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It was not that there was a dread of a scarcity of land that this demand was made . It had its birth in the unjust manner in which the public lands were being absorbed , and , although it was not as clearcut a declaration as that which ...
It was not that there was a dread of a scarcity of land that this demand was made . It had its birth in the unjust manner in which the public lands were being absorbed , and , although it was not as clearcut a declaration as that which ...
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In my opinion , the main , all - absorbing question of the hour is the land question . And did I allow this opportunity of expressing that opinion to the Knights of Labor of America to pass by without taking advantage of it , I would ...
In my opinion , the main , all - absorbing question of the hour is the land question . And did I allow this opportunity of expressing that opinion to the Knights of Labor of America to pass by without taking advantage of it , I would ...
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7 It is asserted that to prevent speculative land - holding would injure the farmers of the country . There is not a vestige of truth in that statement . Farmers do not cultivate their lands for the purpose of speculating in the price ...
7 It is asserted that to prevent speculative land - holding would injure the farmers of the country . There is not a vestige of truth in that statement . Farmers do not cultivate their lands for the purpose of speculating in the price ...
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Contents
THE OLD ORDER CHANGES | 18 |
THE AWAKENING | 31 |
The workman studies the Bill of RightsConditions of white and black slaves | 57 |
Copyright | |
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| Title | Thirty Years of Labor, 1859-1889 Reprints of economic classics |
| Author | Terence Vincent Powderly |
| Edition | reprint, revised |
| Publisher | A. M. Kelley, 1967 |
| ISBN | 0678002495, 9780678002490 |
| Length | 372 pages |
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