The morning times., 1895-08-20
TALKING FOR SINGLE TAX
Active Propaganda for Henry
Georges Scheme in Delaware
Conv ersions Are Plentiful and the
Press of the State Is Paying IA
Great Deal of Attention.

Every Saturday night some one is sure to
go from Washington to join the corps of
speakers, who are now discussing the
single tax before the citizens of Delaware.
One OF the most prominent of the friends
of The movement here went
last and is back again filled with enthusiasm
over the prospects of a single tax legislature
being chosen a t the coming election.
Reporting the growing interest in this
agitation in Delaware to The Times yes
terday, he said:
ION Saturday night there were four
meetings in progress in Wilmington at
different places and were addressed, each
OF them, by prominent speakers. There
is a notable difference in the temper OF those
who attend the meetings now as compared
with that when the campaign opened.
"a the beginning those who attended
were largely curiosity seekers, who re-
allied that some new thing was being dis
cussed but whose knowledge OF the single
tax was little and whose interest in it
was less.
The change OF sentiment was sufficiently
demonstrated by an incident which oc-
Cured on SATURDAY night. A local news
paper man had addressed a number OF
inquiries TO successive speakers and finally
wound up with the declaration that the
single takers would receive no consideration
whatever al the polls. In response TO this
statement one of the speakers called for
vote OF the meeting on the single tax and
while there was 800 in favor of there were
only three in the negative. There were no
! further interruptions from that newspaper
man.
The Delaware papers are pa ying a great
! deal OF attention TO the movements, and n re
! publishing editorials and communications
! from both sides. Sunday the Wilmington
! Starpublished a column editorial on the sub
| ject, and manifested friendly disposition
| TO it, and this course was followed by the
| Ledger and other papers.
People from outside the State are ten
| dcring their services in very active way.
! One single taxer from Los Angeles, Cal,
! who is an excellent speaker, is now making
! his way across the continent with the eX
! pcctauouoi pcndmga yearamong the DeIa
ware single tax people.
| Prof LOEgstrcet, who is credited with
the conversion OF whole counties in Texas
| TO the single tax idea, is now located in
! Delaware, and expects TO address the pcO-
! pie every night for the coming year. The
! Manhattan Single Tax Club has sent
Leonard Tuttle. Il thorough single taXer,
| to act as secretary, and he addressed meet
! ings every evening
1t i 5 noted by those engaged in the
work that the men who are becoming inter
eSted in the agitation are OF high degree
OF intelligence. and that the number OF
local workers is constantly increasing.
Every factory and workshop in Wilmington
possesses one or more who discuss the
question with their fellows,
But the movement is not proceeding
without opposition. In Middletown one
of the speakers was arrested, but was i'm
mediately discharged before being brought
| before the justice. In Delaware City a de-
termincd effort was made by extensive
landhOlders to prevent people from joining
| the single takers.
several joint debates have been proposed
| Mr. Handy, secretary OF the State Demo-
! cratic committee. expressed a willingness
TO debate the subject with some OF the
| single tax apostles who are now traversiHg
| the State, but he declined to debate except
| with MI George. whose services will not
be available for some months TO come A
man by the name OF Livesy, who is pro-
| iific author of newspaper articles opposing
the single tax, was challenged to debate
with the offer of payment OF his expenses,
but he very promptly declined. The col
| ored race are IN very strong sympathy with
the single tax idea, and viii shortly have
| good speakers in the field.
The organization OF clubs in sys-
tematic manner has been deferred until
the cool weather arrives, when ii will be
| pushed vigorously.
The indirect effects of the movement
are already being felt. The single takers
claim that there is a quickening of interest
in their proposition from all over the
country. They say that the advertisement
| already received is much greater than that
of any event since the candidacy of Henry
George in 1856 They contend that from
the standpoint OF single tax pure and
simple the present campaign is of more
Importance than was that for Henry
George"