The herald., 1895-05-05

Editor Herald:-There are no new
ways of Socialism, the Protean-shaped,
the variously and euphoniously defined.
All the ways of i5 are dusty with travel
and haunted by the genius of the Wis
ionary commonplace. like "a twice told
tale vexing the dull ear of a drowsy
not realize this. He always addresses
himself to the people as the high priest
of esOteric truths, the dispenser of occult
sapience to perverse and ignorant
world vainly given over to what-you-
may-calling after strange goddesses like
the single tax. This is sufficiently ludi-
crous.
These few remarks seem to be called for
in recognition of sundry profound lucu-
bratlons signed wv. H. STUART of the
cooperative order of revolutionary So
cialists, who has been taking his pen in
against the spoliation of the landed
interests" by the contiscating single tax
eIs. The proposed usurpation Of their
own estate by the people is 'iniquitous,
says cur piratical Socialist critic, with
acerbity. AS an emanation from the
self constituted local champion of state
Sc ciali m-the Juggernaut that is invoked
to crush out individuality and loot the
successful and industrious for the benefit
of the drOneS anu parasites of society,"
his is a pretty fair display of that
"effrontery" of which the gentleman is
prone to complain.
However, it is matter of no moment
how piratical the personal doctrines of
Mr.. Stuart may be if he has arragn ed
the single tax upon the true bills OF in
dictment But, thoroughly sifted, there
is not an objection which the unsociable
Socialist hurls like stones from cata-
putt at the single tax which makes the
smallest impression upon even the earth
works of our fortress.
The impregnable position of the single
taxer lies in his demonstrabe right to
per capita participation. through his gov
ernment. in the annual. rentals derived
from the exclusive occupancy of any val
liable portion of the common heritage of
the people. Entrenched in this position
the heather may rage furiously and
imagine vain thing. but we mind them
not whit. We hold brief from the
people to wrest their estate from the land
monopolists. We shall press their suit
with ardor and sweet reasonableness,
we'll convinced that eventually we must
win. We have not proposed changing
the polarity of human nature. Whether,
having won our battle, all sorrow and sin
shall vanish away and righteousness and
peace kiss each other, are matters having
nothing to do with the case. Whether
or no single tax on land values will
abstract right of the people to draw all
they can from the common reservoir.
Whether or no New Zealand has the
single tax to thank more than anything
else for its wholesome condition is
question: having no relevancy. Here
we stand for right" In operation the
single tax will be man-maker. 1t will
defend every man in the possession OF
the entire fruits of his labor. Socialism
would rob him of his independence.
crush out his activities and emasculate
his virility. leading UP the age described
in Pope's Dunciadi E
"She comes She comes the sable cloak
unfold 8'1. i.tS%
OF Night primeval and Of Chaos DID,
In the meantime Mr.. Stuart will doubt
less continue to disport himself in fusl-
ladies' against the single tax for reasons as
omprehensible as the unaccountable
performances Of the world-famed To-
habits the impenetrable Businesses of
Ucatan. There secreted in his native
Jungle he walks into the water and then
walks out again. Why he does this God
only knows. Having retired to the
water from which he has SO unaccount-
ably emerged he buries his bill in the
Welding mud and whistles these mourn
full notes: To-whoo To-whoo. from
which he derives his name" ". S. C.
Did Jesus Engage In Politics ?
Editor Herald 81 would like to ask
question through the columns of your
newspaper of the Rev DIR. Heron. the
Christian Socialist now lecturing in this
city. The doctor makes the assertion
that Jesus spent the first year of His
ministry endeavoring to OBTAIN control of
the political institutions of His people
and as an evidence of this fact the driv-
ing of the money changers from the tenn
pie is cited. This think can hardly be
considered as evidence in the case at all,
inasmuch as the cleansing Of the temple
in the first year of Jesus ministry il