The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-28
MAGU|RE AN
APOSTLE OF
HENRY GEORGE
KoWalsky Condemns
Single Tax.
EVILS OF ITS ADOPTION
EVILS OF ITS ADOPTION
ELOQUENT ADDRESS DELIVERED
AT ODD FELLOWS HALL.
James 81. Barry Denounced as a
Henchman of Maguire's and an
Advocate of His Doc
trines.

Odd Fellows Hall was crowded to it's
utmost capacity last evening by enthusi-
astic Republicans from all parts Of the
city, who assembled to hear the an
nounced address of Colonel Henry l.
Kowalsky on the issues of the present
campaign.
After being introduced to the audience.
the attorney said: The nomination of
James G. Mcguire, the leading apostle of
the doctrine of Henry George, candidate
for Governor of California, has introduced
the question of the destruction of private
property in land as an issue. The Demo-
cratic party in indorsing the man adopts
this principle, because for many years
Mcguire has asserted and still asserts
that 1t is the only remedy for Industrial
evils. Moreover, the Democratic party
openly commends the course of Mcguire
in Congress, which has been spent almost
entirely in speeches and efforts to substi-
tute the single tax on land in place of all
other taxes or tariffs. In addition to this,
Mr.. Mcguire, in a letter over his own
signature printed in the San Francisco
Examiner May 6, 1896. headed, The Next
Great Issue, declares the single tax is
near at hand, and in such letter says:
" Already the single takers demand
that practical effort be commenced imme-
diately to force the issue into politics in
California
Single Tax Society in San Francisco on
September G. 1891, published in the San
Francisco Call of September z 1891 estf-
mates that under his system of single
tax, estimating the Federal Government
expenses as low as those of 1886. viz.
S242, 483, 49, the local tax rate would be at
least per cent on all land upon the
assessed value, and according to his own
figures there made if based upon the
present expenditures of the Federal Cow
eminent the tax upon land under the sys-
tenn favored by him would be per cent
or more, but he has repeatedly declared
that the whole rental value shall be taken
for taxes.
Now, let me tell you, If Mcguire was
as ambitious in a religious way as he is
politically ne would adopt about as MANY
religions as he has parties if he thought
he could get to heaven. 1 can see him
expecting a blessing from Rev. Dr. Voor-
sanger on Saturday, and on a Sunday
can see him beseeching Father Gallagher.
and when the moon is full can see him
in a Chinese josshouse before the great
loss licking the varnish off a fatted
pig so as to give evidence to the heather
that he is in full accord with them and
their Ideas I can see him gorging him
SELF with hog enough to keep an ordinary
Arctic explorer warm for six months
Next, 1 can see him with his book
written c6 on he the ought to have church faa
covers. one of which to present
to the Catholic Irishman VINO believes in
the Church of Rome, with Dleasing
as a friend, and the other cover merely
the reverse, which he can show to the
Irishman who doesn't believe In. the
Church Of Rome. but who. is ready for
fight on the 18th dav of July. | say
again. IL Mr. Mcguire were as religiously
ambitious as he is politically his amount