The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-14
If IT Is SOCIALISM
A sTUDIoUs TREATISE ON VARIOUS
TAN OPINIONS.
GIsdstone's visws-Discussion- Ideas of
Leading Thinkers From Holy
writ.

SRA short time since a writer in
the Advertiser referred to the graduate
or progressive income tax rs "the be
ginning of socialism lie also al uded
to the fact that MIR. Gladstone "stead.
tasty warned his countrymen" against
80 dangerous rock. Taking it for
granted that the above proposition is
true, may |, Sir, ask If for that reason it
is TO be counted 80 adverse to the in
terests of men, as 10 stamp it unworthy
Of our acceptance and adoption Mr..
uIadstvne warning hls ieIiows will he
sure of hearers, investigating his
theories and teaching, but such theories
should not necessarily compel acquies.
cence, simply as being his.
Writing notice of the venerable
statesman some time since, | ventured
to say: "hrdre in rerbd mdgist,i."
must not be the rule oi any lite that
that seeks expansion. TO swear by any
is folly, to learn of Mr.. Gladstone may
he wisdom. 1t must not be forgotten
that Mr.. Gladstone in his earlier days
spoke in favor of slave holders; spoke
against certain bill to inquire into
bribery at the Liverpool ell, ctiOns. lie
opposed the Jews Civil Disabilities Re-
moval Bill, fighting against Macauley
WHO nas' ,, ne Pass"Ee' anu showed
imseii th"r'"Sh 'ul ahu OUT Tory.
u'' views on tnpse matters nave not
on. '"''S''. w. ere 'o,uy aoSoluteiy
anlithe'iS~i t"'Se ne 'ornneriy helu:
Inc prooi ,na' M pi'u IONS II opP'seu
10 graduated income tax Is really
hothihR 10 US, ouI neGesslties anu
pactlCes mus. ue iegulHteu anu oruer-
Gu ny .,ia. "n,In PiesInes isseli as .ne
Nus. equa9le a'iu e.' i,. 'lio ~. " tlea.'
'nenl ioi iiu %di'ai ol'nene, '".,i heeeS
SUES anu We oe,.s u'uH. oe 'ne hrst
.o'iSiueI a',on. w nv ineauS d
neuessay 'alolyi .'.n oupposiuk .ne
p,e.n,1e ~ o i ., tndy 'aa.eu
ihCoilie taA 70 "'u ''i.9 !" tuese
lsla',us, ueeau1e u"s t W anotnel
anlai s'uup, "" ..,'.aiu a, y, "asleu
oy the >nisiLS A'ia"'lo anu 'he waves
VI .ne Nos.n o."' o., hs W piooi III .ne
matter, vi Mha.' ol'' niuy ass, cannot
PROOF sa',Siy inR W soilie 'i,inus, pe a1
uuceu iueie are t''Uso M"o, VIII an
reverence oe !. sa'u, ha..eI themselves G
they can loppie over ene ho,u you At
~, oy mat,enia.lcai process
iheir eAPouhuihgs ahn "ouiu pe ue-
n2nstrati0ns d9h I, however, alter iacts.
Let our Legislators remember ana act
accordingly mat 10 whom mnSh IS
give" ihuch should oe eNPeGteu' ihisls
no "retcheu cant out soc,al,snh, II, SIR,
you SO please, OUT preaeheo ny ohrist.
l alh nov unaware .hat II 70 Unusual 10
introauce tnat name OF names anu .he
teachings connected therewith INTO the
arena Oh Poh'ics' out u L may oe allowed
10 express so rauical we" IL might
poss'oiy oe more oi'eh uone, anu even
10 every iNihS soul OF
US, g9ou anu oau' rich anu poor, selfish
anu the reverse
Inc man called upon ny the state To
pay three, four or five per cent on Sl5,-
700 to Sl5o,ooO income iinds no greater
with his rights status and
duties than does his less wealthy fellow
paying one per cent. on his modest in
come on say SloVO.
Certainly citizen with family, being
in receipt OF an income OF the latter
amount, mas TO consider the placement
OF each ana every dollar ut his disposal,
and the one per cent. he has to pay will
DC 10 MN, as al well know, as heaVy a
YAK to bear as the larger per centage on
MS more wealthy orothefs greater re-
sources;
Inc ougoear OF socialism must not
trlghten us says SIR Charles Dixie 10
me Ne.' heoie'c; Modern socialism IT.
sell, using though II does too OFTEN the
language OF angry disconteht, mas oeeh
born IN anu inspired by Chrlstianity.,
socialism! what, may l ask as the
tine hideous spectre that summing IL be-
comes dutyi All know the tones
upon tones mat nave been written on
H.
l,ts, parsons ana poets nave each ana all
dlscoursed TO the world thereon. Inc
great iexsic9agrapher IN a rev e terse words
s''es ns ueh,i.ioil mus: oo.laisih-A
more precise, Oruefly ana HARMONIOUS