The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-22
A FEW IDEAS
On the George System Originating
From the Recent Lecture OF
Dr., bemia,

Ep, NEWS DRM0oRATl We have just
had q lecture on tho Henry George
system, and as tho movement Is spread
ing like wild fire over tho land, and
promises TO DO tho leading political
Issue Ia tho near future, IL might DO
we'll 10 discuss " pro and con, II you
will allow me space | will Try an essay
or two, 10 start l Will assume that
all men have equal rights 10 life, having
been created equal and with life have
equal rights TO that on which life de-
ponds, Now light, air, water and land
arc elements on which life depends, ana
with land, we include all natural mate
rial Ia aud on tho earth, Aud any
mOnopolizlngOfeithe OF these elements
Is an infringement on tho natural rights
Of others, | shall define wealth, the
products OF nature made valuable by
labor capital, that part which ~
used 10 create more wealth, Aud
labor, the exefeise OF mans brains aud
muscle, IL tho production OF wealth,
Rent h the return received for the ube
OF land, Interest tho return received for
tho u6H OF capital, and wages The TO-
tuTa received for tho eKeftiOn OF labor,
As the people OF any nation must live
on tho wealth Of the nation, II IL neeea
sary 10 have some system that viii pro
teot each class Ia their respective
rights. Ia the production OF wealth, no
when q man exercises his brain ana
muscle Ia the production OF wealth he
In entitled and has a right 10 his wages,
or al least ~ much 40 natural or legi
mate competition would allow, II a
man has capital employed In the pro-
| du0tlOn OF wealth no ID entitled 10 and
has q right 10 his interest, or 10 much
as legimate competition would allow,
And II a man has q right 10 land he N
lentltled 10 and has q right 10 tho rent
OF that land when somebody else IL
| using IL, The question arises, who has
q right 10 tho landP Has every citizen
| OF tho United States an equal aud IN,
aliable right 10 the land OF the United
| States, or does II belong only 70 such ~
| can buy II whether they arc citllenh or
alienaY We claim that every oltlson
IOi the United States has q
right 10 his share OF the land
Of the United States, Having
a right 10 his share OF the land, no II
entitled and has q right 10 the rent OF
his share when somebody else IL using
H. The question arises, how IL each
! citizen 10 got his share OF land or tho
| rent for his share that somebody else Ia
mingY The George ayatem proposes
that the government collect 40 tax, the
| relative value Of all land, Just what that
land would rent for, The George eya'
TEN does not propose 10 dlap0seaa any
holder OF land, DO that much or littlei
but ID does propose that every man
| shall have hIa share OF the rent OF that
land, be that much or little; this land
value tax 10 take the place OF oil other
taxes, and remove all taxes from labor
and capital by removing all TAX from
the products Of labor. but suppose q
man has employed labor and capital
making land more productive and val
unble. AS the object OF the George
system 10 10 secure 20 labor the reward
OF los toll, and 20 capital It's interest
and all men their rights, all labor and
capital expended In making land more
productive aud valuable must receive
full compensation, But the FIRST Quog'
ton generally raised ~, do you propose
10 take peoples land that they have
bought aud paid forY Not NJ all. But
this ! will make the subject OF another
essay, A. j, KNIT,