The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-23
oTaER WRITINGS. ,

Germsn-AmsrieAn Reform unIon for
Low-Georgo on Tammany.
NEW YORK. Oct ga citizens un-
ion mass meeting was held at Clermont
rink in Brooklyn, under the auspices of
the German-Amertcan Reform Union of
New York. at which DR., John W.
shlldge presided and the chief speaker
OF the evening was Hon. Carl schurz.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing
the Tammany hall candidates as ''no-
toriousiy nothing but tools of one
man." denouneing the Republican
candidate as equally under the sub
lection of one man." Henry George as
dreamer and theorist, who has
never studied municipal problems, and
whose administration would 1ndoubt-
edly be failure" and pledging the
support OF the Germans to Seth Low.
A letter was received from Oswald
0ttendorfer, proprietor and editor of
the New York Stats zeltung, in which
he said;
I'm Seth Low we have man who II
It is at all feasible viii bring some sPs-
tenn and order into the chaos which Will
follow tho enactfon Of the charter for
Greater New York. The misfortune of
victory on the part of either the DEM
ocrats or Republicans at this election
would increase the chaos and would
produce abuses with which an entire
generation might struggle in vain"
Charles S. FairchiId, ex-secretary OF
the treasury, candidate for comptroller
on the Citizens Union and Everett p.
Wheeler, civil service commissioner,
spoke at the Citizens Union meeting OF
the Tenth assembly district. All the ref
erences to Seth Low were enthusiast
ticnlly received and cheered. Mr.. Fair
child said that the city he felt was
surely going to deliver itself from the
management OF bosses" He said that
the Monroe doctrine had been promul-
gated against the monarchs of Europe
who united TO protect the divine right OF
kings. as "the two big machines had
united 10 protect the divine right of
bosses" Henry George made the rounds
Of the East Side tonight In carriage
accompanied by his wife and two
friends and tn the several halls he yss-
tied he was greeted by large and en-
thuslastic audiences who accorded him
an ovation.
In the course Of an address which he
delivered in Pythgoras hall, Mr..
George said: "Tammany is strong, and
has bought a good many labor leaders
20 fight me. but let them do so. Moth
Ing could be more repugnant to my
nature than the assertion that / want
children to work. Il is the pressure Of
poverty that makes parents send their
children to work at delicate age. Re
press that and you begin In the right
way. Open up the way for father to
find work and he will earn enough to
keep his little children from working
before they are fourteen years of age.
II you find men living in tenement
houses not At for a brute, II is not be-
cause they like 1t; 1t is because they
are poor"
Colonel Fred D. Grant presided over
Republican rally tonight at the Cen
trail opera House. There was an au-
dlence OF 1000. District Attorney Oh
colt was the principal speaker. He
denounced trusts and combines" and
said ne hoped In the second trial OF the
Cigarette trust" to secure conyic-
tions.
The United Democracy Mt nm eXecu-
tive meeting tonight In the St Cloud
hotel, here, Endorsed Charles w. Day
ton, the candidate for comptroller on
the same ticket with Henry George.
The United Democracy candidate for
the Office, Mr.. Boyd, has resigned from
the ticket and organization. and de-
clared his intention OF Joining Tam
many hall Winfield Scott OVerton, the
United Democracy candidate for pros
fdent OF the council, VIII remain on tho
ticket. An address TO the people will
be issued tomorrow reatllrming ulleg.-
ance to the Chicago platform, calling
upon the Democrats who voted for Bry-
IN last year TO support the silver can
dldates Of the United Democracy.
Tho following statement was issucd
to-nlght from the George headquarters
as the headquarters OF DR.. McGynn In
this campaign, and stated by him por-
sonnlly.
II have been asked by the papers
moro than once n ! would take the
stump for Mr.. George and I have said
that / thought II better not to do 80, in
view or my duties as pastor and In
view Of my promise 90 the archbishop.
I have come into town expressly for
tho purpose Of paying my respects to
MIR. George and Affirming my thorough
devotion to him nnd hls cause and ]
earnestly desire and pray that he shall
win
'Mr Georges election would restore
the government to the masses. WO
should chen have government Of the
people. by the people and for the peo-
Die. shall put my reheons for sup
porting Mt. George In athtemeni TO
be given ia the pfes8 from time 10 time
until election dag"