The record-union., 1898-01-25

season 1t provides an opportunity for
farmers, too, on large or small tracts
of land to secure a certain fixed return
without the expenditure of large sums
for improvement or the delay of five
or ten years, as in the case of fruit
The sugar factory means the employ
ment of much labor, aflording a larger
market for other products and adding
to the population, capital and energy
of the State.
WHAT SINGLE TAX IS.
Eureka Californian: The proponents
of the single tax argue that capital, la
bor and natural forces constitute the
three elements which make production
possible, and, that individual ownership
being aninjustice and land and its fruits
a gift to mankind, they should be free
TO all. What it has contributed in the
form of interest to the finished product
should be capitals portion. To what
it has contributed in the form of wages
is labor entitled. But that. which the
land, or natural forces, has contributed
should go to the community and should
be collected as taxes. The proponents
of the single tax affirm that since labor
should be encouraged rather than dis
couraged the products of labor, wheth-
er capital or mental or physical, effort,
should not be subject to taxation.
They point out that a source of pra-
vate income greater than all incomes
from invested wealth is the ever-groW-
ing value This steady increase of land
values, resulting from public effort for
the benefit of the private owner, polit-
ical economists call the unearned IN
crement. Men are induced 70 specu-
late in what they do not expect TO use
because only in this way can they in
sure TO themselves this uneaIned IN
crement. But speculation deprives Ia
Dor of its. natural opportunities and
places it at a disadvantage that is un-
natural The destruction of its 1nde-
pendence consummated, it becomes a
helpless commodity on the market.
CANDID OPINION.
Oakland Enquirer: Joaquin Miller
dedicated the new edition of his poems
to Coils p. Huntington. The dedlca-
tory lines are in prose and they say
in substance, that Mr.. Huntington has
done more for the people or the west
and Southwest than any other person
who has ever lived. This shows that
while Mr.. Miller may be drawing
salary as correspondent for the "Ex-
aminer" he does not take his opinions
from it.
THAT DEFICIT.
Stockton Independent: The deficit in
December was S1,732,311 30. This
shows that the Dingley tariff is prov
ing a better revenue producer than it
appeared TO be at the beginning, and
that the three millions month,
over which there was such howl by
Democrats, has been reduced nearly
one-half When the excessive imports
have been absorbed and the normal
condition of foreign trade is resumed,
there is not likely to be any deficit. The
Democrats did we'll to clamor about it
while they could do SO, for it is becom-
ing evident that their time is short.
NOT SAYING MUCH.
Fresno Republican: Mr.. Bryan is not
saying much about the beauties of the
silver monometallsm as he found it in
Mexico, but he evidently thinks that
sombrero in which he is pictured in the
yellow papers is a bigger thing than
the hat of his grandfather, under which
Ben Harrison marched into the White
House The picturesque Nebraskan is
said to be a firm believer in charms,
mascots and things, but he will find
that the hat racket won't work this
time.
THE ELECTION OF HANNA.
Stockton Independent: The election of
NJ A Hanna as Senator is a great tri-
umph for real Republicans over treach-
erous Republicans and Democrats who
tried to avail themselves of the treach-
cry. The latter are less to be blamed,
for their opposition was natural, While
that of the Republican faction was
prompted by disappointed ambition and
malice. All real Republicans rejoice,
while Democrats will kick, of course,
but what of the disappointed and de-
feated traitors? Hanna did more than
any other man to bring about the cleo
ton Of Mckinley. To his great ability
as an organizer is due, in great meas
ure, the triumph of 1896. He worked
at terrible expense to his health and
really imperiled his life by his labors,
but all this and the splendid results
that followed were forgotten or disre-
garded by the men who had long con-
trolled Republican politics in Ohio, and
they dreaded Hanna's rise more than
they loved good government or the sue
cess of the high principles OF their
party. Upon him was concentrated
all the malice of the Democratic writ
ers. orators and cartoonists until he
was made to appear very demon,
and so persistent were his detractors
that some good people, forgetting that
the ISLANDERS arose from the miasmatic
swamps of party filth, believed him to
be all that is evil. This will be no eX-
cuse to the Ohio traiteors, however, for
they have every means of knowing the
truth but preferred to avail themselves
of falsehood to serve their own pur-
poses of revenge. Hanna may now
congratulate himself that he has &C
complished a great triumph in having
the people with him, for the pressure
of the people on their weak representa-
tives compelled the wavering few to
keep the faith they pledged when they
were nominated.
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