Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-08-29
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,o. an the single tax and
q " ne nave taken up seriatum
i o,rret, that would result
"' .tn confscation of rent to
i''~ 10, ,xclequer. These effects
N'," hnun mostly economic, and
a'' ,-5wed from generally adj
.,i.. laws. But beyond
effects there are moral
.sact, resulting from the
- nJitions to which the i'm
fine single tax would give
O. ,.o opening up of natural OPP
1glor and capital. and the
..r ,lc shoulders OF industry
nsaicl. at present weighs up
IA make 1t possible for every
.rc an honest living by his
P.s would Do away with the
.,.,,,.ps and bcggars and other
s.,icty which are the prod
uYeu,lal distribution of
would eliminate forever the
and thc criminal classes
mj,cd from the unemployed.
a.. -, prisons and reformator-
Ike Unnecessary. The civil
W. realty simpliffed for dis
sol be fewer. and would be
nv sattled. In short, it would
,,aaetllcr with government, at
y, nrossivc agency. and this
aland eurtailin" of the func-
.uament would make it capa-
airr certain other functions
.,re.enJ il can not successfully
These are the running of
. transmission of telegraphs,
ain-uining and controlling of
vikings which in their nature
nolies. The great increase of
proSperity would tend to the
rent which could be used for
nan benefit. and which would
10 establish baths. libraries,
halls. lheaters, gardens. etc.
electricity and other motive
oh, be conducted through our
HE public expense, and these
is might be lined with trees,
case with many cities on the
notably Paris.
shortly. Government would
HI present an expensive and
Jess burden, but would simply
be instrument whereby the
bvcrtv would be administered
benefit Of every individual.
BE- NAN who has been reared
PRESENT chaos and confusion,
|ctaste of what might be seems
the vague and impracticable
an imaginative dreamer, but
car things and all the good
i we have achieved were at
hut visions in the brains of
conceived them. And if we
er for moment the change
be wrought in social life if
yed its full reward, we Shall
pink. to the conclusion that
ter all such visions may be
radiation, ans. such dreams
come true. Want, and the
j, as a factor in human life,
eliminated. And this is the
Eat would work Che change;
as Carlyle says, is the hell
the modern Englishman is
1t is poverty and the fear
and the struggle to keep out
makes civilization such a
!. 1t is but natural that men
We to keep themselves and
n1ent upon them from falling
Frrible abyss. And it is this
rise above the fear of poverty
men lie and cheat and steal,
IS them Indifferent as to
btv trample their neigh borS
continual struggle to raise
above the fear Of want that
admire the rich and the for
that causes the struggle for
, become even tiercer and
and it is now becoming evil
mass of mankind that unless
, the root Of the evil and
The more fiercely they strive
VIII be for their children
ZONE after them. But give
e field, choke off the dog in
that stands between man
pity of his Maker, and let la
iu!l reward. Take and use
|cllt of the whole community
which the preference of the
creates. and production be-
would enormously increase,
OF cultivation would rise to
eHcl. and men would not re-
'orry about finding employ
3ore than they worry about
10 breathe: the worship OF
l'd become thing Of the
'e man who strove to get
required would be looked
omething like commissera.
y 1t is unnecessary to en-
oAe with the requisite mag.
MI IN the picture and con
hseli the vice that would be
'Ffow that would be soothed,
E'"s would be healed. Fol-
4 reed from the restrictions
\ AAper it, can get across tc
i Dil0nltles and these necessi.
Z ."cuon can come freely to-
D '''lIlzation will have entered
8 81 and brighter era, and in
y attain to a realization of the
i ~ ~ enunciated by the great
u nazareth, Thou shalt love
5 'as myself. "-Brechin, Scot.
d Natural Order.