The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1902-08-06


the HAYES for the Have-nots, but
the leaving tenures and land
titles of land, as they are
now, without any change what
ever, appropriating ground rent
to uses, by the expedient of u
single tax upon land values.
On the other hand, the Marx
ian socialists demand the resump-
tion by society of the land, and
not only of the land, but of all
other means of production like
wise. Plainly put and avoiding
all side issues, these are the main
differences between the follow ers
of Henry George and Karl Marx.
Both seek a peaceful solution Of
the dreadful problem; both re-
cognlze that violence brings re-
action.
Now, for a little history. Mr..
Henry George, in the course of his
very active career, even when cir
cumstances Tor say an applica-
tion of relative ethics) in n less
upright man would have prompt
ed a different course. Mr.. George
say, never declared himself a
socialist, although his lectures
had the undoubted effect of
stimulating socialists to activity.
In 1886 the United Labor Party
and Anti Poverty Society were
formed to represent the political
and religious sides of the move
ment. Mr.. George was nomina-
ted for mayor of New York and
polled 6S,000 votes, the social
lists supporting him. In 1887,
being nominated for governor by
the U. L. P, something happen
ed to cause dissension (it is not
necessary to rake up old bones
here), and Mr.. George declared
against the socialists in conven-
ton, and ever afterwards they
bitterly denounced him. He
worked with the Democratic par
ty for free trade on the ground
that protective duties must be
repealed before taxation can be
concentrated on land values,
thereby showing, / believe, his
sound, practical, common sense.
Incidentally, it is as we'll to men,
ton, for the benefit of the Cleve-
land Democrats that Georges
work, Protection and Free Trade,
was published in the Congression-
al Globe Library as a supplement
to the speeches of five congress-
men who advocated the single
tax (Tom l.. Johnson, Jerry
Simpson, John Dewitt, Warner,
Jas. G.. Mcclure and Amos J.
Cummings) and largely helped to
elect Mr.. Cleveland to his second
term of office:
Now whilst, as / have said, sim
gle takers are not socialists, on
the ground of common interests,
many independent socialists have
decided to bridge the gulf and
work for the single tax. Here,
they see are men of all shades of
opinions, banded together in a
party with definite, clear prin-
ciples, based on scientific politi-
cal economy, so cooperation be-
comes, not only possible, but
even absolutely necessary. The
cause that led William Morris to
put forward his famous policy of
abstention, are now things of the
past. Obfuscation is no part of
the single tax policy,
Socialists may readily recog-
nize that the adoption of the
Single Tax would municipalize
land values, that is to say, it
would pour into the public purse
all the wealth which has been
created by the community, and
hitherto absorbed by the land
monopolists. 1t would mean the
solution of the overmastering
problem of the unemployed and
the tramp, and the unskilled
laborer driven by the force of
competition and trust supremacy
to seek continually lower mar
gin of subsistence. Generally,
it aims at the poets ideal of
"Joy in widest commonalty spread
and the redistribution OF the
national leisure, pleasure and
treasure, the fastening of the
advent of that time when:
"Some day without trumpet call,
This news will DER the earth be
blown;
1.-THE heritage comes back TO all
The myriad monarchs take their
The single tax party ia, in