Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-11-14


his honest earnings into land. shsuso
have Il confiscated? What better taan
robbery is that-and the virtuous erilao
gives MS a withering look OF outrnEeo
honesty. which in the eyes Oh tne VIM
thinking is equivalent to annlniiasson.
president Walker and Prof. Clarke. OF
Smith college. are prominent IN tnas
role. AS truth crushed to earth will riso
again, we come up smiling, 20 ASK VIC
is doing the confscation' Wns' oo
the single tax propose TO take!
ply the economic rent or annual vs:uo
which the growth of the community
has g,ven to the land. Taking for the
| benefit of the people q value wnscn
thev alone have made, is justice Eos
Our proposition is to puta stop TO tho
| nresent coufiscation, and to. rescue
| from private appropriations wnas
belongs to the public. II compen.
sation is to be maae'
should be from him who apqropriases
to him who is desl oiled. nov e"o
verse And one would think tnac eve"
nres;dents and professors OF coAlegeA
phso,.r;no the crowded and unwhole.
some conditions of city iife-the slums
! wherein the workingmen and women
are forced to dwell, where anguish
drives thousands to the oblivion OF
drink. and prostitution claims its SUP.
;ects from a starving class-woulo
sometimes ask themselves what com
nensation is possible for these victims
: which a society that arrogates 10 i'seiI
= the name of Christian, offers up on inc
. altar of land monopoly.
Emerson understood the true metnoo'
:. when the STAKEHOLDER called ior coln'
= pensation-
O "Pay ransom to the owner
And a ! the bag to the orln
= who ts the owner! The slave ID o~nes.
: And ever was Pay him"
). To me. as well as to many otners'
the lessening of poverty and the raising
h of wares. which the single tax prom
l, ises. was an unwarrantable propnecy'
l. and in my letter. of sympathy 70 MT.
'e George said: II do not oeneve .na
Is vopr plan is the panacea OF poverty.
30 ..Nor +, he replied, but am sure
id fraedom is Since then my faith has
n- grown and is growing in the efficacy Q, Q,
ie this measure with the fiscal name. y
IN ia the handmade Of freedom aud mus
III unlock the bars and bolts.
ye Voluntary poverty which resui'
so from willful disobedience we nave N
&c concern with, although with ai.ere
conditions and higher standards o. NV
ry ing that too must wane. But sel1-oe
oo graduation, as sad as 1t Is. Is ho' "a
Its sight that wrings our souls The sensu
l alist and idler may be safely left to Tn
ire natural punishment which accompanle
on transpression LAS close as sin an
lgs suffering joined" is the descriptive I'm
'ge of Whittier 1t is the involuntary an
est enforced misery that is so dreadiu
man suffering at the hands OF
ion .hrntber
- Hihe wonuer1uI increase OF maoerf
is wealth. which fairly distributed won
Is make want almost disappear, I,
no swollen and stolen fortunes side
'ln- side with the sweat-shops and oegea'
be- the carnival of luxury and the dlsco
is tent of labor, all indicate the DANCE
rem which threaten the republic and whi
rec, we would avert. We urge no ar oitra
Mr. remedy, but make the safe and moo'
hat ate demand conveyed in Emerson
but wise words, Give no bountles' ma
the eoual laws. secure life and proper
say and YOU need not give aims Open
.ous doors of opportunity to talent
lder virtue and they will do themselves J
bill tice and property will not be In
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