Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-03-02

have power OF suspension, no discharge
from the service should take place save by
verdict OF tribunal expressly elected for
| that purpose, before which all charges ot
fault or incompetence, whether by superior
against subordinate, by subordinate against
superior or by the outside public against
members of the force, should be laid.
AN IMMEDIATE EFFECT.
1t is believed that such plan of organi-
zation would absolutely prevent administra-
tive coercion of members of the public SER
vice for partisan ends, and it is urgently
recommended by Nationalists that it be i'm
mediatey applied to the posto1fice and all
other business departments OF the general
Government, and to the employees, and to
the public works department of all munich
palities. The naturalization of the several
great branches of public service and pro-
ductions which have been enumerated
would directly affect, greatly for the better,
the condition of a million aud halt OF
workers.
Here, truly, would be a bulwark against
capitalists, against corporate usurpation,
against industrial oppression. Here would
be a mighty nucleus for the coming indus
trial army. Here, too, would be great
body OF consumers whose needs would sug-
gest and whose demands would sustain the
beginning OF the coming National distribu-
tive and productive system.
Even single industry organized on such
basis as described, and guaranteeing to its
toilers security, health, safety. dignity and
justice would be an object lesson of the ad-
vantage of Nationalism even in its begin
nings which would greatly hasten the gen.
eral adoption of the system.
We urge that such partial support as may
be needful to enable them to attend school
to the age of II at least, be provided under
proper guards by the State for the children
of parents unable to maintain them without
aid from their labor, and that with this pro-
vision the employment of children be un-
cond1tonally forbidden and their education
made rigidly compulsory, to the end that
equality of educational opportunities for all
be established.
QUESTION OF IMMIGRATION.
Seeing that it would be manifestly incon-
sistent to make the education OF our chill
dren compulsory while permitting the un-
limited importation of adult Ignorance and
vice, necessary complement to any system
OF education, would be such regulation of
foreign immigration as, without prejudice
to honest and intelligent provertY, should
prevent the importation of persons grossly
illiterate in their own language, of the de-
fective and of criminals, merely political
oHenses not being considered crimes.
In reviewing the measures which have
been mentioned as substantially represent
ing, according to my BELIEF. the present de-
mands of nationalists, it is observable that
there is not one of them which is not de-
manded by considerations of humanity and
public expediency quite without reference
to Nationalism. A man has no need to be a
Nationalist at all to advocate them. They
have been freely and often favorably dis
cussed by the press for years, and our lead
ing political economists are on record in
favor of most if not all of them. As to some
of the most important of these propositions,
it is altogether probable that majority OF
the American people, if they could be polled
to-day, would favor them. NatioDalists may
be, as some say, a very ext avagant and fan
tastical set of peopl. about the plan OF action
which they propos.. There is not even any,
thing which can be said to be greatly in ad-
vance of public opinion. This moderation
is not accidental, nor yet result OF policy,
but necessary consequ rce of the method
of nationalism, which is essentially gradual
and progressive rather than abrupt or vio-
method of evolution as opposed to
that of revolution.
POLITICAL ISSUES OF THE DAY.
AS to the relation of nationallsm to GER
tain political and social issues of the day, a
few words may be pertinent.
First, as to the tariff question. When the
nation conducts all business for all, the
common interest in every improvement will
create far stronger motive than now exists
for all sorts of experiments and improve
ments ill home industry, but owing to the
public control OF production, tariffs will no
longer be necessary as now, to encourage
private persons to undertake such expert
ments. They will be tried as Government
experiments are now tried, costing the coun-
Try only the expense of the experimental
stations, the nation without prejudice to the
continuing, If expedient, to
BUY in the cheapest market till its own is
inc cheapest.
The sectional jealousies based upon indus
rial rivalry, which now makes States and !
titles enemies of each others prosperity,
Will disappear when a national pooling of
interests shall interest all in the prosperity
Of all.
As to the race issue, the industrial disci-
,line imposed by nationalism, while of gen.
raj benefit to the white population of the |
south In common with that of the North, |
will be an ideal system for developing, |
,uiding and elevating the recently emanci-
'ated colored race.
As to the question of women's rights. the |
National plan will put an end to every form |
# sexual slavery and place feminine free- !
iom and dignity upon an unassailable basis |
~ making women independent of men for |
he means of support. We consider that by |
10 method less radical can women's rlghtful |
quality with men be established, or, if es-
maintained.
THE TEMPERANCE QUESTION.
The evils of intemperance have their |
trongest roots in the brutalizing conditions
# existing society, in the poverty of the |
masses, their gross ignorance, their misery |
nd despair, In the slavlSh dependence of |
women and children upon men, and in the !
interest of a large class OF trajesmen in the |
ale of lntoxIcants. If this be true, then
he abolition of poverty, the unversalitv of |
he best education, the complete enfranchise-
nent of women, with system of distribu-
ion which will destroy all personal motive
or stimulating the sale of intoxicants,
onstitute, surely, the most promising as
Tell as the most radical line Of true tenn
'erance reform.
While the nationalizing of land in such
lme and by such methods as shall involve
east hardships to any is a part of the Ma
ional plan, and while the Nationalists
neanwhile favor ali practicable measures
o prevent land monopoly they are not
ersuaded that any measure applying to
and alone would furnish a sufficient
emedy for existing industrial and social
roubles
While sympathizing with all efforts of
Torkers 70 obtain small immediate improve
1ents in their condition, NationaIists would
ave them reflect that no great improve
lents can be gained, and if gained, cannot
e secured, under the present industrial
ystem, and that the only efectual and
eaceable way of replacing that system by u
etter one is offered by nationalism. 1t is
lso pointed out that the plan of national
SIN offers the speediest and securest way
,r Immediately benefting great bodies OF