The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-22
Chairman OF Fusion State Com
mittse States His Position.
CAN'T Be DRIVEN FROM 1T.
Believes single JnI II the salvation
Of the rounsTy.-Wanfs to see the
Plank in she EiIensburE Platform
Go Through, ~As DO All other
Good I~-Taxers"-Cfsims That
He Has Not Been sfdetraeked.


the stsse. + favor the passage o ls%
sxsmpgtag pers1na! pfepegSy and improve"
rnents or Lane a. mentioned ~ the plank
,n gse EEe1aburg platform. / dent care
who tnoss* e either
Jude r = Mefaughl.n. chairman fce
facfc) - he f8s.ot state committee. Eas
the speaker. Tlts atassassa: WAS made %
pQ&t-Iate. !eencer reporter yesterday n
the co9rss q. a. !n.srv.ew With Chairman
McI<a 3gfss3 ..s Aad f2zt dcpiea taat the
eing.t tax "a aH issue & this campaign
and als5 aeulea nc r4tnur which aas been
il circulation ia :aas1n political circles
lately taa; maaY tu4t9n politicians n@a
suggested the repression ~ the chairman
Of hi. s5ngIe-tax notions - tHis peFiiois
stage Of The canlraign.
We ssEg se-tsxefs don't expec' 20 change
the present system 81 On ied a"39p.
continued Chairman VI Mclaughlin. " si4t
W. hope - accomplish IS 70 have ntr eys~
tern that of tae single tex. worked into
the laws o. our stale slowly and ~ de-
Eyes. II the arnendmen, which We de-
mand In the ElieasbuFg platform IS adopt-
Ell and lava are passed Carrying II INTO
effect II may he Regarded a. step L. ,ite
direction o. single lax Is II to iine WIN
the gradual change / have nCHtioness
Wei, yes. ~ yon choose TO so regard X.
Bur make sure o. one thing. every single
taxer IN the state "a IA favor ~ the ansnd-
men. We demanded a Elisnsburg ard they
also Indoors. that submitted oy me !asi
Leg stature"
the single tar theory Il was not anlss
OF course that he should dwell upon he
demand made by the fusion j1int conven-
lions at the dicta;ion of Eugene Way.
leader OF the eiBRie-tsx propaganda f0r an
ainendmen. 10 the constitution permitting
exemptions from taxation % personai
property and improvements on land. Thls
l. practical application Of the single lax
theory.
That there should be no mistake as to
the matter Chairman Mclaughlin @as dis
cussing and which he faid was beng so
heartily supported by Inc single-taxers Of
Washington. It is herewith reprinted:
I'VE demand the submission 20 the peo-
pie OF the state OF Washington Of a con-
stfutionai amendment hat win permit
exemptions from taxation OF personal
land: ' ''' y '''~'''' - ''
Chairman Mcf.aakhiin began his stale
ment to the Post Intelligencer reporter BY
offended the other members OF the state
committee was untrue. We work to-
eether In the greatest harmony" said Mr..
Mefaughiifi. "ana We each give the others
on the committee the Difference and con-
alteration due from one gentleman to an
other"
lin evinced a strong desire 10 discuss the
amendment submitted by the ,ast legisia
ture which IL designed 20 permit local OPP
ton in matters Of exemptions from tax
teal Application OF direct legislation. With
some difficulty the reporter managed 10
get the fusion chairman 10 talking about
the sIng'e-tax plank in the FlleDsburg
platform
"rIl tell you what the single tax is."
said Mr., Mclaughlin somewhat earnest
rents from real property. according 10 its
rental value. which is created By the com
mnnity In which the property is located
and never by the individual owner aud
CT 20 he af,e-.
the taking away from any one that which
b. creates himself by his brain or hard.
We realize that 10 do this AZ one fell s~oop
would amount "a confiscation. Il !s cur
purpose however "a slowly and TN
series 81 years gradually destroy the
speculative value OF land. substituting one
system for the other.
Glad He's stngie-Taxer.
That is the single tax. and am glad
that have sense and Information enough
10 be a slnglc-taxer 10 not try n hide
IL. I'm proud OF II. There IS no contro~
verry now between the s.nglc-taxcrs in
the fopuhst party anb those who are OPP
posed % il. Yes there Ma a contest he
Tor" the EiitnsouTg convention. but there
r. none now.
Chairman Mclaughlin ;hsn declared his
strons Endorsement of the plank in the
fusion platform which demands the sus-
inrslon OF an amendment 70 the consti-
tuition pernitiioa .ou< trcna aka
tion of personal property ami improve
tcue of the T'nElr-taN-f has loan!res t3at
way" Mr. McLauxh}ta admitted aith ,agh
not without so1n" show ~ re,,.otanre
What Mr.. Mci-t1Ehlin says si1yF there
heins ne controversy bs,Nse0 The single
TAX t'epuils'S ant ;hs antt-gnEle tax poo-
"ilS's IS TRUE IL fh'e extent taa1 the single
takers have tine popuijst organization
coinplctc,y bottled art emily mon Who aye
hound 20 thetr dogfnas are allowed g. as
suine protu'ntnt or responsible poSi.i0rs
IN tha co1jucf 81 the c4mpatsn TN Sir-
Eie-t4Ne~s j initiated Fh~ rece0. King
county TaTpl.st convention ana they rnn-
trclirG THE t'ilt1s,e}vs asiee4tltn Gfa
Cotferiu single taxe~ IVES placed ia
fH%cnr " aF vu me eamnl8tfst ETA re~1'tl-
:jcnT A. Ways d.rtatiaa b. introduced
tra pl4nk 8F,nH 0t3nv ,,o~s.ttr-t-r.s.
en'efFu,ea, which eo,> nlach f4r,hsr In
-. }lrecs.oa 81 fhe single trx tear :he