People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 July 1896 — Home and Patriotism. [ARTICLE]

Home and Patriotism.

Before the French revolution 12,000 men owned all the land of France. Now she numbers 3.222,000 free holders. In England 180,000 persons own ali the land, and the proportion of paupers is 23 for England to one .in France. If our people desire to save themselves from the fate of English pauperism they will have to begin the work of salvation by adopting the New Zealand graduated land tax laws, which will speedily emancipate them from extortionate land rents, and give every industrious prudent man a chance to secure a holding somewhat larger than a cemetery lot—a home the great incentive to patriotism.—The Call. Death-bed repentance is thin- religion. There is no hope for the Democratic party, even though it should repent and declare for free silver Running a Populist paper is hard work and- poor pay. The men who ar« engaged in that business are in rhe cause for principle and not for spoils. The reform papers are a better guide for the people than are the politicians O patriotism! In what next disguise wilt thou appear? J. Pierrepont Morgan and other thieves testify before the bond investigation committee that they "acted more from patriotic motives than with any idea of making a profit?’