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The advocate., 1892-05-18
MR. WARps TAxATTON THEORIEs.

whole, though he seems to admit all Tho
premises from which il Ia the only lOgi
cal conclusion. In this he is not alone
for every honest refOrmer, who wishes
just and equal laws, Is a tax refOrmer,
whether he knows 1t or not. Mr.. Ward
denies that he favors landlordism or land
monopoly, and we presume he would
deny being in favor Of levying all public
burdens upon the necessities OF labor.
But, to take these two positions Is to en-
dorse the rental value tax, for 1t is at
once the most direct and only efeCtual
preventative Of land monopoly, and also
the only method Of just and equal taxa
tlon.
Mr.. Ward wants graduated land tax
and graded income tax, but the rental
value tax is exactly these two things In
their most certain and perfect form.
He does not make clear what he means
by a graduated" tax on land, but the
rental value tax is graduated tax on the
value Of land; that is; the tax ls gradu-
ated TO the v0Iue Of the land-not to it's
area. To tax land areas equally would
be unequal and unjust, for some lands
are worth but few cents per acre and
some from one to ten millions Of dollars.
Mr.. Wards tendency to get on both
sides of the question at once renders 1t
difficult to use the ordinary methods OF
argument with him. He admits that the
numerous sales made by merchant in
the heart of great city enables him to
pay high rent, and that therefore, the
rent is high, which Is an admission that
the high land value Is the product OF all
residents of the city, though 1t goes to
the landlord. His contention that the rent
money is contributed by patrons OF the
merchants is denied by no one, but that
does not help his argument. II patrons
paid higher prices to the merchant occu-
pying valuable land than to those on
cheaper land, there would be some point
to Mr.. Wards argument, but they do
not. The main point relied upon by tax
reformerS Is carefully lodged by Mr..
Ward-viz: the present double taxation
Of labor-once by the landlord and once
by the tax gatherers for public purposes,
which we would make only "single
tax" instead Of double one, by abolish
ing all but the one now paid to the laud-
lord, and taking that for public use, be-
cause 1t is the public which creates the
values Mr.. W. admits the power OF the
owner of the valuable lot, mine, or forest
valuable location) to exact tribute from
q large part Of the community, but
utterly fails to Ishow the justice Of this
enforced tribute to monopoly.
Where Mr.. w. falls down hard, Is when
he says that profits increase in the same
ratio as rent; that profits are highest to
the occupying tenant who pays highest
rent II he means that the greatest
volume Of business Is done, and the larg-
est capital, employed on highest priced
land he is right, but that is not what he
says, but that profits are highest, which
is absurd. On the contrary, most fall
ures of business men are caused by In
ability to pay the high rents demanded,
but who ever heard Of landlord faillngS
And how could a merchant or manu-
facturer demand higher prices for his
The advocate., 1892-05-18
TO THE PEOPLE.
10 the RdiIJr Of The ADVOCATE.

to give my opinion In regard to the best
policy our party should pursue In the
coming campaign. Moreover, have
been accused by the old parties OF favor
ing an open fusion with the Democrats
on state ticket. l have Rllo we'd this
talk to 60 on, as believed denial un-
necessary, as the great common people,
by their representatives, when they meet
at Wichita on the 10Th Of June,will settle
this question and settle 1t right, as they
have knottier questions heretofore. Per-
NIT me to say, however, that in my opinion
fusion would prove disastrous to the
Peoples party, and would again make
Kansas safely Republican. The western
Democrats and Peoples party have sew
ersl issues to fight for, that they can
agree on, free coinage of silver, a low
tariff, and q graduated income tax to
make up the governmental expense ne
cessary to a country Of our standing
among the nations of the world, and lib
orally pay those who bore the brunt of
the fight for their country and flag, but If
they expect to fight for those things on
which our prosperity ss country de-
pends, there is no party that will dare
put free silver and tariff reduction, with
an income plank In addition, in their
platform but the Peoples party. My
ticket would be one made up of men
with clean records, sound principles,
and vote makers. l am in favor of nom
mating men who are not obnoxious to
honest western Democrats, but men
that they could not have such an
excuse for assisting the Republicans.
But do what you please, there are q few
fellows who wear q label which spells
out democrats" who always have been
and always will be bushwhackers OF the
Republicans. We have few down here
who met the other day and declared that
1t was necessary for the Democracy to
have candidate for congress in this dis
trict, and 1t soon leaked out that the Re-
publlcans had agreed to put up the cam
paign fund and grease the machine. To
make myself plain as to the kind Of men
we should have on our state ticket, l will
say, put on as many Jerry Simpsons as
you can find and she is winner, not that
we ask for him to head the ticket; the
Seventh congressional district is not
ready to give him up to the state; he is
ours by right of discovery. We hear
considerable talk about Attorney General
Ives for governor, but 1t all comes from
Topeka 80 far as we can learn, and there
is a moral attached to the defeat OF the
Republican party on this Topeka bust
ness, II our friends would look 1t up.
Ives will never do for the Seventh dis
trict. Mr.. Ives stands alone at the state
capital an officer of our choosing; he had
q glorious opportunity to stand for his
party, his friends and the toilers. He
has been weighed and found wanting q
refer to his action in lowering the rail
road assessment in this state.) By 1t
$4,000 In this county was taken from the
railroads on the ground that by short
crops the previous year they had lost
money, 80 It was placed on the fellows
who had lost the crops. Mr.. Ives could
not have hindered It's being done, being
a minority member of the board, but he
The advocate., 1892-05-18

by graduated tax, II not graduated &C
cording to value?
II he wants an income tax, why does ht
object to Che only method Of so levyinG
the tax that the man who received the
income must himself pay it, and not be
permitted to charge 1t up as expenses
and shift it to others. II he wants to ts1
wealth instead Of labor, why does he OBJ
ject to laying the the tax on the only
visible source of all wealth.
Mr.. Ward says that "graded" income
tax would just as surely take a fair pro-
portion of economic rent as the rental
value tax, but In saying SO has the entire
scientific world Of thought, and every
lesson of experience and history dead
against him. He leaves out OF his cRlCu-
latlons the power Of nsOn0pOEy to oppresS,
and 1t is monopoly that we seek to tax
monopoly Of the source of wealth. What
he claims Of the shifting of the tax to
consumers is true Of an income tax, as 1t
Is true of tariff tax, but is not true Of q
tax upon landlordism, because.that is the
one and the only tax which cannot be
shifted, land being q fixed quantity and
not subject to removal or concealment.
Under the present system of taxing land,
taxes upon the income Of landlords
would be shifted to the tenant, for rents
would be raised, it being possible to do
80 il land can be held out of use by pay
ing only nominal tax. But If the same
tax is LEVIED for holding land out Of use
as for putting 1t into use, rents cannot be
raised, for it would force abandonment
or sale at a nominal price Of unoccupied
land, thus lowering rents instead Of rails
ing them. What Mr.. w. says Of interest
and profits, being as burdensome as eco
nomic rent he says because he Confuses
the one with the other. With economic
rent and chartered monopolieS entirely
eliminated, interest would inevitably fall
TO / or 2 per cent, and would then be
only form Of wages. Fully nine-tenths
Of what he now calls interest and profits
is neither interest nor profit, but either
rent or the proceeds Of some form Of
special privilege or monopoly.
No single tax man has claimed it to be
the universal panacea or only necessary
reform, but the one without which all
others are useless. Under the landlord
system the owners of the earth can take
to themselves the benefit Of all other re-
forms and improvements by raising rents,
as owners Of suburban lots do when q
car line Is extended through their land.
We believe Mr.. Ward Is disciple Of
Edward Bellamy, but Mr.. Bellamy says
that not one step can be taken toward
realizing his system until the rental
value tax system ls In operatlon--that
1t is the first round of the ladder which
cannot be skipped.
Mr.. Ward says 1t is doubtful IL farmers
who occupied their own land received
any economic rent. In Kansas at least
it Is not doubtful, for they not only re-
ceived no economic rent, but their labor
Is taxed to pay the economic rent Of the
choice Of monopoly lands and the thou
sand and one forms of direct and indirect
taxes and tributes to monopolies. Farm
lands have little or no rental value, hence
should pay little or no tax. Farm lands
The advocate., 1892-05-18

Amy one sending US ten names and e5
for THE ADVOCATE until November 10,
1892, will receive q copy free until that
date.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
PERSONAL.

DR.. S. ]. F. Miller of Togus was at the
Preble House yesterday.
Elmer P. Spofford of Deer Isle was at
the United States hotel yesterday.
Judge Nathan Webb is in Boston sit
ting in the Circuit Court of Appeals.
County Treasurer D. D. Chenery as
sumed the duties of his position yester-
day.
Hon. A. S. Rice, Reckland, and J. E. Her
sey, Alfred, were at the Falmouth hotel
yesterday.
Rev. John Carroll Perkins's engage
ment is announced to Miss Edith Mill
ken of Roxbury, Mass, sister of the wife
of Rev. Edwin Hale.
Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens is to organize a
branch of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union in Dixmont this week.
She has been at Plymouth during the
past week.
Prof. J. B. Foster of Colby University
who was kept in the house for about a
fortnight with a very severe cold, is now
able to be out and reports himself on the
gain.
Joseph W. Holden, Esq, of Otisfeld,
announces that he shall be a candidate
for Senator from the Northern District
this fall. Mr.. Holden lectured at Oasis
hall, Cape Elizabeth. last evening, on
Astronomy.
Rev. Rollin S. Hack of Belfast, Me-,
has accepted call to the pulpit of the
First Congregational church in Lowell,
Mass, vacated by Rev. Dr.. Smith Baker,
who has gone to Minneapolis. The call
was extended about three months ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
A Jolly Party.

Monday evening very jolly party of
thirty young ladies and gentlemen en-
joyed delightful sleigh-ride to Mr..
Manson Libby's at West Scarboro on Mr..
c. E. Libby's fine barge Machigonne. A
splendid supper was served on arrival.
The musical and literary entertainment
that followed was fully the equal of the
best of the Stockbridge series. The
poem, "The midnight ride of the all
night club was finished effort. The
solo by the great English horn player
was a decided novelty. Games followed
the literary feast, and with cheers for
Mr.. and Mrs. Libby the party left for
Portland which they reached before the
sky was Redeemed by the rising sun.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
Wanted the Entire Log.

Messrs. J. S. Winslow & Co. have re-
ceived letter from Captain Ross, of the
Portland schooner Sebago, which arrived
at Cienfuegos February 18th, from New
York, stating that when a few days out
from the former port, while heaving the
log, large shark bit off the log line,
taking the fan from the patent log, and
also about 10 feet of the line. The shark
evidently relished his bite, for he contin-
ued to follow the vessel, and some four
hours later, seeing a good chance, Cap
tain Ross sent harpoon into him and
succeeded in killing the big fish. On
getting the shark on board the fan and
line were recovered. About four feet of
the line was hanging out of the shark S
mouth,
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. For additional Local News see
Fifth Page.
BRIEF JoTTINGS.
dec11

The only arrests at the police office
yesterday were two for drunkenness.
The monthly meeting of the Society of
Art will be held at the art club rooms
this evening at o'clock.
Next Monday two steamers will be due
the Sarnia, from Liverpool, and the Tex
as from Bristol, direct.
The Maine Central Relief cleared just
$S46.65 from their ball. This will give
the boys very agreeable lift.
The Ella NJ. Doughty brought in an
other big fare Saturday, each man net
ting over 500 for two days fishing.
The mild spring-like weather contin-
ues. The snow is disappearing rapidly
and wagons are taking the place OF
sleighs.
Several of the sidewalks in front of the
Park street block are in very bad condi-
ton and they should be seen to. The
travelling public have some rights.
Ten large panes of glass in the front
of the Falmouth market ON Congress
street, were cracked by the heat of the
bonfires in the street in front of that
place Monday evening.
A young girl named Fuller, residing
ON Bracket street, while at City Hall,
Monday morning, had her long hair,
which she wore in braid, cut from her
head by some miscreant.
The Labrador, from Portland and Hal
flax for Liverpool, arrived out Monday.
She had Mrs. George Burnham, the
Misses Simonton and Mr.. Edward A,
Noyes as passengers.
There will be special meeting of the
Associated Charities this afternoon at
o'clock. AS business of much import
ance will come before the meeting a full
attendance is requested.
A handsome guard rail made of six
inch brass tubing with ball ends suita-
bly, engraved, was put up in front of
Megquier & Jones show window this
week. 1t is fine specimen of brass
work.
Mr.. Albert Wilson, who has been
working for Mr.. Thomas Dyer, ON Com
mercial street, was SO unfortunate last
week as to break his leg in the place
where it was broken by the kick of a
horse about year.
A fog bank was evidently hanging
outside yesterday, and quite fleet of
coasters came into the harbor for an
chorage. From the barge Office, by the
aid of the telescope, waves breaking 20
OF 80 feet high could be seen dashing ov-
er the Junk of Pork, five miles distant.
The Circassian of the Allan Line, Capt.
Moore, arrived at this port yesterday
from Liverpool via Halifax. She brought
2200 tons of freight and about so passen-
gers. Among the latter were Mrs.
Walker of this city, and three Franciscan
monks and their secretary. The captain
reports good weather.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
The Checker Tourney.

Play began Monday at Clark's Academy
of Music, Cumberland Mills, for the
checker championship of the state. The
contestants were Messrs. E. K. Chapman,
Cape Elizabeth, W. III. Mclaughlin, Scar
boro, F. 1. Dingley, Deering, and F. E.
Rounds, Portland. The conditions of
the tourney are that each player shall
play six games with the other, making a
total of eighteen games to be played with
all the rest by every player. The score
to date is as follows: Chapman, 2; Rounds,
2; drawn, 2: Dingley, 2; Mclaughlin, 2;
drawn, 2; Chapman, 1; Dingley, 0; Nc
Laughlin, 1 Rounds. 0; drawn, 1.
Play will be resumed next Saturday at
10 a. M, and all interested in the game
are invited to be present.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
Vessels Loading for the River.

The bark Vanveen, which has arrived
from New York, is to load lumber from
Frank Dudley for the River Plate. The
Vanveen is the fourth vessel now here
for a voyage to the Plate, the others be-
ing the bark Minnie Whitney and the
schooners John L. Kranz and George B.
Jordan. They are all to take lumber.
This would seem to indicate a revival of
the South American trade, although adj
vices from New York still indicate an
unsettled state of affairs there.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
Funeral of the Late John r. Horr.

The funeral of the late John Il. Horr
took place yesterday afternoon from his
late residence on Neal street, and was at
tended by large number OF friends and
acquaintance. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Dwight M. Pratt, and
the officers of Ancient Brothers Lodge,
/. 0. o. F. The floral tributes were nu-
merous and handsome, and included a
pillow with the word Father" from MIR.
and Mrs. L. B. Latham; a broken col
umn, from Mrs E. L. Horr and daugh-
ter; a crescent. from the Master Painters;
wreath, from his employees; Gala lilies
from Mr.. Edgar E. Austin; bouquet,
from Mrs. I. H. Weston, and numerous
other flowers. The interment took place
at Evergreen Cemetery.
Mr.. Horn was master painter IN this
city for over forty years, and Will be
greatly missed. He was much respected
for his integrity, and universally liked
for his genial disposition. He was born
in Norway, December "a, 1926. Mr..
Horr was one of the oldest Odd Fellows
in this city, being member of Ancient
Brothers Lodge, No. 4, and Machigonne
Encampment, No. l.. He was also a
member of the 18th Maine Regiment AS
ISOLATION, Maine Charitable Mechanic
Association and the Builders Exchange.
His death was peculiarly sad, he having
been confined to the house only a few
days. He leaves one daughter, the wife
of Mr.. l.. B. Latham.
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MAINE TOWNS.
Items of Interest Gathered by CORES
pondents of the Press.
New Gloucester.
SCHOOL GRADUATION.

- SCHOOL GRADUATION.
The graduation exercises at the Con-
gregational Church, February 10th
brought out large crowd, and the seat
ing capacity of the church was tested to
the utmost. The exercises passed off
well, and were enlivened by cornet Duets
by Miss Gertrude Morse and Mr.. Oscar
Stinchfield with piano accomplishments
by Mrs. Richards; Miss Florence Stinch-
field of Auburn, also sang several selec-
tions very sweetly. MI. Seth Sweetsir
supervisor of schools, made some excel
lent remarks, and the diplomas were con-
ferred by Mr.. Moody, principal of the
Auburn high school. The graduating
system was introduced into our town
schools, eight years ago, and has been
success throughout. The pupils are
given motive for their work, and a
more advanced course of study is pur-
sued than in the ordinary town school.
Following is the programme OF the grad
uation exercises:
Salutatory CRATIC n-Perseverance. ;.......
Essay-Ihe Means of Acquiring an Educa-
Ride Of jsa3i isr. %sS S11rsr
Essay-The Greatness $ Of Little Things; -. y.
Observation-Disclosures. Bessie NJ. Brackett
Essay-NO Victory without a Battle Nstts ! Io:a.n
Recitation-The Leap Of Russian Beg ~:
Essay-The Night Brings Out the stars. -.
Poem-Pictures of Memory.
....................... .Nettie c. Merrill
Essay aaledictory-Faces. :. Bertha o. True
X Second class.
A series of meetings will begin Feb.
Esd at the Congregational church to be
conducted by Mr.. E. A. Lawrence, the
evangelist.
Mr.. Benz. Merrill. who has been town
treasurer for many years, is very ill, as
are also Mr.. and Mrs. Kicker of Bald
Hill. There are many other cases of
sickness in town.
Mr.. Joseph Tarbox, Mrs. Hiram Pat
terson and Mrs. Gould died last week.
Cape Elizabeth.
Mr.. Frank Nutter is cutting a large
quantity of timber and wood ON his land
near Capt. Albion Jordan's S.
Mr.. Samuel Angel, one OF the crew at
the Life Saving Station, contemplates
building house at Bowery Beach the
coming season.
The family of Mr.. Joseph Staples who
went to Massachusetts last fall, return
ing to Bowery Beach last week.
Mr.. Milton Dyer, who has been sick
nearly all winter, seems to be improving
some, but is not yet able to go out of
doors.
The price of cabbage seems to be adj
vancing; twenty dollars is now offered
for them and they are prospects OF their
being still higher.
The Baptist circle at the centre will
meet at the parsonage this Wednesday
evening. All are invited. Elder Almon
Libby preached at the church last Sun
day afternoon. Next week they will
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
Montefore Club.

The Montefiore Amusement and Mu-
steal Club will give social and musical
entertainment at Cape Cottage tonight.
Messrs. Ed. Mahoney of Montreal, George
Curtis, Howard Cummings, John Mean
drew and Fred Goth will form the Or
chestra. Mr.. Sawyer, the well known
caterer. will furnish fine supper after
the dance,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24

Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Hooper Fof Neal
street sail from New York this week for
Bermuda on the steamer Trinidad.
Mrs. VIM. P, Whitehouse and son, Rob-
ert T. Whitehouse of Augusta, sailed
Saturday from New York on the french
steamer La Gascoigne for Havre' They
proceed thence to southern France and
Italy, returning by way of the Rhine in
Nav
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
Want a Change.

A petition is in circulation in Machias
for change in the service of the Port
land, Mt. Desert and Machias Steamboat
Company from two trips a week from
Portland to three trips week from
Rockland. The petition contains the
signatures of over 200 citizens, including
the business men.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-02-24
DR. -. B. Reed
BOTANIC AND CLAIRvOYANT PHYSICIAN
No. aaa 1.a CONGRESS Street, Portland.

No 500 1-2 Congress Street, Portland.
For the treatment of all chronic and compii-
,a+o1 d;seases that flesh is heir to, all cases
given up as ncurable, 1 will take them to make
a cure. ..
DIR. Reed will not ask you any questions i'll
any wav in regard to your diseases and after
YOU YOU have a true examination of your case he
viii tell you if you can be cured. DR.. Reeds
eacn case: he thinks he can tell the difference
Between a person afflicted with a disease or a
person becoming an entranced medium. There
their lives by making the above mistake. Ex-
aminations atmy office every day including Sum
day from 8 a. m, to 8 p. IN. Examination by
letter stating their name, place or residence and
age and one stamp, S1.OO. my22dtf
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hold meetings at the church three after
moons and evenings during the week,
| Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Mr.. James w. Harmon, who died at
the Centre last Sunday evening, has been
in poor health for number of years and
has been failing gradually for some time.
For MANY wears Mr.. Harmon carried on
the blacksmith business at the centre.
He was well known by everyone on the
Cape and will greatly missed by his
towns people.
Cumberland.
CUMBERLAND CENTRE.
On Tuesday evening of last week pc
tween so and go of the friends of VIM. +.
Blanchard tended to him and his wife a
surprise party at his residence. The
evening was pleasantly passed, refresh
ments were served and the company de-
parted at a late hour.
J. w. Mountfort, S. S. j. Porter, Geo.
D. Sweetser and p. M. Leighton repre-
sented Diaden Lodge at the District
Lodge at Portland on Thursday OF last
week.
At the republican caucus held last Sat
urday afternoon the following were noml-
mated for town officers to be supported at
the polls at the annual town meeting:
Clerk-D. L.. Blanchard.
LIST. Selectman--N. NJ. Shaw.
2nd. Selectman-Ge0. Blanchard.
Bird. Selectman-
Treasurer--E. B. Osgood.
Auditor-GeO. Blanchard. -.@ ,-
S. S.-Committee-A. r. Littlefeld.
Rev. Mr.. Aikens, of Windham, preach
ed last Sunday in exchange with Rev.
Mr. Greene.
Mr.. and Mrs, Hans Hanson were made
glad by the advent into their family OF
daughter on Tuesday Of last week.
HarpswelI.
The warm weather has spoiled the
sleighing.
Mr.. Goddard has filed his ice house
and is waiting for vessels to arrive.
The Fur Club hounds have not as yet
started fox. One of the members OF
the club has killed nineteen foxes during
the fall and winter, where they are now
hunting, which accounts for their lack
Of success.
Will Coffin cut his hand quite badly
Monday, while chopping wood.
All the victims of the grippe are at
present on the mending hand.