St. Landry democrat., 1889-10-12
st. 9andrp Qel,1otral
now tine single Tax wils DO IL.
1 s,l,t.IAIlJSAS

EDrToK KDEMoCRAT:-If d a man had a
lys,ie.ti wagon III Upeiuus " inch he de-
aired to move to WasilIngiuti, would he
hitch two mll,es ln front io pun towaids
Washington, ami two behind 10 pull III
an pppuslte dlrectl"D. ur all fuir III
front9 1t ht. should pursue The former
course would iG not affid aii,usefnenl
10 all the little nlKRers on the steel
Aud yet our present ~ sttm af taxation
operates lu precisely that fashion.
Let us take all nhjrct lessnn. am
informed our friend jacob Pinnsky tas
about completed II building III all re-
suects credit to Ills town. To do this
il was nrcessary to employ mill fneb,
carpenters, brlck-lay els. painters anu
wlI sorts of laburers. They weie Thus
enabled TO pay dactar biils, rent, &c.
Merchants sold more guttis aud eMi-
played clerks aAd b,n,k- keepers. Iu
repienisil stocks orders were sent east
AMI wtsr. aud factory and field hands
! found employ ment. More tea. c"tfet',
sugar, &C., were sold. thus dia J..coh~ :
little performance she'd It's betit nrenct
around the Riote. Nov, ask, 1t Jtcub
piaiisRy Ia b man To- tit eiictItli aEtu7
Wheu the spring time cuineth, gentle
reader, the assrssur Viii interview our
lend and lle Will he nia,ie tn tetl az 1T
be was II criminal. Because ulii revenue
laws say, Let ho i,seiul man ESCAPE. The
MOre nlei ciiantiise ls brought into the.
cstantry tile better, but our friend VIII
be- brew beaten aud hadgeitd like bur
glai aud Il hea.y tine iaip1seti on HIM.
Now, let us take u walk and try To
buy u vacant lot. We find one TO suit
and ask ITS pilce. We object tu the
price and say it ls too much inr Il lot in
u sleepy old tOwnlike Thai. The oW nsl
saya. "Aii, hut the town ls improving |!
Lnok Mt Plonsky's stor. Ana There M.
SEVERAL other Improve Mrnfs under way
and talked of" Here Ia ~ man " hO has
dune nothing. but asks ustn pay linn not
only tor wa.sL n large nuunt,er ut enter
pIislnH people hare tinnt, hut also for
WHAT other rnLti prising propIe may
hereafter ua. In this lIitlt. scheme he Is
1uiiy piutecteu by Law. The law is such
that The profits and earnings ut the il-
dusfrlOlis amt progressive go To- iswaid
tie ihlr and nuu-pl ORiessi.e We call
this eXtiaDllil lilliaiy proceeding eHcOur-
aging indtistry.
alaiIiiatlen Island once at,li for $2S.
The value ut the land (-xciusiv+ a.!
every thing Upon The lanst) nj New York
city Is SO OuU Ut,0 600. Une-t.ait ut the.
lalid In sil. racaHt This eno.E Ennus SUM
D. not tirreiy ns.td 0ilt oi llss. hut II acts
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prvxsrss. Nor set is t.is AT. / h. II,
l,,ts are mps gagged and the ni"n, Y real
iz a ls used IDF Mat Agents scouI
tno enllntIy aud wijrrsStr amy cntel-
Prise sliDns iisttit tht. Iaud is iipught up
aud lIelil M AicH fi2utrs as tD ifasp nu
lnatgin tor business purp,sts.
Elie surplus taI Alng uf the people in
stead of being Used la tacIilrats. aud in-
crease ptGducttoi,. are u>rd To prevent
s,s4uitictIuu. We prnpns.. II, .;ibuu,sii ali
taxes upi,Ii lmprus. lHtnts aA.l pei isoiiai |
prupeftA, aiIi c.siic, uiiaie all t,xatIniI |
upan the vasue af taRai Without rrgaid |
g., usr. We prapuse tD taK land upon
i,s locasiOn value. The salue nt iant |
g.sii..s i3.sH the enterprise aud ACTIVITY |
at thr Uhoie ruBiWuuI,y. Fhe value. of |
improvements aDd personalities results /
finin individual tffnrt. What il pro-
duced by tie public should be enjoy ed
by the pubic. aud " hat individuals prt,-
duco si,auid be enjoyed by individuals.
The event will t,e, that as llu man will
have any inUtive tor buying land ex-
crpt for actual use, tile sut plus earnings
OF the people will seek Investment IN
useful enterprises. Wages y III straight
way leap sky Bald. This will force con-
c-utfatInn 0f capital all NsetH! lines,
Improved Meti,Oais and iabar aying
devices will cUii,6 illtD universal iis.
M ne than that, uventiUud~l I'll he stitnu-
,fed. notwithstanding ii.e rise IN
wages production and exchange will be
ches,penesi. 1t viii he like
ssttchIng all t0urUf tile mules in from,
,sfHad Df having two of the muies
hitciird behind the wagnn.
1t yUu want tllf Kingdom Qf Heaven
to come upnn earth yUl have got 10 sia
to makt, II cUiise. God has
done for us all that even OmnIpnieilce
cafi du. III We appreciate His gifts n.
little as ~ permit u ttw to iiuid from
The TEST that WHICH iry canuot ehins
He caniUf help liz. W.. must
piunge intp cl,a0s. Let us trust m tile
anhle harmony at The nniyetss Lei
is trust ln fleed0un, for eI,e Ia altogether
youd! y. Y. DAVID.