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The advocate., 1895-01-30
SOME VALUES THAT ARE DEP REsSED
AND OTHERS THAT ARE NOT.

The following is
from thu testimony
Uf Me- Williams, OF
the Chemical Ma
ton Il bank, before
tho 6nsnoe commit.
tee OF the house OF
Representatives when
the Carlisle currency
bill was under Oon-
sideratiOo;
Mr.. Williams Wag
questioned "a TO the
0 Jndlti IN Of his own
bank. He aa,d iEs
capital w's $500, 900.
IL had q surplus If6
million dOllsFs Tne
divided prUAss
we're more than !
million d JllsFs. The
d. posits reached 30
million dollars. The
dividends were 150
per cent. annually,
aud the bank stock
sold for 81 500 per
share Of Sl00.
The advocate., 1895-01-30

The following is
from Governor Nor.
rill's message;
so wing 20 che
a hnanOIRl ami Q,
through VII Oh the
country has passed
during the last two
years, Ia some re-
speots the seVevess
that has ever been
known, and the par
tial failure of crops
for the same period,
there has been q Sc
riOuS depression in
values an d a d g.
Oreastd demand for
labor, VIII Oh renders
our burdens far more
Oppressive than they
would be ia years OF
prosperity"
The advocate., 1895-01-30

Of New 7 rk doing business in Kansas, q
very large sum OF money, covering period
Of twenty years. business, no part Of which
tx has ever been collected by the state Of
Kansas. and now amounting to about Che
sum Of $500 900; aud
WHEREAS, Tne present superintendent Of
insurance, thout any authority from the
state Of Kansas, compromised with said
New York insurance Oom panies for the sum
Of 1900; therefore, be it
Resolved by the H ouse Of Representatives,
That committee Of three be appointed by
the speaker TO investigate the condition Of
said companies, and TO ascertain the
amount of money due from them TO the
state of Kansas.
As these resolutions themselves re-
cite, this reciprocal tax has been al.
lowed to stand for period of twenty
years under republican adminlstrs-
tion without any effort to collect it.
There never would have been any
eff yrt to collect it by a republican
superintendent of insurance. After
so long a neglect and so large an &C.
oumulstion of srresrsges the collec.
tion became a matter of great dlfi-
Guilty. 1t could never have been
effected, except by long and expen-
sive litigation, il it could have been
effected at all through the courts;
but since a Populist superintendent
of insurance secured from these ar
resges Of twenty years. standing over
$4,000 by compromise and without
the redeemers are sud
denly seized by a spssm of virtuous
indignation that such a compromise
should have been effected without
any authority from the state Of Kan
sss." BY what authority from the
state of Kansas did former republl-
can administrations suffer this recip-
rocI tax to remain uncollected for
twenty yesrsY We are not advised
of all the facts representing this COM
promise. We do not know whether
better could have been done
or not; but we submit that this pro-
test, coming, as it does, from party |
whose total inoompetency and neg
Iect of duty rendered either ltigs.
ion or a compromise necessary, af-
fords an exhibition of gall that would |
be impossible to any but the redeem
srs of Kansas.
The advocate., 1895-01-30

AFTER the repeal of the Sherman
law, the resdjustment of the tariff
and the late republican victories,
each Of which IN it's turn was prom.
iSed as a hsrbingsr Of certain pros
perity, the Lsavenworth Times says
that wheat on the 22nd inst. sold
for the lowest price it ever has" and
it recommends farmers to feed the
wheat to cattle and kill the cattle"
Why not trade it for a Dig and kill
the dogi
The advocate., 1895-01-30

in Lawrence or Topeka" Why is
it? What gives it that wealth pro-
ducing powerl Evidently the sys'
tenn of spoliation which renders the
location specially valuable for that
purpose. Do you believe this system
must always continue? IL not, when
it is done away will these fictitious
values continue? And when land is
no longer bought and sold for a price
but is held only by tenure of occu-
psncy, price no longer attaching to
it, how would you express differences
in values
Again you ask:
Upon what possible grounds do you
make distinction between mines and other
equally valuable lsnds2
When aud where have made such
distinction? The use of all lands
should be free to the public. You
say the existence of a mine upon a
piece of land renders it especially
valuable above other lands to the
owner or occupant; but if the mine
we're to be operated by the public
how would any individual occupant
realize a benefit from this especial
value that would not be enjoyed
alike by others? Mining is now
monopoly, and all monopolies should
be seized and operated by the public
for the benefit of all the people.
Your closing paragraph is as fol
lows:
cannot admit your claim that have
admitted the shif,ing Of the singls-tax in
the sense you claim. Whs5 said was, in
effeot, that like all othsr items in cost OF
production and distribution, it fell fnally
on the consumer, but only as his jast con
bribution to public revenues, and no per-
SON is beneA ed by such shifting, as land
lords are now.
I submit that this is itself clear
admission of my claim and it can
not be otherwise understood. In
making this admission you sweep the
whole foundation of the single,tax
theory from under you. The funds-
mental principle Of that theory is
that this tax is absolutely unshitta-
ble-thst the man against whom it is
levied, aud he alone, must ply it.
The moment that you admit that it
enters into cost of production and |
distribution, that momsnt you sur.
render the entire ground you stand |
upon. Your tax is seen to be no diff |
fsrent from any other tax which ulti.
mstely falls up n the consumer.
The reader will Judge whether you
have admitted what 1 claim or not,
and 1 need not dwell upon the sub.
ject.
The advocate., 1895-01-30

bhAb you 90 no6 regard travel, 6PAnspoPea-
tion and communication az natural rights.
Travel, transportation and com.
munication are natural rights, but
the means of travel, transportation
and communication are public con-
venlences, for which those who enjoy
them must pay under any system
that can be devised. Will you kindly
observe this distinction? You ask
again, "Why should travellers and
shippers customers be singled out
for taxationP You forget that un-
der the plan I proposed, railroads
were not the only source from which
revenues were to be derived. Every
monopoly, as soon as it becomes a
monopoly, should be taken posses
sion of by the public and conducted
for the public. Thus, whlle one
would pay for use Of the means of
transportation, another would paw
for some other service and no one
would escape his just share of the
public burdens according to the SER
vice he would receive from the pub
llO.
You say that everything that can
be monopolized should either be
taxed the full value Of the monopoly,
as in case of land, or operated by the
government or municipality to give
service at cost, as with railroads and
other pnblic utilities" Are you a
"communis'," also? What is the diff
ference between your position as ex
pressed above and my own in regard
to railroads and other public utili-
ties? Does your plan inclnde taxa
tion of those who travel or ship
goods for use of the means they en-
ploy for this purpose? If 80, aud il
the government were to own aud
operate the railroads, would not such
tax be q source ofrevenus to the gov
eminent to it's full extentS II such |
is the case, would this not constitute |
as much of a tax upon labor through |
industry as it would when 1 suggest
the same thing?
You constantly confuse things
which pertain solely to our existing |
land system with another aud a diff
ferent system under which those
things could possibly have no exist
encs. For instance: You spssk of
the intrinsic value of land before
Columbus discovered America RS
compared with it's value now. ALI
the time you have price instead of
value 10 view. You, and not /, fail to
make this distinction between value
and price; and, as I before said,
when lsnd ceases to be bought aud
sold, there will bs no longer any
price attached to it. You refer to
the price paid for the site Of the Cen
trail National bank in Topeka, for
which you say S34 600 were paid, and
You say only three miles away as
much land could be bought for SIS
You then ask: did nature or soci
The advocate., 1895-01-30

Whoa writing ~ our advertisers a.
VayU mention The AUvOoAD,
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-07

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorfa.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria
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Look Out.

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Ill Advised.
An UnIuclzy Draw.


Don Simplicio, to dispel the clouds OF
melancholy that cast a gloom over his
spirits, has taken to theater going.
"Ernani" was produced, and everybody
spoke highly of the performance, our
hero among the rest.
''But there IS one fault about it, he
said on coming out Of the house one
evening
"What is it7''
'I'll tell you. In the third act, where
the conspiracy takes place, they draw
lots to ascertain which Of them is to kill
Charles V. Now, what was drawn the
first night? Ernani. And the second!
Ernani. And the third? Ernani again.
Always Ernani. Six nights running!
Now, that's unlikely on the face of it.
For the same name to be drawn once or
twice may pass, but six times running
that is too MUCH
His remarks were received with a
regular ovation. -Giornaled dele Dome.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1895-06-07
ScOtt's FayOrftes.

Scott believed that "Waverley" was
his best novel and the LADY of the
Lake, his best poem. He and the Bal
lantynes had more than one lively dis
cussion on the subject but be would
never admit change Of opinion He
knew the Lady of the Lake. by heart
and once repeated the whole to prove
the fact. ---.-.-------..
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CONNECTIONS.
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Relief in Six Hours.

distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases re-
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Itch on human. mango on horses, dogs and all
STOCK cured in 30 minutes by Woolford's Santa
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Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.

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Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
A NEW COMPLICATION.

If the Venezuelan government had
gone to work deliberately to unload it's
dispute with Great Britain upon the
United States with view of compelling
this government to take up its conten-
ton it could not have adopted a more
effective plan than it seems to have
done. Whether or not this was it's OBJ
ject in making valuable concessions of
land near the mouth of the Orinoco
river to certain citizens of the United
States, it seems likely to be the effect
of it's action.
The main fact that the concession has
been made seems to be well established
The concessionaries are. residents of
Minnesota and dispatch from Fari-
bault, in that State, says they have
just returned from Venezuela with their
concession. The Venezuelan minister at
Washington says he has no official con-
firmation of the fact as yet, but from
reports which have reached him that
such concession would be made he
has no doubt it has been. This implies
that he has knowledge that his govern
ment has had it in contemplation to
make such a concession. The Faribault
dispatch says the grant includes a strip
of land near the mouth of the Orinoco
about 125 miles long by from fifteen to
fifty wide, very rich in minerals and
timber The value of the concession is
secondary consideration. AS the
Minnesota men have been at the trouble
of getting it it is presumably valuable.
The point is that it is part of the terri
tory lin dispute between Great Britain
and Venezuela. The Orinoco is one of
the great rivers of South America. and
the control of its mouth is matter of
great Importance strategically as well
as commercially The long-standing dis
pute between Great Britain and Vene-
zuela involves this question. The con-
cession which has Just been made is an
assertion of title on the part of Vene
zuela that the British government will
be almost sure to challenge, and if the
concessionaries insist upon their rights
it is difficult to see how the United
States can avoid being drawn into the
controversy. The British Venezuelan
controversy was sufficiently threatening
before, but this new phase adds ma
terialIy to the complication.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The Emperor of Germany is learning
telegraphy, and takes several lessons
week. 4s
The income tax of England has changed
eighteen times since 1912, varying from two
pence in the pound to sixteen pence.
Governor Hughes, of Arizona, has ap-
pointed twelve newspaper men to act as
board of immigration commissioners. The
Governor is himself a newspaper man.
Cannon, the English jockey, is not only
rich enough to own a villa on the Thames.
but he has the means and desires of
sporty gentleman of leisure. His income
might arouse the envy of a nobleman.
Of the eleven emperors and expresses
that have occupied the throne of Russia.
between Peter I and Alexander III, four
have been assasslnated Inc REMAINING
seven averaged little over nifty years OF
age.
Almost like song says the Rev.
William Elliot Griffis, has been the life
of Haruko the Empress of Japan. With
health, beauty. sweet feminine attractive
ness, of immenfsral noble lineage, beloved
by her lords and people, awarded personal
honors by her husband unknown to former
expresses, she has lived to see Japan made
a new nation and the sunbanner borne vic
toriously into mighty China
About once iii every six months the
Washington society gossips announce that
Mrs. Sheridan, the widow of the General.
is engaged to be married. Young, attract
i've and with comfortable fortune, she
has many admirers and has undoubtedly
had number OF suitors. but has apparent
ly made no engagement. In denying the
latest report that she was engaged she
said to a friend: I'D rather be the widow
of Phil Sheridan than the wife of any man
living"
1t is stated that American peeresses in
Europe cannot be induced to accept the po-
sition of lady in waiting" This position
is much sought after by the daughters of
the nobility, but the ladies thus honored are
really the servants of the Queen. The
Queen of Italy offered such a position to
the Duchess of Boccaccio, who was former
ly Miss Elizabeth Field. of New York.
The lady declined. and for her benefit
new position was created that Of dame du
plais, which involves no mental duties.
In 1854 Pat Monogue appeared at the
mines at Moore's Flat, Cal, and for three
years was a miner, in no respect dis
tinguished from the other miners except
that he was more moral and conscientious
than most OF them. He saved money and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04

The veterans in Illinois are stirred up
over the school histories. A committee
of the Grand Army post in Dixon has
been studying "A Brief History of the
United States. published by A. S.
Barnes e. Co, Of New York. The gem
eral criticism is that the book gives the
impression that the South monopolized
all the valor and devotion exhibited
during the war. After pointing out
many Objectionable statements in the
book, theJcommittee says: TT is neither
the desire nor purpose of this committee
to have textbooks in our schools that
will harrow up unpleasant memories or
make unnecessarily conspicuous the
crimes and conspiracies during the dark
days of the Republic when it was strug
Cling for it's existence, but the children
whose fathers were the participants and
the coming generations should know the
plain and simple truths that they may
gain wisdom thereby and profit by ex-
perience''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
GRAND JURY AND THE GOVERNOR.

Governor Matthews was before the
grand jury yesterday to fell what he
knows of the disturbance the last night
of the session of the Legislature. Prob
ably his testimony will not be published
verbatim, and it is more probable that
it was not necessary for him to tell all
the circumstances. If, however the
prosecuting attorney or an inquisitive
member of the inquest had put a few
leading questions to his Excellency he
might have found the jury room an I'M
comfortable place. For instance. sup
pose one of these officials had asked
"Governor Matthews. how did it hap
pen that you withheld a veto message
from the Legislature until fifteen min
utes before the hour when 1t could not
act upon it?" What explanation could
he have given2 And il that same in
quisitive member had continued; Did
you not have the veto written 30 that
YOU might have sent It an hour before
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-04
sHREDs AND PATCHES.

Uncle Russell Sage cannot be all bad. His
wife believes in him.-Chicago Tribune.
And now prepare for long accounts of the
career of the Napoleon of Japan.-Boston
The Indian Territory's new bench show
will be quite a curiosity to the natives.
Kansas City Journal.
China might file a cross bill alleging
cruel and inhuman treatment of Ii Hung
Chang.-Detroit Tribune.
Where is the poet who will lift up his
voice and tell gentle Annie that spring has
come Atlanta Constitution.
The Easter bonnets this year are fine
and the amount of the fine varies between
SO and $50-Chicago Dispatch.
Society must let go of any man who has
to work more than six hours day, or his
employer will.-Atchison Globe.
Clara-You haven't seen my engagement
ring yet, have you? Maud don't know.
Who is the man?-Brooklyn Life.
We fail to see how this country is to re-
turn to a prosperous basis with six. .'Trilby'
companies on the road.-Washington Post.
Oh, doctor, how do you do? You look
killing this evening" Thank you, but I'm
not; I'm off duty, you know" Brooklyn
Life
The rush to pay income taxes isinot so
great as to require the services of police
men to keep people from being hurt.-New
Orleans Picayune.
A woman found a book. In it she read
Love had stolen it, 81 am wiser now,o
said the woman.-The Century.
Nothing recalls to the mind of the mar
ried man the joys of his single life so WV
idly as to find that the baby has been eat
ing crackers in bed.-TexaS Siftings.