The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-30
HIS RECENT SPEECHES.
What He Would Have Swept Away
Had He Lived md Reen Elected.

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NEW YORK, Oct. 29.-At noon meeting
last Tuesday Henry George said: II am
not a nonpartisan. I am a pure partisan.
l have decided opinions on every question.
AS for your tariff, 1 would abolish that al
together. I would turn out all the customs
officers and make them look around for an
honest living. The building that stands not
far from here, l mean the subtreasury, /
would do away with; nay, l would sell it.
There are too many out of work to
have all the money that is boarded there lie
idle 1 would do away with those infamous
| immigration laws. Why are they dumped
on Ellis island? Why are they searched?
| Is it to find vermin or plague on them? No;
| it is to find $40. 1 say let them come in if
| they have not a single penny, and let them
| earn it here.
II do not believe that it is the business
| of the State to make men wise or religious.
put my foot on excise laws. 1 want no
| tax on whisky, wine or beer. If 1 am
good and temperate 1 do not want to COM
pei other people to be so. / want no in
| QUESTIONS, no searches and no, seizures. The
policy of protection I abhor. It. leads to
fraud, corruption and evasion. While j
shall not have the power to change these
| stupid laws, tell you that If you elect me
| you will eventually put free trader in the
chair, not half-hearted free trader, but
| genuine one.
IF had the power there should not be a
single white-winged cruiser to go to all the
watering places and give gorgeous enter
| tainments l would turn them into peace
full commercial trading ships and turn out
the of1cers to man them. OF course, shall
nave to obey all those stupid laws, but
Tar as the law authorizes me l shall put
the principles that l stand for into effect.
The moment am elected shall take steps
to impose the fitting penalty on those rob-
berS who have looted the public treasury
and caused such widespread corruption,
and upon the tyrants who have dominated
AT Long Island City Wednesday night
Mr.. George said: II am not like Mr..
no paddock on my mouth. l am willing to
come before the people and answer any
questo or to state anything in my life,
history or belief that the people have a
right to expect. Mr.. Croker's man, with all
Of Croker's machinery, organization and all
his control of contracts, all his leaders and
his money and brides, will count for moth
ing. know what can be done by a man
ward. l tried that once before the fpeople
of the city of New York and 1 was elected
Men en- voted for me themselves, and because
l had been faithful to a great truth That
did it then, and l believe it will do ii again
We will beat them SO badly they won't
know how they were beaten.
Il have treated my opponents with all the
courtesy due them" Mr. George continued
LAS for Mr.. Van Wyck, 1 don't believe he is
l.
diced against Van Wyck because he went
to a French ball and was arrested. The
greatest offense of Van Wyck is that he is
the mere tool of Croker. don't see how
man can be candidate for such an impor-
tant position and be padlOcked all the time
and keep his mouth shut. AS to Croker
the man for whom this puppet Dances
have no words Of praise He is about fit
for the place of a royal Irish constabulary
man. knew what they were when they
put their hands on my shoulder and arrest
ed me in the name of the Queen. A member
of the royal Irish constabulary is not po-
liceman. He becomes a regular soldier.
After while he is allowed to take wife.
But he can't serve in the district in which
he was brought up, or where his parents
live, or where the wife he married lived, or
where his wife lives after they are married,
because if he should he might get to be one
of the people. That's the sort Of a place
Richard Croker would pretty well fill. When
he goes back to England-and it won't be
very long-the Prince of Wales might in
tercede to get him the force.
Il have no compliments to waste on Rich
ard Croker. All can give him is good adj
vice-go and go quickly, when he hears
'As for Boss Platt, who controls finances
and rich men. who compels them to shell
ends have nothing whatever to do with
him. / have the very same opinion of him
my hands shall be unused to ferret out his
misdeeds and to send him where, by COM
mon repute, he belongs-either to the peni-
tertiary or into exile
Seth Low is a rich man. He was born
rich Against him I have nothing to say.
Some of Lows organs seem to think that
will advise my followers TO go to Low. But
won't. l took this nomination to stay in
the fight. 1 will not and cannot consent to
any combination with Seth Low. If he
wants to combine there is but one way to
do it, and that is for him to Withdraw in
my favor.
Il believe the man in plain clothes will
beat in a popular vote the man with the
gown and cap. l regard with favor this
arousal of the Republicans against boss
h11t 7 al In
principles for that. Low stands among the
Republicans for some of the things for
which 1 stand among Democrats But /
stand for great deal more am against
Low. 1 represent entirely different things.
1 represent the rule of the common people,
against his idea of doing for the common
people, I believe in clearing the way and
let the people do for themselves.
There will be no combination as to votes
between Mr.. Low and myself. If he chooses
to go forward we will treat him respect
fully and honorably. I don't believe in ex-
cessive politeness and for that reason we
won't do as did the Frenchman just before
a battle, Gentlemen Of the English army,
he said Sire first -