The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-07-26
Our Two Lords.


tween q greenbscksr and q single taxer
Now as an advocate OF the single tax
must object to having my portion of the
conversation furnished by the other side
It is also my purpose to take into &C
count some portion II the greenbacker' e
statements and see how far and in what
manner the statements are subject to
criticism. l object somewhat to the
first proposition of one man owning all
the land and another all the money, for
the reason that il one man owned all the
land he would also from that very cir
cumstancs come into possession Of as
much Of the money as he desired to have,
but will accept it as hypothetical
statement and examine the first proposal
Of the gresnbacker, that as an evicted
tenant he would travel on the public
highways. That might do In Ireland
but evidently would not in some parts Of
this country. Witness the following
statute Of California:
"Any man found on foot on any highway
in this state shall be adjudged a vagrant
and sentenced to not less than ten days
hard labor with ball and chain"
Then says the greenbacksr: II would
80 to one Of your tenants who kept
bOardeIs, etc. would in no sense be
your tenant nor q trespasser on your
rights as landlord, under the most strin-
gent laws IN force"
Does Mr.. Davis remember the case OF
the landlord of the hotel at Saratoga, N.
Y, who refused to allow Jews to stop
there ? Does he know that gentlemen
OF color, comm only called negroes, are
not usually allowed at Kansas hotels,
even by paying in advance? ? Nay, more,
here is something from an English pa
per which will enable Mr.. Davis to see
how it is possible for the land owner to
control not only inns and boarding houses
but also the public highways:
"Some landlords see clearly enough the
danger to their monopoly of allowing any
sort Of discussion among the lRbOrers, Lord
Bateman, the owner Of the village Of
ShObdOn, is one such. The organizing SEQ
retsFy of the league had obtained permis-
sion from the landlord Of the 'Bateman
Arms Shobdon, (Herefordshire), to hold
meeting in the large room Of the inn, for
the purpose Of forming branch Of the
Herefordshire Workers Union. On arriving |
at the inn on the night Of the meeting, he |
was informed that bis lordship's secretary |
had called and pointed out clause in the
lease which forbade any meeting being held |
without his loIdship's special permission. A |
similar visit had been paid to every tenant |
holding field or orchard under Lord Bate |
man, who owns the whole of the village |
An attempt to hold meeting on the waste
land was prevented by the superintendent |
Of the county police, who was accompanied |
by a constable, on the ground that Lord |
Batemen, as lord Of the manor, claimed the |
control Of all the waste land, and the police,
apparently acting under the instructions Of /
his l0rdship as ord-lieutenant Of the county
similarly prevented the holding Of a meet
ing in the public highway"
In place Of the large landlord going to
his evicted money lord for money with
which to pay his taxes, he would follow
the same rule as that followed by Lord
Scully and other posses sors Of large and |
valuable holdings of land. He would |
provide in the lease that the tenant should |
pay the taxes, all of them. AS the legis.
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