The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-07
EI|BT SINGLE TAX.
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---.-syr legitimate investors IA
kst-E cus -r.,, poor man. VINO may
BE- i rs<y near .se business CEN
re y. - 2 without means 10 4HpsoFe
nassr yr9sr or pfes~Al 1919 -
ab!s 20 Keep Up payss tn NJ
-. vssId aader sai ~, -.-s,,s r.y's ,na
Nse ass "a - -r50erty cnly. nave 10 dts
~ a TT ses<. you can state. are my
ke o. ", ~ objection. There are
~ ress.'.r aid rsasosas. In Ireland and
~, 49, European countries ~nefe
-, exists. and whese tns ,1sa %
GO - was bern, II MAY 1s 81 -
susse tax ass 10 pa ~ - g '''e' 49,
..s,a,ss Dlstr.et A.tornsg ". X.
~ an unais*fS.ay ep.sosu ~ xs NJ
kes n ais@ r neans that all the
roshiaa e. sas purpose Of government,
s1ssez - municipal ard school, sinai.
tkssL s~err 4 tar OH lands only. and
cssveesxssssnx these fa76s no improve
- fhsua shall be tsken unto cor
f,ss, Railroads saail ESQ., ta
sxseps AL rolling stock, depcts aud
tns f1sr xti, escape. Banks would
~, ps.,ps merchants would escape fne
800 i, government ara capitalists
e g - - ~ pubic burdens II Is not
lsia :, make tne taxes less, bur that
.sss,. h. raised ny dsnssynt method
s.ssssmsat. II Ho4ia y, ina, .ne enn o1
'Asa Be rented to those WHO 's'''s
~ rrnamson--I am against single tax
q !. 4 the most subtle and incuit-
49, <.sr made against ths Anglo
sarae and frSsi4s. The true single
- .a,sstsyes that al land Of every kind
Il N.'xs~trst,0r belongs 10 the government.
!, ffsrs should be no private ownership
-. ara tnaf all occupants Of land are
u es.sS h. bi,f renters Unable 10 con-
sur homes ay direct leSisis ton ne
- ~ y:Tsgis tax 20 accomplish his ends
.rsssree,lcn III Ii the uppos.te of this
* as.rh has made the home lie OF the
- ana bss consequent manhood. The
80. tesl mat the lard was bis. has done
- Ted the fires OF true patriotism
kf O. en- te.i Carried 10 lis logical
essnrse AK would destroy that owner
Y snd is conpapysng pride and man
its practical application would
a .xse the Amerlcan spirit. II siould be
81 ~ 81, Of every corner OF the land
" Calvert Of the Calvert Company
Ysaefly AID as business man / am
ksssss 10 tbs proposed single tax amend
~. II may seem strange TO sorne that
rssnrerca mar with no land holdings
baid b. opposed to system o. Taxa
|, gssf yro,,5ses ia put the entire burden
sstleu upon land The explanation Is
fxr 10 seek Every business man OF
y cts -ealizes that our interests are
40 40 laseparagiy with those OF the
snsr AKA the ianGhoider. in fact that
success rests upon the foundation laid
\ DE agricultural and landholding classes.
- affects them affects us. Under the
k,sses amendment any commercial or
assrssl establishment OF the city might
p a.iy escape taxation for a few years,
y I'll tie end there would come only dis
\ n 70 the general business interests IF
y stale. Deliver rne. IL son please, from
|. frgle tax.
hismond Aronson, secretary and treas
! saf The sshwabaehcer Hardware Com
ksy-i sincerely hope that the proposed
1gie tax amendment win not b. even
4nllttei TO The people. FOR The simple rea-
iiaf for two years II would have the
lee, 81 gusfsn6ing the credit OF the state
a~~sa ir The entire theory Of single lax
4s$oxleus and delusivs. If such an
keailasnt were adopted II would impose
BIS land such a burden or taxation as 10
liz Investments in this slate prohibitory.
ZEN THE submission OF II To popular vote
u esnse eastern capitalists 10 feel that
y s'ate Is tampering with Populist ex-
:. flenis, and viii undoubtedly have the
'st Of driving capital away from the
r.. hope the proposition will be de-
rsncis Rotcn. manager OF the shinglc
\ Hmsni OF the Simpson Logging Com
p, the largest logging firm IN the Pa
D. Norlhw sst-~Ifi speaking af fas sin
il TX amendment. | can speak only from
ssandgoini 81 lumber interests. Sneak
\ aus regard II az the most dangerous
faEirs that has ever been proposed To
q seojic OF sac state o: Washington. It's
HEiea would be simply disastrous 10 the
ytbFmen, ana they are Unit axains. Il.
~ assets are mainly In timber lands.
n sve the burden Of taxation fall ex-
3zseiy ppon land would mean the clos
~ es some ~ the largest industrial cs-
lssn'enls on Puget sound.
karsl Mankowski. shoe dealer-~I think
TIE single tax scheme is a very giraffe
r. why should man who owns eighty
= q ianu, and who can AFFORD t. put up
&@ weria Of improvements. be- re-
tsSd to nay as much taNes az I, having
- sefes with improvements WORTH
way. the man with si.so Improve
\ r. may Pot be able 20 pay the Increased
'saFss nc shall increase his improve
HNs THIS BE may not be able 10 do
n2y net have the money; ne may not
q M % borrow Il Taus his land VIII be
s~,a'sd what other result can there
lhsnk that there are hundreds Of
= 1ses throughout the state.
knanF + Grittin--ft is my theory that
zen 4 farmer In k.ng county has gone
'as hackwoet!s aud cleared up 10
q ishd covered with stumps from
le{ 10 own 1t without paying rent for II
STATE under the gnise Of d angle
regard the single tax echezne as :
800 step backward ana q virtual
os to revive the feudai system Of
assk ages. History shows tlAt men
ss never done anything tor Themselves
system of government ownership
q ~ f.o n,. =