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Identifier: ArenaMagazine-Volume35 (find matches)
Title: Arena magazine - Volume 35
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: B.O. Flower (ed.)
Subjects: progressivism -- United States liberalism reformism social reform Christian Socialism Gay 90s political commentary Benjamin Orange Flower Progressive Era social gospel
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• NONE OF THEIR FUNERAL. You must be Anarchists, or Single-Taxers, orsomething; the idea is preposterous. Do ntyou know that high rents are good for land-lords, and more houses would bring downrents?* Spence—My dear sirs and ladies, if youwill only leave this awful drink alone and signthe pledge, you will have no further trouble. Hubbard—This idea about increasingthe number of houses being a benefit to thecity is a gold brick. See what a loss it wouldbe to the landlords if rent was reduced, andthe landlords are the most respectable andinfluential class in the community, Why, it would mean a straight loss to me of hundredsof dollars a year.* Ward—How about the common people,have they no rights ? * Spence and Urquhart—Only at electiontime, and that is six months off. The deputation then withdrew, promisingto remember the matter at the next election. More cartoons might be given, but theseillustrate how susceptible direct-legislation isof an appeal to the eye in cartoons. Eltwe

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