The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1892-04-02
SINGLE TAX DEPARTMENT.
GEORGES DEBUT II, GOTHAM.


anced to the Public.
It is about ten yeats since Hrnfy
George arrived id New York. The flu
ture-great apostle of single tax based
on the value of land was but a lonely
stranger in Gotham, and the ghost OF
an idea that he would ever run for
MAYOR of that town. if it had glimmer-
ed before his mental vision, would not
have been worth even q laugh. He
soon Glanced to run across Bill Nc
Cabe, an old friend from San Francisco,
which made him. feel more at home
McCabc, since chairman Of the celebrat-
Cd Typographical Union, No 6, OF New
York. and otherwise prominent in the
cause of labor VS.. capital, was an inter
estinq character His father, on dit.
was an adventurous Scotchman, and
his mother New Zealand princess
MeCabe was never anything, but proud
Of his royal Maori lineage. He, it is
said, was also distinguished as the
Youngest Unioii soldier in the civil war
from California. McCabe. always In
terested in economic and social ques-
items, became acquainted with Henry
George in San Francisco and readily
adopted and Endorsed his theories.
When George ran across McCabe in
| New York, the latter was foreman OF
the composing room OF the original
daily newspaper called Truth. Its prin-
cipal owner was Josh Hart, the ex-the-
atrical manager. and proprietor also OF
the Dramatic News. a publication whose
devotion to the personal interests OF
the professional wearers Of sock and
buskin was not always heartily well
] coined by those condemned to be pill
loried in its columns The editor Of
both Truth and the Drsfnatic News
was Charles A. Byrne, then critic and
lately lii fettist
A member of the editorial staff and q
part owner of Truth was Louis f. Post,
a good-natured, able. easy-going young
LAWYER. who liked to write, and wal
willing to sacrifice personal stccess tt
benefit his fellowmcn. McCabe talked
up George and his views to Post, WHIT
succeeded in interesting Hart in them
McCabe then brought George arount
and introduced him and the result of thu
! x
in the minds of the men who made
Truth, was the publication by tina
journal of Henry Georges now world
renowned Progress and Poverty" b,
chapters, in the Sunday issue. The pa
per soon after stood sponsor for and ad
vocated Georges proposition to lighter
the financial burden of the people b.
putting it on the value of the land
which value the peoples proximity ere
ates.
Thus is described Henry Georges IN
; PRODUCTION to New York city and tn
, East. McCabe is to-day the manage
of the mechanical department of tn
Standard. the organ of the Georg
tranch of the single tax army. and Pos
| is editor of the paper. Both met
throughout, have remained Henr
Georges nearest counsellors, and hav
, attained local prominence and not
among the adherents OF the single ia
t theory everywhere. Henry Georg
> alone has made money with the con
t bined assistance of his writing, lectu
ing and the movement generally. III
unfrocked priest. McGlynn. and the e,
preacher, Hugh o. Pentecost, HAY
parted from Henry George, and starte
4 single tax schools of their own, but Il
two first friends of the man who hi
+ troubled the .nded aristocracy of til
|, and other countries, and worried Il
e Pope, are still working with him shou
: der to shoulder. and when George is
New York if you look for one of Il
three you will find him with the 9TH
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