The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-07-30
VOICE OF THE PEOPLE
Continued from page Four.

70 throw the blame on some one else.
and were trying 10 cover up their tracks,
which they probably did not intend should
be exposed.
But il any one that received my private
letter has let the cat out OF the bag, they
have no one TO blame but themselves
sending a private letter, as | did In his
self addressed envelope 10 Mr. Alex 8.
Arnold, Woonsocket. r. l.. and the an
swer 10 1t is signed lifelong wage
earner's advocate" we would naturally
infer that IL was one and the same per-
son that answered II.
/ have never answered any letter signed
lifelong wage-earner's advocate until re-
plying 10 the one in answer 10 DR.. Rex's
private letter. and the only one l had
written previously was a reply TO Chas,
l.. Hewitt and fguratively speaking he
has taken his medicine like a gentleman.
and think he must be cured. as l have
never heard any further complaint from
him.
How Is that DR. Rexs private letter.
addressed TO Mr.. Arnold is answered by
lifelong wage-earners advocate2 and
at the same time II Is Arnold who tells
how he pasted the Socialist article In
his scrapbook and had called peoples
attention to IL because of It's intrinsic
value.
II DR.. Rex has succeeded In finding out
is, that is just what he intended TO do.
If others think they are both one and the
same, that is their privilege
You will always find my name signed
in full 10 any article / write. so he need
not think he has offended me (Which Is
only a pretnece) by even giving my in
itials. There are those who hoard me
make the remark. that / was sorry that
he had not given my name In full, say
ing. II he was ashamed 10 sign his name
TO his articles / was not 10 mine.
II he chooses 10 sign his articles life
long wage-earner's advocate, he can do
so. but we know who he is Just the same;
he claims IL does not enter the doctors
head or heart as 10 the wase-earner's In
terest / hope he will not trouble him
self about that for there is no better
proof that he is altogether for their in
terest than that he indores Socialism
which he has not been able TO get him TO
do as yet.
And now as 10 the answer to his ques-
tions / will say II he would PROFOUND
a question in a proper manner, that there
might be some sense made of II he might
expect an answer, otherwise he should
not look for any. I have already in
formed him that there is no such thing
as free trade tariff, and he ought to
know It.
NV idea is TO have no tariff ! would
lection is not honest. as IL is not and
never was an all round protection. 1t
is sectional and unjust. II has con-
tnued 10 lead to avarice-Selhshness-
covetousness and greed, as TO the single
land tax question. II is very evident he
does not understand IL. or he would not
have made himself appear so simple by
making the statement. and asking the
questions he has, for there is no need
OF any ones pleading ignorance or show
ing so little knowledge on this subject,
with the facilities we now have; IL they
are very anxious to understand II with
the space we are so kindly allowed In
the Providence News. he should not de-
pend too largely, because IL would take
him too long to properly understand the
single land tax question.
He Is very much astray at present, as
he seems 10 forget that the brick and
Stone plants stand on land held by pri-
vate ownership. which can only be held
by man made legal law which according
to the higher moral and divine law, Is
not right. and | think he will ultimately
learn that, strictly speaking. man has
no right 10 private ownership OF land.
| AS TO betray confidence my private let
ter TO him. showed that / had no desire
! To betray his confidence had he
| chosen TO answer the same. But he chose
| TO answer through the columns OF the
/
! himself which he might have expected
4 He SAYS right when he SAYS DR.. Rex
| does not call for privacy on his part.
| but shall not dwell on this sort OF har-
rangue that he Is putting forth The
people are looking for something more
intelligent than his foul epithets calling
people single land tax, and free trade
tariff pirates.
Call man a pirate does not neces-
| sar.ly make him one, because he differs
| from him and he does not enlighten the
people by so doing.
We naturally take IL for granted when
/ a person begins 10 sling foul eplthets
and take refuge in anger that they have
a bad argument. and they and their sub
jects arc rather weak. IL may he our
friend who Is advocating tariff so strong
ly. as he may think is. in the interest
of the wage earners ls very much like
Saul OF Tarsus when he was on his way
TO Damascus; before he was struck blind.
he was prosecuting the very ones he
would serve Why persecutist thou the
| wage workers. II is hard 20 kick against
| the pricks I hope he may not have
10 be struck blind before he can see e
He says Mr. Arnold, promises TO answer
in a day or two. | wonder II he is try
Ing to be a little shrewd. by pretending
10 answer what perhaps he has already
answered There is no mystery about
I MIR Arnolds name having been drawn
into the controversy. as ~ was drawn IN
by the answer given 20 the private let
ter sent 10 Mr. Arnold. IN putting IL into
the Providence News Take from the
mine. the hardest coolest stone; Il needs
no fasaioning q Is a tarin protectionist
enthroned. But n you chisel let the
stroke be rude. and on his heart engrave
ingratitude lie seems 20 be rather un-
grateful. Notwithstanding. sent him the
private letter hoping 10 shield him II he
needed a. I hope he may not lose hie
Job n he has one. but ,he may have en-
dangered n himself I hope henceforth
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