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

have been, bat l am strongly oppo.ed 10
single tax In any form II VIII work
harm to any state that adopts It.
George NJ. Stewart, of Bonney 4 stew
art-We don't want single tax IN Wash
fngton. I hope IL viii Be buried so deep
nexr Tuesday that fourteen SNOW plows
ers IN tsr ,sa, Up rS .a as, more ,sFm o.
drive those OUT who are already here
its all web enough for some fu%onists
70 say thai they are Dot in favor Of single
tax. bur hard thinking men know better.
should those fellows control the ieg.sia-
fnrs- Jus; see bow quickly they Will Try 70
foist single tax On the people"
L. n. Kidd. one Of the pioneer Popuiists
OF the city, am heart and soul against
the proposed single tax. l have never been
able 10 understand the principle OF Its adj
vocacy. Those who uphold IL maintain that
Trey are making an attack upon monopo-
single Tax theory Is carried ca. the most
Dangerous OF all monopaiiee a monopoly In
land. VII be established. ! cannot see that
the adoption OF the single tax would result
In any good whatever 10 The business or
political interests OF the state.
DR.. ]. b. Ioughsry, physician and sur
geon-From my knowledge Of single tax
! believe II wosid work great harm 10
farmers throughout the state. and would
also tend to keep out capital. In New
York but little progress was made and I
do not believe Henry George would have
poileo any more votes than did his son In
this state. where small property holders
are numerous. the greatest injury would
ensue should single tax prevail | hope
the people OF the state will snow IL under.
G. F. Zimmerman. grain and commission
merchant-These people that advocate sin
gle tax don't know what they are doing.
Such law would work a deir!ment 10 the
very men who seem 10 favor 1.-THE work
ingmen, particularly the farming element.
Their property would be coniiscated. be-
cause they could not afford TO pay the
higher taxes that would result. Such
proposition should be favored by no man
who owns any land.
W II. Vincent am opposed TO the
single tax scheme for many reasons. The
strongest one. ifs my opinion. is that 1t
would throw upon the small property own
er bur:en Of taxation which he. could
small homes OF the wage-worker a thing
Of the past. regard 1t as socialistic
scheme. for which there is not shadow
OF excuse, and on that ground oppose II
also.
~. II. Latimer. manager Dexter Horton
Company. .sankers-As a banker as bust
ness man. as a citizen. am against single
tax. l realize. OF course, that certain bust
Tess Institutions. banks Included, might
thereby escape taxation but ] look little
furthee and see the general Generalization
that would result TO the state and to al
commercial interests
j. L. Cole insurance agent-Few things
In my Judgment, more disastrous 10 the
business interests OF the community could
OCCUR than the adoption or even the
submission OF the proposed single tax
amendment. 1t would drive capital away
from the city. and exercise generally de-
pressing Influence upon our eommefcla,
interests
]. Cooper Of Cooper & I.evy-Single tax
Is unjust and dangerous TO the man that
owns small home and eventually means
confiseation OF property by the state. 1t
removes all Incentive to the thrifty man
20 lay by his savings as to secure
home for himself md family / think tax
alton should rest equally on all classes Of
property
DR.. Samuel Rurdett-I am opposed to
single tax. favor equal taxation on all
classes OF property. Puget sound and the
state Of Washington are peculiarly inter
have houndIess resources and need capital
To develop them. IL will not come If we
wander OH into any such vagary as single
tax.
''War Horse Bill' White Democratic ma
tional committeeman don't know any
thing about the single tax Life is to,
short for me TO study the single tax and
that's why don't know anything about
II. No, you can't get me to talk about Il,
either.
w, NJ Calhoun OF Calhoun & Col am
not in favor OF the single tax. DO not
think when Ii comes to taxation that any
man or class should receive special ia
vor. The single TAX carried to It's logical
conclusion means confiscatioa of property
by the state
Col ]. n. Mcrutcheon--I am opposed 10
the single tax. among other reasons, he
cause am in favor OF cultivating the am
hition OF. every man TO own a home. the
title 0f which is in himself.
John Wallace. chief deputy county clerk
i am emphaticaliy not a single taNar.
am willing that everyone should know
Just what l think on the subject.
County Commissioner Timothy RYAN,
know little about the single tax theory.
bat / am opposed 10 II on my present
knowledge
l. \. Nadeau~I am furninst IT, and Ia
saying that | say all that | could pos
sthly utter in whole column Of matter
Hon. Webster Davis and the Nittorio
Trio at the Armory tonight
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