Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1891-07-01

election OF officers, that was the first bus
mess transacted. The following were
elected:
President-John W. Starnes.
First vice -prcsidcnt-Lockc Craig.
Second vice presidcnt-W. L. Clcgg.
Sccrctary-Mrs. M T. Fitch.
Treasurcr-Miss Emma Clegg.
The installation of officers will take
place next Tuesday night.
Col. L. M. Hatch said he had seen some
agitation in the newspapers lit was THE
CrTzEN) about the formation Of WON
ans literary club in Ashcville. Col. Hatch
couldn't see why another literary club
should be formed hcre-why there should
be club for almost every individual in
the city-and made motion that com
mlttee be appointed to confer with the
ladies and invite them to join the Lyceum
instead OF organizing separate club.
The motion carried, and Messrs. Tilman
K. Gaines, l.. Nj. Hatch and II. W. Fitch
were appointed.
The discussion Of the subject for the
evening, the Henry George theory, was
then taken up. Locke Craig, esq, began
the discussion. Mr.. Craig said:
"Epochs Ot great action are proceeded
Ivy cpochs of great thought. All the bat
ties of progress have always been fought
and won in the realm of thought before
they are tried on the field Of action.
"Thc thinkers OF this generation, the
men who arc writing the books that are
moulding the thought and opinion OF
this and the next generation, our teach
crs. our leaders-such as Goethe Buckle,
Herbert Spcr e Thomas Carlyle and
Henry George are In open warfare in
deadly conflict with the accepted IDEAS OF
today-rcligious, social and political.
"Wc are on the verge OF a revolution
the greatest in the worlds history-a re.
vulution that must come. Let us hope
that it will bc accomplished in peace; but
come it must, though it be with shakings
of the world and a cupof trembling which
all the nations shall drink. Goethe and
Thomas Carlyle are the great apostles oI
the new faith, and Henry George is tn,
great apostle of social and political free
dom. His book is the epic poem of the
rights of labor and the rights of man.
"Hc has advocated the cause of free
dom, the cause of oppressed humanity
with an earnestness, with religious de
votion that has placed him foremost
among the moving powers of the worlc
and entitled him to a place in the
pantheon of the hc.ocs Of earth.
ale is an advanced democrat an,
counts among his followers sucl
men as Thomas l.. johnson. the dem
ocratic congressman from Cleveland
Ohio, elected in republican district b,
an overwhelming majority; Thomas G
Sherman and Frank Hurd. Today he il
lighting in the rear-guard of the demo
cratic party in it's warfare against tn,
wrongs and expressions of the rcpubli
can party. He does not advocate TIN
distribution Of property OF the distrihi
ton OF land. Real estate has two sc
ments OF value-that given to it by tn
application of labor and that given to j
by reason OF its location.
Now whatever value real estate ha
by reason of individual industry-b,
reason of buildings, clearing, DRAWINGS
etc, that value belongs to the individ
ual. But it has another valuc-tha
value that is given it by its location
that value that it has by reason of tn
prosperity and united industry Of tn
whole community. The products Of in
dividual industry by the highest in
alienable right belong to the individs
and the value that has been CT,
ated BY the united industr
OF the community belongs to the commr
nifty. Henry George believes that a
taxes necessary tor the administrator
of government should be levied upon TIL
value that land has by reason of til
growth of the comnlunity-that th
community should appropriate tina
which it has by its industry crcatet
Abolish all taxes on the products of Ii
Dor.
"Thc present system that allows ii
individual to appropriate that which ha
been earned by the labor of every ma
in the community is the origin OF opprcs
i've monopoIies and fabulous fortune
Labor is entitled to all that it produc,
and would receive it were the opport
mites Of nature guaranteed to all.
God created this world for all hi
c children and every one born into Il
!. world is equally entitled to all the bou
ties Of nature. The women and childrs
that are today tOiling for those tha
live in idleness or starving in dens
wrctchedness. are robbed OF their Dirt
right. They are the disinherited heirs
a great estate.
"Thc young men and the young W
70 men OF the south should not be slu,
CARDS in this great reform for the esta
lishment OF justice and freedom. In Il
last contest in which human freedom vi
involved they were identih,
with slavery, but by the
heroic valor and devotion they ca
over the cause of Dixie the glamour
|, immortal chivaly, and consccratcd
with the tears of immortal love. l.
them now arise In the same spirit al
, lead the van In the great and glorio
struggle that is now beginning for
emancipation of man."
Col. l.. Nj. Hatch followed in an {
tended opposition to the position TAX
by Mr. Craig.
Prof. Claxton made an able spec,
showing how the present system OF
dividul ownership Of land in large bod
originated in the injustice and robbie
Of grasping lords and barons in q
countries, whose iniquitous laws a,
systems took control Of American 81
Col. " s. Lusk used several exccllc
illustrations in his short talk again
the George theory, and kept his heart
laughing by his comparisons. G
Lusk referred fcelingly to the mode
living observed bv his namesake fur
Lusk-a, the old Indian.
Maj. T. c. Westall also made she
!. talk opposing the George theory.
> The subject for the Lyceum next Tu
day night 10 Literary wives" and NJ
Emma Clegg will lead in the discussit
l. The association on Tuesday mig
y July ID, will continue the discussion
st the Henry George theory, fnd Maj.
mr. q Weatall will he the Or,eninu snrak