Telegram-herald., 1889-10-31
OFFICIAL PAPER or The CITY.
GRASD RAPIDS. THURSDAY. OCT. 81


VIII you AHfs NIrHAtN the Columns or the
TUEoaAN-h "a sEALD. explain briefly she so-cal.ed
single tax theory. advocated by Henry
George
Henry Georges plan for taxation
can probably be- explained in no way
more clearly ard concisely than by
quoting from Mr.. Georges paper, ms
own statement OF the theory, which IS
as follows.
''The abolition Of all taxes upon IN
dustry and the products Of industry,
and the taking, by taxation upon land
values irrespective of Improvements, of
the annual rental value of all those
various forms OF natural opportunities
embraced under thegeneral term, land.
eve hold that to tax labor or its
products Is % discourage industry.
eve hold that to tax land values to
their full amount Will render it lmpos-
sible for any man TO exact from others
price for the privilege of using those
bounties of nature IN which all living
men have an equal right of use; that is
1t viii compel every individual contron-
ing natural opportunities to either util-
re them by the employment of labor,
or abandon them TO others; that It viii
thus provide opportunities Of work for
al men, and secure 70 each the full
reward Of MS labor; and that as = result
involuntary proyerty will be abolished,
and the greed, intemperaEce and vice
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OF poverty viii boz swept away"
LOCATING THE WORLDS FAIR
Congress. when it comes to act upon
the location Of the Worlds far of 1892,
should, and doubtless viii, take these
three facts into consideration and be
guided 70 large degree by them.
First. the people of the Old World
Will not come to America, no matter
where the fax may be located, in num-
bers 20 be- compared with those of the
Americans who attended the Paris ex-
position this year, a trip TO America be-
ing as great an undertaking TO the aver
age European rs q tour of the entire
globe % che average American.
Second, since our own country must
bcdepeudctupon mainly for patronage,
tbe city, capable Of entertaining the
visitors who wi, attend, wh,chisnearest
the center OF population and Is most
easily accessible by transportation lines,
should bee selected.
THIRD, Chicago j. that city.
A CAREFUL reading of james G.
Blsnc's Florence letter Is not calcu-
lated to convince any one that 10 was
written by a man weighed down with
melancholy as the New York Worlds
sensational letter would make 10 ap-
pear. It IS characterized by the force
Of very vigorous intellect and Is
Irgsly devoted 20 a very hopeful pOr-
trayai Of the prospects Of the Repub-
Lcan party Iu Cine election Of SIS.
THE assertion Of prominent New York
bank ng houses that money viii prob
ably rule from Is % % per cent. he
tween now and the lst Of January. n-
dicates either that the New York specu-
h.ors have been spreading far 700
much sail. OF that the New York hank
ers want 90 get big slice If the revival
OF trade. Perhaps it's both.
TsE uimbls SHILLING, who leaped
from a c0aChmsn's box 70 fame, by
elop'ng with Miss Mor0sni. she daugh-
ter If Jay Gould's confidential man
and manager has popped ZIP 20 public
notice by breaking hearts IN a sub1rhan
town. just as his vife j., 10 IS said, about
go he taken from the convent t0 her
fataeTs home.
"Ir would BE- better for New York's
interest Ia Che coming Worlds far that
she should ase q guaranty fund Of
ten, rather than of five Millions SAYS
the View York N,-ai-9 Jsarnof Tn
douhtedlv this IS trie. but It looks a. Il
New Yo-x would have a hard time "a g
ing the s5ol0No0.
Ir The Tes~. instead Of manife=ting
uch needless alarm about the d.ph-
thers, would set itself t0 the task Of
telling tae tuth and insisting that
proper precauacns be taken. t would
at least show a purpose to be honest
and t. 40 is readers a genuine service