Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-07

Prospective police interference and
the presence of Henry George attracted
an immense audience to the meeting
held in the Opera House Sunday night
by the Single Takers. Fully 1000.
persons were present. Contrary to ex-
peotation there was no disturbance.
Mr.. George arrived at 7.3o o'clock, 10
minutes before the meeting began.
When be entered the building the men
and women who occupied the seats on
the stage arose in a body and greeted
him by cheering, clapping their hands
and waving song sheets. A few people
IN the orchestra and balcony Joined in
the demonstration.
AT 740 o'clock George Kreer an
nounced that Harold Sudell would pre-.
side After brief address by the
latter the audience sang the Single Tax
song, My Delaware. - Next Mr..
Stevenson spoke of the threatened
police interference. He stated that
the Single Takers did not desire to
create any trouble and declared that il
there was disturbance the police com.
missioners would be responsible. After
the taking of collection the Single
Tax song Battle Cry of the Republic"
was sung. Mr.. Sudell announced that
Single Tax meetings will be held in
the Opera House every Sunday evening
during the next three months, at which
DR.. McGlynn, Tom johnson, Mr.. Shear
man and others will make speechs, and
that Mr.. Hetzel will speak next Sum
day night on Politics and Religion. ="
IL any arresting is done tonight"
he added, that wont close the meet
ing. We have other speakers, besides
MIR. George, here and We'll keep the
police force busy the rest of the even
ing. -
Mr.. George began his speech at s. 10
o'clock and talked exactly an hour.
His delivery was deliberate and at
times musical. The audience was ex.
tremely attentive. While the address
was entertaining ii was less interesting
than il was expected to he. Most of
the applause came from the people on
the stage and in its immediate vicinity.
In his Introductory remarks Mr.. George
said one forr.: of slavery, making
property of man, has been abolished
but another form OF slavery, making
property of the land on which man
must live, has yet to be overthrown.
He alluded to his yeneration for Sum
day and spoke briefly of the progress
OF religion. He declared that the
single tax is, at bottom. religious
idea. What we aim at, he continued,
is liberty, fraternity, equality, the
carrying out of the Lords PRAYER.
After talking half an hour he remarked
that he was going to the prohibited
subject, the question of taxation, and
at the conclusion Of an outburat Of nm
plause, the greatest during the even
ing, he asked is there anything in any
State that prohibits man speaking of
taxation Sunday night, Monday night
or any other night? He spoke Of his
respect for the first article OF the
creed, 1--WE believe in. God, tho AL
mighty, Maker Of Heaven and EARTH"
said he had recited it in Old Swedes
Church during the day, and alleged
that many Of the churches in which it
is taught don't believe it, at least they
act as though they don't. He held that
there is right way of taxing and
slated that the methods now employed
arc not right He said tho present
methods promote corruption. We all
want wealth, he added, and yet in all
our States we tax the production of
wealth. If man makes the desert
bloom down comes an assessor on him
TO fine him for doing il. He thought
the collection of national taxes are,
Probably, the worst of all. In con,
clusion he said the Single Tax doctrine
has gotten to place where city solicit
tors and commissioners of police can
not stop it and the time will come
when it will be accepted in every.
church and every schoolhouse.
The meeting concluded with the
singing of the Single Tax doxology.
Chief of Police Dolan and a few
officers stood in the foyer until Mr..
George began TO talk about single tux,
when they moved up towards the stage,
but they did not discover in bis re.
marks anything that would Justify their
interference. A stenographic report Of
the address was made by Court Stem.
ographer Hardesty, who rend it to City
Solicitor Hartman, the Board of Police
Commissioners and Chief of Police
Dolan late in the evening, Tho officials
decided that nothing that would war
| rant an arrest had been said.