The advocate., 1895-08-07

ties 90 they are called, opposed 70 prop.
ositiOns Of public improvements by tax.
Ation." Ii is reported that the prOpri-
etors Of these lands intend to enforce
the rack rent plan, which is said to hRve
been imposed With considerable success
in Ireland, It is also reported that
agents were sent to Russia to enlist ten.
ants for them, because Russian ssrfs
are willing 20 submit to harder Condi-
tions than American citiz ans usually sPs.
So far American citizsns have not yet
made up their minds to accept such con-
ditions without o protest, which the
New York World said thay must do,
which reads thus: "Ihe American Ia.
borer must make up his mind hence.
forth not to be so much better off than
the European lRborer. Mem must work
for less wages. Ia this way the work
ipgman will be nearer that station In lie
in which it has pleased God to cali him"
American workingmeD, how do you like
thatP You must remember thRt by Inn.
porting laborers and tenants from
Europe and Asia, you are forced 10 com
pste with conditions that you refuse 10
accept, but have voted to sustain. It is
said that an association has been organ
lied to resist the demands OK British
landlords. Some American working
men yet seem TO think they are indie
pendent, and have something to say
about what conditions shall be imposed
on them. It may require a decision OF
che courts, and perhaps the aid Of q fOw
regiments Of soldiers, TO cure them Of
that dslusion, and compel them to sub
NIT, as an Englishmsn would express IL,
'in good FORM" It will be remembered
that the American RAilWsy union COM
mitted that mistake about a year ago.
Wsbster's dictionary defines rack
rent to be "an annual rent raised TO tho
utmost, or the full annual value OF Che
premises, or near it" I suppose the en-
nual value of land is the value ot tts
productions less the cost Of production.
According to that the tenant should
take out the cost Of production for him.
self and turn the balance over 10 the
landlord, and pay the taxes besides. I
understand when such rents are i'm.
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lated price, and the taxes for the use Ok
land, which is usually about all it's pro-
ducts are worth after the cost Of pro.
duction is deducted. That certainly In
q grand scheme for landlords and others
who earn their living by the sweat Of
some other persons face, but it must be
hard on the other fellows who2do tho
sweating.
Besides monopolizng vast AREAS Of
land, foreigners who have no interest In
our country except ia the amount Of
money they are thereby enabled TO ex-
tort from Its citizens, are also mOn0p0s
lizIng our breweries, our distilleries, our
mines, our mills, our factories, our news
papers, our railroads and our homes.
| What will come next2
/ would like to know why our legisla.
tors, whose first duty 1t is TO protect
the interests OF American citizens, psr.
init British sristoCFats and other non.
resident foreigners to monopoljE0 the
public domain, and thus prevent II
from being occupied as homes by loyal
and patriotic oitizsns. It certainly iS
criminal negligence on their part when
we consider the fact that il was eati-
mated there were from twenty 10 fifty
persons made q rush for each quarter
section, and in some cases fought Tor
them, when recently opened to settle
ment in the KickRpoo reservation.
IGsuch things are TO continue in . &C.
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