The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-21
HENRY GEORGE EXPLAINS.
PLAIN, CANDID STATEMENT ON the
RECENT COMBINATION ACTED
AFTER DUE DsLiBT RATION.

1, rIsiS, CANDID STATEMENT ON TNI
RECENT COMBINATION
AFTER DUE DELiBE RATION.
| HI. Own Views as to III. Ci,tx.u. Ust,.
Fusion Candidate With the Committee
and has his UIqsaiFaed Approyai-Hi,
| Policies.
New York, Oct. l3.-Mr. Henry
George, candidate fer the Thoma.
Jefferson Democracy for mayor. to
night gave out the following lstte,
concerning the recent combination
with the Citizens Union:
On Friday, October 5.h, in Cooper
Union, | accepted the nominations
rendered me-that of the people
there assembled upon the platform
ard resolutions there adopted; tina,
OF the United Democracy; that of the
Democratic Alliance; that Of the
Manhattan Single-Tax Club, and
that of the Peoples party.
In accepting these nominations il
was my intention to do so for myself
alone, and to leave every question of
who should run with me for other OF.
fees to be settled by the organiz. J.
tions themselves, trusting that this
might be accomplished either by a
union upon such offices or by nv
running for mayor upon the tickets
of all, leaving subordinate eff ,es to
be filed in by each.
AS the only way of satisfactorily
settling these details in the shor.
time allowed by the necessity of ac-
tion under the law, submitted this
question of how l should run to a
committee appointed by the chair
man OF that meeting, composed Of
men for whose probity, prudence and
character l could personally vouch.
After careful examination, the com
mlttee has recommended to me that
there be printed on the ticket to be
given otii ciai currency under the EN-
blem of the rooster, such names for
city eff GERS as may be selected; that
there shoald also be printed the
names selected by the Citizens
L Mon for candid .tes in the county
of New York. by the Democratic or.
ganization for the counties of Kings
Queens, and by the Democracy of
Thomas Jefferson for the county of
Richmond.
Tne judgment of the committee
unanimously expressed commends
itself to me, and has my entire and
unqualified approval. l am the can
dldate 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 net the pure Aus
tralian ballot, it is necessary that
should take the most reasonable
means of being presented fairly to
the voters for their suffrages. l do
this in the manner recommended to
mo by the committee who have ex.
amino d the question in all of its bear
iugs, and to put all the associations
and organiz atoms favorable to me
upon an equality, leaving to the in
diyidual the responsibility of select
ing whom he chooses for himself,
have at the same time Withdrawn my
U Union Democracy, the only organi-
zation supporting me that has made
a separate ticket.
thus carry out in its spirit and
meaning the pledge made at the peo
pies mass-meeting at Cooper Union
on October 5th.
MR.. GEORGES PLATFORM.
In an interviw regarding what he
proposed d to do if elected mayor o1
New York, Henry George said to
day:
Il will execute the excise law ac
cording to my Interpretation of it
ard l will tell you frankly what
think about excise.
81 think it is an injustice, and ar
absurdity, and am totally opposed tt
the existence of any excise law what
ever. If l could, l would abolish 1t
along with many other laws. Ifelec
ted mayor, I would enforce the ex-
else law just SO far as the letter Of i
required, and not step beyond.
. Il believe in the largest possibl,
liberty for the individual. l am /,
, Jeffersouian Democrat. We have tot
many laws. It is one of our great
est troubles-this mass of RESTRICTIVE,
: legislation. What one does, as lon.
as it Injuries no one else, is no one
else business. The moral effect o
my election and also of the results o
my administration wopld powerfully
promote the acceptance of my singl
tax doctrine.
THAT I can defeat b eth Van Wye,
, and Tracy, l do not feel the slightes
doubt. In my opinion, the issue
solely between Mr.. Low and myself
l I think l shall beat him."