The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-04-18
FUNDAMENTAL PRIyCIPLEs
Discussed, What fhOmaa Jefferson
Held rs the lprue Doctrine
some Further Observations on the hene'
fta Of the Single pax Theory,


Enron NEWs,DEM0ORATl The
right TO hold as property the natural
resources, created for tho use aud ben
eft OF all men, ID one OF tho relies OF
tarbarism, that had ia origin Ia the
theory OF the Divine right Of klngs,
and will have ils end Ia advanced civil
igatiOn
Now, diyeating our education OF 10
kingly paraphernalia, we can readily
Ree that Columbus simply came over
here a freebooter In the Interests OF
the Spanish government that he im'
mediately came on and took poeHess'
ion OF tho soil, with or without tho CON
sent of the natives England and
France followed suit, each taking q
slice of the new country, found II 70 be
already inhabited These governments
then sold the lands away from The ma
tIyea, In order to replele their bankrupt
treasury, TO whoever was able 20 buy H..
hut aa kings ruled by Dlylne right II
was death 10 oppose their docrees, and
people were educated that way That
was the beginning OF private owner
ship in land IN this our country, II 10
claimed that our government adopted
that mode Of dl6pOslng Of land aud the
natural resources, from motives OF eX'
pediency, This government never
adopted that mode ut MI, They sim'
ply continued doing 40 they wero edu'
Gated, aud aa had been started, and aa
We have continued TO do,
Thomas Jefferson aud u few 0thel
iar,Righted men saw the wrong nnd Tie
consequences that would follow, but
their protests were OF little avail the
only deduction that can be drawn CON
sislent with reason, 10 that hll the fe'
anurce6 Of nature were created for the
benefit of all mth, aud thdt AL iupu
have an equal right 10 lhr use OF these
natural gitta, Therefore the wealth OF
property produced iiom these natupl|
piils belongs by upht 10 the producer
Therefore The OnG class Of labor huH %
right 70 exchange the products ot IT,
toll for the products OF any other class
0I labor, without .et ur hluUrWncC, aLd
ANY obstruction 10 thl6 free exchange
of commodities 10 un infringement uH
tho natural rights Of mans whether ~
Ig done by governments on individuals,
and the effects muay bG dlsasu0uT be
cause II violates the laws Of nature,
But TO mOnopollu The natural re
sources, and exchange them for the
products OF any CLASH or labor, cannot
white civilization WuGtloul u, be- called
robbery, but is parallel 10 holding pr0p.
ety In man Advanced civilization
has destroyed tho one aud the indlCa
ti0ns are win destroy the other In the
near future,
How many arc there that claim that
TO destroy the speculative value OF lana
would be an injustice 10 those who have
invested In land, who would be willing
10 compensate loyal citizens Ia the
South who lest their property IN slaves,
that they bought In accordance with
the laws of the country, aud tho sane
tlon of civilization, We certainly
have some of that kind In West Nir'
ginia and Kentucky at least,
Now, rs II 10 clear that the natural
resources were created for the use Of
all mon, and as the value OF these
natural resources Is produced by the M.
cease of the population; therefore all
men should have IN equal right TO the
use OF these natural resources, and the
benefit Of the economic rent, arising
from the use Of these natural resources.
This, single tax alone can secure
There was u lot sold IN Canton last
week, several squares from the center
for slS3B5. THIS would be equal 20
$4,000 per acre in Canton, Az this
rate one acre IN the city, under single
tax would pay as much Tux as farmera
would have 70 pay on 600 acres valued
at $50 per acre, The specul0tor with
land worth Sl0O0per acre would pay ns
much tax on one acre, rs farmers
would have TO pay on 20 acres valued
at $50 per acre. A. j. KlNT2,
Canton, April H.