The sun., 1897-10-26
DAYTON IN WILLIA MSRURG.
He and Jerome O'NeIn speak with George at
n big Neeting-Tom Johnson's Prophecy.

He and Jerome O'NeII speak With George at
Big Meeting-Tom Johnson's Prophecy.
Fully 800 persons assembled in Masonic
Temple at Grand and Iiavemcyer streets, Will
liamsburg, last night 10 shout for George.
Jerome O'Nell, the George candidate for: the
President of the Municipal Council, made a long
talk. llo said that Henry GeorEo was elected
Mayor of New York eleven years ago. but be-
cause he wsn't In with the Tummany machine
he was counted out.
''rhcro Is Seth Low" no said. 'lIe is mil
lonairc. an austcre. cold man, who when he was
Mayor of Brooklyn, didn't do anything wonder
full. Corruption went on just the same. Is he
the kind OF man your re going TO give your fran.
uhise toi No, not ii can help it. Then there is
another man, mans man, named van Nyck
who dareS not to 20 upon platform and speak
Mhyf because he don't represent the people,
lie is Crokcrs man. He Is the man Croker
said must run for the Mayoralt!. As for Henry
George, he never was an office seeker When
the people saw they had no representative
candidate, they came together three weeks ago
and put him up as tAo representative peoples
candidate. That was real Democratic CON
vention, and from present Indications Henry
TX Postmaster Charles ". Dayton got a tre-
mcndous reception when he was Introduced.
w ncn reflect that II was only little while
ago." said MIR. Dayton. that | was urged 10
take tho nomination of Comptroller. and il was
wrong %nS thai It would be the the roica mistake Of
my life, the reception have been accorded hero
demonstrates TO me that did right, and shall
stand by the guns Of the ticket; belieye in
political organizations and in leaders. They
are absolutely necessary in this republican form
OF government, but when organization ceases TO
be representative and becomes tyrannical, then,
say, It is the duty to fall away, In these
ganization which denies TO the people the right
Of representation II Thomas jefferson were
alive to-day and could see this so-calicd leader
of the Democratic party who spends most OF his
tmo away from this land and VIII, when he
steps on these shores again. has club in his
would he think OF such a partyl
icasrd a. Croksr F says that m dis%anpTin,ed @
e the oppor,Sny POI to stand before the people and
platform OF, personal freedom OF politics and IA
clare that no man should be hustled out because
he has Expressed such opinion. Every man has
vote for him. II this man wins will prophcsy
that the city OF New York will stand as mon:
umont OF shame at the loss OF tho liberty or
fore the people to-day as the purest and best Of
men. The citizens believe in him and that il
Shall we at this initial stage ~ great city DO
humiliated and humhlcd before the world ns an
instrument OF this unspcakable knAvc. No.
Then Tom L. johnson was introduced.
Il am in this fight he said, because it Is
marks an era in the world and the world >
civilization will be benefited If the doctrines he
teaches go into practice. You will have gov
crnment that is founded on justice and not on
charity. George breaches II doctrine that.
when the world uudcrst 1nds ii, Will give an
opportunity to every body to earn q living,
George teaches way by which no idle hand Is
| necessary.
In answer to question Of a person in the
| audience as TO tho probable majority uf Henry
| George, johnson replied that from the faces Of
| the Tammany men III New York 1t would be at
| least 10000.
| Henry George reached the Masonic Temple a
| little before midnight He spoke for about five
minutes, and was enthusiastically applanded.
| He spoke of the enthusiasm he had found during
the evening. and cont inucd his attack on Croke
saying that his was no foolish talk that II a man
| stole n loaf of bread he was sent to the pen
| itcntiurY and tnat il elected he would try tn
send Croker there, instead OF having him Cqu l.
| ted with hon0rs. lie sHiu Croker was still re-
ccivng money. and that neither he nor Tam
many kept books. but did business ON
| u cash basis, and remembered nothing OF their
| transactions when summoned before the l1CNOw
| committee. Mr. George snid that for nOmina-
| ton for a Superior Court Juugeahip the price
was S35. 900, but that II a man did not have that
amount what no had was taken.
"SuCh u man goes backward or forward; but
this great republic will go ON forever, were NJ r.
| George concluding words.
| In Smithsonian Hall, Mt Manhattan and
| Grernpont avenues, tireCnpOint, there was
| another outpouring OF the supporters OF Henry
George. Thu meeting WAS presided over by
| George Smith. Addresses were made by Mr.
| Dayton, Henry Golden and Others. Mr.. George
| was to have been present, but toward the close
| OF the ineeting 1t was announced that he would
| be on hand on next Friday night.