New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-22
A DINNER TO HENRY GEORGE.
HIS EXPLANATION OF HIS THEORIES.
THE SPEAKER WARMLY RECEIVED BY HIS ENTER

HIS EXPLANATION OF HIS THEORIES.
THE SPEAKER WARMLY RECEIVED BY HIS ENTER
TAINERs-sPEECHEs by HENRY WARD BEECHEH,
ALGERNoN s. SULLIVAN, AND OTHERS
Henry George was given a dinner at DelmonicG's
last night by a number of his friends aud adj
mirers. memorial, drawn up on parch-
ment and framed, was presented to Mr..
George. welcoming him on his return to his
native country, and speaking IN hattering terms of
his personal worth, his sympathy with mankind
aud his intellectual aud literary achieve
neS G dfs 0 o9 s asd b.
sHii7 S who ' presided. thu ' Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher William Saunders. Of London. Eng, Roger
A. Pryor. Jr, Thomas G.. sherman. F. b. Ihurber
Thomas kinsella, William ii. Arnoux, Andrew Nc
Lean Lean Henry Il TUre In Baron FAlken6erg and
I In PROPOSING the first toast "our Guest Mr.
Sullivan paid a warm tribute to Mr.. George. and
declared that never before had he seen so many
representative men assembled TO do honor 70
philosopher and an author. Ten years ago, Mr..
George had first interested himself in the questions
OF social science :, now his philosophy commanded
signal for Outburst Of applause. followed by
three rousIng clleers. He said, i'll part:
It Sa 1erg rTeg sa IST c ed S9 glad and
am proud. You men OF New-fork-men OF
wSaP on.e e" OF thank men vow FOR th
recognition and all the more for IT'S deneney'
papers reyleNs have said that was al gnOrainus,
fool incendiary. II you al believed AS DO, TINS
would say that you cranks doing honor to crank
But waen you dise!a!g, az you 90,
the more honor speak what l have known
to b. truth. used 70 being called Communist anu
theories of mine want TO remove al restTitons upon
the production Of wealth want to secure that fair us
trDatiOn o. wealth which will give 10 every man that
which lie has LARRY earned want to abolish tsxalon
PIT it upon the iand whether am fool or phioao-
pher, phi tntirOpst or an incendiary there Is Que
.ng an hrS LIZA ra,ca an dr. Soods and
groceries, good things for ay community TO nave,
Sow. the nSro You tax those tainss the loss
them you will have; hut tax the value OF land as
much as you YOU please ana you VII ma, nave g none
When grows rcn without doing any thing 1t must
be 1T the expense OF somebody else somebody mas 70
belongs Gc1 0 OF right to all the people because
it to be appropriated 10y some is ineect, reduce
the remainder slavery Tho value OF land IS due to
community. Lind values. therefore, snOlli 60 70
tue whole community, aud not to individual pFoprle-
II has been sniI that cannot claim single land
adherent; but that Is not true. Men nave
csts are on the other side You always gauge
by their selfish interests l place my trust upon
their better Instincts In tls country women "olA Luz
fifteen hours day to keep BODY anu s9u tOgeIner nly
aledriyen 90 worse fate Charity Will not help matters
for where oharty most aOOuuds e2IAuAtlon 70 itoo
Ostered. Ii ia not charity bus justice tnat AeeSeI
am glad seeing in this gathering an evidence OF an IN
creasg desire Try theories thar have been denounced
as destructive. ASK only that without prejudice men
should Investigate ana thiuk. .,
The next toast was The Common People" to
which the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher responded
He sp1ke in part as follows: This is most lncOn-
venient night for me- bat desire TO JON in tokens
of aspect to man who has done some service,
besides material service. am not a
dIsciDle of Henry George, because |
have not thought enough upon the subjects OF
which he treats | am disciple of Henry George
because | believe IN a who thinks not Tor MN;
self nor for a few but for the commonwealth"
The other speakers were Andrew Mclean, Judge
Amoux +. b. Thurber, /. q. Shearman, Inomas
kiuseIla and Judge Van Brunt.