Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-10-24
KNOCKED OUT.
Henry George Exposes the RottenneSs
OF me Democratic" Party.


George informed his "dcmOcratlc'
opponent that he (lIcwitt) was the
nominee of blacklcgs and suspected
murderers. He aIse gave Mr.. lIcw-
lit a lesson in true democracy which
that noble statesman probably never
dreamed of. Referring to Ilcwitt's
assertion in his letter Of acceptance
that an attempt was being made by
MIR. Georges supporters to organize
one class Of citizens against another
class, Mr.. George said
"Thc great bugbcar in your mind
seems, however, to be that this is II
class movement, which, because it
is "a class movement, is "a direct
attack upon the social order. In
tins you do injustice to your own in
tclIlgencc, and your usually good
Judgment seems to have been misIcd
by the jingle of phrase. You have
heard so much of the working class
that you evidently forgot that the
working class is in reality not u
class, but II mass, and that any po-
Utica movement in which they en-
gage is not that Of one class against
other classes, but, as an English
statesman has happily phr3Iscd it, u
movement Of the masses against the
classes. The men who earn their
bread by manual toll are in this, as
IN every community, the vast ma Or-
lty. Their interest must be the IN
tcEest Of the community at largo.
They cannot profit by unjust, cor
rupt or inefficient governments; ON
the contrary, it is they who suffer
most by bad laws and I'm just admin
lstratlon. But donot stand as the
candidate of hand workers alone.
Among the men who have given me
the most truly democratic nomln-
alton ever given to an American citi-
zen III our time, are not onl y hand
workers, but worklngmcn Of all
klnds-edItors, reporters, teachers,
clergymcn, artists, physicians, store
keepers, merchants in short, repre-
sentatives of all classes of men who
earn their living by the cxcrtion of
hand or head. The only class not
represented among them is that class
who live by appropratlng the pro-
ceeds Of the toll Of others.
On the other hand, let me ask You
to consider who they are that have
put you forward to head off what
you term "a class movement The
names of the committees who waited
upon you by invitation, and to whom
You read your letter drnouncing
class movements in American poll
ties, were, according to newspaper
reports as follows"
Here follow the names of TN,
county democracy" and Tamman,
Hall committees. Mr.. George gor
on to say ;
"With Il single cNccption-~th he re
spectacle iigurehcad at the top Of til,
list every one Of these names is tina
of II professional politician. Thcs,
committees are made up of men wh'
have lived and expect to live on til,
spolls of office. You will not fin,
among them IA single mere thcor
lst, but you will find among then
notorious corruptlonsts, keepers o
gambling houses, officials smirchc,
with the mirc of Tweed. contractor
who have grown rich by fat jobs
leaders of Dead Rabbits. and even
IN more than one ease, men VIII,
have been tried for their lives upon
Il charge of murder. | call YOUR at
tentlon to the composition Of thl
committee because ii is not accident
al. On the contrary, it fairly repre-
sents the class of men who under re-
publican forms and in the name o
democracy have hitherto ruled il
this city, and against whom tn,
common working people have At las
risen in their might.
"The movement which has placed
NE in the front is indeed to men @
this stampa dangerous movement,
but what is danger to this class i
the hope Of honest citizens.
MIR. George then proposes to NEE
Hewitt IL public A"hate, #ul rl-.4e
his letter by urging his opponent t,
attend to the matter ms soon as pos