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Domestic News
February 22, 1906
The Leon Reporter
Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
What is this article about?
The Onawa Sentinel denounces the statute granting landlords a first lien as unjust, cruel class legislation, particularly evident during economic hardship with low prices and slim crops, and advocates for its repeal in favor of equitable laws without special privileges.
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"The statute giving the landlord a first lien is in many instances unjust, cruel and in all instances an evidence of class legislation of the worst species," says the Onawa Sentinel. "In flourishing times, when crops are good and prices high, the enormity of its provisions are not brought to mind, but when all classes of business are forced to watch their interests, prices low and crops slim, the injustice of the law is brought out in bold relief." The Sentinel wants this law repealed and a statute enacted based upon justice to all and special privileges to none.
What sub-type of article is it?
Politics
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Landlord Lien
Class Legislation
Law Repeal
Economic Hardship
Where did it happen?
Onawa
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Onawa
Event Details
The Onawa Sentinel criticizes the statute giving landlords a first lien as unjust, cruel, and evidence of class legislation, especially highlighted in times of low prices and slim crops, and calls for its repeal and enactment of a just statute without special privileges.