The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-04-22
SITTING ON THE SAFETY VAL We

TIE St. Paul Globe pseudo D,mo.
cratic organ, speak thus Of tn . bill
now pending in P IF l m mt to per nit
t Irish people to OOtain hom IS
"A government wllcA believes that
this will put quieGu> upon home rule
Is, however. Il Sill ed To djssapoint-
ment. the lr nciple undcsl Ing the
land dill is It's III singular contra
stood always for tue riglUs OF the
landlord as against the actual Gu
pant Of the soil. 1t now steps 10 w,th
he authority Of the state to mitigate
tue severity o rents, and to provide
for the graz. ual dispOsScss on OF the
land holder in favor OF the tenant.
Tue state, having to sanction the APP
propria tiun Of the soil by a rapat ious
class interest, and being pressed to
the wall by the greedy tyranny that
drove the people Of Ireland to immi-
grafton or rebellion, now proposes to
tax further the people Of Great Britain
to raise III idS that may be advanced
to buy their holdings"
As one reads this he can see that
Pyles is mad all through to think he
cannot interfere to prevent the pas
sage of the bill. He grin Is his teeth
when he remem bcrs that the people
of England have never yet set up "a Su-
preme Court TO declare the lets OF Eng
lands Parliament unto ,stitntional;
and hence If the English pc 1pl; desire
to stop the disagreement Of Ireland,
and force the bre X up Of the
landed estates among the peasantry,
there is no power on earth to stop
them. Ultimate power in Great Brit
ain rests with the people. speaking
through their representatives in Par.
limeDt. In this country it rests with
Supreme G ,urt, practically selected
by the corpora lions and the wealthy
class s. In England the people pos
sess unlimited power of action, unres-
trained by any written constitution.
Here written constitution confronts
us at every turn and renders us practi-
cally helpless. The other day Congress
enacted an income tax law to make
the greatly rich pay in proportion to
their revenues: but the Supreme Court
knot k ID it out on the ground or un-
c)nsJltutionality; and all future Con-
the accumulated wealth Of the mil
lionaires Of this country as the Ia ha BIZ
tant OF DahOmcy is to resist when the
kingsor ers his head swiped IF.
Parliament can step in between the
peasant and the landlord and transfer
the land II the latter to the former;
and then lind the money OF England
to help him out. Ii anything like
that was attempted in this country
ne irly every lawyer in America would
p Ike his head up from behind the
battlements Of the constitution and
scream ''Uested rights" till the heavens
re,eIberated with tie crow-like
clauor.
England need fear no armed revolu-
ton. Dire as is the con !iton in her
Overcrowded domain the gateways of
reform are always open and govern
ment is steadily advancing through
them to the public relief. Here every
avenue is blocked up by the money
lenders and lawyers; and the people
are absolutely the pOweries; slaves OF
a written instrument. made by plst
generation, and msinterpreted by
rrupt advocates and judges.
1t is evident that there must be a
revolution OF ballots or bullets, or the
great Republic will go down to deaf b
amid the je.rs and laughter Of the
who world. Pray God tile revolution
may be a p: aceable one! Id.