The evening times., 1896-06-29
CALLED UPON THE POLICE
Effort to Break Up Single Tax
Open-Air Meeting.
OPPONENTS NEW MOVE
Complaint Was Made that the Meet
Ing Yesterday on Pennsy ivania Ave
nue. Wus Il Disorderly Gathering.
Major MoOre's Permit Was Pro
duced and Flank Movement Failed.

An attempt was made yesterday eveniug 6
to dispense the gathering of single takers
and break up their open air meeting on Penn
sylvapia avenue, near the Ra Wins statue.
For several weeks, on Sunday evenings,
the followers of the theories OF Henry eieori
have been holding largely attended meet
iDgs and preaching what they term the
gospel of the single tax.
The meetings have been conducted by
consent of Major Moore, who issued the
permit, and the leaders say they have al
ways been carried on with perfect order
and dccorum.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. 6odkin. IA well.
known opponent of the doctrine, complained
to the police that disorderiy asseinblage
and a political meeting was in progress on
the avenue.
THE COMPLAINT.
The complaint was not made 81 Iolice
headquarters or at the First precn,a, ,.,.t to
Officer kilnmrtin.
AIR Godkin asserted that the speakers
were addressing themselves to ,lniit','s ard
ignoring religion. II is also SAID tEIt Br.
W. A. Croffut was in the audtoe. ;nd
urged the officer to make an arrest Dr.
Croffut, however, could not b. f..ynd to
make a statement.
Notwithstanding the fact that several
policemen bad bcep present at the meeting
and made no effort to interfere, Sir G.dKn
Insisted that Kilmarti1 order tile oruce iS.iGgs
stopped.
Mr. Monihan, who has been representing
the local club in Delaware Tor SoaIa t.:ae.
was addressing the crowd on the s1bject OF
Gods gift of land as a Uonlmon hcrita2a
to all men, when tie OFFICER approached
and moved the stool on which the speaker
was standing
There was a slight ripple of excitement,
and for moment it seemed that scene
would be enacted.
The speaker refused to stop talking,
and the officer did not insist, but was Ill
rected to DR.. Cook, who had possession
OF the permit. Across the way, in the
rear OF the Hancock monument on Seventh
street, the Gospel Mission wagon was
holding forth, and the incident drew a
large crowd.
After statement of the facts in the
case the meeting was allowed to con-
tinue without interruption, Mr.. d. Wei
ster Gruh taking the fifnprovised ros-
tru.n and addressing the audience for an
hour.
LOKNIG FOR TROUBLE.
Mr.. Godkin WIS much chagrined at his
failure to have the meeting broken up,
and remained about the place for some
time attempting to get up an argument.
I'VE have been preaching the gospel OF
the single tax here every Sunday after
noon for several weeks sail a prominent
advocate to a Times reporter, land this
is the first time any objection has been
made. There are a few people who hate
the reform SO that they can't keep away
from our meetings. If our permit-aliowed
debate we would gladly welcome our
opponents to the stand. .
'.The most they cIn do is to come around
with The low mutterings of discomfort and
to attempt to disturb our meetings. but, as
the crowd becomes larger by such actions.
l think We will profit the more. We have
police protection nd mean to continue our
meetings.
novel contribution box has been adopted
in tue form OF leg cabin. down the CHM
ney of which coins are dropped to aid the
missionaries in Delaware.
Thcprincipai yesterday 'smeet-
ing were DR.. Geddis. d. Webster Groh and
Mr.. Monihan.