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tax can be assessed on something
which has no value, or collected from
something no one cared to own.
The homestead law was the most
popular ever passed in congress, and
the election Of Galuaha A. Grow, its
author and advocate, by an unpar-
alleled popular vote marks the lowest
ebb of the Henry George theory-that
the land should bear the whole burden
of protecting the personal property of
the nation. To tax land to death is to
kill the goose that laid the golden egg.
Better tax the egg. "Uncle Sam is
rich enough to give US all farm" was
glad refrain. Every man wants
home. Every man should own a lot OF
a farm, but the farmer does not want
to pay as much on his bare land as the
richer one who can afford thousands of
dollars worth of implements and stock.
1t would not be fair. Each should bear
his proportion. The humble laborer
who owns his lot and cabin does not
want to pay as much tax as the mil
lionaire who owns the same sized lot
with a palace thereon. There is a
growing idea that the poor bear too
great proportion of the tax now. The
land tax has always been a burden
some tax.
"Land is always there, "Cannot be
concealed and ''Its owner cannot
eVade the tax upon it," but that is a
cOWardly argument. AS well might it
be said that in time of war only the
volunteer should enter service. All
property should be taxed according to
its value or to the protection needed.
But experience proves that a direct tax
is more burdensome and harder to col
lect than an indirect one. Both parties
in this country favor the indirect tariff
method of raising public revenues.
They are so unanimous on that that it
is folly to advocate any other. But
even this method is tax ON personal
ity and not on land. Land is not inn
ported.
l believe that the land of the nation
should be held by its citizens, owned in
fee, free from taxation, limited to not
exceed fee simple of 160 acres, ex
empt from executions and liens, in
alienable, except by exchange for other
land. | believe in the homestead. l
believe in private ownership of lands.
/ would limit the amount. | would
free it from taxation rather than sink
it. Iwould build up nation of small
farms and small farmers. l do not be-
lieve in selling lands to settlers. l
would help them get it and help them
hold it rather. In practice as things
now are, l favor taxing land also, but
as a reform | would free land from all
taxation with prOViso, of course, that
the amount anyone could own in fee
should be limited by law.
The idea that land should bear the
whole burden of taxation may find
favor in cities, but never among
farmers OF laborers who desire homes
of their own. Indeed there is but one
way in which the people would ever
adopt the Henry George theory. That
will be when a method of driving lands
nnt of tho handc of nriuatn nuunarc 10
The advocate., 1894-07-25


was reported in the public prints that
William H. Vanderbilt sWore himself
entirely clear of personal property tax
alton.
1t has been attempted for centuries
to tax the wealthy by taxing wealth.
The Romans tried it more forcibly than
any modern nation. In the middle
ages the kings of those days pulled the
teeth of the Jews to compel them to
give up personality, and the result was
the same then as now. PersOnal-prop-
erty taxes fall the heaviest proportion
ately upon small owners, large owners
having that kind Of personal property
which can be easily concealed, or its
value misrepresented. And as with
personal property, so with improve
ments.
Costly houses and buildings are not
valued at as high percentage by the
assessors as those of less value. The
owners of the valuable personal prop
erty in this country are also the owners
of valuable land in this country. The
way, and the only way in which to
make them pay their proportion of
taxation is to tax them upon their land
holdings or land values,
Of the 39billion dollars worth Of real
estate and improvements thereon re-
ported in the United States by the
census of 1890, only 1S billion dollars
consists Of farm property. A large
and constantly increasing percentage
of farm property is owned by landlords
and farmed by tenants.
In the towns, the percentage of
homecoming families to the pOpula-
tiOn is even less than in the country.
The owner of small home in town
has usually as much or more in i'm
provements than in ground. He pays
tax now for the benefit of the specu-
lator who keeps vacant the lot next to
him. The same is true Of the small
farmer. His improvements and per
sonal property are worth in most cases
as much OF more than his land. On
that he is taxed for the benefit of the
speculator holding the vacant quarter,
or the landlord who let's his improve
ments run down and takes everything
away except the bare living of his ten
ant. Not alone as a fiscal system do
we advocate the single.tax but because
it clearly recognizes the equal right of
all men to natural opportunities.
JOHN W. BELL OPPOSES THE SINGLE
TAX.
The invitation of Quincy A. Glass to
discuss the Henry George proposition
that all public revenues shall be col
lected by a single-tax on land values
was one which at first l was not in.
clined to accept. But knowing the
utter fsllacy of the doctrine and the
speciOus arguments in support of it
and besides the wide prevalence of the
schism among the many readers of the
ADVOCATE was 10th to allow the OpS
portunity to pass by of roofing out
such noxious weeds and resolving the
plain truths Of political common sense
in the mind of any who may have been
deluded by a plausible remedy for ad-
mitted evils, however eloquently por-
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S@-~'N ~ NN~AAgA
cheaper to collect. The same argu-
ment would apply to less tax, or to no
tax at all. But taking it for granted
that q certain amount of tax is neces-
ssry, is there any reason why an hon.
est man should pay more tax than he
who secretes his property; or, why the
farmer or owner of homestead
should pay all the cost of protecting
ing property?
There is a doctrine abroad in the
land that the more homesteads in town
and country there are, the happier the
people and the stronger the nation.
There is a growing suspicion that too
much land is now diverted to other
purposes, that too much ef-the public
domain is held by mOnOpOlies and that
there is not free land enough to supply
the demand of those who want home
of their own. Taxes on land are
already too high and the farmer be-
lieVes that he already bears too great
proportion of the expenses of sup
porting his government. Why should
his burden be increased to the extent
that he should pay the whole cost of
taxatiOnP Let us reason together:
Government is instituted for the pro-
lection of the citizen, his family and
his property. 1t costs something to
support government. He who gets
its protection, or is liable to need it
should pay that cost, in proportion as
he is protected. Upon that which is
protected should the cost or tax be as.
sessed in protection to its need of pro-
lection and according to its value.
The person is protected, hence the poll
tax. The food and raiment, the hab-
itation, the stock, grain, timber, Or
chards and other personal property,
all need protection, hence should pay
their proportion of the tax. The land
itself needs no protection. Fire can
can not burn it, water can not wash
the farm away, thieves can not steal it.
Foreign invaders may plow it with
cannon and drench it with blood, they
do not injure it.
Land needs no protection, hence, in
theory at least, should pay no tax. In
stead of bearing the whole burden Of
taxation, if there is any kind of prop
erty which should be exempt from tax.
alton it is land. Tax land and you
drive away individual ownership. Tax
land, and in proportion as you tax it,
you wipe out the desire to own a home
stead. Free the homesteads and hill
and dale will be dotted with happy
homes. The desire to own a home is
instructive. A nation Of homes is
moral nation, an inVincible nation, q
prosperous nation, a happy nation.
Shall we tax land and let railroads and
money 90 freeP Who would want to
own o thing that was taxed when he
could invest his money in something
not taxsblep To put the whole bur
den of taxation on land would not only
cheaper land values, but would drive
it out of the hands of the people; the
poor would yield first; those who could
afford to monopolize large areas would
be left to own the land. MonOpolies
of land would multiply to the extent
khoA aeon D,ooA;ooll,, oll Aho Io,,d r,O,,ld
The advocate., 1894-07-25
SHOULD ALL PUBLIC REVENUES BE
COLLECTED BY A sINGLETAX
ON LAND VALUES9
An Interesting Discussion Of the QueS-
tiOn BY Quincy A. Glass, Of Win
field, and John W. Bell,
Of PaOla.
QUINCY A. GLASS FOR THE SINGLE.

TAX
The term, single-tax, means that
there should be only one kind of tax
levied for public purposes. The term
land values is used to distinguish the
taxing of land by its value rather than
by its area. The doing away with all
other taxes would exempt improve
ments on real estate, would exempt
improvements on personal property,
and in national matters would do
away with all taxes upon commodities,
whether merchandise imported from
foreign countries, on which tax is col
leCted by tariffs, or goods produced at
home from which revenues are raised
by our system Of internal revenue.
Under this system a valuable bust
ness lot in a city, kept vacant for spec
ulation, or slightly improved, would
pay just as much tax as one of equal
value, joining it which had better
buildings.
Vacant lots in the residence portion
would pay just as much tax as lots of
equal value with good houses on them,
and in the country vacant land and
pOorly-improved farms would pay just
as much in taxes as Well-imprOVed
ones.
The form proposed is simple, con-
Venient and inexpensive. Simple and
convenient, because there would be
only one kind of property to be valued
by the assessor, and that Of kind
most easily valued and not hidden
from sight. inexpensive of collection
because of doing away with a great
number Of officials made necessary by
our present system, such as custom
house appraisers and collectors, colleC-
tors of internal revenue with their
deputies and paid spies, collectors of
licenses, and occupation taxes in the
cities, etc. 1t would lessen the labor
of township and city assessors. They
have now to assess the value of inn
proyements and personal property in
addition to assessing the value of land.
1t would not be burdensome upon any
one making the best use Of land, but it
would fall just as heavily upon unused
and vacant land as upon that better
used; it would discourage the holding
Of land for speculative purposes. Espe-
cially would it discourage what is
known as the vacant-lot industry.
1t would not be restrictive upon
business, or to use the definition of the
political economist, it would not re-
strict in any way the production and
exchange Of commodities. 1t is a tax
which could not be shifted, but would
be paid by the person meant to pay it,
the owner of the land. This tax would
fall on property that could not be
hidden. Gland lays out of doors"
Everyone of us thinks he can value the
ground within sight of him. But how
is it when we attempt to value per-
sOnal property. OF necessity we are
compelled to take the owners state
ment, and some people make very diff
ferent statements to our assessors from
that made to an insurance agent or a
mercantile agency. And it is the
rich who escape by undervsluatiOns.
Jay Gould left an estate Of so million
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Morning and Evening Star.

Men, women and children will en-
Joy the Morning and Evening Star
drinks. For their pleasant flavor and
soothing effect generally, the ladies,
whose delicate systems require n
beverage that will act gently and be
entirely safe under all conditions, are
enthusiastic in their praise Of Morn.
ing aud Evening Star, and the men
prefer them 10 all other drinks be-
cause they are more beneficial In their
effects. They do not interfere with
business or pleasure and are entirely
free from all injurious or disagreeable
substances. When the blood Is i'm.
pure or the stomach weak, the Even
ing Star can be drank 10 advantage,
and invalids will find relief from IL.
In the production Of these drinks the
Hawaiian Islands have been enriched
with the only perfect gentle beverages
known. The price per dozen Ia Doe.
delivered u all parts oi the city free
N. BREHAM.
Nut. Tel. 314. Bethel street.
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LADIES' COLUMN.

If you can stand a little
plain honest talk this week
Of the kind that makes food
for meditation and prayer, we
will proceed. We are in bust
ness to make money, and do
it in this way: We buy d.
rect; we sell direct; we buy
the best goods our money can
get for the least money they
can be obtained that covers
the buying branch of the bust
ness. Now for the selling
branch: We have the stock ;
the goods are just what we
represent them to be, moth
ing more or nothing less ;
our prices cover our legit,-
mate profit. We do not be-
long to the class of trade that
sells below cost, we haven't
the money or inclination. We
have never made any unparal-
leled bargains, smoke, fire,
water or red flag prices, SIM
ply because we have never
cared for the class of trade
that believes any sane mer-
chant can do such a thing.
This tells the history of the
forty odd years Of our sue
cess.
The doctors are all of one
mind OH the UNDERW IA X
question they agree that fire.
quent changes are absolutely
necessary. We anticipated
this and have an immense and
we'll selected stock. We want
to specially call your attention
this week to our MUSLIN
UNDERWEAR. It's worth
while to call and look at thu
trimmings on them.
Fortunately we had a large
order placed with the factory
in Brussels for J.. ID. Corscts
We ran out of some sizes bu
can give any size You wan
as they have arrived. We als'
receiv. d Il dir ct importation
of Enb oidcrcd and Scollope,
HANDK EkClIlEFS ; thcs'
goods are worth every cen
we ash for them.
FLANN ELETTES at
yards Tor $l,OO.
Is, +. EllLERS a. co.
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TOO FRESH TOURS rs.
They Cause a Collision on the Road
and Lots Of Trouble.

They Cause a Collision on the Road
and Lots Of Trouble.
Three through passengers by the
s. s. Belgic took in the sights at the
Pail yesterday. They took a guam
tity OF "saki' with them, and on
their way back were in a jovial
frame Of mind. A japanese fisher
man on his way from Koolau with a
pack mule carrying a load of fish
was met on the townside Of the half
way house. The tourists thought
they would have some fun with the
Jap, and Intentionally ran their
hack uncomfortably close to the
Jap's mule. The long. cared animal
becoming scared backed up quickly
and struck the side OF the hack with
sufficient force to dislocate the
lamp and part of the vehicle. The
hackman became quite indignant,
having suffered the worse damage
from the collision, and he scared
the Jap into going to the Police
Station. At the Police Station the
tourists claimed $40 damages. After
hearing both sides of the story the
police allowed the Jap his liberty
and he went on his way rejoicing
Later in the day be gave a police.
man who happened to be at the
fish market some fish in recognition
Of his considerable treatment at the
Station.
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OUR WATER SUPPLY.
The Recent Rains Have Not In
creased It


Although there has been several
heavy rains in the mountains dur
ing the past few nights, the reser-
voirs in Nuuanu Valley show no
evidence of any material replenish-
msnt. At noon to day the following
amounts OF water were in the three
reservoirs in Nuuanu Valley: No. 1,
2 feet 3 inches; No. 2, empty; No. 3,
z feet OF water.
Residents on Punchbowl are still
grumbling, and are devising ways
aud means OF forcing the Superin.
tendent Of Water Works to have the
necessary fluid furnished them
through pumping from the artesian
we'll at Thomas Square. One gen
tleman has bsen obliged to purchase
a horse for the purpose OF packing
water from town to his home ON the
slopes. On Monday night several
of the residents who had tanks were
gratified by a heavy shower which
gave them quite a supply.
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NOTICE.

NNONG Sal, FORMERLY on foRT
w STREET, Honolulu, having made an
assignment Ia me iur tho benefit III his Gre
ditOrs, all persons having claims against
said estate are Tcquo,trd Ia J. os"nt them
Ia me at my office within one week from
date, after which time none Will bo al.
lowed, l., u, KERR,
Honolulu, Aug. -, lsgi ilis-lw
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NOTICE

IN FUTURE ALI BILLS FOR IN
i dertaking will he payable on present
aiun. We are compelled 10 resort Ia this
rule on account of the inability to collect
the majority Of our undertaking accounts
after funerals are over.
WILLIAMS BROS.
Ep A WILLIAMS, Manag,r.
Honolulu, Aug. -, 1851 li2O Nv
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MUSIC LESSONS.

DtOFkS>OR BRADLEY GIVES LES.
L Sons IN Singing, Piano, Ni.lin end
Having had ~ Yeas exy ert nee m Or
gan,s' and Choir Trainer, he Is open 10 an
engagement In those capacities. Best of
testimonials. 81 Emma street. Mutual
Telephone Asa. lil5-2w
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Miniature Art,

At Williams Studio are To be seen
Portraits on Watch Dials, which no
Is making a speciality OF, Lantern
Slides for lecture by tho SGT or
dozen,
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NOTICE.

IN PURSUANCE OF THE TERMS OF
! u ccr,an murtgagr made by Charles
Girdlcr 10 me. all accounts due him are
now payable Ia mo AT my office, or at the
Office ofMr, J, W, Luulng
llla-lw JAMES 4. MORGAN,
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Al % o'cluck \. NJ, at Emma Hall, corner
Of Nnusnu and Pcrctania streets.
Mss hannah Il tasti.au, u principal OF
several Yeas experience IN the I"lden
Gate Free Kir dergartcns 81 San Francisco
will have supervision ~ the work here.
kindrrparten hours: from y u ~. rui
ton: free.
4 training class for Kinderfsrtcners,
with three afternoon - S~iors each week,
Will he organized by Miss Eastman, on
Tuesday, September l'tb, at 2 o'clock, IN
III" classroom ut Emma Hell.
Tuition for aiming class; so per month.
Applicati rs Tor adm ssiou 10 the X nder
garten or training class may he made ia
u. principal, Miss Eastman, or to Mrs,
HarTi, Castl" Coleman, Financial Sc re-
AIRY Honolulu Free Kiudergartens
iloJ II
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Marshal Hitchcock will return
from Hawaii on Saturday by the
steamer Kinau.
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The s. s. Alameda will be due to-
morrow from San Francisco on her
way to the Colonies.
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Prof Bradley's Musical

WILL n De HEL9 AT On TIE shr KH NAV
kNENING NEXT. September ist, at s
o'clock, Mrs. J. Y Lewis, Miss richards,
Miss Severance, Mrs. Brown and Miss At
kinsun, Prof. and Mrs. Bradley, Mr.. booth
and Others will take part Admission "a
cents; children under ~, % cents. ll2l-jt
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The Mannerchor Harmony Sing
ing Club will meet for rehearsal this
evening at the Pacific hall.
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CAMERA FOR SALE.

FIRST-CLASS WHOLE PLATE
Nl!NGis English Namrra with Rapid
RcrliliIcur l.chs OF latest pattern. Also
goud wide angle lens, Apply 80 I, ~
liULLEIiN OiliCr, ll3u -
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Several OF the police, including
the captains, have already received
their new commissions from the
Marshal.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS

st. Louis College will 70 open for
the next school term on September
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Jas. +. Morgan will hold sale OF
horses and carriages at his sales
room next Saturday at noon.
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Purser White reports plenty Of
rain on the Kau side Of the island
of Hawaii.
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Partner Wanted in Oil veneering.

Z AM PREPARED TO I'D OIL VENEER
/ Work u order. Would like to get
Partner In the business, " furnish ma
chinery snd, II desirable, learn the bust
ness, Have water power Samp'es 81 the
work GA he seen ut the BuLLETIN Office.
1904 I'm Wll.Li AN MA XES.
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"Choice liquors and fine beer" are
advertised by the Merchants Ex-
change, whereof s. l. Shaw Is pro-
prietor.
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There we're so many return pas
sengers by the w. q. Hall this trip
that the purser had to give up his
berth.
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II you want good material for
suits, at bottom prices, see adver-
tisement Of L. b. Kerr. 1t will pay
YOU.
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Born.

sEARLE-At Hiiea, Kau. Hawaii, August
IS, 1874, to the wife Of John q s.arIe, =
son.
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"Choice liquors and fine beer" are
aavert,sed py the Merchants Eh-
chanRe, WHEREOF o. L. ohaw IL pro-
prietor'
Several Of tho pol;ce. including
the captains. have already received
their new commissions from the
Marshal.
A pau,v.h,;It schooner will In
hare In s,,ont two waeLs with ma.
terial for the railway extension to
Waianae. ----.------
Several Of the steerage passengers
who arrived by the s. s. Arawa in.
tend taking the next boat for the
Colonies on their way to Africa.
Geo. Clark, a prosperous coffee.
raiser Of Kailua, Roma, Hawaii, Is in
town on a flying business visit. He
10 enthusiastic over the future OF
coffee.
The foreign department OF the
Honolulu free kindergartens viii
open on Monday, September III.
Applications are to be made to Mrs.
Coleman.
Have Won bought tickets vet for
Professor Bradlays musicale on
Saturday. EVENING" II will DO one
OF the finest musical events in
long time.
Ooe of the biggest coming events
Ia the mnsouernde bali of the Inter
L
national oehue'zeh oiup. I.'zes
are M on VIEW s ai ~. o. Le'ys ''''e'
E'e'yone snouio 20.
CIV. Dickey of Haiku, Maui, a
Graduated architect of the Boston
Institute of Technology, has drawn
plans LOT 2 ua n"use 70 oe e''e'eo Oh
'"' ''P " il'''''''''
W. II. Coulter has been commit.
ted on the charge OF highway rob.
berry. Coulter Ia the man who il
supposed to have robbed q China.
man ON the Pail road.
.K.., ,T IN. G,...p .;,,. M. ~,
1, ,ha XII Gnvo,nn,a", brmso v,,d
Th;. = ~ r,.sh ;n.,.,no ~ ,:nmh
lean f,asdom II,d.r IN. mon.rchy
tho naon,s no,,d i;a IN Tia o,a.s nj,
sns PeoP'' ''u'' "e y" '"e s'"'' oil
"". ---------
Ii. N. Castle Is about to retire
Adye,,;ssr ~ Ina snccesded hv "
n Armst,ony Mr. Cns,I. Ia pro.
baby di.eusted over the failure of
the scheme of annexation.
--.---
A small donkey and cart, driven
by Portuguese boys, followed by
goat dressed up, were about town
: IL was an advertisement for the
Schue, zen's masquerade ball.
--.;----
CamaTinos refrigerator to arrive
tomorrow per 5. >. Alameda, will
contain cherries, plums, peaches
, aPricots, nectarines, grapes, bartlett
pears, frozen oysters, crabs, fresh
salmon, etc, apples oranges ano
lines ------------.--
| and ORGAN makaY and tlnaF can FlF
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A newly-built schooner will be
here in about two weeks with ma
terial for the railway extension to
Waianae.
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WANTED

4 PARTNER ~ COFFEE PLANT y
~ tiun-smull Capital i;rIuircd ~ en-
did mvcsIm,nt Enquire Bu,LEIlN Olil"o
llI,.lH
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The Young Hawaiisns' Institute
will meet tomorrow evening in the
Y. NJ. g. A. hall.