The herald., 1894-06-05
SINGLE TAX MEETING.
MUSIC, ADDRESSES AND DISCUS.
SION AT UNITY CHURCH..
A Lively Time Among Friends and
Opponents Of the Single Tax
Philosophy = Addresses
Made.

The Single Tax meeting at Unity
church last night was one of the liveliesi
held thus far since the organization of
the club, and the largest audience was
present that has turned out at any
meeting since the Post lectures. The
exercises were opened with an excel
lently rendered instrumental duet by
the little Misses Amanda Prie.o and
Della Hyde, pupils OF Miss Ada Scar
borough, who was present. The duet
and the subsequent playing OF the
young pianistes evinced exceptionally
fine natural talent and cereful training.
Their efforts were enthusiastically ap-
plauded by the audience.
President Ralph E. Hoyt stated that
while many public questions were
worthy of more or less attention the
club was organized and the public meet
ings were held for the sole purpose of
propsgating the single tax principles.
He then offered the following PROPOSE
tions, either or all of which could be
freely discussed, within parliamentary
rules, at any of these meetings, by ad-
vocstes and opponents of the single tax:
"All human beings are by nature en-
dowed with an inslienable right to the
use of the earth. Therefore no person,
or combination OF persons, should be
permitted to monopolize any portion of
the earth without paying the community
Tor the privilege.
Land ownership does nothing, earns
nothing; therefore it should get moth
ing.
"Al the value that attaches to land
comes to it by the growth and enterprise
of the community; hence it's rental
value should be taken by the community
for public expenses.
Whatever an individual lawfully cre-
ates, or earns. or receives az gift from
a rightful owner, is sacredly his prop
erty, and the state has no moral right to
fine him for having it, or deprive him
OF any portion OF it in the name of tax
alton.
"All wealth is produced by labor
(human effort), either directly or indi-
rectly applied to land. Therefore labor
is fairly entitled to all it produces.
ANY business that lie fit to be carried
on at all should be free from any burden
or restriction in the form of license
tax.
feriect freedom In trade and COM
merce is natural condition; therefore
all Legislative restrictions ON trade and
commerce in the form of tariff laws are
unnatural, opposed to the public good,
and should be abolished"
But tn principal feature of the meet
sng Wa the brief, pithy address of Paul
McComDa, the attorney recently from
Texas, who presented some local illus
trations of the single tax theory in a very
clean-cut manner, and was earnestly APP
plauded.
After Mr.. McCombs had concluded his
address, and the last of the music had
been heard, the discussion on single tax
lines was opened by Lawrence Durham.
OF New York, member Of the national
eingle tax committee, who fred come
shots at protectionism with telling effect.
The discussion was continued by Nj. W.
Conkling, j. B. Wood, Mr. Baker and
Samuel Levi on the single tax side, and
by Mr.. Stewart and Mr.. Owens on the
part of the opposition. At the close of
the meeting large quantity of free lit
erature WAS distributed.
A fine programme is being provided
for the next meeting.