The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-16

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Mr. RDIToR:-By your editorial III
Thursdays issue | sec that YOU decline
| TO publish nv last letter, on the grounds
| that it sayors of Single Tax theories, aud
il is well for me to say hero that recog
| niZe the courtesy you extend TO me III
manfuIly saying So (Which the othci
daily papers failed to do) but whatever
impression my letter had on you, tas re'
CARDS Single Taxi wish to say | was
simply guided by the WRITINGS OF l'ohcrt
Morris, one of the fathers of tho L. :
Constitution, in his report to Congress in
the year 1852 but be that aS 1t may, Single
Tax theories or not, it is my opinion that
YOU should have published it and let the
readers of the REPUBLICAN, be the judges
of the question of interest l did not
write the letter merely for Single Tax ad-
vancement, but for the solution OF the
question of how to fill the idle houses Of
our city with tenants who would be able
to pay their rent
1t seems to me it is necessary for one to
show how the results desired can he nc
compished from Republican standpoint
which am willing to do for am in the
same position as the hungry man who did
not care who brought the dinner just 81
that 1t came.
A real nrotectionist looks to the Federal
Government to pass such laws as Will pro-
tect him against foreign manufacturers 50
that he will receive the benefits of manu-.
facturing the products necessary for con
sumption and hence have steady and TO-
munerative employment, and II the Fed
eral Government does MS he desires, aud
he is prosperous, there Is no doubt but hc
would feel as though a step had been
taken in the direction of filllns the idlc
houses with good tenants,
But why is he prJtectionst? Why
does he ask the Feueral Government to
furnish him with employment? Because
he has been taught that it is the duty Of
the Government to administer to the
wants of the people. But If the Federal
Government Is capable of, and does pro
tect him against those without our Dor
ders, why does he stop there why docs
he not demand at the hands of the State
Government to give him further protrc
ton from those who live upon the sweat OF
his brow, who live within tho borders Of
our State and fill still more of the idle
houses? When we get the new City Char
ter (if we dO) why should he not ask for
still further protection, from the city
council, and thus fill the idle houses! /
II there Is virtue in protection (and !
will saw caudidly that under the present |
-vStrm of land tenure | would not favor
inter national free trad at all, lot us got |
all the virtue out of 1t that we can; and |
think it would be n GOdscnd for the people |
to give our Legislators something to do |
that is real work, for it is safe to say that
a large portion Of their time is spent in do |
Gliding divorce cases and what kind OF |
pictures shall appear on bill boards while
their constituents are at home hungry.
Now to conclude dear sir. will say that
as plain business proposition it ought to
be the policy Of every man in the comnlmi-
ty to see that every man who wants 1t has
emoloyment for If a workman goes forth
in the morning offering ten hours labor
for sale and he does not find purchaser
in the form Of an employer, tho whole
will be more or less effected,
for labor is u philosopher stone all that
1t touches turns to wealth and that ten
hours lost time can never be reganed.
What we want Is work and wages, or TO be
exact we want what work and wages viii
bring and 1t is the duty Of every mothers
son to see that we get what we want wheth.
er it is by the Republican, Democratic, or
Single Tax theories for eau positively as
sert and prove that we do not now and nev.
rl nave IOr tuu past tour years at least got
what We want, plenty Of good shelter and
clothing without worrying our livea
away. VIM HOGAN
kentmere, Del