The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07

. HE dominant sentiment OF Sc
attic. irrespective Of party
lfEcs. is against single tax
II III reporter OF Tia. Post-inteili-
II IL segrer yesterday interviewed
fsmoer OF representative professional and
}lsiness ;sen Of the city with regard 10
Be proposed single tax amendment. NO
2ec.sl IEst of men was selected. Those
fSferyiewe6 belonged to various political
Srti4s and TO various walks in life. The
ksults showed eoneinsiyely that they arr
opposed 10 TIE single tax amendment.
3Aisowing for the variations u individual
IMPRESSION, ore tone runs through all these
.1teryiegs. "A tone Of positive conviction
pat even sae submission Of the amend
s5ent would impeFiI the business Interests
"a the city and of the state. and that single
s9x In an unjust and iuequiiaele mode Of
AVIATION. Many OF the merchants of tha
1,y take tae broad ground that, while
fr time mercantile infeferts would prof.
~ siagle sags yet IL the long run they
AalIld gutter because tire basic foundation
u. Sisiea ali .eH. usreis. prosperity mast
Est " otia 5e destroyed
1
81 8. II. Piles, general counsel for the Pa
ssIic Coast Company am unalterabls
opposed TO the single tax. Why Well, IL
u said by the single takers themselves that
& IL their ultimate ef,jeff todriys all land
lit of The hands or those no are not I'M
Growing it. whether aide OF unable 10 make
Mnch Improvement, into the bands OF the
Apvefnment, there to he converted into a
General freehold fer all the people. This |
Esgard as great and vicious fallaey. II
necessary 10 raise certain amount for
Es1e maintenance of the government, city,
bounty. stale and national II. 10 put II
Eliidiy. We are to exempt at least one-half
"a the taxable property, IL necessarily fol-
Nill at once be doubted IL The so-ealled
h'eculator. Is unable 10 pay the taxes on
Improved land. how can Il be said that the
n,s man n VIII be able to pay back taxes on
aFnments II 1t Il not intended tina; before
Scqusring The right Of possession Of such
and. back taxes shall be paid by the pos
Nich taxes. then II necessarily follows that
3ie farmers and home builders will pay for
91ese alleged free homes by an increase of
Axation on their land Under such a sys-
I'm. instead Of a nation OF home builders
md home-ownsrs, we would become a ma
ION OF gypsses, carsing our possessions
om place 70 place. and the very founda-
Eminent would he destroyed.
Judge Thomas BurkeI am anauali-
xediy opposed TO the proposed single tax.
among other reasons for my opposition 10
Z
would practically throw the entire ex-
sense of maintaining the state upon the
eome-buiiders.. the very people who ought
=, be protected q. least to the extent of not
Seinw called upon 10 pay more than Just
md equitable share of the general taxes.
rs second and conclusive reason. 10 say
5dothing Of others | am convinced that the
s1doptton OF such a system of taxation
you'd be an embargo upon the develop
taent of the state or Washington. a state
5f&tth houHdless resources which are as yet
s1racticaily untouched
u Charles Il. Muaday-No sir. I am not a
Single taxer by any means | don't look
,.pon II as Democratic doctrine either For
S,at reason l am opposed not only to the
dending amendment 10 the constitution but
vlso 10 the amendment exemp,iag personal
property and improvements upon realty
nsFoposed by the Eliensburg platform. /
30 not believe the people of Washington
iysould he benefited by the subs ,itti;ion of
NE single tax system Tor the present sys-
.esm 81 taxa,ien. Certainly l cannot see
Mow IL could be OF any advantage what
yer 10 The popla Of small means the
s2nai landowners. about whom 50 much
~ said. Railroad bonds stocks ieweary
IND the property OF the rich should be
lTlade To bear portion of the espenses Of
!. yovernment and for that reason / do not
avor taxing land alone. More than that.
DO not believe that any considerable mum
.er of the people OF King county or OF ths
sfase will favor the single tax. or are anx-
nns TO try any experiments like that pro
q Edward O. Graves president q, n.
pva.hinssen NasimaI kank-i am most
/ fsmphAticAly Opposed to the proposed an
gle tax. First OF sn thtak ITS logical out
nonflscaton Of iand to.the state To such
uonfiscation. and 70 the state ownershir, ~
tsnd ! am opposed for the sake OF the
eome-owners OF the commonwealth who
nnre the very foundation of our Government
win the savings OF these people swspt
way. the great business enterprises OF the
eetate would shrink and withef like the
eight hand OF man whose heart had
ceased To pnisate Pardon me say In
Siatn terms that The adoption Of the single
lax BY this state would be fatal to our
susiness interests in the east knew
Whereof speak. 1t weusd give the state
black eye among capitalists and invest
RS. and would turn asay the tide Of bust
Eess enterprise that is lust now setting this
way. Not only as business man bar AZ
loyal citizen 81 the state ~ Washington
earnestly hope that abe single tax amend
snent viii he voted down by an oyefwheln-
hng majority.
: ". Y Rlnehart--I am opposed Ia single
rrsS because II Is contrary to all theory 81
Taxation as levied bv the government IN
She past aud | am aot IA favor of sxt..,!-
Daen's I; would pus the burden % taxa.
4on cu a class of Teopls R9t accustomed
md unable ~ t-sr such harden /;
would interfere with tas titles 80 ouF
vomes and practically destroy What ar.
iaople have regarded as property.
y 4. IameS~ii consider Il an OUTRAGE
hat Is why l 10 not favor a. I tsl4ar.s l,s
me taxation Of every man according 10
tts means ana ~sngst FAX - rot ts,sf rsrer>-
@rsy Is wAas aAop}a hc taxed. and xhas
say property sassn FsF@aaAi ~ we'll as
zeal estate A mas wealth Is not sxtl-
raated alone ~ ths laed ~ owns hut Ay
Sis holdings in property 90 az kinds TA7e
SoTaen ef tsXarion sls0ula fall Where i
san b r,9st Eghtit Borne
Superintendent. - Water ama ficNttux
g. II souagS-sgele rroaes.tion strakes rs4
IS being nalsifeStss unjust. Ssy two OWE
= lot each In shy business lart ~ tns rstY
Ssde by side one awneE * aesltAY au8
xxss1iias h1gei o0 llss iot ta@rety saaas,c4g9.s
see Nalur Y sHe adjoining Ias asa sglrrs.ss.
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Sefa 60 t,sl4 a ucte1 gAxs re xauia tAs as
sis wealthy nals2.ee~ Farmers betting ths