Evening star., 1886-11-06
THE "LAND AND LABOR Panty.
Dr. McGlyuu's Eathusiastte Horo~eon~
OF the New Movement

The Rev. Or. McGlynn. OF New York. one Of
Henry Georges most ardent supporters told n
World reporter last night that the following
utterances attributed % him were substantially
correct: IL for one, who thought II a duty TO de-
feat Mr.. Blaine, should In the next campaigu
regard with a good deal OF equanimity. n not
with positive satisfaction, the success OF that
candidate to rebuke the democratic managers,
both high and low. and 10 compel the purinca-
ton OF his party, or its transformation under
even new name. rs the party OF the homes
people who have To work."
In accounting for his change OF opinion. Dr..
Mceilynn said: 81 think that the time has come
Viii i"e erosnh.S M OF s snew political party Which %
party. The men who voted for Henry George
are not cast down by their failure To elect him.
put nave been made all the more enthusiastic
In their devotion to their principles and their
cahcldate; and, besides they are healthily
CRY AT the insincere and calumnious treatment
ol their principles and OF their almost wors
shlpeu leader 10y all the newspapers in exist
ence at the beginning OF the campaign." DIR.
McUlynn said the followers of Henry George
VIZ hearniN SICK OF the .'squsObles OF two
bands OF othceseekors and offices rabbers"
lney are determined TO stand tor great social
anu polucai principles at Whatever cost and re-
gardiess OF old party lines. "If anything they
would probably prefer To rebuke the democratic
managers ana their machines since the lat ter
went more out OF their way than aid the repun-
licans To calumniate and to misrepresen nj the
piatiorm oi the candidate of the labor party"
would organize throug hont the country as an
Inuepenuent party, making no bargains with
the Old parties. In New York state he expected
10 see special ana immediate efforts made In
this direction with the view To the election of
delegates TO the state constitutional convention
VINO would guard the Interests OF the laborins
masses and endeavor Ia secure the embodImep8
I'm the new state constitution OF some of tho
principles OF the new party.
Dr. McGlynn thought that the new n,ove.
ment would be almost certain 10 defeat the
ueinocratlc party, as the greater number of
mcs1s engaeen IN ~ came from that party DR..
probable that the candidate OF the land and
labor party In the campaign six years from
now will be the President OF The United Statea.
and am equally confident that II he lives
aenry George Will be the unquestioned leader
achieved the iullness OF success"
PRINCIPLES OF THE NEW PARTY
''The essential principles OF this party viii
be, first OF all, the doctrine Of the land for all
the people, with which doctrine Mr.. Georges
name is identified as that OF no other man WIN
has ever lived, and OF which doctrine he Is con-
fessedly the prophet and apostle. Next in i'm.
portance Will be anti-monopoly. We believe
that the most crushing OF all monopolies ia the
private ownership of the unearned increment
In the value OF land. But the new party must
from the beginning also set itself against all
other monopolies, such as corners In grain and
Oil and coal and the like, and still more against
the monopoly In the means OF travel and ex-
change, whether OF goods of intelligence.
TINS means the breaking up OF railroad and
telegraph monopolies, but since the railroads
and telegraphs, by their very nature must
necessarily be more or less monopolistic, since
IL Is Idle 10 talk TO individuals who are suffer-
Ing from such monopolies of their rig nj 10 start
competing lines, the logical conclusion il that
the railroads and telegraphs must be owned
ana controlled In the Interest OF all the people"
In reply TO question as 10 why, having been
a supporter OF Mr.. Cleveland, he now Is inclined
TO contemplate the election OF Mr. Blaine with
satisfaction, DIR. McGlynn said IL was not be-
cause he loved Mr.. Blaine more nor Mr.. Cleve-
land less, but because II, In common with most
flU a. fa.lt a. f.rI.. -
treatment that we have received, particularly
from the managers, high and low, Of the demo-
cratic machines, and we ieel that they have
sinned more grievously against the light and
against the honest working people 10 whom
they more than the other party were indebted"
THE NEW PARTY AND THE SEGRoEs
DIR. McGlynn thought the doctrines of the
new party would appeal with peculiar force %
the coiored people Of the south. The speaker
continued: "They, more than any other body OF
our people, are laborers without land, and
therefore the doctrine OF the land for the people
with exceptional % force. e fney can n"e easily be
made TO understand that they at least have
nothing to lose in this matter and everything
TO gain, and they will be attracted with pecu-
liar iorce TO the doctrine that logicslly promises
them, As the result OF the principle, Increased
wages with diminished cost of living and steady
demand for their work. II viii be the purpose
OIL the new party, Its writer's, its orators and its
missionaries TO divest the doctrine Of all subtle
ties, to avoid complicated arguments and 70
show to the people who have TO work for wages
that they will obviously get more out
OF their wages when that large por-
tion Of the wages which has now
to be paid as ground rent TO private
owners Of land will be paid back TO themselves
as joint owners OF the land, members Of
the political community OF the town, the
county, the state and the nation; since
thus they may be relieved Of all their taxes and
be the richer TO that extent This diminution
Of taxes will necessarily make all things that
are now taxed proportionstely cheaper; and
since speculation In land-inwhich In economic
language include all the general bOuQffea nf
nature, such as mines, water power, water
fronts, fisheries and the like-will be longer
possible, capital, which Will always seek TO In.
vest itself safely and probably, will have noth-
ing else In which 10 Invest itself but human
labor and its immediate products. and labor,
therefore, no matter how large the supply, will
always be in constant demand and IL will be
almost as absurd for any man. woman or child
who Is able to labor TO complain OF want, as ft
would be in well stocked market for q man
with plenty OF gold in his pocket TO com.
plain that he was i'm danger OF starvation"
Irving Hall has already, IL is said, announced
Itself In line with the new party.