The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-09-02
FOLLOWERS OF GEORGE
Sinsle-TaI Advocates Form q Ma
tiODal Association.
Prominent and Able Men Take Part
In the observation-disclosures
tions, Causes and Aims
of the Association.

NEW YORK, Sept. delegates from the
single tax clubs OF 80 states and the Dis
trict of Columbia met at Cooper Union
this afternoon for the purpose of forming
a permanent organization Of the single
tax clubs Of the United States. There are
40 delegates. William Il. Crasdale OF
New York called the convention to order.
He explained how the conference came
to be summoned and during the address
he had occasion to say Henry George
suggested the idea. AT the mention OF
Georges name the entire meeting rose in
body and cheered.
II. L. Ring, city attorney OF Houston,
Tex, told of the progress Of the single tax
idea in Texas, He said the Farmers AL
lance was becoming powerful. II had
$4,000 or 5000 members in Texas and IL
placed man in the governors
chair who was man OF the
people [cheersl. They were favorable
to the single tax idea. The knights of
Labor were also favorable to the single
tax and many of their master workmen
were committed TO IL.
DIR. Henry Chase of St. Louis said the
single tax idea favored the abolition OF all
the laws supporting monopoly, the aboli-
ton of paper currency and the abolition
of legal murder. (Cheers.) The republic
can parry is committing suicide and the
democrats are dying slow death. He,
however, had hopes the democrats would
| do some good before they died.
Louis A. Post of Illinois was elected
permanent chairman. In his speech he
said he believed Henry George always
saw the hand of God in the single tax
movement. The path is broadening and
will broaden until the entire democratic
party is included in the movement.
William L. Brooks Of South Dakota was
elected permanent recording secretary;
II. G.. Brown of Tennessee and John e..
| White of Illinois, assistant and reading
secretaries; H. +. Ring of Texas, William
| LLOYD Garrison of Massachusetts, and A.
H. Stephenson of Pennsylvania, vice
presidents. Committees were appointed
and the meeting adjourned.
The press committee distributed the in
terview which follows as the sentiments
of Henry George. The questions were
written out and sent to George, who filled
| i'm the answers:
"Will you run for Mayor"
| "No.n
"Would you run il q monster petition
such as that of 1886 were presented"
"No, | did that once under sense OF
duty, but think / discharged my duty
them"
"No.n
"Under what circumstances would you
rum"
II would not run at all. l see no pros
pect of circumstances that would induce
me to run for anything. have other
work TO do"
"will you go to Pennsylvania to stump
the state for Pattison?"
~ have not been asked.n
"Then, il you should go, would that
commit the democratic party to free
trade?"
"Idon't know how ii is within my power,
by doing or not doing anything, 10 commit
the democratic party. 1t Is committing II.
self to free trade pretty fast, and II
could hasten its advance TO the only logi'
cal and truly democratic position of abso.
lutte free trade and no tariff at all would
90 further than Pennsylvania"
"You have said the Salvation army is
inclined to assist the single tax move
ment. How far has II gone in the single
tax direction?
"That is hardlythe way put il. have
said the Salvation Army is about begin
ming to grapple with the poverty and des
titution which exists in all cities of Greal
Britain, and | am satisfied any attempt
of this kind must ultimately lead them
to single tax views. | think l am now
breaking no confidence in saying thai
Mrs. Booth, who has been sharer of al
the generals labors, and who is now pass
ing TO her rest through the slow agency oi
an incurable disease, has been for yearl
what we would call single tax woman
General Booth himself had not, think
got SO far, nor is the army in any wa,
committed to the single tax theory, but l
has seen that the work of true Christian
ity cannot be accomplished until ever!
man willing to support himself by homes
labor shall have opportunity to do So"
els there any probability OF single Ia,
candidates being put in the field in 1892 2
II do not think there is any probabilit.
of the single tax party being in the field
but single tax candidates will, in man!
cases, be run, and the Democratic part!