The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1890-07-26

man. starting for the held with his team
aud cnltiyator
We visited five other tenant families
that were living on Lord sanders estate
One was nm Irishman. When the duke
asked him II he liked living la America.
he said;
Och. and It's bad luck TO me that liver
came 10 America at all, for I am under
the seif-same old master "a | was In Ire
land. woe BE- 10 him. lie eyicted me
there"
What do you mean | asked.
LORD Sanders had hundreds OF us
turned out AT once, like pigs IN stye; ye
see he wanted the land for cattle But we
made him sick OF Il, and he sold his land
there and bought here. Bad luck TO hint
And I'm one of his tenants again. | left
Ireland and came TO free America 10 get
me a home.'
Every tenant we visited was discomfort
ed and eager for a change But they did
not dare 10 leave for fear they would not
find another place as good. Hard as IL
seemed and discontinued as they were,
they all realized that there were plenty OF
other men waiting TO get even a chance on
place Nearly all were hopeful that
times would sometime be better and that
they could then make something for them.
selves. Some even thought that law
might be made. whereby my lord would
be forced 10 sell his lands, aud then they
expected a chance 10 purchase They
needed the stimulus OF hope Want and
encouragement was visible la every home
we visited. The shanties and cabins were
"A clean as possible, yet the one room,
summer and winter must hold the whole
family whether few or many. These
shanties were always cheap. rough and
implanted. They were uniformly exposed
20 the chilling winds Of winter or the broil.
ing sun, without the kindly shelter OF tree
or shrub.
As we left the little settlement, with on.
~ few farmers who had any show Of
comfort | said.
III see the same conditions here that we
have In Ireland, except that here we lind
intelligent people who make All effort 60
improve themselves with some hope Of the
future
And, " said the duke, III the people are
forming into unions and clubs 60 work
against us, we will soon find ourselves a.
the man said, in den OF tigers instead OF
among IA herd Of asses
do you believe the Irishman's story,
that he Is working for the same landlord
here that he was under in Irclandyn
1T may be true Lord Sanders once
owned the estate Sir Wren now owns IN
Ireland
why. was hc the man Sir Wren told
me had three hundred tenant farmers
cyicted because he wanted 10 make the
Iyl.. fnf. ft.f,
II presume he Is the man. said the
duke.
Well he did not have very pleasant
time Of H. Sir Wren said that the enraged
tenants would drive of his stock as fast ~
he could buy Il ia spite of all the dogs and
agents lac could procure
''Thnt was his reason for selling. lie
told me hc was very thankful for the
change; that putting his money into pro
perry IN America had added thousands OF
dollars 10 his wealth. II was through his
good success that was tempted to pm. 40
much money into lands in the new West.
II the people are beginning 60 think and
inquire IL may not be 80 safe trusting 10
COW boy force and barb wire-fences 20 hold
these lands as we were thinking. In max.
ing my last purchases | have had that In
mind, and have been very careful ia get
ting bonu fde titles To the lands ! pur-
chased. But here Is another trouble that
may annoy us as the farmer said. II they
should establish IA law TO levy taxes on
land values and not on Improvements, II
would soon change our profits into losses.
Yet Il viii be long time before that will
come TO pass Only few have thought OF
that yet, and the people Of this country
have TO be educated into any change
said ghe duke.
AS understand e, from those / have
walked with, the object OF the Farmers
Alliance Club Is to educate the common
people ON this very subject The people,
mean the masses are being educated In the
one grand principle of equality There are
unions, clubs and orders devoted entirely
90 this subject The people are "A power in
this nation, when once thoroughly aroused.
And" | continued when men like these
tenant farmers grooming under the in
justice OF unfair rents and unjust taxes
finally band together for mutual protection
and just laws. they will create a force that
even money cannot controlr'