New Iberia enterprise. (New Iberia, La.) 1885-1902, 1900-11-17
THE SINGLE TAX IN BOSTON.

the representatives of the real estate
interests. at the Hotel Brunswick
on the evening of the Sth inst. All
the great dailies of the next day
gave very full reports of the pro-
ceedings. The Herald gave over a
page to the proceedings, and a
column editorial on "The Single
Tax" The Post gave one column
on the first page, and five additional
columns on the fourth page, to the
report, with an editorial on "Tax
Reform besides. The Advertiser
had full column on the first page,
continued on the eighth page, with
nearly a column editorial on
"President Fillebrown's Speech. "
The Globe devoted over four col
umns to the report, with an edi-
torial on "Single Tax Discussions" /"
The TRANSCRIPT gave nearly three
columns of closely printed report,
with more than a full column of
editorial on "The Single Tax
The Record, the journal, and the
Traveller also gave good reports of
the proceedings. The Standard of
the 18th had a two-column editorial
on "Single Tax Progress. The
Beacon of the 18th had an editorial
of over a column on "The Single
Tax" The Springfield Republican
of the 9th also had quite full re-
port and an editorial note calling
attention to it.
Editorial writer's in less progress
sive cities would do well to note
these utterances, for what is being
written in Boston now will have to
be written by them before long.
The Transcript says: "The single
taxer draws his strongest arguments
from the shortcomings of the pre-
sent system of taxation. That this
system is exceedingly bad cannot
be disputed"
The Globe says: "The single
tax movement has doubtless passed
through it's fighting stage, as well
as it's stage of ridicule which con-
fronts all new reforms"
The Post says: "It may be said
OF the single tax advocates that, SO
far as the logic Of the situation is
concerned, they have amply estab-
lished the reasonableness of their
very modest demand, namely, that
permission shall be given by law
for the people of any municipality,
city, or town to levy their local
taxes upon this plan. = Why
should not our towns and cities be
given the opportunity Of working
out the problem for themselvesi"
The Herald says: "If by this
simplification in the raising Of the
public revenue, the now somewhat
incumbered hands of industry could
be united, we should have afforded
to us opportunities in industrial
and commercial development which,
at the end Of term Of years, would
make our community as whole far
more prosperous than we can hope
| to have it under existing tax condi-
tiOns."
The Standard says: lit has
heretofore been the case that op-
ponents of the SINCE tax have not
been serious enough. Without more
than half understanding the conten-
tions of the single takers, they have
assumed an attitude Of scoffing and
scorning, unbusinesslike on the one
hand and unscientific on the other.
That time has apparently gone by,
at least with men who think. :"
We exclude from the consideration
the few remaining persons who
treat the idea as a merely foolish
fad. The time has come when this
class does not include persons who
give thought to the issues Of the
day."
The Beacon says: "The varied
Industries that are now taxed would
receive a stimulus through the re-
moval Of their burdens, and the
wealth of the whole community
would be increased. Some radical
change must be made in our method
of taxation, and if more equitable
and q more conservative scheme
than that of the single takers is not
formulated the people will turn to
that as the only available escape
from present evils"
The Springfield Republican says :
"The single tax plan is worthy Of
study. " 1t is bound to gain
adherents.
These extracts show the extent to
which the public thought of Mas.
sachusetts has been affected by the
single tax philosophy. Practical
results are sure to follow speedily,
and where Massachusetts leads other
States must follow.