The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-10-02
SINGLE TAX EXPOSED
"Farmers Can Have Shell It We ~.
&c, the Kernel"
Proposition Showed Under BY sos,'s7
10 ss;sA1 In state 81

g. r. f.
crime proposed for adoption in tn
FORM Of a constitutional amendment, I
oey voted OH this fall, under the ~
.rdctive title exemption Of farm I'M
is. exposed in Its tru
light in n story Of the fight made p!
the farmers in Missouri; against, tn
OF the Single Tax. tn
story discusses that in Missouri tn
single tux. al II always does. had tn
support OF the wealthy interests. tn
holders Of vast personal propert,
who. through the medium
# the single tax, shift the burden o
;axatlon from, themselves onto tn
and. ~ $.-t.i@s<2 = :, :
In discussing the doctrine the fol
owing Is quoted from progress nm
n. hook. by Henry George, tn
original single tax advocate, pages ~;
md 4O4. MS follows: ~ ~! Z.
~ do not propose either to pur-
chase Or to eonhseate private =
property in land. The first would;
be unjust, the second needless,
Let the individuals who now hold
it. still retain, II they want to,
posse ssion Of what. they, are
pleased to cal, THEIR land. Let
them continue 70 call II THEIR
Z land, let them and sell and be-.
uueath and devise It. We may
safely leave them tho she'll, II We
take the KERNEL. r..
Il is not necessary 70 conhseats
/, land; it 10 only Necessary to con-.
Aseate the rent. II this way tbt
state may become the universal
landlord without calling h:rsels'
co." $50" - ~. IT,, =. y
Thus. as Henry George expresses It
me whole purpose Of the Single Tax l,
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 ,tht
doctrine. was set forth IN House Bill
"A, supporteds by Governor Frazier
Ind opposed BY Mr.. Doyle. :. +. =:
In this analysts Of the Single Tax =
et,er is quoted, written by Jewel
Maye> Secretary Of the Missouri Stat,
Board Of Agriculture, Jefferson. City
Mo-, who was in. charge: >of the pub
lefty campaign in Missouri when. thu
Hght was staged there in 1917 Ii
part, Mr.. Mayes says5: r. ~ ..'s.
.s-,.- Saddle Tax On Farmers. -. ,%
"'The year 1912, witnessed the ut
tempt TO saddle the single tax ontt
Missouri farmers. n .,s u s;..,,,
>ff''Fo1r country men met one day: i,
Kansas City at the office Of the, latt
Senator George Falcon, early in iii.
summer. and then and There we4 de-
tided to call a state conv ention at th'
capital to aysbefore the. people t.,
,,th, about the propaganda, which cyl
IDENTIFY was beinx Nnances by JOSEPH
FEELS, millionaire soap manufacture,
and single tinker. 5.s.: !, S'...
I: '.The state. convention In JenerSOl
cttytxas largely attended, creating til,
Missouri AnhEsingse Tex League.
which was organized nm each congress
siopal dlsuict and every county. 70,
Aomine public meetings and distribYt
Isl Slitsrature. Funds, were raised TO-
state and county. purposes, and q stat.
headquarters, opened EinsfKansa. City
/, vigorous and, successful campaig,
conducted tt,erefrom.
Farmers Take Stump.
Farmers who had never made q
speech took the stump, and many .
fiery orator. was created over nj ht
and passion ran high
Single takers Travelled over the state
financed by the Fels fund. and in man,
instances the z socialistlc speaker,
aroused public, opposition to the dan
ger point. ,s:s J. I % e ,sE,s IL
Single tax was studied in ever,
home. Single. tax hooks We're botgft
and read. Anti-Single Tax BOOKLET,
mud books, We're written and printed
Many lecturers against Single Tai
toured the state. Many newspaper,
gave more space to fighting the proba
ganda than they used in politica
effort, 4 H.. ~.
"The State was aroused to feve,
heat at the thought of placing all thu
Of taxation on land. The few
farmers who ha dhe1d to that social
istic faith awakened to the seriousness.
Of the situation and turned against III,
Single Tax. -,
i" - '.'lnterests" For IL.
""Some OF the, corporations and Ger
tain big Interests started out very
very favorable TO. the, Single Tax
Certain public. men who had contrib
uted to The Fels Fund Fellers' hur
ried to cover, Candidates for publ,
office, who had previously gone on
record in favor Of Single Tax. rushed
to either denounce ii or withdraw from
their races. =
''Poll-workers, without pay. were or.
Eanized At every country polling place
Ia Missouri. Armed with samples Of
he style Of the ballot, with 'Constitu:
tional Amendment No. Six ma rked
No practically Every Missourian ws,
advised and counselled before e1terin.
the polling place. $
- Showed Under.