Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-09
CORRESPONDENCE.
A Warm Analysis of Livesey's
Arguments.

Arguments.
CUMBERLAND, Md, Jan. 90, 1885.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
When l read Mr.. Livesey's letter in
your issue of the 10Th lat first
thought it best not to answer. For
while am at all times ready to argue
against any attack made in good faith
against cause which believe to con-
tain great truth, lam not prepared
to waste my time in answering in
uendos and inslnuations against Il truth
that hold sacred, or against myself
aud those personally who, with me,
are believers of that doctrine. 1t is
distasteful to answer personal attacks.
Nor is it necessary as a rule. The
people know that it was ever thus,
that proclalmers of newly -discovered
truths, or old truths distasteful to pow
erful interests. have been reviled,
stoned, crucified. They also know that
in nine cases out of ten they get the
right man if they take hold of him
who cries ''stop thief the loudest.
But 1t afterward occurred to me
that, since most people are honest and
consequently think others to be honest
also, your readers, in the absence of
an answer, might believe Mr.. Livesey's
statements of the Single-Tax to be true.
But they are not. Thus, while as far
as fair arguments against the Single
Tax are concerned Mr.. Livesey's letter
does not call for an answer, for his
letter does not contain anything even
purporting to be such an argument,
his statements as to what the Single Tax
is do require correction. AS well might
your readers take their religion from
Col. Ingersoll as their SingleTax from
Mr.. Livesey.
1t is great glory TO be known as a
giant-killer. But it is risky to tackle
giants. To get the glory without any
risks these knights valiant set up a
stuffed giant, palm him off as some
thing real awful before those of whom
they think that they don't know one
from another, proceed to-kill the dead
dummy and then duly label themselves
Jack, the iuvincible giant killer"
Let us examine this David and his
dummy Goliath. Mr.. Livesey says:
Henry George bases his whole theory on
the - - Bible.
his i utCldIc oil uH
true statement. Henry George uses the
Mosaic treatment of land as a corrobor-
alton of his own claim that land should
be common property, but in a man
ner altogether incidental. His uh0le
theory is based upon mere economical
and ethical reasoning. and while there
are illusions to the Bible, the Bible
is, to my knowledge, not once used to
prove a point. If this is not true, let
Mr.. Livesey point out the place where
Mr.. Georges argument Is based on the
Bible. Not even in his work. "Thy
Kingdom Come" which. by the way.
was preached in the City Hall at Glas-
Cow, on Sunday, April. %, 1889. Rev.
Mr.. Cruikshank. St. Rollox United
Presbyterian church, conducting the
services. and which work is but slight
ly longer than Mr.. Livesey's three col
umns-not even in this sermon did
Henry George base "his uhole theory
on the Bible.
Mr.. Livesey says:
Rabbi j. L. Stern, of Cumberland, Md.
gives in the MINING JOURNAL of Jan. 5 His
Holiness the Pope.
Mr. Livesey evidently wishes to con-
vey the idea. and his words actually
do convey it, that gave the name of
His Holiness the Pope as ole of those
ministers who ''are preaching the
Single-TaK and defending it by the
Bible" Mr.. Livesey's words are fol-
lowed up by list beginning with DR..
McGlynn, and supplemented later by
the words
I,, 10 tha nh pal,h
gives, etc.
Now, Mr.. Livesey knows that did
not give the name of His Holiness the
Pope l did say, and | repeat it,
that in effect His Holiness the Pope,
Leo XIII. through his delegate, de-
elared that there is nothing in the
doctrines of Henry George that is
contrary to christian doctrines and
morals" | had not the statement of
Mgr. Satolli before me when ! wrote
the above; | have now, and | will re-
peat it literally. In letter to the
press May IL, 1894, Mgr. Satolli said =:
The conditions on which / absolved DR..
McGlynn. by authority received from the
Holy Father, were:
/, That he should make thorough state,
ment of his views and doctrines in regard to
social economy ana present them TO me,
and would revise them and then submit
them to four doctors Of divinity for revision.
3 This condition he fulfilled, and it was
acknowledged that nothing he did or said
was opposed to the Catholic doctrine.
The statement of DR.. McGlynn's
views, which, it was decided, were in
harmony with the Catholic church,
was, before being submitted to Mgr.
Satolli, read by Henry George and APP
proved by him as perfect statement