The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-19
States His Position |
and Challenges All
Corners.
Mr.. Stern's Summary.

Whatsoever the laws of nature will
do for men or for men, conditions be-
ing complied with, they will do for
any and for all mankind This natur-
al-divine principle Of justice ultimates
in securing unto all humans access
to electrical energy. II by employ
Ing certain means any human being
secures access to certain quantity of
electrical energy, nature will grant all
other humans, who may comply with
the same conditions, access to SINH
Tar amount of electrical energy.
Carefully distinguish between access
upon basis OF equality and equality
OF division. You will then not only
have grasped the equitable operation
OF the natural-diyine principle of JUS
tice; but you can likewise apply it
nationally to the practical domain of
human government. No legislative or
other human fiat can equaiize the
amount of wealth possessed by human
beings, or the degrees Of wisdom inn
parted to them through birth and sub
sequent culture and influences. The
term equal employed in our declar-
alton of independence, can not be con-
strued as. referring to equal division.
There can be equality without equal
division Just human government must
secure unto all citizens access upon
basis of equality to land, money and
transportation; as on account of their
nature and the provisions Of our con-
stitutiOn, individuals can not create
and regulate this trinity of fundamen-
tai economic factors.
In reality all hitherto warning econ
omic reformers are brothers, seeking
the application of justice to human af-
fairs. The real ultimate sought by
single tax reformers is that all hui
mans are entitled to access to moth
er earth upon basis OF equality, thus
abolishing speculation IN land. Trans
portation reformers demand that all
should be enabled to secure access to
means of transportation upon a basis
of equality, no preferential rates or
favored treatment Money reformers
In reality desire that the producers and
owners of staple commodities should
secure access to money upon basis of
equality with those holding valid in
struments calling for a fixed number
of dollars; thus securing stability in
the general price level and opening the
door for the unlimited production of
staple commodities, them other forms
of created wealth of every character.
Socialists foolishly cTamor that our
production, with all its complicated
factors. They set forth no practical
method Cor compromising present
holders OF property or for conducting
industrial and agricultural industries
under government control. They con-
tend that the formation of plundering
trusts Is purely natural process, ig
noring the unquestioned fact that
these iniquituous combines have In
variably had their inception In and
maintain their reign OF plumber by
means OF unjust human legislation.
We have never enjoyed the advantages
OF impartial land. monetary or trans
which are universally admitted TO be
properly subject 10 equitable govern
ment control. Through Just regulation
OF these economic factors, all mankind
would speedily be rna.led to secure
access to all means OF production upon
a basis of equality. which would fa-
cilitate the equitable division ~
wealth produced amongst the mental
and physical workers whose exertIons
have called n into economic being.
Access upon basis Of equality 10
means ~ production IL the true end
hitherto sought hv socialists In an
utterly lmnractieahle manner.
N the developments herein hrleay
outlined are Imparsially considered.
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