The advocate., 1897-10-20

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States could sustain themselves with this
great citadel captured, we shrink from
imagining"
New York Evening Post: I'VE must
say for George that we believe that II
he was elected he would be a better
Mayor than either Croker's man OF
Platt's man; that is to say, he would
probably appoint to Office honest cranks
and bummers, who would make terrible
mistakes and blunders, but probably
steal less and make fewer corrupt con-
tracts than Platt's men or Croker's men.
Nothing is more ludicrOus in this can
vass than the attempt now being made
to persuade people that if elected Mayor
Mr.. George would do something to their
property, and the pretense of some of
the rich men who want to help Platt,
that they believe it. We make a good
deal of fun of the people who are in
capable of self-government, the Spanish
Americans, for instance"
Louisville Courier Journal: 1--WE see
the free silver extremists everywhere
inclining to George, though George says
he is not for free silver, in spite Of the
fact that he stands on free silver plat
form and represents not regular nomi /.
nation, but a bolt. What does this ?
mean? 1t simply means that, falling
to get free silver the next card to be
played by the free silYerites Is fiat
money. Back of fiat money stand the
rest of Mr.. Georges UtOpian theories
the abolition of property in land through
the single tax theory; the public owner
ship of railways, telegraphs and benevo-
lent institutions; free trade by agrarian
process, and a complete centralized, pa
ternal government"
Chicago Chronicle: "Not only is the
approaching municipal election in New
York a subject of local and general In
terest in this country, it is also attract
ing attention in Europe The English
and French newspapers are discussing
the subject In elaborate articles. 1t is
natural that this should be the case
New York will be the second city in the
wcrld-next to London and greater than
Paris in population. 1t is the wonder
OF enlightened minds in monaTchical
countries that city so vast in extent
and in the number Of its inhabitants is
to try the experiment of municipal gov
ernment under the democratic system of
unlimited suffrage. The students and
the thinkers of the countries where the
people are accustomed to the sway Of
governing class are surprised and puz-
Zled by the fact that in the popular vote
of city having $500, 900 inhabitants the
safeguards of good government are to
be found-better and more secure than
in a system of rule by the authority of
hereditary rank of immemorial pre-
scription"
And this is what Henry George him
self says under date OF October 1S:
"On Friday, October 5, in Cooper
Union, / accepted the nomination ten
dered me--that of the people there as
sembled, upon the platforms and reso-
lutions there adopted-that Of the United
Democracy; that of the Democratic alli
ance; that Of the Manhattan Single Tax
Club, and that of the People'ssparty.
"In accepting these nominations, it is
my intention to do so for myself alone
and leave every question of who should
rum for other officers to be settled by the
organizations themselves, trusting this
may be accomplished by either union
leaving subordinate Offices to be filed in
by EACH
"As the only way of satisfactorily set
thing these details in the short time
allowed by the necessity of action under
the law, submitted this question of how
l should run to committee appointed
by the chairman Of that meeting, COM
posed of men for whose prObity, pru-
dence and character could personally
vouCh.