, 1874-06-19
TlIN LAND-TAK
meaa0ns WHY It should No1 II:
AbOliyhctis

Reasons why It should Nos ns
Abolished.
~ ths Editor Of Tbs CHICAGO Tribune:
B1n: ain movod to romonBtrato against yor1r
lately-urgol advlco to oxo1npt land from taxa
tlon.
True, our modes Of tnxatfon aro worry impor-
fcot, aud mood Hon,e radipal cl,ango. Tho change,
noonor or later, will como, and we hope for tho
better; but II It oxompts land, 1t aoems to mo 1t
will bo for lilo worse,
Tho grayest objection to tho present mode MP
pears to 10 tho Inequality and the difficulty OF
applying It to evon ono clnsa equitnbiy. Tho
merchants arc not taxed equally with cacl othor.
30 wo can say Of the manufacturer, tho bankor,
or any other trade or profession. This you havo
fully demonstrated In yonr own columns, and
that It is impoBHib1o, undor my eysto yot triod,
to do 80.
But lind tnay DO taxed worry Uniformly ns to It's
value; It cannot conceal itself, or run nway or
10 driven away. Yot you propose to exempt that
whole claaB OF property which a!ono can
be- fairly roncllol, and to which ta1es
Gun DO equitably adjusted; mud thoro is
Eroat reason to fear Tint q majority Of tho
voting Influence Of tho State may DO led to
adopt yout opnions bces,sc eau, 30 large psopor-
rouly unoasy at wnat they consi,lcr an orcr-
proportion OF the burdens. And it may be true
khey do bear too large shnro. and should DO 70.
loved. Yek it does not follow that lanl should
90 gneIo'y nAon.piru, y au1 nonEn. ~. .un
ls the psoln'len' IL hos 1ne on'S' "o'entS fe"Aon
yoN oacL. ~. tr,.o ~, - .,o,,,a,.o ,ora-n,,a.
ors, who do not improve, arc tho worst lcocllos
upon soc.ety VI ~ nionopons.s! hrol s.nen l.I,
tie Government began to part Wi.a inc LAID la'.u'
9nos nase pioyva NY" ~ W. ,a ~ a -.
no9h ~ oui uM.l ~. W. % uo Nv, ,n,,o
nna vo5y thia,yeoYosoa "a oeo spaces 10 n,sn VINO
n. ,n'a - .o,' -. n5.Tnat w. Iat ,ru ~
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tao no, ~ faiIos,. IL ,r.n nar, inSs t,,sr h"it
lint hots sunM5 nuG "' " WIZ wv '''' '''~l' '''''
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hold these ,,saioas annces' waiting for Tho lnbor
~ tasa onr ,1" nm r. antosr;.a ~ ntor
~ aphnnco H. a, yoa ~ ther
ao1 nf h;ni .Ir n,;ca md to bny,nnocrs ,iow
sau ~ h'eI !aace nnI IL 'Ho nomspret1s ,,na Wy"
~, a.. +raetS n,ao-n ,arort. ;s anne
- ao aJr"aa 1a. ,a, o,,S ar apo, 4 IKE
tuc th9 pl1Muctlve classoa aro oo!1R asiven 1aI-
snor nnu lAl1nef out VI .oMh. ~ '!nu P'nce o "
feal lhelr weary aoios tho mnhu1acen5ors 20 Lna
oheap grounu On whion tnoY oan ou1lo at,n sans
M9tAen oan Ivy ue1. .l.va ia: nu WIS iioAuGie "
tn1 unPloussiiso p1opetsJ uSnts & s.!sa41 .u 1saAoo'
and you proposing to remoyo theni asogethef.
\. NOV MNoNI aoes not ooauinon senao uact",o 9li on"
1ro!y anelens coutso aoMaros enes9 lanu.own- a
esa enonlu VIC noe tasaer 3. ranavo t, 1no improve,
menss from tSxa5ion, M ana apply tno burden even
haydor % upon M M ne 2 lnnd1 1'd
Ion VIII say IL VIII ueProclate lsb eelllhE Falues
30 muGh tho oetter, u1illl u comes gown 10 re
polns .na5 po1r men Gun MSo upaa ~ nua aicn
pon @ eu thoir u Investment ] It cannst @ ostimately
, poaL ~ taAgs no". uhon ~ uouio, a"u uaI sly
MUM 10 6a1l141e snpataAtlAA nuo Ioluaueu'