Evening journal., 1894-03-29
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE
The Income and Land

The Income and Land Taxes.
Editor Of Evening Journal.
SIE: As your valuable paper has
lately received letters from several cor
respondents in regard to the effect of the
taxation Of land values in New Zealand,
the enclosure from the report Of our con
sui will prove interesting Hon John
D Connelley, United States consul at
Auckland, New Zealand, says:
In a very short time the incidence Of
taxation has been almost entirely changed
always a most hazardous undertaking.
because OF It's tendency to disturb exist
ing values aud di-srrange business en-
terprises Here reforms have been in
troduced which revolutloLized the OLD
system without affecting. at least to any
appreciable extent, existing interests
L. is true there were many who, through
the public press, in halls of legislation
aud on the highways aud byways Of the
country proclaim their belief that the
changes in the incidence Of taxation
would surely involve the country IN
financial ruin; but subsequent events
conclusiveiy demonstrated how III
founded were their spprehensions.
"Tha most determiued opposition 20
the new taxation came from the mOneyed
institutions, loau companies and the
owne Of vast landed estates 1t wa
found however, as soon as the new sys-
ten became law and was thoroughly
established and fully understood, that.
Instead of involving the colony in ruiu
it bad exactly the contrary effect Tn,
credit Of the colony in London (shich is.
of course, the centre Of financial opera
tions 80 far as the colonies are con-
cerned) increased TO an unprecedented
degree New Z-aland's credit is better
70 day on the London money market
than is that of any other colony OF
Australasia HAROLD SUDsLL.
New Castle Del March 2S. 1894.
WHY Object to Good F.iday Observanceg
Editor Evening Journal.
SIR; Sometime back the Morning
News used the following words, to whicn
then replied:
1T is our impression that something
will have to be done for Officer Shultz'-
something ought to De done, and W.
know very well that something would
have been done before this time II it had
not been for Off Ger Shultz's death bed
entrance iato the Roman Catholic
Church
Now it and the Board Of Education are
at the same business Certain members,
who happen to be Catholics gave per
mission 70 he pupils 10 have vacation
Oh Good Fridsy; now In Gods name what
the use of this foolish talk bg The
opposing members, as they ere supposed
10 be Christians Why. it would b.
bad enough for some infdel to oppose
people paying respect to the day Christ
died A Board Of Education, why they
had better be called a Board Of Ig
noramus The United States and the
State Of Delaware have made the
day legal holiday and are
they 70 oppose the laws Of the
land and statef This bigoted CHRISTIAN
purring.is sickening to me In this lanC
Of the free, the Constitution allows ever,
man to worship God in any manner h'
pleases Now il this place Heaven is The
right place to 60 TO, what is the offer
ence what road you take If two mel
a.e on French street, between Fifth an'
Sixth streets, aud are both going TO th'
City Hall. what is the difference II ont
goes up Fifth street, the other up Sixti
street. So it is with the Christian Al
/ said before, / am no Catholic and
very poor Protestant and think tina
voice the sentiments of q good portion
Of the citizens OF this city when l sa.
that this religious wrangling should b
stopped. CITIZEN.
Wilmington, March 90. 1894.