The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-13

Henry George Dcnoances Cleveland aud
trges the Nanrln Tax

AcaAs @eofg@ bcnoauc~s Cleveland and
Urges the single Tax.
INV YoRK, Jugv l2-Fhe labor demon
stration held tonight In Cooper Union TO
express sympathy with the strikers in
Chicago and the West was an extraardi-
nary gathering Of people The ball was
crowded 10 excess. and $500 people sur
rounded the building, unable 10 get in.
The meeting was a vehement one in the
manner oi expressing its convictions
The name of President Cleveland was
received with such storm of Kisses and
hooting that Henry George, who was
speaking. had to cry. What's the use"
Danet Harris presided. and introduced
Henry George. who was the star speaker
OF the evening. The apostle Of the single
tax was unusually bitter. Vehemeatly he
denounced the use of Federal troops to
pat down the strikers Cows. Altgeld and
Stone were right in the stand they took.
that the action Of the president in sending
out troops was an arrogant assumption of
state authority. Mr.. George said he would
rather see all The railway property of tho
country burned up, all the rails torn up.
than 10 see them preserved by force OF
arms. The milltonaires made their money
by robbery and debauchery; by the pnr-
ehases of judges and legislatures, and now
they wanted TO preserve them by the
bayonet and the arms of the Federal
troops, and for that purpose the rights of
the states were being eneroached upon by
the Federal authorities.
Mr.. George then entered into a lengthy
condemnation of President Cleveland and
his employment OF Federal troops in the
West Every mention of the presidents
name was received with Kisses, and when
Mr.. George asked. What are you going to
do about it, a voice shouted, ''Impeach
him" Hang him." shouted another.
Nearly everybody followed with sugges-
tions. until the hall was in an unroar.
Mr.. George disapproved all the remedies
proposed by his hearers. The system, he
said, would have 20 be fundamentally
changed. Strikes were useless, aud al
ways resulted in failure At this point
the speaker drifted into his weli-known
single tax theories. and told his audience
things would be better when his theories
shall have been adopted.
After Mr.. George had finished, q tele-
gram was received from Samuel Gompers,
at Chicago, asking that the voice of labor
might be heard from New York, and adj
vising calmness, and assuring them OF
final success.
The resolutions adopted commended the
decisive action of the American Railway
Union IN demanding arbitration. Little
sympathy was expressed with violence,
but the resolutions demanded the removal
OF conditions provocative of violence.
OF the authorities nj Washington City,
the resolutions said:
ave denounce and condemn that per-
version OF the functions of the Federal
judiciary by which unprecedented orders.
granted manifestly on untrue allegations,
are made the basis for assumption OF mile
tary authority.
That the unwaTranted and anti-repuh-
lican interference of the Federal govern
ment with the affairs of the states, even in
spite OF the protests of their governors. 10
a nsurpation of power which should be
condemned by all iberty-ioving Ameri-
cans.
The government was declared to be in
the interest of corporations and conspir-
ing against the liberty and civil rights of
citizens. The senate was denounced for
rushing 10 the defense OF monopolies aud
corporations in the sacred name OF liberty.
Sympathy was extended to the people of
California. and congress was asked TO
foreclose the nations mortgages on the
Pacific railroads. In conclusion the work
ingmen were called upon to use their POI
litical rights, and the meeting adjourned.