The herald., 1894-04-17
SINGLE TAKERS MEET.
MR.. CREIGHTON SAYS THE DOC
TRINE Is DEMOCRATIC.
A Scholarly Presentation OF the speak
ers' Views on the Matter--Other
Rsmarks And Features
of the Meeting.


evening = large audience greeted the
speakers at Unity church. MIR. W. s.
Creighton made the principal address,
his subject being the Essential Demo-
cracy OF the gingle Tax Idea.
Mr.. Creighton prefaced the reading
Of his paper with few remarks and the
recitation OF Ralph Waldo Emsrson's 9
Hamstreya:
Earth laughs in flowers TO see her bosstful boys
Earth proud, proud OF tue earth which is not
| theirs.
Great humanitarian conceptions. said
the speaker, never fail to conquer the
world. They may be delayed in their
march across the realms and across the
/ agss by the inertia OF an unenlig ghtened
selfehnees; but, in time, slowly, beauti-
fully, like tho coming of the dawn, they
stand at last transfgured upon "the
vantage ground of truth" and all mems
eyes are opened to them and all mems
hearts acknowledge them.
Archimedes asked for only place to
stand, and lever long enough, and he
would move the world. The physical
proposition Of the mathematical Greek
10 not more clearly demonstrable in
theory than the economic proposition OF
Henry George-for ths movement of tho
political world to its amelioration-is is
demonstrable in both theory and prac-
tice. Our modern Archimedes, indeed,
has every advantage over the ancient
for practical demonstration. He beRs
no place to stand, despite 5000 years
OF land monopolization. He stands
upon the sure foundation OF the inde-
structible rock OF justice-the seat OF
God himself His lever is not short
ened that it cannot reach. 1t grows
With the growing recognition OF the de.
mocrscy Of men, with the constant
emancipation of the human mind from
hosry prejudice and ancient error, with
the catholic expansion Of the human
soul, which atill, as Herbert Spencer
Gays, "makes for righteousness"
Mr.. Creighton then proceeded to indi-
cate the scope of his paper, which, he
said, was quite limited and definite. He
addressed himself to the tack OF proving
to the adherents Of the great national
party called Democratic that in adopting
into their family of ideas the doctrine of
q single tax ON land values they would
embrace no alien, but one essentially
| akin to all the others. In order to the
establishment of this kinehip he should
sst forth as clearly as possible the char
scter, genius and body OF doctrine OF the
party founded by Thomas Jefferson. The
paper then entered upon an exhaustive
analysis of the genius of the Democratic
party, drawing therefrom it's necessary
tenets as we'll as it's avowed body of doc
trine. Proceeding, the speaker read an
exposition of the doctrine OF the single
tax, and inquired in what particular it
l,ko I'D 4 g.. 4 al
ings of Jefferson.
All Democratic teaching was written
around the JeffersoniRn maxim that
meS g ssc5reA are g constituted among
bile rights Of life liberty and the lp1tT-
suit of happiness" The time was fast
approaching when the sovereignty OF
the citizen and bis inalienable rights as
an individual could scarcely be pre-
served under the drastic operation OF
poverty breeding tariffs and continued
| land speculatio1. The true Democratic
sentiment which had, two years ago, ir'
dicted protectionism as fraud, is now
preparing to condemn the whole system
of indirect taxation, upon the ground
| that it is an unmixed evil and irremedi-
able. When they shall have become
thoroughly acquainted with the single
equitable and Democratic method for
raising government revenues.
President Ralph e. Hoyr reported
very satisfactory meeting held in Pssa-
dens on the 18th inst, which was ad-
dressed by Clarence A. miller and him
self, resulting in the enrolment OF 10
names for mem mbership in the Single
Tax club to be organized in that place.
Arrangements were being made for
holding meetings and organizing clubs
&C various other places in the county,
there being an increasing desire among
the people to understand the nature anG
objects OF this tax reform movement.
The Farmers alliance and Industrial
union OF Los Angeles county had ex-
pressed desire to hear q single taxer
discuss the subject of taxation at Whit
tier next Friday, and one had bsen en-
saxed for that occasion. He also stated
| that the most encouraging reports con-
tinue to come from all portions of the
east. Louis F. Post, who will lecture
here May 7th and 9Th. is drawing
crowded houOes wherever he speaks, and
doing q great work for the cause. In
Missouri the Single Tax league is push-
ing the reform with tremendous energy.
by keeping speakers constantly in the
field and sending out vast quantities OF
| literature.
The New York legislature is wrestling
with bill for local option in taxation.
By special invitation Hsnry George re-
Gently ADDRESSED the Legislature on the
cause and cure of business depreesions,
in which speech he declared that land
speculation was the cause and single tax
the cure.
PERSONAL.