the. Marquis of Tweedale, the Duke of
Switzerland, or Lords Dunmore, Dunraven
or Houghton, to run any estates in this
OH tie IIish land lord plan, and
they and the English, German, and Scot
tish synGicates ans. all otherisuch. .interlo-
pers may just as well sell out and lie ave us
alone in our glory right away.
There's another pledge that was not ig-
nored by the Democratic party. While
1t propose ..to show that upon ,
that.su bject the Republican party did vio-
late its pletges, not simply that they ig- l
nored them, but it went further and delib- I
erately repudiated:tiem, as one of the me.
tropolitan journal described it, its leaders !
by their action in Congress told the Repub c
lican voters that Republican platform
promises, afte E.elections are.like the bills =
,f broken wilu-cat bank, good for moth /
ug but waste paper, and not very good for r
hat.
Two years ago that party went before the II
people with this declaration. "The Re- n
publican party. pledges itself to correct the
he irregularities of the tariff" Just what -
$ meant by irregularities" never could {
ind out. Its word that has been appro- n
,riated so queerly by some of our friends -
hat it puzzles me in this connection r
Awhile back when the 6. o. p. was in the n
height of its glory, and a Cabinet officer
old post-traderships they called 1t an ',ir-
egularity" in office, or when another a
Ugh official suddenly turned up in some
oreign cline and an examination OF his u
looks showed shortage of funds to the ex- b
ent of n million or so, they said there was
n "irregularity' in his accounts. This was
10 concession that there was anything G
vrong in such cases but the people learn r,
d to understand tn at an 'irregularity" in
nything was something that needed FIX ii
ng up. So, whenihey told the people that (,
hey would correct the irregularities" of
he tariff, we concluded that they knew
hat there was something wrong in the old n
hing, We ole II twenty years OF tinkering at o,
ad not righted. They created these ir-
egularitiet. AS they had tried their hands S:
n the law almost yearly and were SO well e,
p in that line We hoped for greater things :,
Neither in the Senate nor in the House -
Id they offer \. single measure in the line v
keeping their promise. More than that. :,
,hen we offered simply for their consider
tion q bill to correct the Irregularities of
he tariff, they voted almost solidly against !
ermiting it to be considered, and thus dis -
egardei their solemn promise. What is
heir an swer to this charge? All, you vot- u
d for free wool, Mr.. Outhwaite. l did -
othing of the kind. l neither voted for or
gainst free wool. You Republicans would
OF let me have an opportunity to vote on -,
nat subject The Ohio Dem ocracy in Con- "
ress was nnit on that proposition. All q
us Joined in the protest agai nst putting re
,ool Oh the free list, If the bill bad been
onsidered there were enough votes to have
ricken out that portion Oft, and relieved
ne market of that product OF the pressure "
uncertointy contained in the impending
ireaf. r
No it was political capital they sought O.
nd not straight forward dealing with a
reat question ssThe Democratic party 1e
lodged to revise the tariff in a spirit t,,
rmness to all interests" How are We CO.
lg to keep that pledge without ever con- P'
dering bill Let me show you just what in
nes,ion that vote was taken upon, Journ- r.
81. page 6iSS.
Mr.. Morrison-''I move The House resolve Sc
self into the committee of the whole g.,
ouse on the the state of the Union to con-
der revenue bills, on that motion 1 de- til
and the previous question" q
Mr.. McKinley-"In the confusion the
olion OF the gentleman from Illinois was Sc
,t distinct ~ understood on this side. Is
e motion to go into the committee ofthe
hole House on the Stateof the Union to Ut
'nsider the general tailh Dill reported py 10
e Committee ON Ways and Means?" -,
M-. Morrisoh-"Shat Is the object of the si'
otiou." Sc
,Ir. McKinley-"V-e join In requesting ~
e yeas and nays"
On that vote 1 stood with l35 democrats ca
favor of considering that bill, anu have
apologies or excuses 10 make to any Re-
blic;n friends for doing SO. L relied up
the intelligence of The Democracy whose Ch