The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1893-03-24
Alien land O,yners.


A writer in the New York Times 81
authority for the statements that vs3s
liable property in Nassau street, that
city. has been purchased by forei9n
banking firm for Queen Victoria, and
that, in addition to other valuable
real estate in that city, the queen
.'has bought thousands of acres out
West. Among other foreign holders
OF realty this writer names the royal
family of Germany, ex-Empress Isas
bella Of Spain, King Humbert OF
Italy. No application of the Monroe
doctrine can prevent this conversion
of the lands of the republic to tho
support of idle royalty. No immf-
grafton law can keep out foreign
landlordism. It can only be done BY
system of land taxation that shall
take the land out of the hands of spec
ulators by making speculation UNI
States should be- the heritage of its
people Five hundred millions of
people these lands will support in
comfort while they create natien Of
such substantial wealth as no time
and no land has ever seen. Now we
have sixty-fve millions, nine-tcnths
of them homeless, but only one mills
lion votes were cast last Novemb er
for the abolition of landlordism.
What fools we are!-The Vanguard
To-dxy's Enemy Of the Gospel.
Cathedrals built as investments in
real estate, or to give distinction to
the city, instead of being built for the
worshipers, is another instance Of the
commercial influence. Another is the
elaborate and costly church music,
arranged to attract people to hear
that instead of the gospel. In PROS
porous times like ours, and in afflu-
ent communities, anti-christ goea
himself to church, patronizes preach
ing, buys pew, gets himself elected
to the vestry, and takes a hand in
shaping the policy Of the establish
ment, and, by Establishment or blus-
ter, in pitching the keys of the pull
pit. All that you may hear said Of
the mischief of this secular corpora
ton in disordering Christ's family.
vitiating doctrine, emasculating the
manhood of the ministry, and lower
ing the standard of personal right
ecusness, rather understates than
exaggerates the fact. 1t is not
scientific doubt, not atheism, not
pantheism, not agnosticism, that in
our day and in this land is likely to-
quench the light of the gospel. It is
proud. sensuous. selfish, luxurious,
church-going, hollow-hearted pros
perity. Bishop Huntington.
The Hand of Esau.
'.1t is stated that the last time when
Messrs. Cleveland and Hayes were
together was at the WASHINGTON Gem
tennial at New York, In the process
sion they were together in the same
carriage, and Mr. Hayes afterwards
told a friend that throughout the
three hours they talked about the
menace of our Republican institu-
tions through the growth of plutoc-.
racy. and both agreed that it was the
most serious danger now threatening
this country. That looks as il MIR.
Hayes, if he had not yielded to the
temptation of receiving Bill Chand-
ler's and John Sherman's stolen
goods in 1876, might have died an
honored man and Democrat. Times.
Richmond.
Wonder if it is true And if true
how wonderful
Mr.. Cleveland thinks that the
growth of plutocracy is the most
dangerous menace to the country,
and yet Mr.. Cleveland is doing more
than any thousand men in the United
States to strengthen the hands OF.
plutocracy and deliver to it's unyield-
ing grip the control and destiny Of
our country. The voice is tho
voice of Jacob, but the hands are ths
hands of Esau "-Virginia Sun.