Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-09

ing generations. uutil this right can
be shown. l deem existing land titles
invalid against the men thus defraud-
ed. This brings up the question OF
the origin OF land titles. SO high an
authority as Iirlbert Spencer declares
that violence. fhud. force, cunning. are
the sources to which these titles may
be traced. The original deeds were writ
ten with the sword. rather than the
pen; not lawyers, but soldiers, were
the conveyancers; blows instead OF
coin were used in payment. and for
seals blood was used instead OF wax.
Now this Is literally true In almost
every case recorded in history. What
is a just mind to think OF titles thus
originated? Can robbery become sane
titled by lapse OF tlme2 Can that which
IS stolen become rightfui property on
being sold or bequeathed BY the thief
to his vendee or heir? A man can pass
no better title than he holds. Spencer
says: Ana II one act OF transfer can
give no title. can many7 No, any nav
IN the original parchment, even II there
should nave been n score VI intermedi-
ale owners. quasnes tne rignL
Ay oppunengS rev hunursd acres
OF Iand bought from the state" ne
mas doubpiess paid Tor honestly, and
NOW owns ny as good q tue as tne
case admits. But mis- payment does
NOT prove tne nae 10 be good, unless
II can urst ba knoo,n mar mo yenaor
had tltIe In hinsnIf 1ybls me nnnn-
nent win mot ,1,natln, N1an,' ,,,.,, a..
Texas nave nstd IN. ti,oi,. -. -, ."
some OF then three ttr,,os t,,,, ,h,.t.
pnyments ~ "tha fair n,,.,,.,', 49,.
~. ~, 49,. ~ '"'uy
WHe no ueienhe Whcn superior claims
W. e5thPlSneu' AGAIN my opponent
HlBnt buy a morse honestly. but could
ne hold this h0rse against the claim
or the owner from whom the horse
ma neen etolenl No. Then this qucs-
uoH TcNerts 10 the ilrbt claimant, ana
Involves the quostlon Of validity In
nus uule And here we lay down the
proposition that no man no set OF mon
no government OF other human agency
can rlEhfully monoplizc. or rrabi.
others 70 mOnopollze. the oarth's sur.
race apd leave other men disppssessad
81 their share In this bounty of ma
lure. Were governments eo1nog.d ~,
men who were a nxe1 ,,,,t,ti,,,H vl
the lana ,,c,., ss,r , VINO divided
terest II no other c yiiS parties at IN
world with sir,un,. -. ~ Nolhc INTO the
me preceding senefation alton aIn in t sbari to
this division Jld no, W. short; II
men, ether or tbnt nr IglIauu other
then this division would be iii r ILL
But governments dn 49, ~ ilknt'
ably as do indIviduois m 40 hlyNl-
war. overthrow other p,,,cr,,,, Wy ugeiare
press their own people. and oy,eiit2th,
defend and perpetuate slavery s,,a , ,,s,,.
t,nfysof q, ,,.a,... llfN' Fi"NNiN una per-
made land private prons,.s,, a., NY az nave
tries, Years have passed Tha T Io,i,
have remained unci,nns,i' me lands
while population Increased a $1,000" 10y.
In all these countries. millions ", ' Nv
PIE. landless, homeless and helpless and
their share in Gods wnriJ ~ Ss, nuu
upon, held, unused, and themselves ot
w, Wy Auilerhnce OF landlords Their
llsh Is traded Oft, or given away TO oib-
right? From whom obtaInedg sbnn, ~
sou ean. me hrst parchment or other
aut ,,y from God, the true landlord.
W t'9,u men on from land TN they pay
,,,,. nun Tor the privilege OF us
rs ~ "oI thade the land. God made
ana any, ' shai, nc Jays: The land is mine
uulv atranwe,s a gu LoreVer. He are
lana anu soJourners in the
' PM cr,,..... -,
Garth ia nv, .ne oreat says; The
mon ''''V" property or all
.Jobn shar, Ann .a
The mnd I, 10 a. IL sass, 80 man made
OF ths vSboio Sra e original inheritance
Hcrbert snenrc,' so,....
Die Ia discover onv ma, a., a.. ls itnpossi1
can become prIynto rro,,o =, "a'uh lahu
Thomas Jeirerson 49,, M,
longs in usufruct to To M ,,i,,.s i''u , ~
dead have no right ~. nGv,H, rs nc
Ralph Waldo Fuers5n sS,. ~, ~;
another man has no lana ~, AZ. ms ~
mine. your title to vonrs e. a. 49, ns,e 20
tlatcd. ~ 'AS' W.
blackstone saws. Tber, 10 49,, ,,,,..,.
tlon IN nature or I'm natural ,,',..-
words on parchment shn,,,d iSm why
right to land ''SS
The supreme court q, ,h, t+,,...,
States SAYS. rhe ressr,,ed rt,,n, es'.su
people to the rental vniuo oe ~. Va Wv
be construed os tha ,,l,lS,,, u. lolu must
decd SV''u'''on 10 every
The Right Reverana p,sA. >..,,
Meath. Ireland sa,,s, M ,' ia, sNulty o.
country ia HE nrono,.,,, ~ ~ ,a ~ OF every
ple OF that country hs, q, aii sie peo-
Tor made n as n voinntsr' ~ 81, 'he SieA-
Gerrett smith in isss so,S - 70 mem
form is the preatest or aii'a i-a ,il TT
measures. Abollsh sis 49,, -si.lnery
and the land mo,ono,,. 1 ~
the way for its Ts.sstni ,,,s %ouiu pave
abolish land nornn,,,, - '',n,,', put