Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-08
HENRY GEORGE EXPELLED.
The United Labor Party Accuses Kim OF
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New York Tlmes
Henry George, the quDndsm prophet
snd leader OF the Uaited Labor pzrsy, is
to-day political outcsst Last Novem-
Der his followers would have made him
President of the United States, and TO-
Gay they would 5ear of his scalp. But
| IS they have net the power over life snd
desth, they have doue the worst that they
could and expelled him ignominlously
from the party.
Henry George Was up to last evening q
member OF the United Labor party 1850
citation OF the Twenty third Assembly dts
trict, and thst body met last evening and
il East 0ne Hundred and Fifth street
- hear the report OF COMMITTEES
that had been appointed to
Investigate charges sgsiust him. The
secretary Of the association had also been
directed TO send Mr.. George SUMMONS
to appesr before the body for trial, and he
reported that he had done his duty
through the mail, but Mr.. George did not
make his appearance. The members
p-esent-there were about TWO dozen
did not expect him.. either, for he had
called the organization q paper one, and
such an utterance in the eyes of labor
politicians was itself grievous ofense
deserving Of expulsion. What sngered
the members still more was that Demo
cratic paper had called the association 8
Republican one that did not want George
any longer, snd they declared that the
Republican party was not better than the
Democracy.
c. T. D Jody, chsirmen of the ipvesti-
eating committee, resd long set Of
resolutions against Henry George, charg-
ing him with abandoning the grand
principle OF single tax on land for TIE
lesser one of free trade, ind with having
Called the party paper organization !;
also, that he W1s supporting President
Cleveland, and had got his Inspiration a.
Washington, and recommended that he
be expelled FROM the carty. q member
moved that Mr.. George be expelled for
violation of tie constitution of
the party, but the association de-
cided to go into a committee OF the
whole and act upon the investigating
committee's report. The secretary read
extracts from tle Standard, in which
Henry George criticised the determine
ton OF the leaders Of the party to pat upa
labor Presidential candidate, and said he
would support Cleveland because he be-
liev, that his tariff reform message was
step in the direction Of free trade. The
secretary then argued thst Nenry George
must needs be traitor, and declared
that the association was there to try him
for his tfeschery, and for calling the as.
ISOLATION paper one.
A still more bitter attack was made by
DR.. Doody upon his former prophet, who
declared that Mr.. George had never car
ried him in his pocket. He had supported
Cleveland, snd had called the United LIS
bo- party's tail to the Republican kite.
The only renson thst George had for de-
serting the United Labor party was that
he had not been elected He preferred to
stay by the record he had made in the
election and not get fsttened out like q
cake at the next. Henry George hsd for
merlY declared that free trade was not as
important as the single tax principle, and
now he SD ndons that and booms free
trade. BE was getting out Of the party
in as dirty manner as shy disreputable
heller OF Tammany Hall or Of the County
Democracy. As they hsd expelled lesser
lights for corruption 1t elections, they
ought also to expel Henry George. Nsy,
they ought to make the punishment more
more severe In his case.
George K. Lloyd also raised his voice
for expulsion. The organization had
made Henry George, made his book sue
coed, snd never believed in his theory of
free trade. But it did believe in his
theory Of single tax on land. He knew
long ago thst George was scab at
heart.
One solitary member timidly raised his
voice for George, and ventured the re-
marx that George had not done anything
to warrant expulsion. His action was
consistent with his doctrines, IS he had
always advocated free trade, and II
single tax on land did not mesn free
trade, then he would like to know what
1t did mean.
The timid member was, however,
Jumped upon by another, who remarked
Ihst II he WAS there as Georges advocate
or counsel he hsd better get up and speak
like man. The timid member subsidized
ana when Mr.. Lynch got up with the re.
mark: "Whst is the use of beating about
the bush? Let us expel Henry George
Let him be expelled ignoniniously.
The members then resumed their ses-
sion as the association, and after listen.
ing to the resolutions and their own re-
port IS committee of the whole, form
ally declared Henry George as expelled.