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THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT.
Song of a Toiler.
BY MIRIAM BAUD BUCK.
How tweet, O mj f ither, your ring fell to me,
When tranced in my chiMhooi I dreamed on
Your knee.
Majestic the measure, and teider one,
Earth had no loved voices, no, none like your own.
The spirit of song lent its ring to my moo 1
Till I seemed one ft Uen to the realms of the good;
And I felt the young life of m, being expand,
As an tU may feel in tht bifcht MorningUnd.
Yen sin;; me an anthem, ah! st II let me dream
With the fuIfnoUs comes fluting the soul breathing
theme, '
7 ill our hearts wi'h their swertne&s, then toft die
away,
As the song-laden voice of the Scraphine M iv.
Ah! rare was your spirit for fo hard a fate,
Forever a w jgc slave, lo home consevr te; "
1 he toiler necls never such beautiful tones,
For even his dream music some master owns.
Yni now are at n st in that peace giving realm,
W'here no toil nor turrroilcan ever more whelm;
Tint sing dearest fa her, an anthem to me.
When from the heart-labor of life I am free.
The Single Tax
Tho t iog'o tax is a tax on land re
gardless of its improvements an-i in
proportion to its value. It implies tic
abolition of all other forms of taxation,
and the col'cctlon of tho public
revenues from this sourco alone. It
would be certain because land values
aro easily ascertained. Land is always
insight, while personal property and
improvements aro shifty and very un
certain. But thU is not the ma'n reason why
land values alone should b3 taxed. We
hold that each man is entitled to all
that his labor produces. Therefore, no
part of the product of his labor should
be confiscated by the state under the
name of taxation. Furthermore all
men are equally entitled to the use and
enjoyment of what was created by the
Almighty and of what is gained by the
general growth and improvement of
the community. Therefore no one
f hould be permitted to hold natural op
portunities without a fair return to all
ft r the special privilege thus accorded
to him, and that value which the
growth and improvement of the com
muniy attaches to land should be taken
for the use of tho community.
In order 4 bat these principles may
be carried ut to the letter as well as
in 6piritv tho single taxes demand that
all public revenues for national, state,
coun'y ami municipal purposes le
raised by alsirgle tax upon land values
irrespective of improvements, and that
all othf r forms of direct and indirect
taxation bo abolished. Now this pro
position at first thought may seem to
some preposterous in the extreme, but
upon more considerate thought, it can
not be other than the quint essence of
justice. It gives to the individual tho
values he creates and to the com
munity the values it creates.
It is a well known and generally
recognized principle that the presen e
of people gives Value to the Jand in
proportion to their demands for land
for use in their different vocations.
One acre of agricultural land, im
provements not considered, is worth
two dollars per acre while another
differently situated is worth one dollar
per acre. Other acres may be worth
more, while ot hers are not worth any
thing economically speaking.
Now since these relative economic
values are the creation of the whole
peoplo they justly belong to tho com
munity and not 10 an individual.
Therefore in order thai justice be done
to all, the proper thing to do is to ap
propriate land values to defray public
expenses in order that the products of
labor may be freed from taxa'ion, and
by so doing liberate all industries from
the fin s dow levied by the state under
the guise and name of taxes.
Ah, but the farmer at first thought
will fay: "If you tax land values alon,
the first plac3 the farm industry is the
principal or basic one. so that it has , to
bold up all otters.
Now, about one half of the t&xea are
raised from the products of labor and
the other half from land values, so that
if a farmer's improvements and person
al property equaled the value of bis
land tbe tingle tax, in so far as dollars
and cents are concerned, would neither
be in his favor or against him, since
tho one would offset the other. But
should his land values bo less or more
than the other values, ho would be
from a pecuniary stand point injure! or
benefited accordingly. '.
But this isn't all there is to this ques
tion Taxes on tho land least improved
or not improved at all would pay more
accordingly, in fact enough to make
the delicency from non-taxation of the
r suits of labor. In this way you would
destroy speculative values in land, get
rid 01 the real estate shark, the land
lord domestic and foreign, and that too
without special legislation
Again the farmer would be benefited
by having the single tax applied to city
and mineral lands.
But now how is it? The banker, tbe
railway and merchant is taxed and they
each and every one figure it in and add
it to the cost of their business as an
i'em of expense which tho farmer has
to pay The ultimato weight rests up
on the elephant so lo speak.
The mo-t und best then that can be
done in tho way of taxation is for tho
people to take the natural tax fund that
they create in the way of land values,
and upon which now real estate dealers
speculate, and landlords live Ike so
many parasites upon the body politic,
and which is Hie prime source of all our
social disturbances, and defray public
expensos. E. Flanagan.
Line In, Neb. Spt. 4.
From Western Nebraska.
Sidney, Neb., August 3rd, 1892.
Alliance Indendent, Lincoln, Neb.:
The senatorial and representative
conventions for the respective districts
occurred here today. Hon. G. C. Lin
genfelter of Cheyenne county was nom
inated on the first ballot for representa
tive from the Fifty-fourth district. He
is a young man of exceptional ability
and unswerving devotion to principle.
Ho will be a true representative of tho
people. Tho senatorial convention was
called to order at 3 p. m. and on the
second ballot selected Mr. J. H. Darner
of Dawson as its candidate. The en
thusiasm reached high water mark
Mr. Darner was nominated and the
great crowd fairly shook the walls of
the rink with cheers.
Tho evening witnessed a grand pro
cession of several hundred men in line
with banners and torches. " Hon O. M.
Kem, in aa able and eloquent address
of about two hours discussed tho issues
and made the positions so clear that
many republicans were convinced and
democrats were led to the light. The
Sidney glee c'ub consisting of Mrs.
Whitney, Mrs. Stockton, Mr. Oster
handt and Mr. Essig. wi h Miss Burg
at tho organ rendered m sic for the
several sessions, and are pronounced
the champ on club of. the state. The
effect of these gathering will bo to
sweep Cheyenne county and the g. o. p.
den by one mighty wave for tho peo
pled ticket. The candidates nomin
ated todry will challenge their respec
tive opponents to meet them in joint
debate throughout the district. The
populists will come to the front in No
vember. H. J. O.
Oarl Brown's Vote Maker.
We have Carl Brown's "vote maker'
now on sale with our other literature
for twenty-five cents a copy. It is a
hand panorama bearing a complete
copy In Minature of Carl Brown's fa
mous panorama that he is exhibiting
and lecturing with such marked effect
gives each picture and also his lec
ture on each as delivered in coliseum
hall during the Omaha convention.
Also a portrait of the author by him
self, dressed in his celebrated buckskin
coat (Indian tanned) "that pays no pro
tective tariff tax" as ho naively
says. Send for a copy. Only 25 cents.
Another Challenge
The following letter will explain
itself: -
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 10, 1892.
To H. M. Bushnoll, Cha'rman Republi
can Central Committee of Lancaster
County:
Dear Sir: Believing that a joint
discussion of the issues between the re
publican and independent parties in
Lancaster county would do much to
prepare the people to chooso intelli
gently between the candidates of tho
respective parties, we hereby invite
you to meet with us as soon as conven
ient, for the purpose of arranging for
ten or.more joint debates between Hon.
I. N. Leonard, independent candidate
for atate senator, and lion. Ueo. W.
Eggleston, republican candidate for
state senator. Hoping to receive an
early reply, we are
i Yours respectfully,
M. Howe, Chairman,
Independent Cm. Com. Lancaster Co.
. W. W. Kerlin, Sec'y.
Politics in Beatrice.
The advocates of protection tell us
that a protective tariff builds up
American industries and enables the
home manufacturer to compete with
foreign manufacturers that employ
cheap labor.
This the democrats deny and show it
up directly to ba the opposite.
The democrats argue that tariff is a
tax.
The republicans argue, it is not a
tax.
The democrats contend that the con
sumer has to pay the duty and the re
publicans argue that the importer has
to pay the duty.
These differences of opinio! were
served up first by Mr. Hc rr of Michi
gan.
Next by the chief apostle (McKinley)
who dished it out in a more improved
style.
And then comes the apostle of tho
democrats who in a sitting posture
taught them saving that what the
apostle from Ohio had taught tho
desciples of Gage county were not the
words of truth and he hashed " McKin
ley as fine as sausage and dished out a
tariff for revenue only which was fresh
fish to the democratic desciples.
The next on deck was the unjust
judge from Lincoln who fears not the
democrats, neither does ho regard the
people. He skipped around and taught
the republican desciples sajing that
there is no need of a third party, and
he then commenced with the republi
can hash knife and chopped Mr. Bryan
into mince meat and presented a dish
to the republiead disciples as much as
the Ismalites and tbe flsh pots of
Egypt.
History will bear me put in
my statement that the tariff was a dead
issue from before the war until very
recent date. The record of the two old
parties have been so dishonest and
black with class legislation that thev
had no other issue that they dare bring
before the people so they resurrect an
old corpse tariff which, like Rip Van
tlTi 1 1 1 1 111 -.
w inKie, nas ooen aeaa asieep lor 10 so
many years. This they do to attract
tho attention of tho people but tho peo
ble's party does no catch on worth a
cent. iThey don't propose to waste
their ammunition on dead ducks.
The people's party does not believe
the tariff is the all important ques
tion.
They see other infinitely more im
portant issues which they propose to
settle and allow the old slecrer to sloen
on by extending to him the mercy of
silence. Wm. Wasson.
Get your old party neighbors
to take the Alliance-Independent
under)rj25cent offer.
oDoyeuwaut a song which will bring
down the house? We have a reguiar
WE MUST HAVE A
CAMPAIGN FUND ! !
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picture on one side, and Gen. James G Field's
picture on the other Bide. They are made of
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Hold in lots of fifty or one hundred at 10 cents
each. They will be retailed at 25 cents each.
This is the beBt way for local committees to
raise a campaign fund.
Send in your orders at once and thereby help
your national committee to push the work.
Address M. C. RANKIN, Treas,
Terre Haute, Ind.
Or, J. H. TURNER, Secretary,
Richelieu Hotel,
St. Louis, Mo.
Nebraska Savings Bank
13 and O St, Lincoln.
Capital $100,000.
1 mmmm
The Oldest Sayings Bank of Lincoln.
LARGEST NUMBER Or DEPOSITORS.
Pays '.Interest on the Most Liberal
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Receives dAnnHfra rf nnn iniin on up
wards and has a Cbildrens Dime department.
Persons Hvlno- in
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mation. Call or send a nnstnl tnr a nnat trnat
pocket book. jjitf
SAY!
ARE YOU A People's
Party Worker?
if so
Write and send 10 cents for sample Weaver
and Field Silk Campaign 1 Badge indorsed.
Metal Badges frond at jewelers everywhere.
Big money for campaign fudds. Patented.
Agents wanted. Address, George Uignell,
704 29th Street, DENVER, COLO.
WINTER WHEAT!
CHOICE.
TURKEY RED WHEAT,
The hardest known, sells at the highest price in
the market, can be grown with profit all over
Nebraska. Crop of '92 yielded by weight, area
measured 52 bushels per acre on beBt piece
threshed from ghock and sold in Chicago as No
hard, "weighing 64'$ lbs per bushel. Crop sold
in '91 129.00 per acre.
Per bushel 11.00. Ten bushels t8.00. New
sacks 18 cents each. Address,
E. T. STEPHENS, Crete, Neb.
P1TR TP TURKEY Red Winter Wheat, 80c
X U XiJCi per bushel, sacks 1 ceach, on from
one to twelve months time at 10 per cent inter
est. Send bank reference.
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Room 35 Richard's Bl'k, Lincoln, Ntb.
J. II.
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