The sun., 1891-05-03
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Inassasang Lsg1slataon "a 7lIassaehusests,
asa Expecting Great ThiAgs 70 Como.
The simon-purs Nationalists who are follow.
ing Edward Bellamys personal leadership in
Massachusetts are queer lot, but they are
really making their influence felt . little under
the eildsd dome on Beacon Hill this year.
Bsllamy is the editor OF the Mem Nation. .
weekly paper recently established. and tho de-
mand which he IL most vigorously urging upon
the Massachusetts, Legtslsturs Just now Is for
legislation to permit cities and towns to do
their own street lighting BY gas or electricity.
His paper makes some interesting points in
favor OF tho proposed law. Thus . vrltsr In
the last number says:
"If IL is unlawful for cities and towns In Mas.
sachusetts to light their streets with gas lights
why Isn't 1t unlawful for them to light their
streets with oil lights Ny old town Of Groton.
Mass has for years been doing the latter. Has
1t been doing wrong? But l, suppose the gss
fellows would say that In the latter case the
streets are not torn up to lay pipes. DC. But
who owns tho streets. any wsy7 I can't sec. II
the people Of . town prefer TO light their streets
by new instead Of by old-fasbloned methodA
why they. lall Of them, should not have a. per.
feet right to IS few Of them" ...u.
MT, beilamy handles tne suplsos sotsonsnS
Tbs !rts gaR Joint Committee on Manufactures ia
S bills 'ii granting Special permits 70 nve Or .siI
towns to mar nufactyre their own gas and cleo.
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the popular demand for municipal ownership
It 70 agreed By Old bands e politics that It Wy
able. . demand But are not the Rspublicsns
admit m the % %principls for Witch ii rood Nstiop:
stss s %ovs II tse Il . thu
kind OF an argument In favor OF . general
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ibe, property. But Boston has not secured
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trio currents than ever we're used 10 this
ss.s dss OF % nopuar in
which has not yot FOUND opportunity TO express
4ss!ssS 1ss sos d he xssn e. osd
ans %SsB SoSa
President whitney OF the West Emo nal.
road OF Boston proposes that II !hs road can r.
guaranteed EXCLUSIVE control OF the street raa'
tsS,ss tGfd sssts%l es lsvfss fss a WIN ySsas to
nthina viii be done. II Mr. Whitney wcn!f
only cons sent to have u rlaster cast oi his cneef
taken for the woiid' tair a. hicago 1t wou'd
dwarf all the other rxhiblts."
The Christian Socialists: who. BY the yaE yaE
Include most OF the Natl 'nal.sta i'r ,.hed
IDEAS are much the sane recently ias osd
".Christianity Without socialism ws belieys
to be u lie: socialism without Christlan,ty Me
consider u fatal mi stake. We propose 70 az.
hero uncompromisinRlv and unfai 'orinep IL
both. and OF that line to publ b as i5eluebh.MX
Ie isic dsss r:EEHsD: i1|s 4 q. e ~,
Nation. The Ice! frsapsnt issue WI giyS g,u.q "a
othsr. .pspsrs Pnd 90 while kssping up our ow3
TSnsniy sssHd.r6 sns.ls 90 %o' ana
EectIon with the third party Convention to %
held at Cincinnati May 10. They vii! be well
represented there. and they will make every
effort to incorporate some OF their ieas IN vi VI
declsration af purposes which they expect VIII
"A colony of Nstionallsts In 81, touis sTss sTs
of n cApRh'e merchant who is 70 join ths col
ony. II pie y will be TO sell goods at the nsuat
customers. and at the close. Of every three
mopths give the net pronts Of the businsfs y
each ou4temsr e divtdSud N IN s0uAl al
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