The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-11-08
HENRY GEORGES FRIENDS.
Mass Meeting at Cooper Union-All Taxation
of Products TO Be Abolished.

NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The reception to Henry
George at Cooper Union, this evening was
attended by fully 1000 people. John McMackin
presided, and introduced as the first speaker
James D. Quinn. He was followed by Prof.
David Scott, who in the course of his remarks,
said that the party. called "the Labor
party" was going to stay, because it was party
of ideas, and no party of ideas die out unless
it cuts It's own throat and commits suicide. He
congratulated the workingmen upon their con-
duct during the recent canvass, and he rejoced
that he had been thrown in their midst.
After brief address by Samuel Gompers,
James Redpath was introduced, and in his re-
marks said that the last election had sounded
the knell of class rule. He hoped to live to see
Henry George elected President of the United
States. lGreat cheering. Henry George had
stood for the masses against the classes, and no
candidate had made such a stand as Henry
George in the last election. He was going to be
the Moses of the Labor party. After brief
speech by the Rev. DR.. Kramer. the following
resolutions were read and adopted:
We, the citizens of New York who cast the ballots
for Henry George in the recent election, in
meeting assembled give greeting to all lovers of truth
and Justice throughout our country and over the
world. and ask their cooperation sympathy in
carrying forward the good work here begun. In
nominal defeat, but actual victory we hail the open
ing OF in American politics, the beginning
of struggle to purify political methods estab
lish the American Republic upon firm basis of equal
rights, and to apply the principles enuncated by
fathers to the social difficulties of times. We
affirm the principles set forth in the platform of the
recent labor convention Of this city as Of aPp
We are citizens DESTROYS of purging our political
system of its corruption and carrying into full effect
the great principles of individual liberty proclaimed
in ba Daolar Ipha
We upholders of social order. defenders of the
true right of ry and advocates of that equal JUS
tce between man and man which Is the essence OF all
true religion
We believe in the fatherhood of God and assert the
brotherhood of and by arriving at the abolition
of the wrongs which promote thieving and compel
beggary, desire to do away with all classes.
We hold with Thomas jefferson that the earth be-
longs to the living and that generation cannot
grant away the equal right of succeeding generations
to it's
We hold that all that is produced by labor whether
OF hand head belongs to the producer and should
be secured to him.
wepropose to abolish all taxation upon buildings
improvements, and other things of human produc-
ton aud by taxing the value of land alone provide
for purposes of common necessity and benefit. In
this way propose to make it improbable for
nopolizers to hold lands mines forests city lots
which they putting to use and by this means
to throw open to citizens who wish to make themselves
homes employ their labor in producing wealth. the
abundant opportunities of which our common father
has provided for all His children.
We declare war on that system which hands
public works control and permits such
benicent agencies the railroad and the telegraph
to be made the means of robbing the producer
and of enabling railroad rings and stock
gamblers to throttle business and dictate
laws Since the Republican party has
outved the days of its usefulness and the Democratic
party has become but corrupt machine by the use
of which, shown in the last election arstocrats
and spoilsmen endeavor to defeat the will of the peo
pie hereby declare that the time has come for an
organization which shall be, in the sense repub
Ecan, and in the true democratic and be real
party of the peope-a progressive democracy which
shall revive and carry out the principles of Thomas
jefferson, and call the district organizations
of the city formed TO support Henry George in the
last election to continue their work and throw open
the doors to members
The resolutions closed by calling for the appoint
ment of central committee which shall take care of
all correspondence.
Henry George was then introduced, amid great
cheering waving of hats and handkerchiefs
He said: ''Was there ever a party so defeated
before2 would rather have one such defeat as
| this than ten thousand victories gained in the
ordinary way Well has it been said that this
was labors Bunker Hill. 1t was not the end of
tho campaign; it was only the beginning. We
have fought the first skrmish and are now in
| for the war. l did not occept the nomination
because | wanted the Office. | accepted it be-
cause | wanted the fight and so well did the
| fight 60 on that at one time thought l would
be elected. What frightened the politicians was
the sixty eight thousand votes that we polled-
and under what difficulties those votes were
polledi 1t was a glorious victory, and il has
brought great principle into American politics.
am far better pleased that am not to sit in
the Office at the City Hall"
Mr.. George said that he believed that it was
better to improve the organization before OBJ
tanning power. The workingmen had shown
their strength, and for that strength they will
be respected They wanted to continue in the
! good work, and the way to do it By educa-