The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-07
SINGLE-TAX MARTYRS
THE DELAWARE REFORMERS
THROWN IN JAIL WITHOUT BAIL.
Not Allowed to Make Public Speeches
ON Penalty of Arrest and Put on
the Chain Gang.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Elm Dover, the
capital of Delaware. the single-taxer is
persona non grata." Seventeen OF the ex-
ponents OF the Henry George theory are
now Ianguishfng in JAIL with prospect Of
being compelled to do work with a chain
gang staring them in the face. Mr.. Jack
son III. Ralston, an attorney of Washing
ton, returned to-day from a trip TO Dover,
where he went to render legal assistance
to the imprisoned advocates of the new
system.
Il could have got myself in Jail in short
order last night" said Mr.. Ralston. 1.-TWO
OF our men were arrested last night about
Z o'clock for trying TO speak on the single
tax theory. i offered myself as attorney
for one of them. Mr.. Albright, when he
was called for trial before Alderman Coop
er. My offer was refused on the ground
that i had not been admitted to the bar
in Delaware, and the offer to furnish an
Introduction by an eminent member of the
Delaware bar was also rejected. All
could do, therefore. was TO sit by Albright
and suggest TO him what questions to ask
in his own behalf. He first asked what
the charge was against him. He was told
II was obstructing the streets. When ALL
bright said that the charge made by the
policeman who made the arrest was the
"A
TO speak TO crowd the Alderman told him
that he was not compelled tell him wha Z
the charge against him was and that when
he fined him and committed him to Jail 1t
would be time enough for him to know
what the charge was. Albright was SEN
fenced to jail for thirty days. / was told
yo SMUT niea up ,h ana get out f OF the room
have resulted in my going 10 Jail for con-
tempt.
The peculiar thing in the situation is
there frOn
tribunal and no jury trial or change of
venue. The Dover alderman is not a MEM
but judicial officer. whose duty it is to
try petty offenses against the city
I'm an official advertisement William NJ.
Dickerson. clerk of the peace for Kent
county. has asked for proposals for the
services of the tramps and single-taxers
who persist in violating the laws OF the
State All bids for the services of these
men are to be in the hands of the clerk on
or before IL o'clock on Tuesday, Aug. IL,
1896. As the offense was one against the
city and the commitment by city Judge
IL is not exactly clear what right the coun-
~ has TO sell the labor of these men. That
IS another popularity OF official procedure
at the matter unless by habeas corpus pro-
ceedings. James l. Wolcott, of the Dover
bar, made application before Chancellor
Nicholson for a writ of habeas corpus in
order TO get the single tax prisoners out
on bail. The Chancellor will hear the argu-
ment on the application Saturday. but the
The violent opposition to n dicussion OF
the single tax question in Delaware comes
from the Democrats. whose ranks are los
ing numbers continually as the discussion
Soes on. The single tax leaders have is
sued call for one hundred speakers 10
go TO Dover and submit TO arrest until the
Kent county jail is filed This request has
been responded to by three hundred VOL
unteers. who are bent on vindicatinr free
dom of speech in Dover Neither Side
seems ready TO compromise and the re-
suit of the fight Will be watched with in
Frederick W. Moore. Washington print.
er, was one'of the men arrested. While in
the dingy old Jail he contracted typhoid
he is In the Wilmington Hospital.