Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-15
FAVOR THE SINGLE TAX IDEA.

'AvOR THE SINGLE TAX IDEA. I've Million Copies Of . Petition to the Different state legislatures in Circulation-An Effort to be Made to Have the Next Connecticut Assembly Enact . Single Tax Law. The advocates of the single tax theory | nd there are quite number of them in | his city are leaving no stone unturned to l their end. The local advo- ,ates of this plan have received circular from the headquarters of the organization in New York city, of which 5000, 900 copies have been spread broadcast through out the country and when signed, they will be presented to the legislatures of the different states.
 At recent meeting of the Single Tax league in New York city, resolutions were adopted condemning the democratic party for carrying out its pledges concerning the tariff and eince that time the leaders of the sing'e tax movement have been in constant conference. As result of these conferences petition has been prepared and put into circulation, advocating the collection of all public revenues from the value of land.
 The circulars which have been received in this city have in one corner the symbol of the single tax clubs and reads as fol lows: "We, the undersigned. hereby pe- tition for the enactment of such measures as may result in the collection of all pub lie revenues. State, county, township and municipal-from the value of land, ire spective of improvements in it. or on 1t, and for the abolition of all other taxes now levied for this purpose.
 Then follows . blank line left for the signe1's name and address, his voting dis- trict and his county and state. Then comes the following extracts from the def- nition of the single tax.
 The single tax means the abolition of all taxes on industry or it's products and the taking for public purposes by the taxation of land values, irrespective of improve ments of that land arising from the gen. eral growth and development which con- stitules the natural, just and sufficient source of public revenues.
 To tax labor or it's products ia to dis courage industry and decrease the general wealth.
 These circulars, when signed. gre to be returned to the headquarters of the Ma tfonal committee of the Single Tax league. Broadway, New York. Local advocates ol the movement state that a determined effort will be made at the next session oi the general assembly to have some suct laws enacted, but 1t is not generally be- lieyed that the efforts of the single ta1 l theorists will be crowned with any grea depree of success,
 ALL WANT TO BE LAWYERS. l Fifty Applicants for Admission te thu | Bar Hard at Work Taking the Dal
 Examinations.
 The examination of applicants for ad
 mission to the bar of the state commenced in the bar library in this city yssterds.
 morning and will be completed to-day Fifty candidates are taking the examina tions, which are being conducted by Judg Gager of Derby, Judge Prentice of Hart ford, Dean Wsylsnd and Prosessor Georg
 D. Watrous of this city.
 The names of the candidates are as fol lows: New Haven county-F. L. Averill
 A. 0. Baldwin, W. B. Bosley, R. B. Buck
 ham, Timothy F. Callahan, John 0. Clark
 H. A. Cowes. J. F. Donovan, Fl. R. Du
 rant, T. F. Farrell, P. Fuller. G. E. Hall
 M. O. Isbell, 0. P. Kellogg, J. W. Larkin h. W. Levy, E J. Maher, c. H. Matthews 10 P. Merritt. M. A. Reynolds, ,A.sW. Shel
 man, A. W Smith, R H. Tyner, o. M
 Fabrique, B. E. McKenny, 0. O. Smith
 James E. Wheeler.
 | Hartford county-W. R. Adams, H. C
 Bowers, H. B. Freeman: L. P: Merwir
 Robert Wright, e. w. Gibson. 0. w. Rine New London county-R F. Freeman ,jr IB. F. Hedden, 0. B. Whittlesey. J. .
 Corkey, E. D. Merchant, R. K. Waller. Fairfield county-S F. Jennings, H.
 Pnrdee, s. M. Lockwood.
 Middlesex county-Thcmas D. Coulte
 J. E. O'Connor.
 Litchfeld county-F. W. Seymour Wheaton F. Dowd.
 Windham county-JudsonS S. Hall.
 The following candidates are taking 6:
 aminations tor admission to the law schoo
 Frederick Q. Taylor of Stamford, Willial
 F. Tammsny of South Norwalk and Wi
 liam Canty of Winsted.