The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-05-05


hibition of universal slavery-are COZ
rect, except in the title. The people,
like sheep, poor fools, follow their
leaders like bell wethers.
| You say that wv. j. Bryan depTe-
Gates in this country the training of
| boys and -yeslngg men ID the arts of
warfare" Thus, he admits that ne
does not know that war is the faro
table of governments, and nations
/ the dupes OF the game IT. Paine j, Z
that governments are governed 5y
no principle whatever; that they can
make evil good and good evil, just as
they please; in short, that government
is arbitrary power. IT. Panel" Thus
making free government an impos-
sible anomaly.
Whatever is the cause of taxes toza
enues to government. Every war
terminates with an addition Of taxes
and, consequently, an increase of rev
enue; and in any event Of war, as
commenced and concluded, the power
and influence of governments are in
creased. Therefore, war from it's pro-
ductiveness, as it easily furnishes the
pretense of necessity" for taxes and
appointments to places and Offices,
becomes a part of the system of all
governments; and to establish any
mode of abolishing war, however all
vantageous it might be to nations,
would be to take from governments
the most lucrative of its branches.
ct. Paine.)
Ii universal peace, harmony, civili-
| cation and commerce are ever to be
the happy lot of man, 1t cannot be a1-
complished but by revolution in the
system of governments; all govern
ments to this time are military: war
is their trade, plumber and revenue
their object. While such govern
ments continue, peace has not the
absolute certainty or security Of a
day. ct. Paine.)
Is it not about time that a few Of
the thirteen hundred millions Of hui
man beings should awake to the
truth that liberty is the only king
dom OF GO(o)d that mankind ever has
had or ever can have any conception
of?
There is only earth, air and water
for the growth, sustenance and pro-
pagation of all life on the earth.
Therefore it should be plain to all
that SO. far all civilization has been a
false, artificial condition OF universal
slavery, with all the horrible acces-
series imagined by Dante, Milton,
and all the other visionary enthusi-
astic cranks. The ever total abb
.sences and starving want OF money"
(made and issued exclusively by con-
gress. without any banks at alb Is
the cause Of all the want, war;. vice
and crime in this country
Usurers have always owned the
civilized world. It is always their oi,-
ject to never allow any money to be
in circulation Money is not gold or
silver or paper, but whatever is made
and issued exclusively by govern
ment without the existence of any
pawn shop banks at all, that can .aloLe
be money; and when by sufficient
quantity the people are able to pay all
their debts, then there is freedom and
no more need of the gallows, prisons,
jails or warehouses.
Debt is slavery to nation or, indi-
vidual. and this simple undeniable
truth proves the fact that universal
slavery is the only condition that
civilization has ever given to man
and religion has always upheld and
applauded the evils.
wish that some honest believer in
single tax would kindly tell me what
difference there can possibly be to the
laborers whether il is called single
tax, double tax, or tax on pack-ass
tails? No one has so far ever shown
that there Is any intention to make
the robbery any less. Taxation is
slavery. j. II. WOOD.
Detroit. Mich.
tSingle takers will doubtless agree
with Mr.. Wood that taxation is
slavery" or robbery. The name sin
gle tax does not rightly designate
the system proposed by Henry George,
but, like MANY another term. clings
like an old man OF the sea. Single
takers assert that any tax levied upon
products Of wealth, the result OF pans
application Of his energy to tn, land,
Is robbery. They assert that every