Milford chronicle., 1895-08-23

preaching, coming from life exper
fence, amounts to something. Hence
it is, that without this individual ex
perience on the part of the preach
ers, Single Tax has been cavortine
for Is years and accomplishing moth.
ing. 1t is my intention to notify
the people of Delaware of this fact
and if they wish TO follow the lead
Of a lot OF rich, city shysters who
want them to give up their land fol
Single Tax, while they have given
up none OF theirs-well and good.
But being farmer most of my life
myself, l think l have an idea oil
how they will regard you intruders.
D.-Whea Single Takers become
sufficiently numerous, we will soon
have the Single Tax; the present al.
vocates of that system are persis.
tently engaged in a campaign of ed
ucation, and their object is to con
vert enough people to their way OF
thinking; this, l think, is best done
by preaching If you can suggest
any more elteetual plan, we would
be glad to consider it.
Here it is then, no sooner
asked than given: Go sell all the
land that you have to the govern
ment for one cent in each case,
and when you get the cent give it to
the poor; or if the government can
acquire your lands merely by gift
then give it all away. Get rid Of it
the ubiquitous "damnable"
thing-get rid of it-that is the
duty of the individual then your
consciences are clear If, however,
government ownership would ne
cessitate such an immense amount
of care and worry to the public con-
science, as to the political affairs of
the country generally do, then you
would be required, like some relig-
ious people now do, to have no part
nor lot in the question of suffrage /;
but merely pay your tax or rent to
the government rendering unto
Caesar the things that are Cesar's)
and thereby prove your sincerity
and good faith all the way through
in this thing of Outrageous land
owning, as Tolstoi, Now, as you
are perhaps a landowner, like the
most of the Takers, suppose you
begin this yourself? | will dismiss
ridicule in your case, then, and will
call you more worthy of being styled
the leader of the Single Tax move.
ment thar its presents syndicate land
dyed, head chief himself.
D.-Our present duty is propa-
ganda work, and, despite the iidi.
Guile of yourself and others, we will
continue, the results will take care
of themselves.
L.-Yes, propaganda work" in
your case simply means propelling
words from uninspired mouths-the
boys call it blowing"
D.-Not content with ridiculing
the Single Takers for preaching when |
in your opinion they should be per-
forming, you Immediately threaten
them with dire disaster should they |
attempt to follow your advice by |
contemplating such practical work
as the Delaware campaign. Surely, |
friend Livesey, you are exceedingly
severe on us poor Single Takers, for
you laugh us to scorn when we
preach and promise to destroy us if
we practice.
L.-Yes, brother, I am sorry for
you, but / am something of a two
edge sword, and "the way Of the
LransgressOr is hard " Some people
say there is an antidote created or
desired Tor every i'll, so it must be
hat | am the especial antidote for
Single Tax.
D.-You advise the good people
If Delaware, if they are afflicted by
he incursions of Single Takers, to
'end for YOU and at the very mention
If the dread name of "Livesey" YOU
promise that the Single Takers "will
ret away about as quickly as the
ramp does from tile BULLDOG
Vow, honor bright,my dear sir, don't
'ou think that-is about the silliest
hing you ever wrote? Such boast
III remarks are really unbecomng
n intellectual gentleman, and like
lost all brags, yours is not true
L,-Been true so FIR, brother. Net
ne of the Single Tax ''tramps" that
ave showed me their heels in the
asst year have, as yet, appeared on
he scene against me in Delaware.
If course, new "tramps" that don't
now that "that man keeps a dog"
bat man will get bit, even if they
o chuck him bones and "tafy".
here is your great lawyer I. H.
.alson, who fought Gov. Frank
rown of this State in defence of
Re Coxey tramps, he was an old s
pponent of mlne-I thought he
ould be the first to protest against
y presumption; but he has not APP
cared. If | were a fool-dog that
erely bit the sticks you Takers
Did out to me, then you could
ugh but when l pull your stand
G parts instead, you find distance c
nds enchantment in the future.
ell, the editor of the 1fiddletoUn =,
in getting of the two o
aunchest anti-Single Tax editorials u
t heard of in Delaware, in his issue c;
August 18th. said From APP II
arances the services of Mr.. Live II
Y will be needed in this State.n =
FRANCIS r. LIVEsEY. ID