The sun., 1897-10-31

Henry Georges Followers ProcIaim Loudly
8. Their LoSaItS Their Ticket


At meeting OF Henry Georges supporters at
the American Theatre last night good.sized
audience listened to speeches by Charles W.
Dayton, Tom L. johnson. Louis F. Post. and
several Others, and when thh au6itors were
asked II they intended to cast their votes for
Seth Low there was resounding chorus Of
negatives. DR.. Girdner acted Chairman of
the meeting and first introduced James Gray,
the candidate for District Attorney.
1T is particularly sad" said Mr.. Gray. that
the man for whom we had intended to ask your
votes on next Tuesday has been called to his
last reward. You will recall that the chosen of
God not allowed to enter into the
promised land. although he had led the
children of Israel through the wilderness.
So 1t was with Henry George. He has led
for a Tree, hon ST government. and just as he
was on the thr, sholu OF a gior Gus victory he
row, however,w We must not forget our dept to
the living. One man iies @ cod in death in
vHs Are q. looking 70 RsSPs SS pesu Of
Henry g oEFe gave his ne still live; They were
tonight + as than they we're week eel, ago Sgo
americans viii consent TO- be led by an a man who
when on this side OF the water refused TO
iFea3d ann on the oher side Ssuss of
the water subscribed e25 toward the jubilee of
follow bndly man who refuses TO aid them,
but h.stsns ssIs Is to do honor 70 their oPpresspprr
was greeted will ,nthusi.slic cheering.
-1he great Oh mp on Of the peoples rights" !"
sSia sSi s iS BIt b IN The Ss 'ee
again going forward to as great a triumph as II
Ing, his life and accentuated by his death are
still profound in their truth.
eanqiuat. than for Henry George, the son Of his
father = Henry George was alive to-tay he
are in this ;ht Tor principle, not FOR o.nces."
LOUIS F. Post o. Cleveland; O., was the next
.satirieally alta ked Seth Low. and begged that
none Of the George votes be cast for the Cit-
aSg anG y he ase asked who was going to
r vote against Croker, Plat. or Low last Tuesday
es now EyePr OF hem next fso
force then is equally strong today. Seth Low
stands for no principle. He is simply for ad-
Whats his pSrlyi" yelled one of the auditors.
.JsS vebf Mr. :S9
ence would throw away vote for Seth Low T.
asked the speaker;
Seth Low was Was Mayor May rno Of Brooklyn for two
any better for TO, bis .f adp1inistrations mi.
Don't waste your vote on Seth Low" con.
noSo srs
Dlow Tor real reform and the rights OF the
masses that will be heard around the entire
world" loud cheering.l
Tom Ia Johnson WAS then introduced.
This is less a political meeting" said MIR.
johnson, than a memorial service. We were
engag. q in struggle, and for a leader we had
one We loved and nonored. When he fell we were
stunned. Then the party OF Thomas Jeff rson
rallied and came back TO the fight with fresh
yigor. We stoppei a. moment, dazed by what
had happened, but this movement can'tb be put
down no matter how hearts may bleed.
Henry George devoted his life to his philoso-
ply. anu in the campaign, with the banner up
lifted In his hand, he went TO his death for his
principles. How often had he said to me-
dread not death. but that old aga may
rob mo of my faculties. want to
told that he must not fight SO hard or it would
kill him. He smiled and said. 'Ah! Hit could
only be that wayr When we found that His
wish had been eratihed. 1t was u source OF joy
to US that five hours before his death he had
been strong enough to make four spec Z es In the
four cities OF Greater New York.
THE principles he stood for must live. The
battle must 20 on. His son is schooled In expert
enee and Thoroughly yerset 10 his fathers ideas
this light. not because the ticket is headed with
Henry Georges son. but because 1t represent u
the hght O. the people. for which we should bt
willing 70 lay down our lives. Success for us Il
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