The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-20
Henry George Declares He w i'll
Not Be Cheated
Or Counted Out as He Says He
Was in 1886.
is ON SAME PLATFORM
That He Made the Race for
Mayor That Year.
Touches ON the Coal Question
in a Speech.

New York, Oct. 20.-Henry George
last night addressed an assemb blage OF
more than 1000 people at Lion Park
hall, on the upper west side of this city.
Ex-Postmaster Dayton also spoke.
After telling of his candidacy for the
mayoralty eleven years ago, on the
Identical platform on which he is run
ming now, Mr.. George said: Il will not
be cheated and counted out. The time
has come when the people are inter-
ested in this campaign and am hon
ored by being asked to be the standard
bear er of the Democracy. It the people
don't want me then all right. Who in
the name of Democracy should the peo-
pie here vote for? Let it go out that
we have rejected the pretensions of this
friend of the Prince of Wales. Our
ticket is the ticket of the people. am
glad to see the standard of the people
raised again.
Il hoped to the last that the Demo-
cratic convention would stand for pr1n-
ciples.
Ivan Wyek representing Richard
Croker was put forward. The fight Of
last year against the trusts was ignor-
ed. Bryan was beaten, but we raised
that standard again If we are sue
cessfuI we will discharge our duties.'
Mr.. Dayton then made speech
against Crokerism.
Mr.. George and Mr.. Dayton after
wards addressed a second large meet
ing in Harlem. Mr.. George said: MIR.
McHugh, of the lOngshOremen, told me
he had seen a pay roll at Hazleton, IA,
and there were on it names of men
who drew only five to twenty cents
day. Think of it, men doing the hard
work of these coal miners for this mis-
cradle pittance, and this was not paid
in money, but in store orders. These
were the men who were shot down at
IIazleton
"A little later than this last night
went with a. newspaper man down on
Broadway and saw long line OF men
waiting for a dole of dry bread at
bakery where the poor are fed each
night This city not rich enough to
give these men work? The liberty to
WOrk-and when that is the case in this
city do you wonder that those miners
are glad to work for that pittance of
five to twenty cents a day? Scientists
tell US that ages before men came into
this world these black diamonds, these
sparks of the sun had been placed in
the ground for the use of man. To
whom do they belong? Our laws have
made them the property of individuals.
This company and that company have
been given the right to use them, own
them and mine them with the men to
whom they pay the mite, and to keep
them at it comes in the law, backed by
rifles. This is America as it has been
made. This is our boasted Democra-
The Citizens Union held big meet
ing in Bromner's Union park, north of
Harlem. The speakers were Seth Low
and State Senator Guy. The applause
when Mr.. Low entered was almost
frantic. Mayor Strong spoke to a large
audience on the lower east side. He
extolled party government, declared
that he had been a Republican since
Fremont's time. but held that partisan
ship held no place in municipal affairs
He then made a statement of the re-
forms accomplished by the present city
administration.
Allen w. Thurman has written a let
ter to Henry George which sincerely
wishes Mr.. George success. Mr.. Thur
man was formerly chairman of the
Ohio state Democratic committee.
Henry L. Swords, sergeant-a arms
to the Republican convention offered to
bet any part of $25O 900 that General
Tracy will poll more votes than Seth
Low. He succeeded in placing about
So 900 of it among members of the stock
exchange and half as much more with
several brokers on the curb.
The colonel announced his intention
to visit the bulls and bears again. This
is only small part of the Tracy mon
ey lying around loose, said the colonel
the only trouble is we can't find any
Low money.
Van Wyck is still leading in the bet
ting at the stock exchange, odds of 2 to
l being found.