The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-02
Followers Of Henry George
Welcome Him Home Again.
HIS RECEPTION AT NEW YORK.
Salvation Army and Democrats Sup
porting His Views.
He Would Not Go to Congress Nor Accept
Once Of Any Kind-America Must
Open Her Ports Before She Can Be-
come Truly Free.


egates from the single-Tax Club met Ar. George
at the pier and extended welcome. In sGdi-
ton large number OF single-tax men marched
in body 60 meet him George informed his
friends that he felt tired alter the voyage, and
needed few hours rest He will be present az
the conference OF single-tax men this afternoon.
George looked better than at any time since
the campaign OF 1Ss6. At the Westminster hotel
where he again talked TO his friends, he said
his trip around the world was more successful
than he anticipated Even in the protective
stronghold Of Australia his most pronounced
views on free trade were given an impartial
hearing everywhere.
single-tax clubs. he said, sprang up all along
the line alter my speeches. The issue has already
entered Auslral.en politics. Sir Henry Paries,
premier of New South Wales, is q convert of
ours, and an earnest advocate of single-tax. He
used his Influence 10 make my trip success"
George laid stress upon the statement that
John Farrell, singie-tax leader OF New South
Wales, has been made editor in chief of the
leading paper IN Sydney.
George has been gone seven months. He left
New York February 6, and sailed from San
Francisco for Australia three weeks later.
Delegates from the singletax clubs of the United
States met a. Cooper Union today for the pur-
pose Of forming q permanent organization OF
The siagle-tax clubs of the United States There
are 40 delegates.
wm. 7. Croasdale. 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 that Henry
George suggested the idea AT the mention of
Georges name, the meeting rose in body and
cheered.
Ii. F. Ring, city attorney of Houston, Tex,
told OF the progress of the single tax idea in
Texas and said the Farmers Alliance was be-
coming powerful. Il had fifty thousand or
seventy thousand msnbers in Texas, and they
rfc rf,s
man of the people The Knights of Labor
were also favorable TO the idea of single tax and
many OF their master workmen were committed
TO il.
DR.. Henry Chase, of ST Louis, said the single
tax IDEA favored the abolition of all laws sup
porting monopoly. abolition of pauperism
and Of legal murder. ICneersI. The Repno-
lican party is committing suicide and the Demo-
Gratis are dying slow death. He, however. had
hopes that the Democrats would do some good
before they died.
Louis A. Post was elected permanent chair
man. In the speech he said he believed that
Henry George always saw the hand OF God in
the sinele-tax-
A committee distributed copies of an inter-
view with Henry George, which expresses his
opinion OF the political outlook. A number OF
questions were written out aud sent to George.
who filed in the answers. Questions and an
swers follow:
awil you ran for mayor "Eo..
"Would you run ii monster petition, such ss
that of 1856, we're presented?D "No. did that
once under a sense of duty, but think dis
charged my duty them"
"Wiil pou run for congresl?' 'No."
"No matter what the circumstances, would
you runf" 81 would not ran at all. There Is
no prospect of circumstances that would induce
me 70 run for anything. have other work to
do"
"win you go to Pennsylvania to stump the
state for Pattison?" ~ have not been asked"
Then If you should go. would that commit
the Democratic party to free trader 81 don't
know how IL is within my power OF doing or not
doing anything TO commit the Democratic
party. 1t is committing itself TO free trade
pretty fast, aud il could hasten its advance to
the only logical and truly Democratic position
of absolute free trade, no tariff at all, would
go further than Pennsylvania"
"You have said that the Salvation army is in
clined to assist the single-tax movement How
far has il gone in the sipgle-tax direction?''
THAT is hardly the way put it. / have said
that the Saliva tion army is about beginning to
grapple with the poverty and desiitution which
exists in ali the cities OF Great Britain and am
satisfied that any attempt of this kind must
ultimately lead them to single-tax views
think am now breaking no confidence in say
ing that Mrs. Booth, VINO has been
a syinpaihizer with all the great Ia
Dor reforms, ana who Is now pass
ing TO her rest throu gh the slow
agency of incurable diseases, has been
for years what We would call singie-tax adyo-
cate General Booth himself has not, I think,
got SO far, nor is the army in any way COM
mitted to the singie5ax. but it has seen that the
work of true Christianity can't be accomp plished
until every one willing to support himself by
honest labor shall have an opportunity TO do
So"
.Is there any probability of single-tax candi-
dates being in the feldin ls32?''
IL don't think there is any PROBABILITY OF u
single-tax party being in the field, but single
tax candidates viii in many cases be run. and
the Democratic party is rapidly on Its way to
free trade"
Permanent organization was then completed
by the election OF the following officers: II. 7.
| Ring, of Texas, VIM. Lloyd Garrison of Massa-
chusetts, and A. H. Stephenson. OF Pennsyl-
ysnia, vice-presidents; Nm. (. Brokaw, of
South IGkoia, recording secretary; X G.
| Brown, OF Tennessee, aud John C. White, of
illinois, assistant and reading secretaries The
| various committees were appointed, and the
meeting adjourned.
| Judge Mcguire, of San Francisco, welcomed
| George, and a aoem of welcome by Frances
| NJ Milne. of California, was read
In response among other u,terances G-orgs
said that America was great and beautiful
| land, bat not free Americans were not free to
build and sail ships; not free from the domina-
| ton OF politicians: not free 20 sell peck OF
| apples without license The SPEAKER was not
| proud OF this republic. but he had hopes of it.
| speaking OF the dissatisfaction existing between
| capital and labor, and the manner of curing it
| George said:
combinations won't do it. strikes cooper
| alton sharing OF profits and dealing out of cold
| y:uais won't do IL. The only thing that win do
| IL is jnstice-cauying into effses the gospel of
| Tree trade leheersi, 10 give tosevery that
/ which belongs e him. What will give him
| this? Single tax tCheersI
TRADES UNION CONGRESS.