The Colfax chronicle., 1890-05-10
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.



Mr.. Oliver Sumner Tesll. the head Of
tho Republican Volunteer Association
and Chairman Of the Enrolment Com
mittee OF the Ballot Reform League, has
been greatly impressed with the car
nestness Of the single tax workers he
has met lately. he never having heard
Of the ..single taxi before the Ballot
Reform League was formed. "A prin-
ciple that will make young and old
msn work so disinierestedly IS does
the single tax creed must have some
good in it and Is worth stud T." said he
Landing from the elevated station :
few days ago. he met = legal friend,
whom he invited to lunch. Reaching
the downtown club. and having or
dered their viands, Mr.. Teall 1t once
broached the subject then weighing on
his mind:
II have lately had my attention
called TO the land question BY meeting
several single tax men. and ! have
come to the conclusion that . principle
that makes men act as they do must
have some good in it Now. I want to
get some fellow like you to read Henry
Georges book and give me . cold. dis
interested opinion on what the system
really amounts to.
s.Well, really. Teall, I'd like to
oblige you. but the fact il you had
better try some ono else; for.
frankly. / am . thorough single tax
man myself"
You don't mean to tell me you are
a tariff reformer. do youP' exclaimed
Mr.. Teall. astonished.
..Oh. no." said his friend; Il am .
tariff abolition:st.'
A friend of the single tax has lately
oeen called by the needs Of his business
among the coffee brokers Of the metro
polls. A few days ago. after having
made to one of these sale Of the
patent gas-burner which he is engaged
| in selling. he felt tired. and. seeing that
things were quiet in the Office Of his
customer, he observed. ''How do you
find business, Mr.. Blank 2"
..very dull indeed" was the reply.
mo signs of the boom, ehP" queried
our friend
| His customer looked up at him with
. keen glance 10 see il he were joking;
and. seeing the calm and childIikc ex-
preston. always Characteristic Of the
single tax inquirer, irradiating hia
countenance, sneeringly said "You
mean the Harrison boom. don't youe"
Eyes. yes. the Harrison boom Il
don't appear to have struck you yet. "
MARY boom has come down ouI
street." said the coffee man. ''since his
grandfather's grandson got into Cleve'
lands shoes. How in thunder can you
expect q boom when it takes three
bushels OF q Kansas farmers corn t.
buy pound of cofeee"
And then our single tax man saw y
had got into > democratic den and said,
s.You must be free traderP"
Yes, I'm . free trader absolute. =
answered the coffee man. Il dom
take any stock in custom-houses. "
sBut how would you raise the reve
nues for the Government r said oul
friend
"Oh," said the coffee man. II wouli
raise them by direct tax on the values
of the land"
And then the grin of the cat grew
broad and wide.
! President L. F. Post Of the Manhat
tan Single Tax Club, is astonished
large a. is his experience. at the crol
of new single tax men. He has latel.
taken . contract to get together hi
personal friends among the elub's mem
bership for one Of the many excellen
objects dear to the organization. and q
he has been lately overhanlipG FL
roster OF the club In the course q hi
labors he came across . familiar name
and the next day met in the street.
gentleman Of the Same name. bu
known to him as . bright light in Tam
many Hall-a district leader. presiden
of the Jefferson Club Of his district an'
an Incorporating Democrat WHOM
Mr.. Post had always rated - one Q