The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-15
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VI VI. MVRDOCK. Editor.
Ierrv Simpson as a single-Taxer.

IerrV Simpson as a SIngle- laHSI'
singie-tax presumes the destruction Of prlVace owner
shin The advocates theory pretend to desire 10 I'LL
the burden of from the individual but back OF e
retense is the certainty speedy public ownership ana OF
communism relieving the individual OF taxation tS
would at the time relieve him OF his property Inc
singleax commends itself to the shtess out "oulo i
The industrious and worthy the single-tax theory Old
age would be Of its responsibilities out also o
everything else advocacy of nge-tax may hnd some
excuse among the degenerates of the sums CT cites anu
the ne er-do-wels of the towns but it Would mean e P
rerizaton Of the farmer and land owner
Jerry Simpson, his sockess days in congress- once
voted for sngletax Jerry all theory and OF no
.varance all talk and no In acquiring property
he has also learned sense, presumably But he De
rave5 the people to guibe as when he 1ooeo
Them the into supporting him as d he"ly
economical political prophet The Popuiists up III the
Fourth district running named Maruh Ior COLI
ress on platform single-tax, constructed by himself
and followers The land-owning farmers OF the Fourth
district may support whose theory put INTO prac''
would nut them on footing Of renter from govern
,nent but we believe it till we see Martin elected.
To get a definite idea Of Jerry Simpson is viewed
and esteemed by Socaistc element OF New York Cy
we quote from the experience of the editor of the Burhn
game Chronicle Ppp who while on late Visit 10 that
city had experience bearing his home and one Oh w
representatives of his state in congress
While stroing night he came across an open
air single meeting and became Interested IN the discus
sion Afervard called the singe-tax headquarters
and met and conversed with of the leaders, Says Mr.
Pipp:
why the enthusiasm Of those feows OF course plenty
If documents Been in Kansas you? Jerry Simpsons
state Jerry the who voted in congress for single
tax wouldn't come look at his picture on the wall
two pictures? Wouldn't come tonight? Henry George
IT. lust returned from England. Reception for him. VIII
tell of movement at eight Been in Kansas en-
Great jerry His You're single-taxer, of course
then.
Il assured them neither a single-taxer nor
follower of Jerry Simpson that would be pleased to
get further information the theory"
Then the proceeded explain to the Kansas man.
Single tax he said the theory that no man
has right Of land; that every title deed
made b one generation fraud upon generations yet
unborn; that the all the people and that
every man entitled to his due proportion OF the SOIL
who produced the Did man? Didn't God? And
didn't He create and equal? Wasn't the land
created for all Of us haven't equal right to it
To bring about the purposes of God the single tax
theory has been conceived Under operations the
eminent national state and municipal is to be run
by single tax on land Ihey auVo
cate doing away with duties Imports they want no poll
tax: buildings or improvements
They all stocks and bonds all mortgages and
money and stores merchandise all live stock and fac
tories and railroad MISUNDERSTANDING nothing but the tax
on land Instead of and Vanderbilts being
allowed their land holdings in New York
city they p.mtted to collect rent on the build
ias value only the land going to the public
treasury"
Let me make I understand YOU" said Mt PpP
You would apply this principle to rural distrcts
Most certainly" he nodded.
Now 1 going state case, not supposton, but
an actual case" continued. mind three men,
two farmers John Colder has worked forty
years ond farms He lives in town and
the rent from those farms keeps alive in old Ac
from
not go to him but to the support all branches of
ernment?"
Certainly" single-taxer. He didn't create the
possesses them he withholds the com
nlunity rightly theirs
Another man." I continued, lis Tom Cain. He, too
owns number farms, gotten in the hard working
way He rents his two to some
body else and lives himself Not only according to
the single tax theory the he
leases so to the government actually rent
on his farm occupied by himself"
You grasp the idea exactly" he said
Now another case, I Charles King runs
grocery crockery don't know the exact value
Of his building and stock, but say building worth
$1,000 $1,000 The lot which the building
and stock located worth $780, According
theory single value only the stock and brick
building would exempt he would have the
taxes or rent only on the $500 land valuation
Yes sir said my friend.
you theory 1 asserted that is several
degrees anything have heard promulgated
by any kansas Populist."
oh know said the single taxer Jerry simp
with US isn't very long from govern
Inent ownership government ownership Of
farms"
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