The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-27
GEORGE WON'T INVITE BRYAN.
THE BOY ORATOR MUST FIRST TEN
DER HIS SERVICES.

lie Declined Tammany's Invitation,
and GcOrgeites Don't Want to Fo1-
low in Tnmmany's Footsteps.
George Warns Things Up in the
Ice PaIncc-Hc Declares He Won,t
He Counted Out This TIme-rhe
Laws Are Better Now, He Thinks.
Citizens Union Selecting watchers
For the POIes-RepubIicnn sound
Money Men IndOrSe Low, as Also
the Carpenters brotherhood.
New York, Oct. 26.-The campaign COM
mittee of the Henry George forces de-
cided tonight, after a long meeting, not
to formally invite William j. Bryan to
come to New York. 1t was stated that
the Henry George forces believe they now
have Tammany al a disadvantage in this
respect. They claim that Mr. Bryan has
declined to come in response to an invita-
ton from Tamnany, and this they claim
Is practically a triumph for Henry George.
If Bryan were asked to come in the in-
terests of Henry George and should re-
fuse, the Georgeites argue that 1t would re-
duce them to the level of Tammany in
Bryan's estimation. OF course, said a
prominent member of the committee, if
Mr.. Bryan decides to come here and make
n speech for Mr. George, we will be too
glad to welcome him. We will meet him
at the train with band and procession
and make his stay real pleasant. But
we shal. not invite him. If he wants to
come let him be the Judge.
Henry George spoke in the Ice Palace
on Upper Lexington avenue tonight to
q large and noisy audience.
After the cheering had subsided Mr..
George, among other things, said:
Yes, | remember 1886. / remember the
courage and devotion which elected me
then / remember how by a juncture of
corrupt combinations 1 was counted out
then No; / shall not be counted out now.
This time the laws are much better than
then We shall be more careful as TO the
watchers at the polls. This time every
vote win be counted"
The executive committee of the Citizens
Union tonight continued its work of se-
lecting witnesses to place in the polling
places to watch the count The judges of
election are under the law appointed by
the regular democratic and republican
organizations, and occasional rumors of
deals which have induced the Citizens
Union to take this action. They say that
the men placed in the polling places will
fully posted as to their rights. Many will
be law students. -
Union No. $40 of the United Brotherhood
Of Carpenters and Joiners announced to-
day through its president, secretary and
board OF trustees, that 1t will support
Seth Low.
A number Of men who last year formed
the business Mems Republican and Sound
Money Association met at the Citizens
Union headquarters tonight and passed
resolutions indorsing Seth Low. Twenty
eight out of the thirty-five trade organi-
cations In the sound money parade were
eight in person and twenty by proxy
The Henry George campaign committee
tonight issued a statement in which John
u. White candidate for congress in Chi
cago district last fall, expresses his opln-
ion Of Carter Harrison and his approach-
ing visit to New York.
Mr.. White says Harrison's election as
mayor Of Chicago was purely accidental
He attributes 1t solely to the fact that Mr..
Harrison was the son of his father He
says Harrison is not Jeffersonian in his
ideas but of the class Of which Richard
Croker David b. Hil and Nike Mcdonald
of Chicago are types. Mr.. White says
the Chicago corporations used their in
huence to elect Harrison because they
feared Harlan. Harrison has betrayed the
Bryan men.
At Sulzers Harlem river Casino, Mr..
George said: II was only called social
ist for maintaining the rights Of humanity
and was counted out to save society from
my baleful Influence. Years have passed;
the cycle comes again; the people have
arisen; the law OF God has spoken. shall
be elected and / shall not shirk my
duty"
Al this juncture a man in the audience
asked the question: "Will you put Croker
in jail?' This provoked loud laughter, and
shouts of derlson.
Mr. George replied: ''I shall not. TIL put
no man in Jail I'll do equal justice All
our citizens shall have their rights, and
that will involve putting Croker in Jail ie
he is a malefactor. l shall put Croker in
Jail and I'll put Platt in jail If they have
robbed the people"
Here the applause was something phe-
nomenal. As fast as one wave of deafen-
ing cheers faded away another tremendous
outburst occurred.
Continuing, Mr. George said: "T shall
do right, and right Is what evil doers most
dislike. If Croker has honestly got his
money, If he has worked hard in any way,
and with the proceeds got fine houses and
run horses on English race tracks, Ii is
none Of my business The question is how
he got II. If he got it by robblng people,
by naming men and measures. then, If
l have the power, Mr.. Croker viii go to
jail" The cheering at this point interrupt
ed Mr.. George for several minutes.
A republican mass meeting was held
In the Academy of Music in Brooklyn to-
night under the auspices of the Mckinley
war veterans, in the interests Of the ticket
headed by Gen. Tracy In point of num-
bers the meeting was hardly up to the
mark of those which have preceded il.
but there was no lack of enthusiasm. Sew
eral veterans of local prominence spoke
before the arrival Of Corpl. James Tanner
and Gen. Tracy, who reached the hall
late and addressed the meeting.