The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-09-02
And the Single Tax Advocates
We're Born to Put It
Right.
In Fuldllment Of this Mission
They Meet In New York
City.
Answers to Categorical Questions Put y
Henry George--A Reception In
His Honor.

SssA
District Of Columbia met in Cooper union
this afternoon for the purpose Of forming
. permanent organization Of the single tax
clubs Of the q nited States. There are 40
delegates. VIM. L. Crasdale, Of New York,
called the convention to order. He ex-
planned how the conference calne to be
summoned. and during his address had oo-
casion to say that Henry George suggested
the idea. At the mention Of George's shame
the entire meeting rose in . body and
cheered. H. T. King, city attorney Of
Houston, Texas, told Of the progress OF the
single tax idea in Texas. He said the
the Farmers Alliance was becoming power
full. It had $1,000 or 1900 members
in Texas and they placed Z man
in tho governors chair who was man Of
the people [oheersl ~ he was favorable to
tho single tax idea. The Knights Of Labor
was also favorable to single tax, and
many Of their master workmsn wore COM
mitted to il. DR.. Henry Chase, Of 81. Louis,
said the single tax idea favored tho aboli-
tion Of all laws supporting monopoly, the
abolition Of paper currency and also the
abolition Of legal murder. (Chsers.l The
republican party ID committing suicide and
the democratic dying slow death. He,
however, had hoped that the democrats
would do some good before they died.
Louis A. Post was elected permanent chair
man. 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 il included in
the movement. VIM. e. Brooks, Of South
Dakota, was elected permanent recording
secretary; r. g. Brown, of Tennessee, and
John G. White. of Illinois, assistant and
reading secretaries; H. T. Ring, Of Texas,
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, Of Massachusetts,
and A. II. Stephenson, Of Pennsylvania,
vice-presidents. Committees were ap-
pointed and the meeting adjourned.
The press committee distributed the in
teryiew which follows ~ the sentiments Of
Henry George. Questions were written out
and sent to George, who filled in. the an
"Will ..M you run for mayor"
"Would you run il monster petition,
such as that of '65. were presented?''
mo; I did that once under sense Of
duty, but think discharged my duty
..Nn "Mill ], you run for eonsres.r'
run?"
II would not run at all, I see no pros
pect of circumstances that would induce
me to run for anything. have Other work
"Will you 80 to Pennsylvania to stump
the state for Pattison2"
II have not been asked"
"Then il you should 90 would that COM
init the democratic party to free trade2'
II don't know how it IL within my power,
the democratic party. II is committing
itself to free trade pretty fast and il Icould
hasten its advance to the only logical and
truly democratic position Of absolute free
trade and no tariff at all, would 60 father
than Pennsylvania
cllned TO assist the single day movement.
How far has it gone in the single tax direc-
''That is hardly the way put it. I have
said the Salvation Army IL about beginning
to grapple with the poverty and destitution
which exist In all cities of Great Britain
and am satisfied that any attempt-of this
kind must ultimately lead them to single
tax views. l think am now breaking no
confidence in saying that Mrs. Booth, who
has been the sharer Of all the generals la
bors, and who is now passing to her rest
through the slow agency of an incurable
disease, has been for years what we would
call single tax woman. General Booth
himself had not, I think, got 10 far, nor is
the army in any way committed to single tar,
but it has seen that the work Of true christi
anity cannot be accomplished until every
one, unless every one willing to support
himself by honest labor shall have the op-
portunity to do so.'
rs there any probability of single tax
candidates being put in the field in 1927"
the sinne tan nartv bsns eld o.
single tax candidates will in many cases be
run and the democratic party is rapidly on
its way to FREQ trade.