The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-14
HENRY GEORGE SPEAKS.
He Is Opposed to Excise Laws, and
Feels Sure of Election.


NEW YORK, Oct. 13.-In an interview re-
garding what he proposed to do if elected
mayor of Greater New York, Henry George
to-day said: II will execute the excise law
according to my Interpretation of the law;
but will tell you frankly what / think
about excise: think 1t is an injustice and
absurdity, and / am totally opposed to the
existence of any excise law whatever. That
can defeat both Van Wyck and Tracy, do
not feel the slightest doubt. In my opinion
the issue is solely between Mr., Low and
myself. L think 1 shall beat him.
Mr.. George, who is the candidate of the
Thomas Jefferson Democracy, tonight gave
out the following letter concerning the re-
cent combination with the Citizens Union:
ION Friday, Oct. 8, in Cooper Union, | ac-
cepted the nomination rendered me-that of
the people there assembled, upon the plat
form and resolutions there adopted-that of
the United Democracy; that of the Demo-
cratic Alliance; that of the Manhattan Sim
gle-tax Club, and that of the Peoples party.
In accepting these nominations it was my
intention to do so for myself alone and to
leave every question of who should run with
me for other offices to be settled by the or
ganizations themselves, trusting that this
might be accomplished either by a union on
such offices by my running for mayor on
the tickets of all, leaving subordinate offices
to be filled in by each.
''As the only way of satisfactorily settling
those details in the short time allowed by
the necessity of action under the law, | sub
mitted this question of how l should run to
q committee appointed by the chairman of
that meeting, composed Of men for whose
probty, prudence and character | could per-
sonally Vouch After careful examination
this committee has recommended to me that
there be printed on the ticket, to be given
official currency under the emblem of the
rooster such names for city offices as may
be selected: that there should also be print
ed the names selected by the Citizens Union
for candidates in the county OF New York,
bv the Democratic organizations for the
counties of Kings and Queens, and by the
Democracy of Thomas Jefferson for the
county of Richmond.
'.The Judgment of this committee, unani-
mously expressed, commends itself to me
and has my entire and unqualified approval.
| am the candidate of whoever may choose
to vote for me, and do not presume to ask
him to vote for any one else. But, since we
have not the pure Australian ballot, 1t is
necessary that / should take the most rea-
sonable means OF being presented talriy 70
the voters for their SURFACES. DO this in
the manner recommended to me by the COM
mittee which has examined the question in
all Of it's bearings and to put all the asso-
Citations and organizations favorable to me
upon an equality. leaving to the individual
the responsibility of selecting whom he
chooses for himself, have at the same time
withdrawn my acceptance of the nominal
ton of the United Democracy, the only or
ganizaton supporting me that has made
separate ticket. thus carry out IN It's spirit
and meaning the pledge made at the Peo-
nie's mass meeting at Cooper Union on
Oct. 81
The Evening Telegram has made a careful
canvass of fifty-two representative election
districts. in twenty-nine of the thirty-five
Assembly districts in the territory which
constitutes the present city of New York. OF
$3.50 voters, 1.1S6 declared that they would
cast their ballots for Van Wyck. Tammany
candidate for mayor. Seth Low, Citizens
Union, was the choice of 92S; General Tracy
Republican. of S75 and Henry George Jef-
ferson Democracy, of 66l. The same districts
last year gave the Republican candidate for
Governor a plurality of l,s09. In the Tele-
grams canvass about one-third of all the
voters were polled.
Mr. Charles ). Fairchild said to-day that
he had no intention of Withdrawing from
the Citizens Union ticket for controller in
favor Of Mr.. Dayton or anybody else. He
said he is in the race 10 stay.