Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-04-06

s1NE FAMOUS REFoRNEEs TALK OF THE EEvo-
LUTON TO cow -BFNLx GEoEGE. THOMAS O..
sHEARNsN. TOM = JOHNSON. JOHN DE WITT
WARNER AND OTHERS TALK--uE MOVEMENT
IN PoLIIICs.
There are n good many reop,. who do no.
r-1sess to see their way Clearly out OF the maze
srd cloud thB- now surround the social condi
;i1Hs OF EGus-i-y. The growing distinction of
eases and Tie accumulation 0: vas. wealth in
the hands o: TIE few are TO them signs OF the
times franGa. With the creates. danger, and
uElie they are ready enough to iiai fault with
erislnS conditions they have no remedy to
s"SSest That Is even satisfactory to themselves
mere Is one set OF people who are not lost IN
this Cloud OF certainty and doubt They be-
htVe they know there is something greatly
wong IN things as they and that they can
apply tie remedy These are tine followers of
N-- Henry George. the single tax people. who
believe IN removing the burden OF taxation
from the poor and placing 1t the shoulders
OF the land monOpo.ists. This they would
bring to pass by imposing a direct tax
upon land They do not hold that the I'M
earned increment of land is OF necessity and
right the belonging of the owners Of the land
which has increased in value through no act of
theirs.
HoNoRISG coSGREssNax-yLECr MAGuIRE
When Judge James G. Magnire OF California
entered the lists last fall rs n member of Con-
STess the course of his campaign watched
with the greatest interest BY the single tax Ueo-
pie IN this city. for Judge Mcguire Is an &C
knOwledged leader III the cause and they
allied that his elec ton meant n new man il the
nails OF Congress to battle FOR the theory IN
which they believe firmly. When he
elected TO Congress by ia;tering majority
ro;.as he expressed ii. in spite of his single tax
theories. but account of them the WASH
lagton Single Tax Club decided TO recognize
tire occasion IN some suitable manner. 1h.s
recognition took place last night III the form of
an informal reception and supper IN honor of
the COrgTessmau-elect al the National Hotel.
The original plan contemplated a small affair.
but so much interest taken in II by the
members of the cigb generally and the ladies
particularly that there were more than go
People present last nigh; TO enjoy the hand
rome supper and To listen to the speeches that
were made by some d the ltajing opponents Of
their pet theCrE. Among the invited guests
who were there as Sneakers Of the evening were
Nr. Henry George himself, Congressman Jerry
Simpson. Tom l. johnson. John Dewitt War
and Mr.. Thomas IL Sherman OF BrOoalyn.
Naturally the chief interest of the evening cen
tered IN the guest from California aud the great
prophet from San Francisco, the author of
Progress and POVERTY. Mr.. Georges speech
Was very brief one. but it aroused tine greatest
enthuSla> IN f-Cm his hearers.
Dr. Lu|lE NI-aliIOl O4uc.ateu a. the toast
master of the evening and the committee of
arrangements consisted OF Ihos. f. MOnahan
chairman; Chi rles Sewburgh. secretary; T. j.
Boyd. treasurer: E ". Oyster. j. 4. Degges
i. 7. Bowen. - Runner. j. L. NcCreery. E. ].
Dakir. &. p. Montgomery. Il. \. EalIoch and ].
G.. Leonard Inc officers of the club are Er.
Z Gladmon. president: vi liam Geddes secre-
tary. and UlrIeh L. Mengert. Treasurer.
1t nearly 10 o CLOCK .hen the solid menu
had been disposed of and then the speak
L.. E,--r a--lr -h-aa l.
Introducing fle guest OF the evening DIR. Glad
mon said tnat the single tax people mad watched
with interest the campaign of their friend in
California. and that no one in the country was
more rejoiced al his election than the Single
Tax ClC5 of Washington. He outlined the
policy OF the siaSie TAX men and spoke of Judge
Nagulre as the originator OF the phrase that
has become so common &mo1s them. He has
seen the cat.
THE SINGLE TAX IN POLITICS.
Judge Nagdire was greeted with enthusiastic
applause when he rose to respond TO tie intro
duction and 20 the toast. The single tax in
politics. He then went to saw that there
was something most pleasing in the cheering
optimism OF the single tax men. We are pass
ing through a social crisis and 70 men see their
wav cut except the single tax men, and to them
The vay oct is as clear the MONDAY sun on a
Washington April day. Judge Mcguire said
that In 1876 rs was firmly oppossd to the
single tax IDEA any one. They might vet be
able to reform before the crash comes He
spoke OF Progress and Poverty the e eat
est Of all books on social problems. with John
stuart Mills volumes only second In 1915
Judge Mcguire was elected to the Legislature
at the age OF twenty-five. and he was possessed
Of tine idea thu. he wonderfully well
equipped Tor tie wo-k of legislation. for ne mad
read Mill. " that time Henry George
working hard with a paper In San Francisco in
opposition 10 tie subsidized organs. and while
all the people were h. friends none OF them
ever thought that the time would come when
even the Duke of Argyle would write about
him and tnas great thinker Herbert Spencer
would cri.icIse his theories. He spoke of the
influence that Mr.. George had had shaping
MS opinions. Mr. George had led him into a
FATAL error i'll san Francisco and ne advised any OF
his hearers who were HOt single tax people never
to be led into The same T.tIaIl. He promised to
try to an-wer the arguments OF single tax
man and it was by this road tina, ha had entered
into the camp of single lax. No theory in the
world has ever received such a magnificent re-
cep;ion u mas this II the fifteen years since
il was first promulgated. Judge Mcguire SAID
that he would enter into the FIfiy-Third Con-
gress a. a democrat. but more than that as a
single tax man. striving ard battling for the
democratic Iarty no: i az end. but a means
to the creates: reform Of emancipation that the
civilized wOrlt has ever seen The time has
passed he said. when man IN tkis country
need be afraid Of standing BIZ his single tn =
pie like "A man vino has She courage OF his con-
yictioTs and they will sta'.c b. such a man TN
less thew are satisfied that Ms views are not
only abhorrent. bat are UEvl-e ard impractical
BILE. Hyattsyille. Nd. he sail. i, a very famous
place out n California. and ms last injunction
before leaving tine Golden Gate Was from the
Single Ta= Club. which babe him not to return
unrii the single tax trustees Of HyattsTiile had
been reelected. The gTea.c>; objection that
can be raised against the theory Is the same
one that was raised against abolition. aud arises
from the theory OF vested rights. but he called
mon his hearers to Remember that vested
rights must never be allowed 10 override the
happiness and liberty OF the people. No man
can have a vested right IN the misery and
slavery OF Others
REPRESENTATIVE WARNER
lie work OF the next Congress was the
toast assigned 20 Representative John Dewitt
Warner. who was introduced as representing
the south pole II The north pole was mt down
is representing protection democrat lie
said that the o=e this tie democrats would
not have 10 do N the next Congress was 10 III
bv the grave side o. the party which. with theiI
assistance mad committed suicide last iaIi AID
wait for IL 10 kick o-der TO see Il II was s'lL
alive The very first thing they bad To 30 Wa
10 carry out the pleses which they had made
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