The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-12-09

plan they please LOT leSSenlnS laAatlou
but this friend to the poor, assures US
that these bloated paupers are tn a
measure the whole cause of excessive
taxation and that the only remedy is to
abstain from 'indiscriminate giving lest
in such gifts we should encourage idle
ness and deceit
And yet we are told by higher au-
thority Ito refuse none lest we refuse
HIMSELF
1t will he borne in mind that this
friend to the poor, this professor in the
Heavenly science of charity, is discus
sing private charity, stepping in between
the voluntary giver and the receiver
with plan to govern both.
The pith of this plan (the little niger
agitating the philanthrophic bosom) is:
Second-A room to be ecu,ed, if possible in
| the city hall or county buildings; and COM
petent agent employed.
Just so. a nice little salary, fuel and
light for office and interesting inter-
views with moral paapers.
For none of your common tramps are
to have admittance here, not at all. In
fact the beauty of this plan is, that all
Immoral, idle, undeserving poor, are to
be starved out They will be assisted.
it is true, with tracts and good advice,
but, as to filing their empty stomachs,
it is not to oe thought OF unless they can
show a clean bill of moral health and
Industry.
You 90 along the street, at present,
and see pale, pincned face, you say to
Yourself that fellow looks hungry, and
YOU give him little change and you 90
away about your business feeling great
deal happier or you go home after buy
ing u lot of warm clothing for your chill
dren and having laid in good supply of
comforts tor Christmas, and you say. to
your wife, '.Do you know think our
nelghbor Mrs. Sadsome, is badly pro
vidcd for the winter. her children are
very poorly clad for such weather as this;
| 20 over there Tomorrow, Marv-you
women know how to manage such mat
tiers without hurt NC Il persons feelings,
and if you find she wants assistance, why
we can help her without any one know
Ing anything about it,"
/ And for these words YOU have spoken
there is peace and love and happiness in
your home, for Gods brightest Angel
the Angel OF charity, has visited and
blessed it.
No agent has stood between you and
the poor, you have come in direct con-
tact with them, clasped their hands. and
they have drawn you and yours up to-
ward Heaven.
But this is no, systematic charity
your plan heretofore may have had An
gels visits in it, but it had also the visits
OF the tax collector, tor it encouraged
''improvidence and imposition"
Angels are very good in their way
but in an over taxed community the first
thing to do is to cut down the taxes and
chance the Angels alterward.
Now the plan tor systematic chart
ty." is. to buy tickets from the benevo-
lent fellow who will act as the almoner
OF your charity, for consideration, and
give them to the persons you would as
Sis,. and if the latter. after q thorough
examination. prove themselves quail
fed To be cashiers of banks or vestal vir-
gins, as the case may be. or that during
their whole lives their industry has come
nearer TO perpetual motion than anything
yet known, why, if they call back on the
following week. they may possibly get
relief.
You see if this plan had been in vogue
in the neighborhood of Jericho, the
good Samaritan need never have alight-
ed or delayed upon his journey unless
the wounded traveller showed a relief
ticket. or perhaps it was the want oil
proper credentials on the part of the
poor stranger which made the Pharises
pass on and he has been journeying on
on. from century to century. until we
find him here. in st. Paut, sticking hi.
Pharasaical nose into the private char
ties ofindividuals. Let no one come be
tween you and the poor. the nearer yor
are to them. the better it will be for YOU
the more likely You will be to hear these
words OF welcome come you blessed o
my father; for I was hungry and yot
gaveme to eat.thirsty and you gave me IL
drink. naked and vow clothed me-
4 Not word in the above about the ne
! cessity of keeping down taxes nor 0
supplying yourselfSwith tickets, lest yot
should he imposed upon and SO ..encour
age pauperism." Give freely and witt
your own hand and you will; pass int
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