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property III IdnO. iH( iHSl "ou'O
be unjust; the second needless.
Let the individuals who now hold
1t still retain, If they want to,
possession Of what they are
pleased to call THEIR land. Let
them continue to call it THEIR
land, let them and sell and be.
queath and devise It. We may
safely leave them the she'll, II we
take the KERNEL.
It is not necessary to c%onf1scate
land; it is only necessary to o n
fscate the rent. In this way the
state may become the universal
landlord without calling herself
Co."
Thus. as Henry George expresses it,
the whole purpose Of the Single Tax Is
ownership of land by the state.
The point of the single tax, as ap-
piled to the North Dakota political
situation, is found in the fact that the
doctrine was set forth in House Bill
A. supported by Governor Frazier,
and opposed by Mr.. Doyle.
In this analysis Of the Single Tax a
letter is quoted. written by Jewell
Mayes. Secretary of the Missouri State
Board of Agriculture, Jefferson City.
Mo-. who was in charge of the pub
licity campaign in Missouri when the
fight was staged there in 1912. In
part, Mr.. Mayes says:
e.ddla r>~ a E>.na>.e
1.-THE year 1912 witnessed the At
tempt to saddle the single tax onto
Missouri farmers.
"Four country men met N day In
Kansas City at the office Of the late
Senator George Falcon, early in the
summer, and then and there we de-
cided to call a state convention at the
capital to lay before the people the
truth about the propaganda, which evil
IDENTIFY was being finances by Joseph
Fels. millionaire soap manufacturer
and single taxer.
1.-THE state convention In Jefferson
City was largely attended, creating the
Missouri Anti-Single Tax League
which vas organized in each congress
sional district and every county, for
holding public meetings and distribut-
ing literature. Funds were raised for
state and county purposes, and a state
headquarters opened in Kansas City,
a vigorous and successful campaign
conducted therefrom.
Farmers Take Stump.
FARMERS who had never made a
speech took the stump, and many a
fiery orator was created wei night.
Sentiment and passion ran high.
Single takers Travelled over the state,
financed by the Fels fund, and in many
instances the socialisdc speakers
aroused public opposition to the dan.
ger point.
"Single tax was studied In every
home. Single tax books were bought
and read. And-Single Tax booklets
and books were written and printed
Many lecturers against Single Ta1
toured the state. Many newspaper
gave more space to fighting the propa,
ganda than they used lin political
e6ort.
The State was aroused to fsve,
heat at the thought Of placing all tn,
burdens Of taxation on land. The few
farmers who ha dheld to that -,cial
istic faith awakened to tho seriousness
Of the situation and turned against th,
Single Tax.
"interests" For It
"soms Of the corporations and CT
tain big interests started out very
very favorable to the Single TAI
Certain public men who had contrib
uted to The Fels Fund Tellers' hu.
ried to cover. Candidates for publ
office, who had previously gone o.
record in favor Of Single Tax, rushe
to either denounce it or withdraw fror
their races.
"Poll-workers, without pay, were Q,
ganized at every country polling plac
in Missouri. Armed with samples q
the style Of the ballot, with 'Constit,
tional Amendment No. Six marke
No practically every Missourian VIZ
advised and counselled before euteriu
the polling place.