Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-10
SINGLE TAX THEORY
AND sUD-TREAsuny PLAN wrtB
UPHELD AND ABUSED
j. VI. O'NeiiI Bursts Forth In n Fiery
Flood OF Eioauencc Against
the sub-Trcnsury.

The political economy school con-
Quoted at new Labor hail, corner Elm
and Griffin streets. under the auspices
OF the Dallas Trades Council. met sun
day evening with about thirty students
of the art of civil government The
discussions were spirited and toward
The close of the three hours engage
ment some of the speakers became
pointedly personal In their remarks,
The theme was elected at tho meeting
the previous sabbath. II was the land
question In all It's phases, W, A. Woud
was selected TO dispense parliamentary
requirements, which he did with court
csy. dispatch and q wooden gayel that
was capable OF more emphatic work
than It manifested under his ministra-
tions
II. c. Russell was the only gentleman
who admitted TINT he had como pre-
pared. and he read paper NJ cunsil-
cradle length and decided lntngouism
to putocraCy. In I. no sought 10 prove
by quotations from the BILE, that fhs
man who believes in the present Hys-
TEN or land tenure cannot he q Chris
tian. II was well prepared treatise
Of his theme.
But Il didn't exactly suit George II.
Beach, editor ~ the Texas state Labor
Journal. who said Christianity IL not
II question Of belief In his mind. n vs.
a question Of leeds and impulses.
Whether II man believes the story oe
Christ or not. he can he so Inspired
by the lessen II teaches that he rs in
stinct.volv nllol with that great love
and charity It tvpliias and follows It's
example lie thought that man n
Christian. whether hc believes the story
true or false. But with MIR. Hussclls
criticisms Of the present systcm Of
land tenure MI Beach agreed with
great cnlncstness, and he made most
convincing argument in favor NJ the
single tax system az means Of curing
about all current Ills, admitting how
over. that II won't phase the nguo.
I Judge J w. Paine followed In n some
what Endorsement OF the POpullst
( plank on tho land question, declaring
with great enrnCgtness, however, that
there were no partisan strings on him.
He wore no party collar He also work.
/ I'D In n mulicum ~ grecuhackSm,
scored the Republican party for up
holding n protective tariff nnd the
{ Democratic party for free wool touch
ed up his Wow Of tho fallacy of the
single tax and discrcc,ly lcft the room
before Mr. Beach came back at him
and explained away his argument
The next speaker was Ross VIM,
who was Identified to u reporter by one
of the other rn'akcrs ms "the lending
anarchist in this section" He believed
each man should be allowed 10 take for
his own iuse Just SO much unoccupled
land as he could use himself He did
not believe in the single tax theory,
and MIR Beach went after him and
tangled him up not a little. AZ the
close Of the meeting Mr. Winn distri-
huted some sample copies Of his paper,
called "Thc Firobrand" nm exponent Of
anarchy and asnnsucism. At tho head
OF its columns II quotes the Century
Dictionary definition 81 anarchy-"A
social theory which regards the union
Of order with the absence of all direct
49, Lao NNAl -
ideal: absolute individual liberty" Mr.
VIM looks the anarchist that he Is.
He Is tall and slender wears his hair
long. has the marks of an intense stu
dent In HIS features and PAGES the floor
! hnck md forth with nervous, measured
stride as he talks.
j. NJ. O'Ncll favored The single tax
and commenced Mr.. Iieaeh's calculation
of itR bencnccncles. He declared II the
coming remedial reform.
i r, w T4oe was called for ANA said
that once before he had been shut M
Tor attempting IN work IN n little pnr-
tisauism. tie nroplscd 10 talk n littlr
uartlsanlsm. H. didn't believe getting
together and talking thus would WORK
"A reform unlagB party was organized
to enforce H. Tho Republican parts
had been organized 90 abolish chatte
slavery and had done H. He believed
that The single taNcra ought to gel
into tho Populist party.
". l. Harris aaid that for one he
ali moi propose to follow the follows
who are itching n get ut the pie coun'
ter aiming his remarks, apparently al
Mr. Loo.
Harry Tracy was also called for. nnt
like Mr.. Loo. he also covcrtly lntimatot
that ali the reform elements ouEh, e
Isl together. meaning. Of course. int
the Pnpulist party and Mr.. 3eacl
wanted to know what there Is IN M
popuIlet platform TO attract slngl'
tnx advocate. He was assured tina
platforms are usually compromises be
tween extremes, and that .eNplninee,
Inc Ponulist platform. Mr. Tracy ~
: not say he was for or against I'M
single tax.
, n, o. cornwall thought the first thini
IN 10 done was 10 destroy the life ten
( ure Of piutocratic Judges, and reform
mo courts, 80 that reform measures
! would not he nulliiied ns nnconstltu
Then j. NJ. o'NeIi got up again, nn'
the way he dressed down the W.
snealfcrs whose manifest aim was Z
cnax tho single taSerH TO stay VIII
M pounllsts made the hidden ratter
ing and his remarks were SO point
ediy personal that the chair ApoieEisS,
for allowing him 10 proceed, MheIeup,u5'
iii uarties dlsclalned any oHenAe' ~