The sun., 1897-10-26
RAIN NO BAR TO GEORGE.
HE SPEAKS TO $500 PERSONS IN
PROHIBITION PARK.

EnthuslnstIc Cheers for His Denun citation or
Ring nulc and Hia Promise to Impriaon
| CrOEer-Hustied over to RrooLiyn for An
| other speech and Finally to WniiamAburE.
Henry George continued his campaign yestcr-
day in spite OF wrack and rain, and last night ho
spoke at meetings in Prohibition Park, Staten
| Islaud. at an outdoor meeting at Hamilton ave
nue. and Carroll street, Brook at the Brooklyn
| Athennum and finally left that meeting at 1
| oulock TO show himself at least, at n big meet
| ing at Masonic Temple. at Grand and Have
meyer streets, Williamsburg. Wherever ho
| went he was greeted by thousands of working
men, who chccIcd and cheorcd and gave every
evidence that they would vote for the man they
| were applauding.
! The nights work began at o'clock when Mr..
/ George boarded Staten Island ferryboat for
/ PrOhib on Park and before il was finished he
| had been whirled about on trolley cars. tumbed
! tho bay In tho dark in tugboat,
and whsked through Brooklyn for miles
! in "A carriage. Wherever ho went Mrs. George
| went, too and tried to SEQ that he shouldn't
expose himself TO conditions OF weather that
would upset his health John 5. Crosby, Judge
| Gray, and others were of the party who went to
| Prohibition Park.
| At st. George they were met by Erastus WI
! man, who is running on the George ticket in the
| borough of Richmond for member of the Greater
| New York Council, and by the leaders of tho
| JeffersOnan Democracy and the five Henry
| George clubs OF Staten Island. carriage
| took Mr.. md Mrs George 10 the gorgeous brda
car of tho Midland Electric Railroad, which Mr..
| Wiman had in waiting for the party. This car
! led procession of decorated trolley cars to the
/ place OF the meeting. Rain was failing and the
| night WAS wild with wind and wet, but people
seemed to be everywhere along the route Of the
| rar and che fo a 1 sued along.
| At Staplcton were five cars which had been
chartered bv the George clubs, one with n band
| OF music The bridal car held the right of eway
and led. Although Prohibition Park 10 miles
| from tho Staten Island towns and the
weather was bad, there were already
more thnn thousand persons gathered in the
big hall when Mr. George and his party arrived,
and, with those who came in his train. nearly
every seat in tho place filled when he began
speaking. 1t was estimated that there were
22OO persons in the hall. Erastus Wiman In
troduCod Mr.. George.
1T is my pleasant duty" he said "to intro
duce to you the greatest thinker of the age,
| Henry George"
"Fellow Democrats OF the borough Of Rich
| mond." Mr.. George began. 81 am here tonight
to show myself, and to ask Of you your support
In my candidacy and for my principles What
my candidacy is and what it represents you
| know"
Cock adoodle doo." some one at the back of
the room shouted in imitation of a rooster.
THAT is the sound which represents the old
Democratic emblem" Mr.. George continued.
front. Not tho Democracy OF Tammany, not the
Democracy OF Republicanism, but the Dcmoc
,,,1 h.Ye been chosen BY i to stand as its can
didate Tor Governor OF the Greater New York
laugh in which Mr. George joined and he con
un4sG, including the boroushs OF ltichinondi
shall bo elected. lChctrs.l believe that in
me will devolve the responsibility and the
power which tho gentiGmen who have o. been min IN
own purposcs and for gain. II it becomes mine
III ncNt Tuesday you cast your ballots for \, me-
! will DO for you all that an ordinary citizen and
an homes man can do. lChccrsl
Of men who have sold the Democracy of Thomas
taken to name for Office whom they please. 1t
shall no longer be 80. have pledged myself to
striEo down the rings. the invaders of the power
II have said TO Mr. Croker that the moment
him. expect You have on staten Island men
who should share his fate. Let them go! Let
se 20 S S or hem he wie
and Join the Prince OF Wales on the other side.
for this latitude will be no longer healthy for
MIR Croker resents what have said regard
ing him, lie says it Is urliamentary. Let it
Creatures T al ike him. Mr. Croker asks Why Do
not, as an honest citizen. go before the Grand
Jury and make my complaint His Grand Jury !
"one sufficient answer to this is that do not
to represent them / shall esteem it my
he asHs Mhy DO DO n" Cd hi thr1as
! the books 2f Tammnny Hall There There
| was examined by committee which had
behind it the powers OF the law. He
70 that thcre was no record kept OF
there were no books. The men who paid Tam.
esoSd G' viii @ @ e1f1H his Sssrs
. conteni If can get the legal power; ,,,
side OF the fight in Richmond, which is based
uuon the iiea Of having the city own and run
the ferry TO Staten Island for round-trip fare
) Here, he exclaimed where your land.
@H So @ iee TO
you back and forth, you are held down by
Fsstrei0ns which md hamper the people and
) and one Republican have been using for making
, Mr.. Platt! | say it does not matter whether
, they call themselves Democrats or Republicans
the man who INDUCES in such practices is a rob
t be" and more OF II criminal than the poor fellow
who. driven By hunger. takes that which be
3 This is the tune to end all this 1t is tim,
the people arose! II ths g, Democracy choos,
!, Object. I ask the Democracy TO meet
4 this issue and elect tho mon who have
+. come 10 the front. Now they are here. / wal
. counted out once before !" You won't be again,
:. shouted a voccl No, | won't be again. ",
: shall have AT least fair ChanCe--a fair count
T. ! Let u- down tho thugs!
\ We stand here for our supreme Court candi
r date, Justice Parker. We AK of him no bloot
Y money. We do not ask him to pay S:i5 90,
: down il cash for nomination 70 tho Supreme
a | Court bench. as Mr. Croker did. Nor do W,
/ ask any smaller sum, Mr.. Croker did in III,
case or Roger Pryur-a good man-hut whC
t could not pay the price. Fifteen thousand dol