The San Francisco call., 1896-04-28
SINGLE TAX IN DELAWARE.

HENRY GEORGE THREATENED WITH ARREST FOR
LECTURING ON SUNDAY IN WILMINGTON.
The single-tax campaign that is being car
ried on in Delaware is becoming so sensational
that it has attracted the attention of all the
big journals of the Eastern States and the
fervor OF the agitators engaged in the work
has aroused the admiration of veteran poll
tieians in the old parties.
Richard Croker, so we'll known as leader of
Tammany after reading o review of the per-
sstent efforts of the single takers in Delaware,
remarked that with his knowledge of political
organization, and with such an enthusiastic
following as Henry George is able to command,
he would be able to do wonders He believed
that with such an energetic and tireless an
army in New York State, he could even control
the result of the next Presidential election.
The recent arrest of single-tax speakers in
Delaware is following up the plans of poll
ticians who object to the destruction of party
fealty that is said to have resulted from the
onslaughts of the invaders. The single-taxers
assert that no man has been actually wrested
from his party. The Democrat is still a Demo-
crat, but is pledged to vote for no man unless
he will support the single tax plank. The Re-
publican takes similar view OF the prospec-
tive candidates in his party. The single
takers have promised not to run a separate
ticket unless they are forced to do in self
defense. They say that if the old parties are
fault; that all they ask is to have all legisla-
tive nominees pledged to enact single-tax
LAYS # that Is done the party Lines viii be
men in control of party machinery refuse.
then independent nominal tions for members of
the Legislature will be made.
The recent arrests of single-tax speakers at
Middletown, Delaware, that have been SO Bit
terly denoln by Congressman James G.
Certain residents of Middletown have shown
bitter opposition to the propaganda from the
beginning, and for a time some OF the newspa-
announcing the public meeting of the single
takers in Middletown and Wilmington.
Even Henry George was threatened with ar
rest If he dared to lecture on the single tax in
Wilmington on Sunday and the city solicitor
gave a written opinion that such lecture
would be unlawfui and ought to be prohibited.
Mr.. George, who is himself deyout Christian,
responded that the proposed meeting was to
be composed of law-abiding, God-fearing citi.
zens who intended to gather for the purpose OF
discussing in an orderly manner question
that they deemed OF Importance to the State
and the Nation He and his associates believed
in the old saying that defiance OF tyranny was
obedience to God, and he said he thought that
an attempt to interfere with such an assemblage
would be an invasion of the rights of Ameri-
can citizens and that he, for one, would resist
such .usurpation OF authority, to the last ex,
by William NJ. Callingham in q letter to the
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch. Mr.. Callingham
writes:
Sunday evening came Mr.. George arrived and
was in lighting mood. At O'clock when the doors
of the Grand Opera-house were thrown open,
great stream OF people began pouring IN In fif-
teen minutes every one of the 1000 seats was
taken, and by z 80 $500 people were packed in the
edifice crowding the stage and filling the aisles,
ana anu s.alrcases !. was spienao au
The Chief of Police and several officers stood
the stage.
ing. The meeting opened with the singing Of the
battle Hymn OF the Republic" and it was sung