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" AUGUST 27, 1909 The Commoner. 11 lar, James McCurdy, a negro, en tered the store last night and this .morning his body was found on the floor, a load of buckshot from a shot gun having ended his life. The trig ger of the gun was attached to a cash register pull." Letters From the People Orvllle Wright has gone to Berlin for the purpose of making airship experiments for the German govern- ment, West Point dispatches say that seven cadets have been expelled from West Point military academy on the charge of hazing. Washington dispatches say that President Taft will make an investi gation into the 'Ballinger-Pinchot controversy "in an independent way." An amicable settlement of all dif ficulties between China and Japan have been made. Two men were killed in an auto mobile contest at Indianapolis. - BOOKS RECEIVED Ground on Which Jews will Accept Christianity.- By Elijah Moses. New Thought Publishing Co., Gilchrist Mich. Postpaid 25 cents. John Montcalm, Heretic. A tale of .Maryland hills. Illustrated. By Frederick A. Rupp, M. D. I. M. Beaver, Publisher, Reading, Pa. The Banking and Currency Prob lem in the United States. ' By Victor Morawetz. North American Review Publishing Co., New York, N. Y. Arnold's Tempter. By Benjamin F. Comfort;. The C. M. Clark Pub lishing Co., Boston, Mass. Our Irrational Distribution of Wealth. By Byron C. Mathews, Ph. D., Department of Economics. Bar ringer , High School, Newark, N. J. G. ;P. Putnams Sons, New- York. Comrade Kropotkin. By Victor Rofiirison. Price $1. The Altru rians, 12 -Mount" Morris Park West, New" .York City. , Peace,- Power and PJenty. By . Orison Swett Marden. - Thomas Y CrowelL & Co., Publishers, New York Cify. ' God's Means of Grace. By C. F. Yoder, A. B., B. D., Brethren Pub lishing House, Elgin, 111. Qde on the Centenary of Abraham Lincoln. By Percy Macaye. The Macmillan Company, New York. The Life and Times of Samuel Gorton. Compiled l3y Adelos Gor ton, Philadelphia, Pa. When the Wildwood was in Flower. A Narrative." By G. Smith Stanton. J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, 57 -Rose St., New York City. Secret Bible History of Adamic In nocence. By Notea W. Nitram. The New Age Publishing Co., Westerville, Ohio. Compensation. By Ralph Waldo Emerson. Newton & Cartwright, 15 G Fifth Ave., New York City. The Machinations of the Ameri can Medical Association. By Henry R. Strong. The National Druggist, St. Louis, Mo. (Pamphlet.) Roosevelt. His policies, his ene mies, his friends. By Francis A. Adams. Wintem 'te-Sawyer Publish ing Co., New York and Pittsburg. The Palace of Danger. A story of La Pompadour. By Mabel Wagnalls. Illustrated by John Ward Dunsmore. Second edition. Funk and Wagnalls Co., New York and London. Charles J. Ryan, Wahoo Neb. Socialism would cast the stato Into a sphere which is not its own, de prive the lawful possersion of that which is rightfully his, and destroy a principle consecrated by the ages. The single tax, the Income tax and the inheritance tax are confiscatory in their nature, promotive of cor ruption, the pitfall of every republic and are wrung from the producer, providing the p 'oducer gains ore than a' subslstance. These three modes of taxation would ultimately bring .billions of dollars into govern mental control and would produce tle probability of leaving the masses helpless in the grasp of designing men. It Is patriotism and men moral standards that preserve the nation, and not mechanical advance ment. Athens pnd Rome fell In the heights of their intellectual activi ties. The theory of individualism as opposed to the collective owner ship Is, private ownership, where competition Is possible; public own ership, where competition is Impos sible. All remedies should be con sistent with the fundamental prin ciples of democracy, effecting the conomic welfare of the struggling masses, protecting rights and re dressing grievances, giving every In dividual the disposition of his pror erty, giving tc him commensurate with what he &Ives to society, and promotlnr the advancemenl and civ ilization of the world. Recognizing the principle that law exists for the sole purpose of protecting rights and redressing grievances; that the de struction of a single right, eyen though It seemingly bring tempor ary moral good, is wrong in prin ciple and vicious in practice, and brings man Into a sphere of artifi cial restraint which destroys the In itiative which contributes so largely to the lofty grandeur of human character; that the legitimate field of taxation lies wholly within the limits of the maintenance of a gov ernment; and that any law that can not be wholly enforced or depends upon the honesty of the individual is inconsistent, indefinite and un sound. Believing that I have a rem edy which will have an equalizing effect upon society, help to preserve! the rights 'of the Individual, which1 existed prior to the formation of any state; bring peace and harmony be tween labor and capital, and pre serve the democracy in all its In tegrity, I present to the intelligence of earnest, thoughtful, discerning men the economic balance, which I call, lacking a better name, "the specific inheritance," that is, no in dividual shall bequeath to another individual an amount greater than shall be specified In the organic law of the nation. This will solve the problem of dictribution, provide a democracy of opportunity and avoid the pitfall of every republic of the ancient world. Dr. E. A. Scammon, Columbus, Kan. This is the period in our his tory when the people have returned to the worship of Aaron's golden calf. Can our government ever be restored to the principles established by the fathers? Will it ever be di vorced from the evil of the money power? Are these not constantly and insidiously creeping into the gov ernment, crumbling and destructive agencies? The Declaration oi inae Circumstantial Evidence. By 1-ndence, the Just and n vital princi- Ledru R. Rhodes. The Smiths- Pies enaaeu i..h;--- - --- Brooks Printing Company, Denver, fathers are ine ueum. m ... i- - Colo.' reliance of the democrat c party and the oniy party umi. nm """ w faith in the government purchased by the blood of our revolutionary sires. rr ft. W. Stales. Franklin, Idaho. For the future the party must not I take one backward step. We must BAD BOTH WAYS Bad cooking may cause excessive - useof liquor, but it is also true that - excessive use of liquor causes bad " cooking. St.' Louis Post-Dispatch. stand for reform and light It out on the facts of history and the princi ples of eternal truth and justice Rev. '. . S. Mercer, Montlcollo, la. My subscription for Tho Common er has been sent In by Mr.- Lanlgan, editor of the Jones County Times, who is clubbing his paper with yours for $2 a year. I hope It has already reached you, as I don't want to miss a slnglo copy of Tho Commoner as long as you have anything to do with it and I have a dollar you may count on my support. Adversity only makes my heart grow fonder. You ask me If I can throw any light on your last defeat. 1 think so. In my opinion it was attributable to tho samo old causes that killed tho mar tyrs, persecuted the saints of God and crucified the world's Redeomcr tho seven deadly sins. Every man who followeth Him and them shall drink of the same chalice and be bap tized with the came baptism, for the disciple Is not above his Master, nor the servant above his Lord. 'Tis too bad 'tis so. I hoped otherwise, not withstanding the history of the In gratitude of mankind to man. I don't take any stock or believe for a moment that tho Catholic church had anything whatever to do with your defeat. Catholic peoplo take their rollglon f-om Rome, but not their politics, and I challengo tho A P. A.'s who are befouling the fair pages of Tho Commoner with asser tions to the contrary, to cite a single Instance rf Catl ,11c people voting at the dictation of any priest, pope or bishop. In my enthusiasm for your success In 1908 I tried a little elec tioneering with most disastrous re sults. My people showed me they did not want their priest in politics and that I was ordained for men in .things only that appertained to God. Catholic people tho world over have always frowned on the priest-politicians. With unabated wishes for your ultimate success In the presi dential race and a firm belief that if we can't win with you we surely can not with anybody else. I am your faithful follower till death. A. E. Bryngelson, Minneapolis. Minn. It Is to be regretted that your paper uoea nut. come iu uiu homes of more of my fellow-citizens in Minneapolis. As an educator and illuminator The Commoner stands foremost in the rank of American political reviews and magazines. Tho apparent "airness which character izes your discussion of all great problems of civic, political and moral reforms is a noteworthy feature of The Commoner. The recent devel opment of the nation's political sit uation affords democracy a great op portunity for victory In the coming elections. The betrayal of the re publican party on their stand f.or tariff reduction; the people's loss of faith in their representations; the moral awakening everywhere appar ent; the admlnictration's failure to Insist on the carrying out of party pledges all point to the fact that the people are no longer to intrust the guidance and leadership of our na tion to tho arly who has betrayed their cause. But in order that the hope of democracy might be realized; in order that we may profit by the folly of our opponents; In order that we may be a means of restoring our government to a government of, by and for the people, we mupt work In unison and harmony. Let us re mind our republican friends that we stand for a tariff for revenue only, in other words for protection as an Incident to revenue; remind them that an effective tariff for revenue and an effective protective tariff are entirely different; one provides for the running of government expenses only; the other fosters -trusts and BEFORE DECIDING WHERE TO ATTEND SCHOOL Hrml for Cntnloff of VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY, Ste (Accredited) Ono of Mm T-nnrmt rmvcrMlH nnd Train In if KclinolH In tho I'nlU'cl Hintra. 25 Department Eicallant Equipments 176 Instructors Schqol th Entire Year Stiiitr nu nuy enter at an I me aif! wrett their Miullct Iffirn an or Iffiin many ol thr following llMMUTMrJflfll IVfparaUr;, Takfri', fcl4a;arl, IVlwarj, IVrfirITT. Maa IralaUr, H(lntln, CLUI, illfhrrl'nrllth, (Ml fiflarortac, Urrnaa. rrtifk, N.al.a, llalUn, Law, Vhtrmk'y, MtdUtt, lltalal, rialla tn4 Or. Urr, Matfr, Vr Art, towmrri.at, I'ramaatb f. Iliaaavrabbr, and Tjprwrltlaff, Ktrlt w. 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