The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-02
HENRY GEORGE.
His Return From EurOpe-A Reception 1T
Cooper Union.

Servia. Delegates of the Single Tax Clu0
met George at the pier and extended him
welcome. In addition a large number OF
single-tax men marched in a body TO meet
him. George said his trip around the world
was more successful than he anticipated
even in the protection strongholds OF Aus
tralia. His most pronounced views on liee
trade were given impartial hearing every
where. ''Single-taX clubs" he said, have
sprung up all along the line after my
speeches. The issue has already entered
Australian rolitics, Sir Henry Parkes,
Premier of New South Wales, is convert
of ours and an earnest advocate OF slnsle
tax. He used his influence to make my UP
a success" George laid stress ON the stale
leader of New South Wales, has been made
editor in-chief of tie leading paper of sgd
ney.
RECEPTION AT COOPER UNION.
Two thousand people attended the recep-
ton this evening to Henry George at Cooper
Union. Judge Mcguire of San Francisco
welcomed George, and verses of welcome
by Frances NJ. Milne of California were
read. ln his response. among other utter,
ances, George said America was great ana
beautiful land, but not free. The ADerl-
cans were not free to build and sail ships.
not free from tho dominion Of politicians,
not free to buy and sell a peck of apples with,
out a license. The speaker was not proud OF
this republic, bnt he had hopes of 1t.
Speaking of the dissatisfaction existing be.
tween capital and labor and the manner OF
curing it, George said: Labor comblna-
tons wont do. IL; strikes. cooper alton,
sharing of profits, dealing out of cold
victuals. wont do it. The only thing that
will do it is justice; carrying into effect the
gospel of free trade tcheers; to give every
man that which belongs TO him. What VIII
give him this? Single tax" tCheer0,J
sINGLE-TAX CONVENTION.
Delegates from singe-tax clubs of thirty
three States and the District of Columbia
met at Cooper Union this afternoon for the
promotion of single-tax clubs in the United
States. There are $40 delegates. William
+. Crasdale of New York called the cnnyen-
ton to order. He explained how the con-
ference was 20 be conducted. and during his
address had occasion TO say that Henry
George suggested the idea. At the mention
of Georges name the entire meeting rose in
a body and chcered. III. L. Ring. City Attor-
Eey OF Houston, Texas, told of the progress
of the single-taX idea in Texas. He said
the Farmers Alliance was becoming power
full 1t has $4,000 or 1900 members in
Texas, and they had placed man in the
Governors chair who was man OF the pe0-
pie of the United States. They were favor
able to the single-tix ideas. The Knights
of Labor were also favorable to the single
tax idea. and many of them were comnsted
to it. DR.. Henry Chase OF st. Louis SAID the
Single-taX idea favored the abolition Ut all
laws supporting monopoly; the abolition
of paper currency and the abolition OF legal
murder. tCheers The Republican party us
committing euioide, and the Demos, yss
are dying d slow death. Ia, ~" S,oi,i > IL
hopes that the Democrats would do some
good before they died.
Louis A. Post was elected permanent Chair
man. In his speech lie said he believed Hem
ry George always saw the hand of God in the
single tax movement. The path is broadening,
ana Will broaden until the entire Democratic
party is included in the movement. William
Z. Brooks of South Dakota was elected per-
manent Recording Secretary; X. G.. Brown
of Tennessee and John {. White of Illinois
Assistant Secretaries; III. +. Ring Of Texas
William Lloyd Garrison of Massachusetts
and A. Ii. Stephenson of Pennsylvania,
Vice-Presidents. Committees were appoint
ed and the meeting adjourned.
SENTIMENTS OF HENRY GEORGE.
The Press Committee distributed the inter-
view which follows as the sentiments of
Henry George. The questions were written
out and sent to George, who filed in the
answers:
Q.-Will you run for Mayor? A.-No.
Q.-Would you run il a monster petition,
such as that of 1885, were presented? A
No; did that once under sense Of duty,
but think discharged my duty then.
Q.-Will YOU run for Congress? A.-No.
Q.-Under what circumstances would you
run? Al would not run at all. l see no
prospect Of circumstances that would induce
me 10 run for anything. l have other work
to do.
Own you go to Pennsylvania to stump
the State for Pattison? Al have not been
asked
Q.-Then if you should 20 would that
commit the Democratic party to free trade?
Al don't know how it is within my power
by doing or not doing anything to commit
the Democratic party. 1t is committing
itself to free trade pretty fast, and if | could
hasten its advance to the only logical and
truly Democratic position of absolute free
trade and no tariff at all, l would go further
than Pennsylvania.
Q.-Y0u have said the Salvation Army is
inclined to assist the single-tax movement.
How far has it gone in the single-tax direc-
ton? A.-That is hardly the way put it.
l have said that the Salvation Army is
about Beginning TO .grapple, with the
poverty and destitutiou which exist
in all the cities Of Great Britain, and l am
satisfied that any attempt of this kind must
ultimately lead them to single-taX views. L
think L am now breaking no confidence in
saying that Mrs. Booth who has been
sharer Of all the Generals labors, and who
is now passing to her rest through the slow
agony Of an incurable disease, has been for
years what we would call a singIe-taX
woman General Booth himself has not, l
think, got SO far, nor is the army in any way
committed to the single tax, but it has been
seen that the work of true Christianity eau
not be accomplished until every one is will
ing to support himself by honest labor,
should he have an opportunity to do so.
Q.-ls there any probability of a single
tax candidate being put in the field in 1892?
Al do not think there is any probability
of single-tax party being in the field, for
single-tax candidates will in many cases be
run, and tho Democratic party is rapidly on
it way TO free trade.