Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1886-11-19
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CKvILLE, MD
Friday Morning =. November 10, 1886
A NEW PARTY

Since the defeat of the Knights of Labor
under Mr. George in the recent canvass
in New York City il is authoritatively an
nounced that new party will be formed by
the same organization to be called the 'Pro-
gressive Democracy"
Whilst the name is attractive and signii.
cant, 1t avoids the class distinction that the
word labor" implied, since all honest Amer
leans are in reality workers in one direction
or another, and, above all, it holds fast to
the old name that Jackson and jefferson
were proud to sustain-a name that is alone
descriptive of a government for the people,
by the people, and that is again supreme in
the country. If this organization feels i'm
PEELED to organize for the present into
separate company it would appear that they
retain enough of the old uniform and ac-
coutrements to mark their origin and main
tain their congruity. If the Democratic
leaders are alive to the emergency and re-
construct their own commands somewhat
they can make it extremely difficult for the
Progressive Democrats" to realize that they
are different from or explain their improve.
ments upon their old associates. The old
order and the new will naturally frsternize
agrainst the common enemy-the party of
monopoly, heavy taxation and high tariff.
The principles that the new party have
set forth so far, are two:
/. Ldnd.-"We hold that the value which
attaches to the surface Of the earth by rea-
son of the growth of population belongs TO
society at large, and we propose, therefore,
to abolish all taxation upon buildings, I'M
provements, and all other things of human
production, and by taxation on the value of
land alone to provide for purposes OF com
mon necessity and benefit. In this way we
propose to make it Improbable for monopo-
lizers TO hold land, mines, forests, or city
lots which they are not putting to use"
2. State Osonerslip and Management Of
Railroads and Telephones declare war
on that system which hands over the public
works to corporate control, and permits such
beneticent agencies as the railroad and the
telegraph to be made the means Of robbng
the producer and Of enabling railroad kings
and stock gamblers to throttle business and
dictate laws"
Thus it will be seen that 10y placing all
taxation upon the land alone, the "Progres
sive party" would destroy its value as d
matter for the investment OF capital, and Il
prevent anybody from owning more land
than the individual requires for his own use
and occupation or for the occupation of his
business and family. In other words, al
speculation in land as an article Of ordinary
commerce is to be taxed out of existence.
Further, all railroads, telegraphs, tele
phones, &c, and all other public works o.
the sort are to be owned by society at large
and not by private corporations. That Il
say, the State is be the only proprietor ant
manager of such public establishments, anC
il would seem to be a logical consequence
that other great business and social organi
cations, which admit of being conducted
on an extensive scale, is also TO be owned
and conducted by the State.
1t is certain that this new party intend
TO remain as political organization, propa
eating and advocating their ideas and meas
ures of public policy, but so far, as stated
the two that we have inserted are all tina
have been officially promulgated.