The morning times., 1896-07-27

do you mean to say that ii is against
| your ordinances for US 10 speak?' asked
Mr.. Stevenson.
"Yes it is was the reply, land will
arrest you for it,"
Mr.. Brothers mounted the box and was
| seized and this was like wise the fate OF
Victor Durand when he attempted to talk.
| The men were then marched to the office
OF Justice Cooper, who pla yed the part
| OF prosecutor, Judge, jury, and supreme
| court. A charge OF NOISY assemblage''
was preferred, and the ordinance which
| the prisoners were charged with violating
| is as follows:
LAW IN THE CASE.
1T shall be the duty OF the president OF
| council the councilmen, the constable OF
| Kent county residing in Dover, and of the
town constabes, to suppress all riotous,
| turbulent, disorderly or nosy assembiages
| or gatherings OF persons in the streets,
| squares, lanes or alleys, or other place
within the limits OF said town and for this
purpose 1t shall be the duty OF any OF the
| said cousta bles, forthwith to arrest any
| such person SO offending, and carry them
before the alderman for a hearing, and
upon conviction any such person shall forfeit
and pay fine OF not less than one or not
| more than ten dollars, or may be committed
| tojail for period not exceedingthirty days
or until such fine and costs be paid at the
| discretion of the akierman."
The mayor testified that the men had
| attempted TO speak and he had arrested
them. 1t was argued by Mr.. Stevenson
that these acts did not comprise NOISY
assemblage," but the justice thought dif-
ferentiy. The following fines were imposed:
Stevenson, SO fine. S3.75 costs; Brothers,
SO fine, S3.25 costs; Durand, $40 fine,
S3.25 costs. In default OF payment the
prisoners were committed to jail for a
period not exceeding thirty days OF until
the fines should be paid.
While in Jail Mr.. Stevenson took the
opportunity ON Sunday to preach a single
tax sermon to his fellow prisoners. W. II.
Keevan and Samuel Melville were arrested
and placed in Jail upon the same charge
at Dover on Wednesday, the ED, where
they We're followed by the Rev. August
Dellgren and Henry B. Tawresy OF VII
mingtOn later in the evening.
Quite number of single tax advocates
lElve gone to Dover in response to a call
For one hundred speakers TO take part in
the campaign. The names OF those gone
are withheld from publication, but it is
definitely known that DR.. F. ID. Cook and
Webster Groh, Of Washington, are at Dover.
None of the District men as yet have been
arrested, but their friends are daily ex-
pecting to receive news of their capture.
Webster Groh is one of the most ardent
single tax agitators in the country, and
he is the gentleman who speaks every Sun
day afternoon in the open space neal
Ra wings statue. DR.. William NJ. Geddes,
Of 1719 street northwest, has been to
Dover recently, and expects to return there
shortly. Following are the opinions of
some District adherents to the cause of
Henry George in regard to the Dover arrests.
SOME OPINIONS GIVEN.
Mr.. A. Kuhmer said: "These arrests will
arouse indignation among the masses, and
VIII also result in increased interest in
our cause. Among those arrested recently
is DR.. Longstreet, prominent single taxer.
Washington people will remember that he
delivered a series of lectures here some
time ago. Our object is to elect a
majority Of the constitutional convention
and then introduce a single tax section
into the constitution of the State. Although
perhaps not SO perceptible at first the
result of this law will be to relieve capital
and make production more profitable. :
Thus will be attracted capitalists, who
will invest their money in this State, where
its productive power will be greatest. In
course of time other States will, as
matter of protection, be compelled to
legislate to a like effect. Delaware has
been selected as the starting point be-
cause 1T is easier TO Introduce a new feature
10 a small community than in u larger one.
There are now about sixty speakers in
Delaware, most OF them being from Phila-
delphia, but some are from Washington
and other points. These men feel animated,
as 1t were, by religious spirit, and on
that account are very Jealous. This at
tack on free speech will rouse up adherents
and will result in great good to the cause
Some OF our men VINO are in Dela ware
are very sanguine about the election. The
county in which Wilmington is situated is
by all odds ours and we are making a
great fight to carry the other two"
Mr. A. c. Quisenberry, 1877 Sixth street
northeast, said: These arrests constitute
most serious infraction Of an American
right. The officials of Wilmington dis
approve Oh Tree speech ana nave taken
arbitrary measures to deprive American
citizens of this right which is given them
by the Constitution. 1 believe that their
action will result in good to tn g movement
as oppression always had the tendency to
strengthen a good cause 1 have heard
that the prisoners were denied a trial by
jury, which is a most unjudicial pro-
ceeding We are making great headway
in Delawareand will WELD greatinfluence
In the next election in that State. At
all events we will hold the balance
of power in the legislature and in the
constitutional convention.
''It is hot proposed to put up single
tax ticket, but to ipdorse and elect those
nominees Of the two old parties who will
pledge themselves to vote for the inser-
tion of single-tax article in the Con-
slit tuition. In Illinois the sing gle-tax
cause is stronger than in any other place,
and it will not be long before the plan is
there put into operation. The sentiment
In Illinois seems to be in favor of local
option in taxation, whereby each commu-
nifty may be allowed to adopt such means
of raising revenue as it sees fit. Thus
we hope to have adopted the single-tax
plan throughout the entire State of nl-
nois."
DR.. William c. Geddes, 1919 G street
northwest, said: 1.-THE cause assigned for