New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03
HENRY GEORGE.
TIE sINGLE-TAX DOCTRINAIRE AGAIN
~ THE PUBLIC VIEW.
HIS HOME At FORT HAMILTON ON THE HIGH
GEOUSD NEAR TIL: SHORE DRIVEWAY
HIS SOMINArION-AT WORK ON
Dor
4 POLITICAL ECONOMY.

with a nomination FOR Mayor. has an interest
ing and indeed a strong personality. Less could
not be expected Of the author of Progress ana
Poverty which gave n shock to the Civilized
world, or Of tn MAJ who polled sixty thousand
votes for Mayor IL the sheer force OF one !I'sl
The keynote Of Mr. Georges character ~
agSressvcacss While IL his great power
OF mental concentration that enabled him to
elaborate into system his single lax balm for
human ills. yet II Is quite certain that his propo-
si:ion for a millennium would have gone to join
the procession Of forgotten Utoplas II It had
no; been for the fighting ingredient In his Scotch
blood This I, is that has kept n host q lam
lag enthusiasts at work to capture the l''n"-
cratic party for ~" cause II "A sole tax on land
values. And this gigantic task which they have
undertaken "a not proving the less successful
because they have disguised their purposes The
words single tax forbidden among them.
bat they insldiously preach the doctrine in at,
;acks special privilege. MONOPOLY and pro-
lection.
Although NJ George has been next TO deaths
door several times in tie last year and a half
yet the activity Of his mind and body IS still
Shown In his spriney step n, h. grc,ts visitors
in his big suburban home at Fort Hamilton
Short. erect and gracefully poised. there IS
vitality IN every move OF his body and quick
turn OF his head His light brown. bushy beard
touched with gray, acccntuates the nrInncss OF
his chin and shows hos he could consider en-
tering another battle against the organized
greed Of Tammany Hall. even though he r.skcd
never finishing what ne has planned To be the
enduring monument OF hi> lfc-his political
economy.
The Inventor Of the single tax made his home
In the Brooklyn suburb by accident He Was
thinking Of buying a permanent home in New
York when b" visited a singlc-tax friend at Fort
Hamilton two years ago. The quiet Of the lie.
the beauty Of the scenery and the necessity Of
guarding to the utmost his uncertain supply II
health led him to select tina. as his home The
sale OF his book and lcgacics from single takers
who looked upon him az the modern Moses have
made Mr. George comfortable in money matters
80 he and his wife decided to build a cottage
Into this they moved In July
The site OF the George cottage is ideal II
stands on high elevation on the Shore Drive
way, near Ninety-sevcnth-st. From it's delight
full vcrandas and balconies there Is an unob-
structed view OF the Narrows. and. on the oppo-
site shore. Of the green hills and scattered vii
lagos OF Staten Island.
Inside, the cottage is roomy and thoroughly
modern. As one enters the capacious English |
bronze bust OF Mr.. George. This is the work OF
one Of the sons Richard +. George. who IS a |
sculptor. Young George strlkingly resembles
his father. except that he still retains the curly
locks on the top of his head.
There is a decidedly aesthetic atmosphere about
the house Miss Anna George plays the VIOLIN
and is said by those who have heard her To play
1t well. The remaining member Of the family is
ir A Ia IT,
eral months ago. and this was such shock to
Mr.. George that there were grave doubts
whether he would recover. But thanks to quiet
Is now as strong he thinks. most men verg-
Ing into sixty.
For the last two years Mr.. George has been
dcvoting himself to his political economy. Tn
like progress and Poverty" this is TO cover
the whole field of economcs-money labor,
wealth. etc. well as taxation. IL Is Mr.
Georges ambition to take a position among the
great authorities in political economy The
work will present no new and startling theories
but will rather fortify the singie-taX theory
Finding how difficult it Is to make the masses
study taxation to the point where they can
see the cat he hopes to win over some Of the
to his view by cooler and more COM
prehensive presentation of his arguments.
The 1G to l si;verites will receive shock
when they read the chapter on money. Mr..
George Is a bmetallist, but not n go it alone
and 10 to /" man. His support of Bryan last
all came from his desire to add fuel to the rad-
al spirit In the Democracy. Mir. George hopes
o have the work finished in about six months
For recreation Mr.. George has the companion
hip Of his coterie OF Il ends mostly single
axers who are almost cor slant visitors at the
louse TO devise with him means Of spreading