The sun., 1897-10-21
THOUSANDS SCHEER GEORGE
HE ADDRESSES TWO VAST MEETINGS
IN BROOKLYN.

many men and woman CDuld he hacked and
jammed into tho Academy of Music. An hour
and half lntcr hc ,olLod to q ooo or A ooo men
Of Brooklyn in tho b,o born.,it. Clermont Aye.
nue Rink.
George talked of tho r,ghts md nrivilcpes OF
the "common neonle /" and his hearers cbeered
him an nipbtilv Tho, tho s,,,lotaxor ,,rst hnvc
been moro conv;ncoa than ovor tb,t tho voice NJ
the people ia tho voic. q, cod Fron,tbe snmc
platforms former postmastor Ch,rIos w Dav.
ton yieldinp In none bis noo IN Democratio
principlcs addressed binscif IN nj, tyood citizens
In his invoctive against tho svs,em which
Richard Crokcr tvniles and which. In Mr..
Davton,s oninio, thrsotcns rho yerv founda.
tions OF our Government
Thcn came .Ieromo O,Noi, ccoroo candidate
for prcsident ~ tho C,rnoi, In toll ~ tho
vorkinvn,cn organized md ,,norgonizod And
finally MT the Rink n,ecting the Hon Tom I.
I.,' ~ w - N. ~ o..i'e' .ne .iou. ioi -
in tho campaign. Mr.. johnson told how he could
bc A oapitnlist and a sunnortcr of Henry George
Mt the same time. The appearance OF the street
railway magnato on the stump for George
was the surprise and sensation of the evening
There was little difference in the greeting given
TO George and that given to johnson. Both
we're ns entbusastc os tbov well coud he hut
among the loudest cheerers for the Ohio man
oc,r,ilro,ds ~ pro,v,vr
'"vo r'li'o"uS Vi p'ooNsn
first row behind the orchestra to the last one in
tho third gallery had an occunant Ey.rv boY
was filed, and moro than / 900 persons were
seated on the stage when Henry George Mr.
DAYTON, and Mr.. O'Neill reached the hail. As
the single taxer walked upon the stage
tho cheers that had greeted him in the
the stage entrance were taken up by the great
~ hor foo, IN n r,,n,ont wownn .cr.a,rod on1
UT ner ieo' in " mo'heh'' " on'c' sere"i''e" anu
waved hats or threw them in tho air. From tho
ton,,,llorv tborc cam. down ,o mao, tho cheer,
toP saIety thero canie uo"h W meet Tue cheeFs
a chorus OF noises in imitation of the Growing OF
rooster, the emblem that will designate tho
George candidates on the official ballot
the Cooper Union meeting which nominated
thst the h sog en
There Il he a Hot Time in the old Town TO.
NIGH ng Then John nors s. Crosby made brief
other such a scene as that enacted when
ne entered Inc oai9inE was sepeS'SG @ ne dem m
The watch Then Mr. George Who had stood
with bowed head while the cheers rang in his
said: NN'N' " '""N' ""'''' N0"'"' i''
SAY ~ ,n,rs ,xn Grxr,rNrx Sr,cupops Er,.
bowo isteneG S'c,iM 70 ih roadn, or ,ha,
form upon which y was Nominated T in"' pm, am
hara ~ 10 thn rIn hnr olr
made nIcJrc % nIlrmnn|, 70 everr W word
Of every I1H' line Of that platform. Tpon
an, vptr .nni5 nis ,nnor,
iCrics Of You'll get It to a man Of ms,''I | he.
fTe @ {5a You ,pns' y"n NG man Wn9 & s ;h
Tcn, s 49, ~ iptr.Sn h~ thn,, '''"N ''''" "''N
' Ic a,so nf, p ,h w reside tom,
norarIy IN %a,y Sort ,hat Inv, NJ 9'.. nt,r,d
~, sa ~ yr Iro roI n
rn',. ths h ron !Iu TO-
counted out cries q +" You won, be this ,ime!l
and .,", his Time n tHy wnm1
i6tT1tu ,6 nE at ~ eau 0t tno people 10 ,HppErt
mocrory tbey sav T"c Mem arc,ining n,homt tbe
~, p,, i''r'i',. - ~ ''' lo'i'' va
-oIv .,T mpon tmc r or i, IChs.-.,
can stand for a nrincinic. vnu must hn Tho RS,
iSri,s ~ ~ vii, w. Wiz ynr III In: @
ticorEc,'l We shall do our best To- see that the
votes are properly counted. l believe you arc
with me am confident OF IL. But YOU must
vet oni and Vote " - "' ''N "'''
sV A, w ~ ' ,inrt, -, ,,;, ,.,;o ,.,. ....
rno, r,;ns y, - 'a n'''o it, mote
believing in stronr ccn.ralizcd COW.
ernment. and the one Of Jefferson,
believing in a a loose construction of the con.
the history OF the century closes. the party
defence Of the peoples rights. The people have
called me TO lead that party. and believe
trymen r and in the prevalence Of Almighty Cod
"On the banks OF this beautiful bay OF ours
we hNyye h9ilded q beentifHl city, The bay is
city more fairylike than Paris ever was The
gates a'e open so the tradition is to the
peoples OF tho world When they get here
what do they find First of all. there arc
lot OF Customs officers asking II thosS
from foreign lnn!s have brought in any
thing upon which we may not Law A tax HAY.
ing answered that question. the stranger sees
his bag his RripsacG and his trunk cathaulcd
and ransacked by these Gu stums officers TO see
whrthcr the stranger has told the truth.
Next these visitors to our shores run up
against the agents OF man called Terence V,
Powdcrly. ICrics OF "Traitor. Traitor! Give
il TO himi" and misses from ali over the housed
All. my friends you cannot change the sys-
ten by abusing that system's creature. DO
away with the system. abolish ali taxes. and
you will have neither customs officers nor Pow
derlys II could have NV way there would hc
no use for Powdcriys be- ause / would have the
country's Immigration laws patterned after the
sentiment OF that song learned when a boy:
come along come along. make no delay.
our lands they are broad enough,
And don't YOU feel alarmed
For Uncle sam is rich enough,
To give you all a farm.
IGr.ot anuIansc and cbcerin1l
EBut Could talk to YOU for week and YOU
wouid he no halter aSnmaintcd with me and
with mn nrincinIes and With tho nrincinies ~