The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-23

because !. corss rot pass from hard 20
bard. Tzkfnr ths uost ready Hlustra-
ten. r may be supposed that a man bad
A homestead consisting OF 4 house ard
Iof near q town He rszy have paid sos
the house and Il would then be TIE sb-
soIuta property OF the poesessor- The
man may from force q circumstances
be compelled 70 leave that town. or he
may desire to exchanges IL for an unfrs-
proved piece Of land on which 90 raise
products a. 10 which he considers his
skin and labor would give him better
compensation than By Continuing 10
serve for wages IN q town occupation
He cexsre- 10 sell the house and lot. but
il Unable 70 End . purchaser who has
sunIcssnt money 70 reimburse him for his
outlay. He nIgh, be willing 10 accept
the promise Of the other TO make ais
payments extending over numeer OF
years. bu,. ancsr Mr.. Rogers plan he
would have no security but the promise
to pay. and II that promise was not kept
he would hare no right 70 re-enter upon
possession, because bis law would pre-
vent seizure and sale OF the land fer the
debt
More thar one-haif, 20 use q very mod
erats estimate. OF the homes owned by
poor men are acquired through loans made
upon the land ana the building. TIE de-
tsrsorstion OF the house makes u q bnsi-
ness necessity 70 have something mere
than the building az security for the
money advanced. Sometimes iris money
lie obta,ae6 by private loan ard sonetfmes
through ouiiainE societies. bat the prin-
cspls Is the came II Mr.. Rogers
sniifsly lost, and no man could own 6
house who had rot first saved sufficient
money 70 pay for las construction. Bu;
evan II he had the money. there would BE-
another difaculty. The owner would not
want to pay the builder all his money
unta the work was eomplsted. and the
builder would be unwilling 70 take the
riak OF not receiving AL that was due him
unless he had a lien upon the building
until he WAS paid.
Wv AAof<FsH &1tfl4A1 tLlakL AIRcs VIE EVH-
stltntlon al the advantages he claims for
the individual are possible, but he denies
that whatever rights. powers and pTiyi-
leges TIE citizens OF a state or nation may
have and enjoy come from the civil power
OF government. The mistake he makes Is
Ia making 8 distinction between the
people and the civil government The FAC.
Is that under such 8 form of government
as ours tfse people and the government ara
The same.
he says. too. hat the Theory of govern
ment Upon which our national authorities
have begun 20 act IS most essentially re-
Progressive. and that Il leads back 10 the
days OF savagery. where the tribe was
everything and the individual nothing. In
this he Is egregiously mistaken. The con-
dision OF ssvagery IL that I'm which the In
d4viduai Is all sufficient for himself A
man who needs only his OWE skill 10 sup
ply ali his wants. who can XIII game for
his own food, eonstruc, a hut OF branches
and leaves for his home. and use the skin-
OF animals for his clothing. Is entirely In
dependent, hut he VIII never progress be-
yond the satisfaction OF his primitive
needs, The moment the individual seeks
30 economic his labor. and secure some
thing more than the bare craving for the
satisfaction OF harbarle instincts. he seek
80 enter into association with others. and
this lays the foundation OF civil govern
msnt. NothlnS that civilized man has ae-
CURED or accomplished has been done
without cooperation and an exchange OF
che products OF labor.
II is almost puorile 20 discuss these prl-
mary truths in this era, but the governor
challenges such comment when he pictures
a possible condition In which the absolute
freedom OF action enjoyed by the savage
Is 80 % combined with she advantages
whicA follow an organization Of civil so
eiety and its executive body. which con-
sgltutes ne civil government