The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-15

interesting talk last night illustrates as
well as could volumes vi description his
whole-souied manner Of approaching an au-
dience. and also gives the keynote Of his
ssares s Mr Gro,o does s not pose mas a. an an
knows as much az anyone about single
tax, and be lays what he knows before
his audience IN an honest. straiGht-from-
the-shouldsr ayIe that all can understand
ana appreciate.
lie does not attempt 10 gain disciples ny
oratory. but by argument. and throughout
bile speech last ntyht that fact was evi-
dent. Jt was chain Of srguments linked
together with welI.fold anecdotes and
Dkes that neatly Illustrated his points
Tbs motley asscmbIaHe, composed OF men
Of Gil political parties and containing many
% me lat ,So a nns q % s ssras
greeted his saIiIes Of VII with hearty sp-
plause.
90 Il was also when be mentioned at
rare intervals the name Of Henry George.
whom be dared anyone To deny was not
sent by God.
Not . PessimSst.
Although Mr.. Crosby may 10 q Popuilst,
no IL by no means n pesfmlst why,
bless the landlords" said ne. "they are
not 10 blame for being landlords We made
them landlords. and they hadn't anything
70 do win 10. man u not TO blame FOR
being rich. There are just ~ many good
men among the rica 90 amd,s the poor.
Tho only reason 10 many good men sro
poor r. that there are ~ many more poor
blame for all The Inequality. We In this
life are playing game u checkers and
on The board r King row. Naturally
SON. checkers set into the King rev. Nov,
II = checker board without q king row"
u@ne continued applause.)
Mr.. Crosby also deals largely In episram
For instance, hs said. speaking Of people
who feared 10 alter the present system Of
taxation; Il remember when they said the
same OF slavery. ~ has gone ~ far. We
wrongs are not righied there comes a line
when they rsg1t themselves"
4 Foolish Law.
Many 81 our states Eaii Mr.. Crosby
farther along In his speech have paved
laws Restricting the oxpership 81 land ~
difference whether vou pay rent to a ma n
here or In Lonson. 10 one man or 20 ihlr-
teen In any case you ars simply paying
for the rlyht TO 1--we on earth. IL ms
rlahir Take Two children IN the cradle.
one from F1nh avenue AMI one from the
tensmoais Can You pick oai the land
lafd7 No; nor can God Almighty. for he
nsyer n.adc landlord. che.rsl
Tine single Tar IL not a tar on land, or
farms. or houses" said MIR Crosby. III,
IL tar on rents. a Jus, government viii
what II 10 worth. In other words. the
government ~til take for the public use
the prans tho landlord takes now. Then.
tor The nrsi time. the landlord viii earn
his living, for ~. viii make him the col.
fcetor OF the government y rents.
You believe IN an income tax don't
your Would you want 90 tar thu Income
from a washtubf A title 10 land IT, only
rigbt 20 collect rents. TheTo is no
ownership People talk Of vested rights
IN land. There ~ no .such thing The
law gave rights 20 landlords and 10 can
take them away. a law ID bat mode
90 artiun ana ~ " - wrong. we 30 wrong
~ ne do not correct ~"
IN closing Me-. Crosby affirmed the doc
fTian that human freedom and private
ownership 81 land were incompaflfia
whoeYsf o~ns the land. be saiS. towns
TIE people who live 90 ~ 1"