THE NECnASICA INDEPENDENT
MAY 26, 1904.
The Philosophy of Freedom
An Open Foruw for-Single Taxers
Editor Independent. In The Inde
pendent of 'May 12 I saw a short ar
tice by the associate editor in . which
he claimed that single taxers were not
agreed upon the money question, and
considered it of a secondary import
ance. I think it is true that single
taxers give that impression that they
are somewhat indifferent to what has
always been considered the most im
portant question of legislation. That
there will always be some medium of
exchange' is not doubted by any one.
The great work of the" single taxer is
to v, remove superstition from, all
' forms of legislation. -We want a sci
entific form of government; In which
the rhinds of the men composing the
. same will be the ruling powei. .
. Money so far has been based upon
superstition. Gold is supposed to have
a value that is entirely Independent
of law, being placed in the world by
: the Creator for the, purpose of being
used as money.
' This superstition has been made use
of for many-ages to rob people of the
result of their toil. 'AauV as. far as
we can see lhe work is likely to go on
for many ages to come. The populists
have done a noble woik, in showing
how the people have been robbed by
. the different forms of legislation upon
- the money question, but it is some
times difficult to tell whether the true
populist regards the idea of money
that now exists, as'a superstition or
not. It would do some good no doubt
to attack the superstitions that now
exist directly, and show the people
- what It costs to maintain them. But
0 the single taxer feels tnat no perma
' nent. good can be done, until we start
out on a scientific basis, giving every
one an equal chance to stand upon
the earth without paying tribute to
any one. Every nation in the world
today is paying tribute to a class that
are supposed to have geld, which is
considered to be the only form of hon?
est money. It is not only true of na
tions, but all other forms of govern
ment are forced to do the same, show
ing how thoroughly the imaginary,
and superstitious ideas of the past,
still cling to the minds of the people.
Every town borrows money, paying
interest on the same, m that a large
portion of the taxes raised gc for in
terest or tribute just as we have a
mind to call it. Is it hot an easy mat
ter o see the, absurditj of any foim
of government borrowing money? But
while superstition is the basis of
' thought, we must expect all fcrms of
argument, and all kinds of legisla
tion, except what is just and true, r."
Cleveland may talk like ah idiot, but
his talk is not different from the pop
ular idea.
So as a single taxer, I cannot hope
for any reform that will be anywise
permanent, until superstition ceases
to. be the basis of thought.- Legisla
tion, upon the money question ;may
change the methods of getting a tri-
bute from the people, but tribute must
exist while -superstition lasts. Let
us then settle the question of "Who
owns the earth?" For that is the
basis upon which all other questions
rest, and until that is set tied, no other
question is Of much value to the pub
lic,. It. II. DEBECK...
: Voodfords, lie.
r The Redemption cf Politics. 1,1
Cincinnati, O., May 22,M904. Iu"r.
Herbert S. Blgclow, paslor of the Vire
Street Congregational church, in
speaking of the duty -of men entering
the political arena, sala: u
Fplitical science is the highest edu
cation that can be given to the human
mind. These are the words of oue of
England's most famous prcacbc.s,
For over sixty years Mrs. Window's
Soothing Syrup has been used by
mothers for their . children while teeth
ing. Are you titsturbed at night and
broken of your rest by a sick child
lufferlng and crying with pair of cut
ting teeth? If so. send at once and
get a bottle of Mrs. "Wlnslow'i Sooth
ing flyrup for Children Teething.- its
value la Incalculable. It will relievo
the poor. Uttle sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon tt, mother, there la no
EtUtake about IU It curei, diarrhoea,
regulate the stomach al bovrrli,
turra wind colic, aofteng the gums, re
duce Inflammation, anJ giveg ton
fcnrenergj to the whole sytrra. Mrs.
Wlnslow'i Soothing Hrup for chll
Cieil tecthlnt It pleasant to the title
tad is the prcrlpUon of one of the
cUt and bt female phystcUnt and
fxrte In the United fttatee, and la for
ct iy all drcrstta throughout the
crrli. Vxfr t ceU IwtU. n
rirj xl tsSt for 'Mrt, Vt'lnlow'
Frederick W. Robertson. They will
hardly be appreciated by that large
class of citizens who thank the Lord
daily, that they are not as the politic-
lans.
In the dictionaries, the politician,
like the statesman, is a man versed in
tha RC.inf.A nf fOVPinmPnL In COm-
mon usage, however, he is the man
whn fSAPka thp jipa nr rnft statesman
without the statesman's qualifications,
The aim of the statesman is to pro
mote great publ'c policies. The poli
tician aims to further that policy
which will roost surely promote him.
With the statesman, principle always
will be first. The politician cares
nothing for principle. He will pipe
any time to which the people will
dance. : , . .
It may be useless to try to redeem
the word ."politician." . Perhap r we
shall have to let it stand for, the name
of the man who exalts a seir-seeking
policy above right priaciple, who re
gards mace and Dowel, not as the pos
sible incidents of a life of Dublic ser-
vice, but as ends to be sought and won building from which the remedy which
at all hazard to public good or to on- gives it its name is ottered to the
vate honor. public, the remedy the natural mln
The young man who thinks more of eral Ore which has astounded the
success than of being rifeht; who cares people of five continents by its re
more for the praise of others than for markable and almost miraculous cures
his own manhood: who allies himself and brought happiness, comfort, peace
with the party which holds out to him and contentment to thousands of
the greatest hope of power; who is homes which had been torn and rav
willing to be a moral nonentity If only ished by the scourges of sickness and
the world will throw to him the sop of disease. It was built by, with and
undeserved recognition; who will si- tor Vitae-Ore. Each brick and stone
lence the' voice of conscience wi'hin represents a satisfied customer; each
him in order that he may hear the tile in the floors and stairway a pa
empty plaudits of the crowd; who, for tient cured, who . satished, paid his
the baubles of fame or fortuneis will- money for the treatment. From a
inc to Dut his neck to the yoke and humble beginning in a room in a cot-
foreswear his independence to think
and speak as a man among men is
there any) deeper shame than this de-
eradation. of the soul, is there any
greater tragedy than ''such a career floors high, a total floor space of 18,
mirauintr.its way1 throng compromise H 50 feet, used solely, entirely and ex-
and insincerity ana ending in slavery
and defeat? ' 5
It is the solemn duty of the young
men of today to enter politics, but not
toj become politicians. America needs me aurcovery, in lorunra, um anu
men in public 'Jfe, who,! like Crom- London, Eng., -for the carrying on of
well's soldiers, pijt some conscience in- the Vitae-Ore enterprise in Canada
to their' politics;' !men who have an and Great-Britain. :; -understanding
of public questions,- All tb is is a standing monument to
who see how much human misen is
calised by the?practice oi false theories wonderful remedy, vwhich is today of
o( political economy and who, for the ered to the readers o this jraper. in
sake of humanirv. will throw them- the magnificent,, full-page announce-
selves into the work of Instructing the
public mind and Imprcving govern-
ment.
.jGiyus! an armv;'ot men determined
to seize and use the political tools
which lie at hand to nvt an end to the
wrongs which breed poverty ln the
sieht of Dlentv and cause the slums
of misery, andidtgradatiw to mock the or Possibility of loss. It cures, the pa
triumph, of eJvili7atioT , .give,, us an tient is satisfied and pays for it, and
army of such'men and we'll write the the Vitae-Ore 1 enterprise . grows and
hlstorv -of 'anothftr French-revolution, grows" and spreads its 'leaves like ' a
aJ revolution which shall not be writ-
t,en in fclood nor iso- jou forgotten in
4eams,of empire;; by arguments ,and
voice we'll storm the trohgholds cf
economic ignorance and political
greed. This .will be tht character' of
th$ crusades .of -the twentieth century.
I he chuich can call men to no holier,
mission.
A Prospective Vanguard.
"Editor Independent:' t enclose ?1
for your, popujist enrollment fund.. 1
am not a pop'j'Jst . now and I hope
that the democratic r,u'ty will cod-
timie true, tojts 1896 and 1900 rlat-
forms. K, it doe? not, tben I will seek iQg i8 neated by steam. The fixtures
enlistment in your vanguard; but are of the finest west of Chicago and
fearing that we whl have no home iu the interior is finished ir golden oak.
tlra old party, I use this as a new in- The display of goods and the con
vestment. . r i : s s ' veufent arrangement for the comfort
I consider that, even if the reorgaa- 0f shoppers are features of the store,
izers do not gain absolute control of Rest' rooms and parlors are arranged
Un democratic organization, your or. and furnished, 'leaving out nothing
ganlzation being weak, will not scaio that can be desired on the pait of the
thA majority of delegates enough hil patrons and out-oMown visitors,
what they may compromise. Hut be- Electric frel?ht and passenger cle
mtf stronger, the reform delegatefc to vatora have been constructed. On the
bt. !,ouU can use your organization as first floor facing O street are the gen-
a lub over the recreant ones.
With you, I realize that the populUt
party cannot live If our friends III
umph at St. IajuU. Yet I am not
enough tied to the old party name to
hwl a tear or breathe u sigh In iav
In it, should llmont, tt al., coulioJ.
I 'tore tho mlnma of fHpullt while
In my minority, during Cleveland' ad-
mlnUtratlon, and If I t.4uuut U ft
democrat, belnvlrts . government
money, government transportation In
come ta, direct leglalatlon, etc., then
I will not b a democ at at all.
II W. FUiUJOBON, Jr.
. IlartiDRton, Neb.
liftydn Rroi. are liberal patrona of
Tee Indrpendrnt. Band them a trial I
order, fiee 4. In tbia tue. '
Of International Fame
nr, - i .Mil
city of -Chicago, where thousands
! people Chicago people, with an eye
urA thought for naught but their owii
affairs, oass and repass every day,
8tai:ds a building, not an imposing,
but a substantial roomy edifice, the
name of which is perhaps more wide
.'y known -in all quarters of the globe
tliau that of any other structure upon
(he cnUre American continent. Peo-
pi pass it by without giving it a
glance of the eye, but countless tnou-
cnnHa nf avoa In oil norfo ViA
are daily turned toward it and count
f ipaa iiirkito-hfoi ora nfAi u
that r which it produces and offers to
the world.
It Is the Vitae-Ore Building, the
tage occupied by Mr. Iheo. Noel, its
discoverer, the Vitae-Ore enterprise
has grown to such proportions as to
occupy a building 50x175 feet, three
clusively In placing this remedy ne-
fore the public, not counting the
buildings owned and . occupied by the
Theor Noel Company, proprietors of
me wonaenui merit or tnis sua more
ment which readers will hnd upon the
back cover of this issue, a monument
mat testines in a stronger language
than anything that coula he said with
ink and white paper. The Theo Noel
Company offers a 'package on thirty
days', trial, so that all who suffer, all
wa need it, may ' test It without risk
bav tre-;
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; ! : Rudge & ; Gutnzel
Rudge & Guenzel have one of the .
most s handsome and ; best equipped
business blocks in the west. The pro-
reinodeling of the Putnam block at the
corner of Eleventh and u streets and
endotl with the completion of the new
blocfc i facing Eleventh street.' The
latter : is constructed , of Milwaukee
pressed brick and consists of four
stories and a basement. An abundance
0f 'light and handsome . furnishings
adds greatly to the beauty of the
Rudge & Guenzel building. TheTmild-
erai omces or tne nrin. ua Hie name
floor In the Eleventh street part of the
building are the sales rooms of the
naruwaro department, wntcn nas a
largo storeroom in the basement. One-
half of the second floor la devoted to
carets and tho oUier half to rural-
ture and draierlc. The dlaplay of
carpets, ruga and drapers U unsur-
panned lr anr Btok west of Chicago.
Doth the third and fourth floora are
given entirely to furniture.
This building wa-oruplttcd Jan
uary 1, at an exnentto of f IS.oot), and
is tho largest and moat model n build
ing In the city. Wt ftre aatr la saying
It li the larrwt bouse furnishing ra
tftbltehraeot In the wet.
The floor apace la 100 feet by 112
Ift, ft3 eowri two ftcrem. The ftoft
fixtures are tne most nioaern ana up-
to-date that can be iiad and every-
of thing will he done to make it conven-
lent to customers.
. The mail order department is one of
the most important features of this '
store. Starting with a few hundred
customers in 1900, the catalogue circu-v
lation for 1904 exceeds 30,000, and. in
addition several special catalogues are
used -to cover special lines.
Covering Nebraska, Cnlorado, Wyo
ming, the Dakotas, the entire mid
west, and in many instances shipping
as far as California, has widely ad-
- vertised the Peculiar methods of this
i&tuie.
They pay the freight charges on cer
tain amounts, guarantee safe delivery
and any unsatisfactory article may be
returned at the firm's expense, making
buying by mail absolutely safe. . .
Beautifully illustrated
Catalogue, showing all the
newest designs, mailed
free on request.
We have the most complete as
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found In the west - Only the
best material is used and the
workmanship is of the highest
-quality.
WE PUT THEM UP
in your cemetery, wherever It
may be, much cheaper than youi
local dealer can furnish you an
inferior stone. "We' mean It :
A BETTER MONUMENT
FOR. LESS MONEY ;
V By purchasing granite and stone
In enormous quantity we sate
& large percentage of the' ex
pense. A part of ; the savine fs
yours if you will ' investigate.
Hundreds ' of " finished monu
ments can be seen on our floors
at any time. ' . ' - ,
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Please Mention The Independent
Tlic Hotel Walton
1816 O STREET,
The best and moet convenient low priced
bouseln taeclty. Kales l perday and up.
la the Dlatrlel Court mt LaacuUr Counlfg
. . Vebreake . j
Nellie BanMcr, Plaintiff, n. Frank Jlansler.dV
fendant. .
To Frank Pansier non-reMdent defendant:
You are hereby noiltled that on the 17th r!a
of May, I'JOI Nellie Uansler (lied a petition
attalntt you in the dtitrlci -ourt of Laurmiter
county. Nebranka, the object and prayer of
which l to obtain a divorce from yon on the
Itround thai you have wlllttlly fltertei and
abandoned tho plaintiff without I Us! rtiKK fur
-the term ol more than two yrttra Imi .8t. and.
itm n mil' y.tU mrv ariie iu anu caratd ot provld
tn iiilublrt maintenance for plalntltr. t ou have'
Von are renutred to antaer mill
or before Muuilay, June l:t. Hmh.
N K 1.1.1 S KANHir (,
.. . n . l UlutiiT.
Hy J. C. McNcrney, her Attorney,
I, Henthorn, Kenton toitnty, Ark.f.
"I take The Independent and Km
ny (Neb.) New Krft-standard. Also
read two aoclalUt papers ; but the
more I read them the further I Ret
from aoclalliBv At advotated by
moet of them now, I can't go It. Ip
nll in la the aalt of the earth ft&4 coud
tnoueb for tae.
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... uiwiv iuu inrvv )rm IHII ptt, CrOMlV.
waiitouly and cruelly rrfiurd and neslected
tord to her uia drn txmmo if Nrtiia M,ltn I
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