The copper country evening news., 1896-04-13
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done 20 keep this from being nation OF
tenants. The mon who cultivate the earth
| should own IT, Something has already
b.en done I'm our country In that direction,
and probably In every state there Is
homestead exemption. This exemption
| has thus far done no harm to the creditor
class. When we imprisoned people Tor
| debt debts were as insecure, To say the
least. as now. BY the homestead laws "A
home of n certain value or OF a certain ex-
tent is EXEMPT from forced levy or sale,
and these laws have done great good.
Undoubtedly they have trehied the homes
of the nation.
Iwish 10 go a step farther. want, II
possible, 10 get the people out OF the tene-
ments, out of the cutters of degradation,
| 70 homes where there can be privacy, where
these people can feel that they are In part
pership with nature; that they have an In
terest I'm good government. With the
means we now have of transportation there
Is no necessity for poor people being hud-
died In fostering masses I'm the vile, hlthy
and loatbsome parts of cities where pow
erty breeds rags and the rags breed dis
eases. would exempt "A homestead OF
reasonable value. say of the value OF s2, 600
or 90, 900, not only from sale under exeou-
ton, but from sale for taxes OF every de-
scription. These homes should be abso-
lutely exempt. They should belong to the
family, SO that every mother should feel
that the roof above her head was hers; that
her house was her castle, and that In MS
possession she could not be disturbed, even
by the nation. Under certain conditions
/ would allow the sale OF this homestead
and exempt the proceeds OF the sale for
certain time during which they might he
invested in another home, and all this
could be done 10 make nation OF house
holders. n nation of landowners, "a nation
of home builders. I would invoke the
same power TO preserve these homes, and
TO acquire these homes. that | would in
woke for acquiring lands for building rail
WAYS. Every state should fix the amount
OF land that could be owned by an individ-
ual. not liable 10 be taken from him for
the purpose of giving home tn another,
and when any man owned more acres than
the law allowed, and another should ask
TO purchase them, and no should refuse,
would have the law so that the person
wishing to purchase could file his petition
in court. The court would appoint COM
missioners, or a Jury would be called, to
determine the value of the land the peti-
tioner wished for home, and. upon the
amount being paid. found by such COM
mission or Jury, the land should vest alb
solutely In the petitioner.
This right of eminent domain should be
used not only for the benefit of the person
wishing a home. but for the benefit OF all
the people. Nothing Is moro important TO
America than that the babes of America
should be born around the flresides of
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There is another question in which |
take great interest. and IL ought In nv
Judgment. To be answered. nv the intoIu.
gence and Kindness of our century.
We all know that for MANY. many ages
men have been slaves, and we all know
that during all these years women have.
to some extent. been the slaves of slaves
It Is of the utmost Importance 10 the bu-
man race that women. that mothers.
should be free. Without doubt the contract
Of marriage is the most important and the
most sacred that human beings can mnke.
Marriage is the most important OF all In.
stitutlons. Of course the ceremony OF
marriage Is not the real marriage III is
only evidence Oh the mutual names that
purh wionih' Ihere can DE no real mar
rage Without mutuai love- 60 believe
~ the ceremony OF marriage; that IL
shouiu 10 pupiic, that records should be
KEPT. besiues the ceremony says to all
.ne "oriu ,ha' 'noso VINO marry are In love
WIN ~, oaoh o,nor'
,, inen arises the question OF divorce
mi,iions oi people imagine that the mar
riou aro Joineu .oge'her ny some supernat-
ura power, anu enat they should remain |
yoec,nor, or a, ieast married, during life.
- aii VINO nave pocn married were joined
'oeo,hor py .he supernatural, we must |
, 'u'n' .na' 'he superha'urai Is not inf-
hitely wise.
Ai'er an, hlarriage Is contract, and
,ne par"os W ene contract are bound To /
Nucp i's PROVISIONS, ana neither shonld he
ioie"seu rom such contract unless In
So,ne way ,ho interests or society are In
'oi'eu' would nave the law 50 that any
nusoanu couio OBTAIN divorce when the
WY hau pcrsis'eh,iy ana nagrantly vio-
'a'eu tho contract, such divorce to he
grah'ou OH equitapie terms. lwould give
the wife n si,or,> II she reou,sted a. 10
she wanted IL.
And l would do rhis not only for ,or
sake but for the sake of the co,nmupitv
of the nation. All children sbould ba
children OF love. All that are horn sbouId
be s,nc.ro,r ,ra,oon,a,, ,r. ",o oorn ,,, snouiu
mothers who dislike or hate or loa,bo tho
fathers will Hll the world w,,b insar,,v
and crime. No woman sbonld h, ia,,,
by public opinion be forced to live with
man whom she abbors There ;s nv IA aan
ger of demoralizinp The world tbrouoh a.
vorce. Neither is there any danger 81 do.
lhihg called love AS long as the human
'a.o oA'e's men anu women VIII love each
and ncrfect marri.na s '. shere VIII DO true
soiI nr 81, % - 'o'9 IL hoo the