Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-22
FREE TRADE TOM JOHNSON.
TO rnE EDITOR or TuE ,coRsI-
CANA LIGHT
About the Henry George idea OF siu-
gle Tax and Tells How He Feels ON
the subJect--How the Purchase of
Land Works, AZ lie sees ~.


lowing letter will appear in the Even
ing Light today. il is self-explana-
tory.
some time since the Light wrote
Congressman Tom l.. johnson Of Ohio
stating It's regret Tor his defeat ana
asking his views on the issues In the
coming campaign ~ 1896, and express
ing the hone, aH the Ohio platform was
90 pronuunccdly for silver that he
would be found one Of the leading
champions of free coinage. The letter
added that though much OF Henry
Georges single tax theory had been
read BY the writer. he was hardly ed
ucatcd mp 20 the point Of indorsinE a.
In reply Congressman Johnson wrote:
cleveland, Ohio, Nov. a. 1s0i-Edit-
or Light Corslcana. Texas Dear Sir.
! nm glnd 10 SEQ that you are Inter
ested in the single tax. I think You
viii ind Il the only practicable solu-
ton ~ the whole industrial problem
FOR IL Involves the abolition OF all mon
ou1lirs and special privileges, ] re-
gard the money question as entirely o.
subordinate one, md ! am not free
silver man. nv ideas on thls VIII Doe
found I'm my speech and "a little leaiiet
by Henry George. which / send you
herewith As long as rents and the
high prices 90 land ana the tributes
to monopoly. make other businesses
unprontabl, and throw mon out of
work aud at The same time the farm
Ing regions ARE drained ~ their wealth
by mortgage interest and rent charHc7
the farmers condition ran mot prosper
no matter n YOU increase the circula-
tlon OF money TO $4,000 per capita,
Tho prices NJ farmers products might
be temporarily raised. but So would
the prices VI an other things If the
government can turn 60 cents worth Of
silver into 81 20 10y its fat, why can IL
not take cents worth of paper aud
do the same thing2 I prefer paper
money 10 silver. as far as that goes.
Yours very truly.
TON l.. JOHNSON"
EXTRACTS FROM THE LEAFLEr
Whnt ia the first Investment made
IN the newer acctioua hy capitalists of
the older sections? r. H. NOT tho pur-
chase of lnndE7 The WrchtH' 90. Land,
not the Improvement " l1ul THIS
Involves little or nu truW'nr ot oHplinl
FROM the older sections n 'n' newer
sections. but " docs involve an" pay
mont of tribute 10y me wealth pro-
duccra ~ the newer gcotiuu Cor Usr-
II iHg'uu "a produce wealth thrrr Tho
sttlci OF tho west hus uovH" needed
capital from the EAST 10 ro ln'ui the uua
used lands stretching ort before him.
lio has ulWuNH had rluiIll ON lIirl r.r
tina. What ,ntae4 MIA mood far cppI-
tal iu Tint land monop,iv haH COM
pllod linn tp 800 so Gar thai hB s1rltil
has boon ,Nhlustrd ln ,f..tnr thsf,.
and he finds some dugin rn,naurnr.
living probably In some 1ll.r section.
Whu holds tho legal ri.1 o. az. m.h
hri aud win not permit linn tu us. 30
without i"uyy blnrEpUIt or 10 ls
Iolhnps that he hluf4slr aaurg thnt
ih" r,Nai road to wonlti g. NO. ~ w5ri.
ON, a srlf but tn mako uth.rs pay Sou
iu DO privilege OF Woi'tls. rnrlt. in
enlarge Us original hD,dinr n order
that he may lcvv hhrh rul lr tribute
uu u'n still newer Settlers who come
ai'r hm.
Tho omlgratlon FROM nld to now,
from east tp west be- un emigration nf
the poor who seek huttrr uppurunl-
lies Tor their labor hui thore Ia also,
t"ttng win stronger force with tho
improvements IN the speed aud luxury
ui 'rnN"L a. cpunior-vmlgrutluu from
W,sl To- cast. 'rom new TO old, of those
VINO nANr crown rich Like seeks
~ Mntn 4 man grows rich above
"'' n.'E u"v,7 me- li'4 or mo Hecirty
t '''. "l 'n"7y h''-h n'ls 'iu socks
'',t'.n 'u.,HilU ''ld me 1l lnn'n
'l''t "' superior means NOW. IN.
.H',' "i NuUi'"IF ownership "l luul