The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-06-22
communication.

LuRzTro, Pa. une 10, 1894.
ED FREEsAN.-In your issue OF June s. Isg,
you quote the Philadelphia Record: "Strtkt :
have become such "A continuous feature of the in
dustriaI situation tn the United states and YOU
say editoriaIly that the causes which bring them
about and the means which may he adopted pre-
vent til, IN are suIl, cts of vital Interest ami
iI NJ time that a remedy should lie provideds >
and the only effect uaI way to put a end q aIy
evil is to remove the e of it, These quota
tiOus are truisDs. ''1her has been NO eflurt Ia
this direction except the iuIie apd easily evadId
Jaw iorbldding the employ yment "f ali contract
labor This assertion Is an error which l shan
show presently
Strikes are the result OF the whole people TX
nOring and neglectiug to attend their '.VitaI
votes IN practical politics. aud either IrUm stu
pidity, Indifference. vicousness ignorance ur
bargain and sale, permitting a few hunt up
snaps and chances, who attend TO their vital"
Interests 10y making a complex system OF taxI
tion 60 cieverly fashioned ana adj dusted that TIE
many are lawfully forced to pay tribute To the
lew. The result is that the III etnods OF taxation
which the whole people have allowed the a.
make aiid enact into law are unequal and bur
densome Iator
Under the present system of debasing and un
equal taxation the increase of popuIation has
been too great to nnd constant emu 10y ment undy
the complications arising from their uaturaI Oi
Portunlties Oecom' ny more and mole contractor.
Just SO long the whole people Continue 10
vote Tor taxation placed On the Industry labor
To letter AID impose nnes on the efforts ami win
ingness OF the Whole peUpl, To 20 forth and explore
mine, weave, SPIN, amt build homes, etc. To
WORK and produce satistactiUns, long Will
strikes continue and multiply.
SO long tue whole people are Indifferent a.,
the TACT that the present unequal personal and
property taxation system is a crying shame and
bold WRONG Will strikes continue 80 lung I, +.
we continue to withhold the opportunities which
tie presence II the who peOpie alone create Al a
make valuable and which now goes into the
pockets OF the non user and speculator wiii
strikes be in demand by the peUp,e who throw
away or sell the vital power OF their votes
so sinDie and yet perfectly effective is the
remedy Tor sIrises. or labor adjustments in the
remotest degree, Is the reason, UpIne, the Record
ana FREEMAN have not thought ot giving the r, %
cipe To the public. This simple remedy rs the
one, only cure for strikes and bioodshed under
the eyes OF Constitution made by the whole
people. Tor the whole people, and which declares
All men are crea ed equal Every IndIvid
ual to have equaI rights 10 lie. liberty and the
pursuit OF happiness"
The remedy propose is to base taxation on
Provide Tor every expense OF the municipality
the state anu ye ieraI government py ,,n, single
TAX on the value OF land, exclusive OF any II
improvements.
TO day heartIess specuiators and land pirates
who never knew the practice value oi Iabor
Lave poss ession OF most OF the valuable coal an 4
mineral lads of this county and OF the eptng
country, only using, OF allowing he used, a e.
innnitesimai traction oi the OF their Ianu
holdings, AID ON which the ''"wners'' OF these
lands are paying taxes based a ridicuIousIy
low Valuation, thus keeuing out OF use land, the
God-giyen heritage OF all men. II this Just con-
dItion OF taxation existed the many skilled,
and rudent anu Intelligent miners and Other
Intelligent workIngmen In cambria count,
would not now he seeking aims, while some men
In our county would not be engaged in excluding,
irorn use many thousands OF acres OF valuable
coal lands
These business men would then be justified in
buying only ch land s would be REQUIRED
10 met the cAlkchcles OF their PRACTICAL
pc ctlve mining wants, because the taxes ON the
land value o. more land than their needs demand
ed would not permit OF legitimate busIneSs
pa. Ing IL and speculation dare not .Iep in to bu,
the land Tor the tax It's lauu value would Ieay,
no margin for Speculation Only the man or
company oi men vino used land would buy land
and they hot loot more than they had ac ,uaI
ior.
Under the remedy L propose the individual
unity miner could have STARTED ouI last month
located an acre OF two, AMI commenced dI.gln.
coal Tor the neig hbOrhood. BY indusIr, he would
Increase his trade and keep constantly gIvin.
employ ment To his brother miner linus the bon o
an1 muscle ali over our vast country would be
seeking, prospecting aud In seLervus IiyaIry de
SeiOpinS the wealth OF the country by accepting
their opportunities ON the tree land of u tree peo
pie.
Iu the direction of leading the people to a
knowledge Oi their rights, power and reuedy for
strikes many eminent unen engaged and
have been doing their utmost in the UniteI
States To bring about the adoption this Der iect
ly Just and equitable sy stem raising revenues
which Will give men constant employ ment-tnat
Is All who wish To work-and powerful leagues OF
single taxers are being formed throug h,ut th,
whole country To such terrible condition OF
appalling misery has false taxation brought A
Needless and conhding people that labor IL Iorced
70 anarchy To save what As lett OF this Consul
totionai government it will be the duty OF wor.-
inemen 10 invoke Democracy. Streng hen lae