The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-06
Mr.. Trueman Replies Again.

SO far he has failed to hit any of them.
The reason for this is easily seen. He
evidently does not understand that am
asserting absolute principles, founded
upon justice, and not simply advocating
the tenets of some party" or following
the teachings of my grandfather Inc
great question which / ask, first of my
self, and then of my fellowmen, is, us II
right?" not SIS it the teaching OF this or
that party?" Because SO few people
step out in this manner for themselves,
we have our present conditions, in Whlch
the masses are easily led in any dlrec-
ton by arguments which on the SURFACE
appear plausible, but will not stand the
test of consecutive reasoning to correcp
conclusionss. To think consecutlVely'
and thus be able to reason correctly re-
qures first and foremost clear deflnl-
tons of the terms employed. rms your
correspondent evidently lacks, or else ne
has not made use of 1t in his letters as
witness his use of the words "delnocla-
cy' and property" especially the lat-
ter.
In such a discussion as this it is essen
tial that the meaning OF the Woru
property should be clearly understood
otherwise it is impossible to arrive at
any conclusion, and time would be vast
ed in useless controversy. l therefore
draw particular attention to his idea OF
what property should consist of. He
says:
r1,n
viduals entitled to whatever property
we inherit or earn, be it cash, lands
stocks or bonds, and that land IS no
more common heritage than any other
property; that the possession of these
should be left to the ability, application
and economy of the individual, as mere
tofore: that legislation in any opposite
direction is against nature and indiVldu-
al rights ask nothing for mysef L
would not grant to others
The first error in the above paragraph
is in the use Of the word inherit.
| This would have committed him TO ac-
cept chattel slavery in this country Tor
| ty years ago, and to-day in any country
where 1t is recognized. The second IS
| the statement that land Is not COM
mon heritage. AS your correspondent no
doubt respects ancient authorities,
will quote two authors on this point
"The land is mine, saith the LORD. =
Lev. ~ set out on this ground, which
s,puose to be self-evident that the eafth
belongs in usufruct to the living tiia'
the dead have neither power nor rlgh,S
over it,'-Jefferson. The third error Is
in the use of the words "Indlvldual, as
heretofore" Heretofore an mdlVluuai
| has applied his ability to the acquiring
of natural opportunities to the exclusion
Of his fellows. without regard to announcer
Individual coming after him. The last
sentence in the letter is plain denlai OF
| all the foregoing, for how Is II possipi'
for a man to claim the right OF prlVale
/ ownership of land to the exclusion OF
all and at the same time say, Il ASH
nothing for myself I would not grant te
others?'
7 do not quote the authorizes gNel
above as conclusive, though they shoui'
NJ least command respect. appear 70
higher court that of reason. and the in
nate sense of right dwelling in ever!
true man, and before this tribunal De
clare private property III land to be tn
l Oe''N-
evils have found root. 1t is because o.
this institution that we fnd Americai
women sewing shirts at a rev cents
| dozen. and though possessed OF SEWING
machines, practically worse OH Ina
when Hood wrote his immortal poem
II is because of this that the consume
navs twice as much to railroad 10
hauling a carload of potatoes from on
state to another as he pays the farme
for the potatoes 1t is this which give
IN tbe Standard Oil monopoly its grea
mower without it the coal baron mlsh
become n useful citizen and street ca
CORPORATIONS public servants. 1t is pr
, yate property in land, the free GIT Oh I"
Creator TO all His children, not some o
them. that is the cause or jealous
among workmen for fear OF losing thei
iobs which causes the manufacturers t
combine in the endeavor to ellmlna'
oornnetition. and in the process thro'
thousands out of employment who haV
no other resource. It has its grip on al
from the day laborer to the president
q university. and includes all that arm
who profess to follow the Prince
= Peace. vet who to-day are clamoring fe
: | the SuDJuSdtloIl VI d pSoPiS va 49, -
= of territorial expansion. Plebeian, pro
q fessor, press and pulpit are all under 1
= thrall and few dare TO speak the trutl
4 Property rights? Yes, my brothe
First your right to yourself, and the
!. your right to what you have produce
J. This necessarily involves the right
n exchange what you have produced II
what another has produced, but beyof
@ this it cannot go without trespassii
k upon the rights Of others. 1t Is imposs
It BILE for man to have right to hlnse
!: so long as he must go to another for pc
j mission to live. For all to enjoy equ
IS opportunities, all must have access
9, the bounties of nature provided free
!: all but at present monopolized by
i few.
IS Clearly oud duty is to see that all ma
!; equal opportunities. This foundation
d Justice once established the monstro
v inealaites seen around us would va
iel, as men would be free to emplt
= themselves as they desired, known
that thew could claim all that they pr
duced No one but the physically INC
nacitated would be dependent upon a
other. though the HETEROGENEOUS or
would he acknowledged. Base servitu
and bringing sycophancy could tn
have no place, and all men rise
heights now dreamed of only by the fe
WHOSE principles rest, not on in11at