Ɛpsilon

WCP2677

Letter (WCP2677.2567)

[1]1

N.W. Cor. Fifth & Calvert Sts.

Baltimore MD. U.S.A.

October 9. 1890.

Dear Mr. Wallace.

Some of my nationalist friends to whom I have shown your very kind letter2 about my Political Economy, would like to see the enclosed extract published3 in one of our newspapers & presume it might be helpful at the present time. Please let me know whether you have any [2] objections.

What you say is extremely interesting.

My attitude is simply this: I do not accept the full programme of nationalism but I am glad to see nationalism encouraged because I think it is the direction in which us in this country at last ought to move.

I send under another cover a reprint of a recent article which I wrote on government ownership of Railways.

Faithfully yours | Richard T. Ely.4 [signature]

1
In ARW’s handwriting, “Answd”.
3
Wallace, A. R. 1891. An English nationalist, Alfred Russell Wallace converted by Bellamy's book. New York Times (1 February): 9.
4
Ely, Richard Theodore (1854-1943). American economist.

Editorial information

Status: Draft transcription [Letter (WCP2677.2567)]

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Revision history

Transcribed by Lester, Ahren [2013-08-12] Transcription checked by Catchpole, Caroline [2013-08-12] Transcription checked by Chua, Christine [2026-04-18]

Please cite as “WCP2677,” in Beccaloni, G. W. (ed.), Ɛpsilon: The Alfred Russel Wallace Collection accessed on 5 June 2025, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/wallace/letters/WCP2677