The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-14
GEORGE THINKS HE WILL WIN.
THE RACE BETWEEN HIM AND LOW
WITH HIS CHANCES BEST.

What He VIII Do If Elected Mayor.
The Excise Law VIII BE Enforced
just So Far as the Letter of the
Law Reauircs-His Victory Would
Promote His SinGIe-Tax Doctrine.
An Explanatory Letter OF His
Bearings-With the Citizens Union.
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
"I will execute the excise law according
to my Interpretation of 1t, but I will tell
you frankly what 1 think about excise.
l think it is an injustice, and an absurdlty,
and l am totally opposed to the existence
of any excise law whatever. II l could
1 would abolish it along with many other
laws. If elected mayor, l would enforce
the excise law just so far as the letter Of
1t required, and not a step beyond.
Il believe in the largest possible liberty
for the individual. 1 am a Jeffersonian
democrat. We have too many laws. 1t is
one of our greatest troubes-this mass of
restrictive legislation. What one does, as
long as it injuries no one else, is no one
ese's business.
"The moral effect of my election and
also Of the results of my administration
would powerfully promote the acceptance
of my singletaX doctrine.
THAT l can defeat both Van Wyck and
Tracy, l do not feel the slightest doubt In
my opinion the issue Is solely between Mr..
Low and myself l think / shall beat
him."
Mr. Geore tonight gave out the follow
ing letter concerning the recent combiA
nation with the Citizens Union:
"On Friday, oct s. in Cooper Union, 1
accepted the nomination rendered me-
that of the people there assembled, upon
the platform and resolutions there adopt
ed; that of the united democracy; that of
the democratic alliance; that of the Man
haitian Single 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 set
tied by the organizations themselves,
trusting that this might be accomplished
either by the union of such offices or by
my running for mayor upon the tickets
of all. leaving subordinate offices to be
filled in by each.
"As the only way of satisfactorily set
Ting these details In the short time allow
ed by the necessity of action under the
law, / submitted this question of how ]
should run to a committee appointed by
the chairman of that meeting, composed of
men for whose probity prudence and
character / could personally 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
lected by the Citizens Union for candi-
dates in the county of New York, by the
democratic organizations for the counties
! of Kings and Queens, and by the de-
mocracy OF Thomas Jefferson for the
county of Richmond.
THE judgment of this committee, unan-
| imously expressed, commends itself to me
and has my entire and unqualified ap-
! prevail | 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 l
| should take the most reasonable means OF
! being presented fairly to the voters for
/ their suffrages. l do this In the manner
| recommended to me by the committee who
! have examined the question In all of its
! bearings, and to put all the associations
| and organizations favorable to me upon
! an equality, leaving to the individual the
| responsibility of selecting whom he chooses
! for himself. l have at the same time
Withdrawn my acceptance Of the nomina-
! ton of the united democracy, the only or
| ganization supporting me that has made a
! separate ticket
Il thus carry out in its spirit and mean
! ing the pledge made at the peoples mass
meeting at Cooper Union on Oct o..