The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-01-10
THIN HENRY anoRaH PHMoRY,
A Convert Tells an Interesting htory Of
His OnnRHIAlDn.

hlA OpnVbFAlph'
En-, DEHOORAT,-AR Henry George
q billed 10 talk IN Canton on
tho nth OF January, 1 would like 10
take the readers of tho NEWS DEMO
0RAr over the road that led me 10
George, On the 4th Of July, 1897, /
went 10 Columbus with three Others, 40
delegates ~ tho Union Labor Conyen,
ton, We went there instructed, aud
fully determined, 10 keep the George
theories out OF that convention, Well,
George WAS IN Columbus ~ the time,
but there was no effort made 10 intro
duee his theory, consequently there was
40 blood shed, Hut George made q
speech ln Columbus, ana there Was q
yGry enthusiastic Dutehman, Il deleGatG
~ the convention, 4 strong ne0nbaGker,
Ito held tbs same idea as did 40 the
tine, that 10 settle the money question,
according ~ our uOii0uH, would settle
tho who'll labor problem,
VIZ went 10 hear George, Aft0r no
was through with his speech, he
answered question:, Our DutOhman
prop0undtd a question that ho thought
would settle ,he whole mattor, The
question To George wasi III you had
all Tho land In the world, aud had nll
tho money IN tho world, what would
you d0F' George said | would toll YOU
20 got OF, That was u starter for me,
I saw very clearly that tho man that
owned all tho land could manipulate
things 80 40 10 control both land and
money M no held that upon which all
men must live, aud from which all
wealth must come,
Now transfer that, from the indiyid.
uhla 10 society, The class that controls
tho land can, II they VIII, control tho
wealth Of their more unfortunate
brethren (unleah they do ~ the farmers
OF this country have been doing, give II
away, By voting for protection,
This bring va 10 the confederation OF
legislation capital aud land, Money
being the child Of Legislation, which u
the agent Ut EOcletyi society may dole,
gate 10 legislation, the controlling OF
lhG money OF the country, Wtnlth
and capital being produced by society
consequently belong tOBociety, Society
may delegate 10 Legislation tho control
ling OF wealth, ana capital, The effects
are only tho elects OF ita own, wise or
unwlae acts,
But land Is not u child Of leglalatiOn
nor was 10 produced by society LAnd
belongs 10 the Creators created for the
benefit Of the whole human race; aud
no part Of society ever can delegate 10
legislation, the right 10 say who shall
or who shall not own aud receive The
exclusive benefit Of land. But this ~
what legislation has been dulng In this
aud other countries, There H. however
% value attached a. land, which rs Great
cd by gOClrty, aud rlgh,tully belongs 10
society. This yaluO belongs not by
right 10 any iudlyIdnnl or class oil
society, Therefore Henry George pro,
posts 10 INK this laud value To- driray
the expenses OF Tho government, and
remove Ull other taxes from the pro
ducts Of labor, whether Tor protection
or revenue. As this would enormously
lessen the cost OF the products Of labor
consequently would Increase tho do
mand for these products, which would
Increase the demand Tor labor. This
would release much OF thu land that Ia
now held out of use for speculation,
would lower the price Of land, and 10
the price Of land and the prices OF
building material, would be lowered,
more hOu8ra would be built, which
would lower rents, aud Increase the do,
mand for all kinds OF labor, aud as
wages are regulated by supply and de-.
mand, wages would be- increased. This
would again Increase the wants Of
lab0rers, which Ia turn would increase
the demand for more products, Thus
labor aud business would receive the
benefit Of free trade, Capital being the
child Of labor, would DO free from all
taxation, except land value tax, and
would get It's legitimate share Of the
Increased wealth that would bo pro.
Tho consideration Of these
questions " the road that led me 10
George, aud Is leading others there by
the thousand, The George systom does
not as many suppose, disturb any man
of his holding or title Does not aim
at securing any forced equality Ia the
distribution of wealth. Does not pro.
pose that the state shall attempt TO
production, conduct distribu
ton, or "a any way Int tofe with the
freedom of the individual, 10 use his
labor or capital In auy way that may
seem proper TO HIM. Nor does IL pro-
pose that the state shall take possession
VI land and either work or rout II out
% c,u t.o a ,ooo 49, N'N'H'