The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-07-25
SINGLE TAX TO
BIZ AN issue In
WILSON'S STATE
Bull Moose Candidate For Gov
ernOr Uses Issue FOR First
Time in East
HARD BATTLE AHEAD
FOR NOMINATION
Latest Aspirant May Run On
Most Advanced Platform
Ever Announced
RAYMOND ". PrLLMAN.

Times Washington bureau, MctrOpOh-
tan Bark Building.
WASHINGTON. July % In Presi-
dent Wilson's state this fail, the
single tax issue for the first time In
an eastern state will become an i'm
portant plank I'm the platform OF one
OF the candidates for governor. Ed
mund Is. Osborne, OF Newark. the
largest city in New Jersey has an
nounced MIS- candidacy for the Bull
Moose nomination for governor and
has just come out with declaration
OF principles which may even be TOO
progressive for Roosevelt. the party s
national leader.
In announcing his plans "to abol-
ish privilege instead OF regulating II.
Osborne says:
Il propose that the Progressive
party shall undertake 10 destroy priv
ilege N every form and abolish in
dustrisl slavery.
.'rivileTe operates in the follow
Ing ways TO enable the few to take
the earnings OF the many: appropria-
ton b. individuals Of the increase In
land values created by the commun-
ity tho private ownership OF rail
roads aud public utilities: all indi-
rect taXel; defective banking and
money laws ana the patent monop-
oily Some Of these forms Of privilege
can only be abolished by national
legislation; the others can be abol-
ishad in New Jersey by state legisla-
ton This Is our task
Way To End Tax Oodeing.
II propose that We abolish ali taxes
on personal property Cncluding
household furniture, machinery. mer-
chandse and live stock and all inn
provements on land. such as build
ings and that part OF the value Of
farm land produced by labor-clear-
Ing. ditching, fencing and cultivation.
This Is no experiment. the system is
in successful operation in Vancouver,
Victoria and other cities and towns
OF Canada.
This viii encourage owners of
land 10 build and improve tthe exist
Ing system fines them for maA,ng i'm
prOvements by increasing their
taYesl and will put an end TO the in
equalities of the present absurd tax
Ing system. which penalties honesty
and rewards tax dod ging and evasion.
The attempt 10 locate and tax per-
sonal property has been tried for
more than a thousand years ana has
always failed The taxation OF Sc
curities is double taxation.
To abolish taxes on buildings will
definitely reduce rents without loss
to the landlord This policy will so
heavily increase the taxes 70 be paid
by the owners OF unused land that
no one can afford TO hold land out OF
use for speculation. This will bring
into use vast areas OF idle land. now
held for speculation, and make il
much easier 10 get land for homes,
or farms. or factories Then thou
sands OF immigrants. who come from
the farms in Europe. and. under pres
ent conditions, are forced into fac
tories and sweatshops. thereby in
creasing the competition for such
Jobs and tending TO lowering of
wages, will go 10 the land. This will
build up the country instead Of the
slums will lower the cost OF living
by increasing food production. and will
bring about cleaner, healthier cond-
lions. by reducing the pressure of
population In our congested cities.
This is the sure way to restore equal
ity of opportunity to the workers of
this country"
Hot Fight Promised.
The more conservative members OF
New Jerseys Progressive party have
put forward as candidate former
State Senator Everett Colby, and a
hot fight for the nomination is prom.
Used. Colby. who was one OF the or
iginal Progressives in New Jersey,
is now considered too conserva-
tive by the Osborne men. Osborne
has challenged Colby TO debate pro-
gressive issues. and the latter has g.
fused If Osborne gets the Bull
Moose nomination, he will campaign
on the most advanced platform be-
fore the voters, and he expects to
win over many OF the progressive
Democrats who were followers OF
President Wilson when he was gov
ernor.