The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-02-29
FLIOR SIBGIE1
A Nsv Platform Of Principles
Formulated.
ALL TAXES SHOULD BE z1nPLE

Some Prominent Men Among the
signers--No Dcflnfte Plans or Or
eanization Tor Carrying out tho
Purpose.
NEW York, Feb. 2D.--The active agi-
tation in regard to questions Of taxation
has resulted in the formulating of new
platform Of principles on the subject,
which has been signed by number Of
infuential men, IS preparatory to 9
wider circulation throughout the coun-
try. No definite plans Of organization
for carrying out >the purpose have yet
been decided upon, but it win doubtless
form the basis Of alliance among those
opposed to the different forms Of in
direct taxation, either through one Of
the existing associations, or through q
new one to BE- formed The platform Is
rs folloWn:
Believing that public attention h concerned
q never before With the solution Of the social
problems which eonfrent Ms, We declare our
adhesion - the following principles. and we
urge upon al American citizens careful ex-
aninatioa = them with : view 70 hair en-
bodincnt - - law.
!. raz@ ahouA b aimpls. just, dsflnite and
.. Thsv sasht nOs 10 restrict production or
nvtng. ~ - iAvor indivduAIs II the az
penao n - eummunity.
Z LAbog aAoah always - able 10 And suit
abb oADisymaat. anA ~ ~ puYpoas only
tho uss q - AnA b absolutely necssaAxy.
Z = ~ - ~ rental vaiuS 81 1And sxclus-
/ ive II imDRvvs@sntA b AiRsce, equifahie and
lns
dustry, - hinder tie withholding Of avail
able anA frNm N. Il would take for public
purposes enlT ~ valne eseatsa By the public
growth leaving 70 labor ana capital thar full
earnings, fsse iron al tax.
s. Thsrukere, single tax On the rental value
| Of Land alane b the hcst possible tar.
Among the .signers are: Louis Prang
art publishes, Boston; Hon p. B. Wins
tom, mayor Of Minneapolis; Frederick
w. Heinrichs, president Young Mems
Democratic club, Brooklyn; General
Herman Lieb, Chicago; Thomas G..
Shearman, New Yory city; Eugene ".
Debs, secretary Brotherhood Locomo-
tive firemen, Terre Haute; w. Lloyd
Garrison, Boston; A. j. Moxham, direc-
tor during food, Johnstown; Edward
Good Brown, Of the firm of Peckham u
Brown, Chicago; Henry George, T. Wis
tar Brown, wholesale dry goods mer-
chant, Philadelphia; Rev. ]. 0. s. Hunt
ington, New York; Hon. Thomas L.
johnson, congressman from Ohio; Poult-
nsy Bigelow, New York; ]. B. Sargent,
mayor Of New Haven; {. w. Hoch,
mayor of Adrian, Mich; J. T. Ripley,
chairman western classification commit
tee, Michigan; A. B. Farquhar, presi-
dent Pennsylvania Agricultural works,
York, Pa; Louis s. Post, editor of The
Standard. New York; Hon. Mark Bangs,
ex-United States district attorney, Chi
cago; Henry A. Robinson, commissioner
OF labor, Lansing, Mich.
About twice as many signatures have
been received az are here given and be-
side the positive Endorsements of the
platform, interesting letters have
been written to Mr.. L. J. Shriver (by
whom the preliminary work had been
conducte6 from such men as Congress
man w. g. Breckinridge, g. r. Breck-
inridge, William Baker and Michael d.
Harter, bishop Huntington, of Central
New York; Rev. DIR. Rainesford, Lyman
L. Cage and William d. WINS, all of
whom give a qualified acceptance to a
portion of the document.