Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-06


will carefully estimate the number VI
acres OF land in the United States
used by the people, and that could ps
made to render tax for USE anu
divide the number Of acres by the
amount OF the expenses above men
toned. he will see that the tax en- the
land n man would use would be more
than seven dollars an acre and our
present renters know whether they
could pay that amount of taxes ior
the use OF the land, The whole ex-
pense OF the government would coma
out Of the land and the prawny
handed laborcr would foot ali the
bills. while Mr. George would exempt
from all taxes the seven thousand
millions Of money invested IN manu-
IagturIng establishments, whose
owners i've IN palaces In IMPERIAL style
ana revel In every character OF lux
ury He would exempt the eleven
thousand million dollars invested IN
raiiroad stock whose owners live IKE
co many princes. He would exempt the
billions Of capital Invested in banks
and loan agencies. whose owners re-
side In imperial style. Also the mer-
chant prince. who does mis- millions
Of trade annually and crashes the man
who tiils the soil. by high prices on
his goods. All this rich. princely and
aristocratlc class are 10 Be exempt
from all taxes and all revenues TO
support every department Of the gov
er1ment IS 10 come from the labor
Of the man who this the soil This
Is the most monTtrous proposition that
has ever been conceived by man.
j. n FnIiacy.
All men who are well informed have
tie positive proof Of the utter faiincy
81 tho George theory and proposition.
In the state OF New York, where he
rcsides. ard where country lands are
selling from one hundred to thous-
and dollars per acre. and In the large
ciues. whore town lots sell ior fabulous
prices carefully compiled statistics
shcw that 20 per cent OF all the taxes
are on the soil. leaving per cent OF
the taxes for all other property. And
yet. In the city OF New York, right
under Mr. Georges nose. there Is more
poverty, pro rata, per capita than in
any other portion OF the United states.
Can any man be silly enough TO be-
.ieye that n this s ner cent was taken
on Of property other than land and put
on land IL would make one particle Of
difference with the millions ol poverty
stricken people or that city2 Here Is
positive proof Of the utter fallacy Of
the whole proposition.
Mt Georges work IL written in Il
deceptive style, and IS calculated TO
mako worldnRmen think II 20 for their
benefit when, in fact, Il Is In the
intcteft OF the capital and the arlstn-
cratic class, rs the following extract
viii show. Poverty and Pr'gress. page
1875: This interest springs from the
power OF increase, which the reproduct-
i've forces Of nature and the In effect
analogous cbrnciiy for exchange gives
to capital. II ~ not an arbitrary, put
n natural thing II Ia not the esult Of
o. particular social organization, but ct
laws Of the universe which u1derlie
society ~ is therefore Just"
ANY fair construction Of the above
extract Is proof that Mr.. George as
sumes that interest is divine. Every
well Informed refurmer knows that IN
terest IL the curse OF the world, the
moth to Industry, and tie nightmare
20 every effort OF tho laborer. On page
8si. Progress ana Poverty" r. to be
found The following language; To
give the suffrage to ttamps. 10 paupers.
to men who must beg, st9rve or steal
ig to invoke destruction. To put po-
litlcnl power IN the hands Of men en-
uttered and degraded by poverty is
to tie nrcbrands to foxes and turn
them loose amid the standing corn. l.
So to put out the eyes uf sampson
aud Irvine his arms around the pillars
Of national life"
Are Farmers Robbrrsf
II the sentiment OF this extract was
carried out II would disfranehise more
than ninety per cent of the population.
II would only be the very fich who
were not Obliged to make any effort
IN life who could vote, aud yet Mr..
Nugent thinks Mr.. George. who has
given uttpruncc to all the above eN-
tracts. 10 the greatest political etUno-
mist OF the age, and that thcle rs
more wisdom contained in his writ
iugs that has been written or thought
ot by all other authors within the
last fifteen yoora." How Judge NJ
gent can publicly express such opinions
Ia behalf of a man who has national
and world wide reputation as a social
LIST and communist is more than /
can tell. Judge Nugent thinks The
farmers are the worst class OF rob-
bers" Taken as a whole, 1 have been
impressed with the idea that there Is
more honesty. virtue and patriotism
among the farmers than among any
other class OF men. In conclusion I
wish now and forever TO place myself
ON record openly and positively In
opposition To- any ana every character
OF socialism and communism, and I
give II as my deliberate opinion mat
the reform movement Of both national
and state VIII utterly fan to have any
healthy growth until the national and
state conventions pass strong resolu-
lions againat these hereslrs and insert
planlts IN their platforms deuouncins
them without limit As long as our
rationnl and state tickets are headed
by men advocating any character OF
socialism 4 Is my opinion that our
I cause h doomed Ia defeat,
j. ID. RANKIN.