Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-03
HENRY GEORGES FAREWELL.

He Answers a Number of Hard
| Questions.
The attendance at Illinois hall las
might, on the occasion of the second ap
pearance of Henry George, WAS not &c
large as that of the previous evening
but the audience was fully as appreci.
ative, the speakers remarks being lis.
tened to with a marked attention and
greeted with enthusiastic applause.
At s O'Clock the president of the
Illinoisans, Ralph E. Hoyt, made few
remarks, and called attention to the fact
that there were a number of Nationalists
present. He said that there should not
be any antagonism between the National
lists and the single tax advocates, as both
were pushing on to mutual goal-in-
dustrial emancipation. After a briei
address on the twin subjects and their
mutual aim, he introduced Mr.. George
in few we'll chosen words. and stated
that before leaving for San Francisco, en-
route tor Australia, their distinguished
guest would be glad to answer any
queries that might be put to him on the
land question by the audience.
Mr.. George, who was greeted with
applause, said: 'I am here tonight mo-
only fer the purpose of answering the
questions which may be propounded tt
me, but that 1 may explain the lanc
question more fully than 1 could in ar
address, such as that 1 made last night
l have found that when people are se
thinking they ask questions on points OF
which they are in doubt, and it ia thi
idea which has prompted me to take thil
action tonight. There being mum Der o
written questions in the hands of tn,
chairman already, will, with his per
mission, take those up first, in order Il
avoid repetition as much as possible, a
there will doubtless be among them man,
which some of you are anxious to pro
pound"
| The chairman then read the follow;n
question:
"Please explain by what rule OF justic,
you would relieve from all taxation tn
money aristocrat who owns millions il
money and stocks, and who manipulate
and wrecks railroads, forms syndicate
and trusts, thereby increasing the price
on the necessaries of life, and then sad
die his just portion of the burden o
taxation on to the already oppressed an,
overtaxed farmer, who would then b.
made poorer, while the money sharl
would become richer"
| Mr.. George, who had been sittin
down during the reading of the question
at once jumped up and said: "That is
pretty long question, but I will endeavo
to answer it as fully as it deserves. Tha
monopolist can never be reached bv
tax on his capital in any form, becaus
under the single tax theory he is exemp
from everything but the value of hi
land. 1t is universally true that all take
fall not upon the capitalist but upon th
ultimate users or consumers. and tn
taxes must inevitably and always b
borne at last by the consumers. II isno
the man who loans money on whom th
tax is imposed, but the man who ha
borrowed it. II is extremely importan
that in using term we should define il
and to avoid inevitable confusion, use i
in but one clear and defined sense. Tax
the word capitalist, for instance
1t has many conceptions, one of whicl
is very common, that of applying tn
term to a man rich ia property.
lreally does not mean that at all. Ian,
is not capital. Land was here befor
anyone ever thought of coming here, bu
there was not capital here until me,
came and worked upon it. A holder o
Government bonds is capitalist in
certain colloquial sense but you nigh
burn up every bond issued and tn,
country would not be one whit poorer
True capital must always be wealth use,
lin the production of more wealth. II i