The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1917-04-04
ALAYMAN TAKES
CRACK AT DOG TAX


that husky whole-hearted lover OF
Gods creatures untainted by thought
of gain, is as redolent of character
, as Enc rsons snob--"What you are
speaks so loud can't hear what you
say.
To tax harmless and unsuspect-
ing dog-lover way down on Lick
skillet, who is just wandering round
Iovin' Nature-and his dog-living
out his life in his own simple way
as God gives him the right and the
light, to pay for some old sheep way
up on Gander creek, of which his
dog had never heard, and for the
loss of which the most perverted
sense of justice could not attach the
slightest responsibility, invites us to
roaring banquet of equal rights
to all and exclusive privileges to
none" so scrambled, hopeless and
steaming hot that 1t makes the spir-
u of Valley Forge throw up It's head
and howl like lost wolf. and, If we
do not hear that faithful old sentry
the hapless woodcock squawk his
amazement in raucous, good
Godw with which, on extreme oc-
casions, he is won't 20 rip the well
kins. no wonder-paralyzed be CAD!
A tax on dogs as properly accord
ing to value the proceeds to pass into
the general fund for legitimate State
expenses, could not be reasonably
opposed, but to levy preposterous
poll tax--in this sense, voters have
polls. animals, never-on a thing
not regarded as property, and this to
indemnify, for natural losses, a man
whose questionable love of sheep
distinguishes him as preferred cit
izen before the law with superior
rights and privileges-well, I'm a
son-of-a-gun if that isn't some class
: but if old Hickory only knew OF
such an abomination in the sight OF
the Lord, gee whiz! his grave would
; look like the hogs had been in it.
, But aside from the vital principle
/, involving the natural, imprescripti
, BILE right of even vagrant dog-lov
err to regulate his own life in his OWL
way. an exercise of a free mora
agency founded upon the infinite
wisdom of Him who never yet ha!
given any man, set Of men or forL
of government the authority, power
nav. nor even the ability to pre-
: tscribe standard of life or truth o.
control conscience and faith. sa,
aside from this. there's another an
gle of view that somewhat compli
;, Gates the dog question, the casua
: may not have given due weight. |
y is this: to train a dog and get tn
best that's in it, you've not only t.
treat it as an intelligent, sensitiv
human being, but you've list mach
erly" got to know more'n the dur
~, dog, same as a jackass.
. Now far be it from me to sprea
&C abroad, as a body may say, just wha
% a real, deliberate dog-hater ma
\ know or just what he could do wit
= a nice, cute little tractable jackass
a that is if It were real stupid, you un
>, derstand. but | do say that as do
:, trainer, his name is essentially tn
~ plainest kind of mud without a fri
Ia or furbelow
v. BY the way. while / happen t
ic know that it was in the days of Sair
n Bernard the Alpine Crags carole
II back the hearty refrain, Love In
IS love my dog" That it was Colo
is smith who Illuminated that seriocc
At mic but significant chapter of pre-
Ia fame history-"The man recovere
l. of the bite. the dog it was that died,
n and that it was Byron who, with tn
D. witchery of zephyr stealth
ID through the weird chords of an ae'
TO lean harp, softened the marshes
he thought when he sang,
"'Tis sweet to hear the watch-dot
- honest bark
Bay deep-mouthed welcome as
, draw near home.
III IT'S sweet to know there's an ey
40 will mark
81 Our coming and look bright'
when We come"
ne But who. the blazes, was thI
IN hardened old pessimist, though EN-
n nent and ancient philosopher, wi
It. warned us to Beware of the me
nd whose dog won't follow him?"
lis True the Lernean hydra whom,
as Greece having failed. 1t took Here
ut les to destroy. had nine hideo'
to heads, while our monster has b
al, five, usurpation, bigotry, hypocric
r. that crafty, sIifty' scourage of S
ad ciety. everything by turns al
d. nothing long" equal to all thin